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Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance

US8025567B2 · kind B2 · utility

52Cited by

182References

33Claims

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Assignee

GameLogic, Inc. · US

Inventors

Steven N. Kane · Brookline, US
Dow Hardy · Marlborough, US
Mark E. Herrmann · Wellesley, US
Bijan Sabet · Sudbury, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 16, 2005
Grant date	Sep 27, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 4, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07F17/329
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. In one example, the online game includes a game similar to the well-known game of BEJEWELED.

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