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Ball and paddle skill competition wagering system

US10504334B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 2016
Grant dateDec 10, 2019
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F17/38
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electronic gaming machine constructed to receive credits from a plurality of users uses an interactive controller to generate an interactive application of an entertainment game using a ball and a paddle on a fixed arc, detect a user interaction with the user interface and communicate a user interaction data to a process controller, receive from the process controller a random outcome, display the random outcome; and a process controller operatively connecting the interactive controller to a chance-based controller, wherein the process controller is constructed to receive a plurality of random outcomes, create a distribution of the plurality of random outcomes, associate each of the plurality of random outcomes with a user interaction, determine if the random outcome should be revealed using the user interaction data, communicate to the interactive controller, the random outcome, and update the distribution of the plurality of random outcomes.

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