Odds indicator for poker machines
US4676506A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F11/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An odds indicator for a poker machine consisting of a cylinder having on its external surface a number of axially distributed bands each bearing on its circumference indicia each indicating a ratio by which a prize offered for a prize winning combination is to be multiplied, one ratio of the ratios displayed on each band being visible through a viewing window in the front of the machine in a column one above the other or side by side, there being displayed on the front of the machine a list of prize winning combinations opposite each of which, or a number which, one of the visible ratios appears and an indication of the prize to be delivered on achieving that particular combination when any one of the ratios displayed on a band is visible, the cylinder being rotatable so as to enable the visible ratios seen through the viewing window to be changed.
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