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Multi token gaming method

  • US 5,588,649 A
  • Filed: 12/08/1995
  • Issued: 12/31/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A promotional gaming method for enticing a patron to purchase at least two products that are being promoted by an establishment using an electronic promotional system, the products including a good or a service, the method comprising the steps of:

  • distributing a plurality of tokens to a patron of the establishment, each of said plurality of tokens being associated with a product and including a machine readable code;

    presenting by the patron at least two of said plurality of tokens at a code reading location in the electronic promotional system;

    reading said machine readable codes on said at least two tokens presented by said patron at said code reading location by said electronic promotional system to thereby provide a group of inputs;

    determining by said electronic promotional system if said group of inputs for each patron includes a set of inputs matching a preselected set of actuating codes, said preselected set of actuating codes corresponding to one or more products which are being promoted by the establishment; and

    actuating a random selection process if said set of inputs matches said predetermined set of actuating codes so as to randomly award prizes only to patrons who have presented tokens with machine readable codes that match said predetermined set of actuating codes, whereby a patron who purchases at least two products which are being promoted is rewarded with am opportunity to win a prize.

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