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Electronic gaming board for bingo

CA 1281421 C · Owner: Advanced Gaming Technology Inc. · Inventors: Richardson, John

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A gaming board for matching symbols which are selected at random with symbols stored in the board to form a selected pattern, particularly where the symbols are numbers and the pattern is a plurality of elements of a 5 x 5 array. The gaming board when used for a bingo game receives a schedule of a gaming session permitting a plurality of independent games, each with a number of win levels and payout places. A load mode is used to randomly input numbers for selectable bingo cards which are then played during the independent games in a play mode. A set time for loading the bingo cards into the gaming board is maintained by a counter which when, expired, automatically loads random numbers into …

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  • Granted March 12, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 12, 2008.
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FiledJanuary 13, 1987
GrantedMarch 12, 1991
Term endedMarch 12, 2008
Patent numberCA 1281421 C
Classification (IPC)A63F3/06 +2 more

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedJan 13, 1987Patent grantedMarch 12, 1991Term endedMarch 12, 2008

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