Gaming apparatus
CA 1213623 A · Owner: Digital Products Corporation · Inventors: Bower, David S.; Davies, Ronald C.; Foley, Steven L.
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A gaming apparatus wherein a group of rolling elements each having a visible identification characteristic are released to travel down an inclined path. Disposed upon the inclined path are a plurality of deflectors each incorporating means for precluding the rolling elements from being undesirably caught thereby. The deflection elements cause a randomization of the movable elements at the bottom of the inclined path. Means are provided for accepting wagers from the user as to the order in which the movable elements will arrive at a designated finishing position and means are provided for determining the outcome of the wagers as a result of the sequencing of the movable elements. During the …
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- Granted November 4, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 4, 2003.
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