Cooperative group gaming system: apparatus and method
US6077162A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/32
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cooperative group gaming apparatus and method therefore including a plurality of gaming machines including means for individual play, means for communal play and communal payout means influenced by any gaming machine participating in cooperative group play, said plurality of gaming machines operatively coupled to at least one controller which, inter alia, communicates with at least one display means for displaying the effects of cooperative group play to game players.
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