Patent · US Expired

Slot machine with in-built security system

US6579182B1 · kind B1 · utility

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4References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 16, 2000
Grant dateJun 17, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 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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