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Gaming system having a plurality of gaming machines linked by network and control method thereof

US8216845B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2009
Grant dateJul 10, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 12, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F17/3258
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A gaming system of the present invention comprising a plurality of gaming machines each including a controller and a control device including a processor, wherein the processor is programmed to execute the processing of (A) cumulatively counting a part of a number of betted game media as a cumulative value based on number-of-game-media information received from the gaming machine, and (B) transmitting a common-game execution signal to the gaming machine, when the cumulative value has reached a predetermined value.

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