Slot machine including a plurality of video reel strips
US9589425B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3267
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is a slot machine capable of reducing unfairness which may result between a player who has made an investment and a player who has not made an investment and allowing a player to proceed with a game by making an investment in expectation of a jackpot at ease. Each money amount which is constant is accumulated independently of a number of bets each time betting is conducted, and upon winning a jackpot, a money amount calculated by multiplying a money amount accumulated until then by a multiplying factor based on the number of bets is provided.
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