Method and apparatus for playing a gambling game
US6758748B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3276
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a gambling game a collateral gambling game which can be won by players on at least one specific event occurring in the principal game, the collateral game being separate from the principal game but one when any of the possible winning events occur in the principal game, the payment to the player being calculated from the total value available for the game divided by the total number of players who bet on the specific winning event.The game gives a possibility for a large number of players to share in the success of a single player who has successfully won the main game.It may be used with various types of games including those using electronic gaming machines.
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