Gaming device having skill/perceived skill game
US7846015B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2250/142
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gaming device, wherein a player's skill at an action or event determines the player's success or failure in the round. The game is readily adaptable to becoming a pseudo-skill game that would be required in most gaming jurisdictions. In one pseudo-skill embodiment, the skill game is converted to a game employing skill, but which is controlled by a set number of successful outcomes. That is, the player keeps playing until the player's skill produces the set number of successful outcomes. In another pseudo-skill embodiment, the game only appears to the player as involving skill. Instead, the gaming device randomly determines when and how many times to produce a successful outcome and increase the player's award.
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