Slot machine with in-built security system
US6579182B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/32
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a protected slot machine system including means of paying by smart card (300), a smart card reader-validator (200) and means (360, 400) of managing the credits available for games.In order to prevent any fraud with respect to the sums of money actually won in the game, the system has control means (200, 450, 300) able to record, on the card (300) of a player, game-significant information (D) specific to the said card and able to effect a verification of this information.
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