A method or apparatus for determining performance data in a gaming system
CA 2562850 C · Owner: Paltronics Australasia Pty Limited · Inventors: Wright, Dean; Cowan, Stephen
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A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a method comprising the steps of: a) recording the receipt of one or more gaming credit units from a user in a credit record; b) updating the credit record when credit is used; c) recording the cumulative value of any prize awarded to a user in a cumulative prize record; and d) displaying data indicative of the value of the credit record and the cumulative prize record to the user. The data is typically displayed on payout control (203), which comprises a combination of buttons displays and display buttons that are used to display information to a user. Each button can be actuated by a user to indicate the selection of a given choice. …
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- Filed May 9, 2005 and granted March 20, 2018. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 9, 2025.
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