Gaming machine including a lottery ticket dispenser
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1. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
- a display unit that is capable of generating video images;
a value input device;
a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager, said controller being programmed to cause a video image representing a game to be generated on said display unit, said video image representing one of the following games;
video poker, video blackjack, video slots, video keno or video bingo, said video image comprising an image of at least five playing cards if said game comprises video poker, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said game comprises video slots, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of playing cards if said game comprises video blackjack, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of keno numbers if said game comprises video keno, said video image comprising an image of a bingo grid if said game comprises video bingo, and said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said game; and
a lottery ticket dispenser operatively linked to said controller and adapted to dispense lottery tickets bearing lottery indicia in response to a signal received from said controller.
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Abstract
A gaming machine may include a printer or a lottery ticket dispenser adapted to provide lottery tickets to a player. At various times during operation of the gaming machine, the gaming machine via screen prompts may ask the player if he or she wishes to purchase lottery tickets, which, if desired, the machine will then dispense to the player. The lottery tickets may be tickets for an intracasino lottery, an intercasino lottery, a state lottery or a multistate lottery. The payment for the lottery tickets may be deducted from the value that the player has within the gaming machine.
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47 Claims
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1. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
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a display unit that is capable of generating video images;
a value input device;
a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager, said controller being programmed to cause a video image representing a game to be generated on said display unit, said video image representing one of the following games;
video poker, video blackjack, video slots, video keno or video bingo, said video image comprising an image of at least five playing cards if said game comprises video poker,said video image comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said game comprises video slots, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of playing cards if said game comprises video blackjack, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of keno numbers if said game comprises video keno, said video image comprising an image of a bingo grid if said game comprises video bingo, and said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said game; and
a lottery ticket dispenser operatively linked to said controller and adapted to dispense lottery tickets bearing lottery indicia in response to a signal received from said controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
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a display unit that is capable of generating video images;
a value input device;
a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager;
said controller being programmed to cause a video image to be generated on said display unit, said video image representing a game,said controller being programmed to determine, after said video image has been displayed, a value payout associated with an outcome of said game represented by said video image; and
a lottery ticket dispenser being programmed to dispense lottery tickets bearing generated lottery indicia in response to a signal received from said controller. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
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a display unit that is capable of generating video images;
a value input device;
a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager, said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a payline selection, said controller being programmed to cause a video image to be generated on said display unit, said video image comprising a plurality of simulated slot machine reels of a slots game, each of said slot machine reels having a plurality of slot machine symbols, said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said slots game, said controller being programmed to determine said outcome of said slots game based on a configuration of said slot machine symbols; and
a lottery ticket dispenser operatively linked to said controller and adapted to dispense lottery tickets bearing generated lottery indicia in response to a signal received from said controller. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A gaming method comprising:
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causing a video image representing a game to be generated, said video image representing one of the following games;
video poker, video blackjack, video slots, video keno or video bingo,said video image comprising an image of at least five playing cards if said game comprises video poker, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said game comprises video slots, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of playing cards if said game comprises video blackjack, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of keno indicia if said game comprises video keno, and said video image comprising an image of a bingo grid if said game comprises video bingo;
determining an outcome of said game represented by said video game image;
determining a value payout associated with said outcome of said game; and
dispensing a lottery ticket bearing lottery indicia. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
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a controller programmed to play a first game and to allow a user to wager on the outcome of said first game, wherein said controller is further programmed to receive requests to dispense lottery tickets; and
a lottery ticket dispenser operatively linked to said controller and adapted to dispense a lottery ticket bearing lottery indicia, for entry into second game, in response to a signal received from said controller. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of determining the win status of a lottery ticket comprising:
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providing a gaming apparatus adapted to play one of the following games;
video poker, video blackjack, video slots, video keno or video bingo, the gaming apparatus having a display unit that is capable of generating video images, a controller operatively coupled to said display unit, and a lottery ticket reader/printer operatively linked to said controller;
inserting a lottery ticket into the lottery ticket reader/printer;
assessing whether the lottery ticket is a winner; and
relaying whether the lottery ticket is a winner to a player. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
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a controller programmed to play a first game and to allow a user to wager on the outcome of said first game, wherein said controller is further programmed to receive requests to dispense lottery tickets; and
a lottery ticket reader operatively linked to said controller and adapted to read a lottery ticket bearing lottery ticket identifiable information. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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