Communal slot system and method for operating same
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1. A gaming machine system on which wagers are placed on a game outcome comprising:
- at least one processor for determining a result of a slot machine game; and
a plurality of terminals communicatively linked to said processor, wherein the game outcome at each said terminal is determined by a single, communal game outcome result determined by said processor.
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Abstract
A gaming machine system on which wagers are placed on game outcomes has at least one processor for determining a result of a slot machine game and a plurality of terminals communicatively linked to the processor. The game outcome at each terminal is determined by a single, communal game outcome result determined by the processor. The processor provides the communal result to all of said terminals, the resolution of all wagers at each terminal being dependent on said communal result.
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14 Claims
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1. A gaming machine system on which wagers are placed on a game outcome comprising:
- at least one processor for determining a result of a slot machine game; and
a plurality of terminals communicatively linked to said processor, wherein the game outcome at each said terminal is determined by a single, communal game outcome result determined by said processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- at least one processor for determining a result of a slot machine game; and
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7. A method of operating a gaming machine system having a processor and a plurality of terminals communicatively linked to the processor, said method including the steps of:
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at least one player making a wager on a slot machine game at a respective terminal;
determining a result of the slot machine game with said processor;
using said result to all of said plurality of terminals as a communal result; and
awarding any payout to said at least one player dependent on the communal result and the wager made by said player. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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- 8. A method as claimed in claim 8, further including the step of displaying the determined communal result on a display device with image signals from said processor.
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11. A method of playing a communal slot machine game on a gaming machine system, including the steps of:
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multiple players making wagers at respective terminals included in said gaming machine system;
when said wagers have been made, providing a random set of symbols into at least one payline to display a communal result;
determining an effect of the communal result on each of the multiple players'"'"' wagers; and
resolving each of the multiple players'"'"' wagers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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