Electronic gaming machine and method
First Claim
1. An electronic gaming machine, comprising:
- a payment acceptance device, for accepting payment from a player;
a supply of tickets installed inside the gaming machine, wherein each ticket includes first indicia imprinted thereon, and each ticket further includes a machine-readable identifier, uniquely identifying the ticket;
a ticket dispenser for dispensing tickets one at a time from the supply of tickets;
a ticket reader, for reading the identifier on each ticket before such ticket is dispensed;
a display device;
a game controller for receiving the identifier read by the ticket reader and, in response thereto, for sending data representative of second indicia specific to each ticket to the display device, wherein said second indicia is different from said first indicia.
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Abstract
A gaming machine for dispensing game tickets imprinted with a message indicating whether the player has won or lost. A ticket supply, such as a continuous roll of tickets, is installed in the machine. The ticket includes a ticket identifier in the form of a machine-readable identifier encoded onto each physical ticket. The ticket identifier corresponds to a stored record which includes a combination of indicia. The ticket is dispensed and its indicia data, as obtained from a memory module, are displayed on a screen. Winning combinations of indicia are detected electronically and used activating a winner light on the machine. Because the indicia are neither printed nor encoded onto the exterior of the ticket, the locations of winning tickets cannot be determined in advance of ticket purchase.
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14 Claims
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1. An electronic gaming machine, comprising:
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a payment acceptance device, for accepting payment from a player; a supply of tickets installed inside the gaming machine, wherein each ticket includes first indicia imprinted thereon, and each ticket further includes a machine-readable identifier, uniquely identifying the ticket; a ticket dispenser for dispensing tickets one at a time from the supply of tickets; a ticket reader, for reading the identifier on each ticket before such ticket is dispensed; a display device; a game controller for receiving the identifier read by the ticket reader and, in response thereto, for sending data representative of second indicia specific to each ticket to the display device, wherein said second indicia is different from said first indicia. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic gaming machine, comprising:
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a payment acceptance device, for accepting payment from a player; a supply of tickets installed inside the gaming machine, wherein each ticket includes a first indicia imprinted thereon and each ticket further includes a machine-readable identifier uniquely identifying the ticket; a ticket dispenser for dispensing tickets one at a time; an electronic memory module in which are stored ticket records corresponding to the tickets, each ticket record including codes corresponding to the identifier and second indicia specific to the identifier, wherein said second indicia is different from said first indicia; a ticket reader, for reading the identifier on each ticket before such ticket is dispensed; a video display device for displaying the second indicia corresponding to a ticket when it is dispensed; and a game controller for reading a next sequential ticket record from the memory module, comparing the identifier read from the memory module with the identifier read by the ticket reader and, if the identifiers match, actuating the ticket dispenser to dispense the ticket, erasing from the memory module the ticket record of the dispensed ticket, displaying the corresponding second indicia as read from the memory module, and actuating a winner light if the second indicia include a winning combination.
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11. A method of operation of an electronic gaming machine having a supply of tickets, comprising the steps of:
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determining whether payment has been made to purchase a ticket from the machine; determining whether a play control has been activated to initiate operation of the machine; reading a ticket identifier from a next ticket in the ticket supply; dispensing the next ticket from the ticket supply; obtaining from a memory module a ticket record corresponding to the next ticket including the ticket identifier and ticket indicia; and displaying on a screen the ticket indicia obtained from the ticket record. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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