Combined slot machine and racing game
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- a plurality of slot machines, each machine including means for accepting one or more coins being bet, a display window for displaying the results of each play of the machine and means for determining whether the person playing the machine has won, each machine further including means for generating an output signal indicative of a condition of the machine and including information relating to the number of coins being bet;
a racing display remote from said plurality of machines but connected thereto, said display including a plurality of movable racing elements, the number of said elements being equal to the number of said gaming machines with each element being associated with a different one of said gaming machines;
means for moving each of said racing elements independent of each of the other racing elements, andmeans connecting said output signals to said moving means whereby a signal from a machine functions to move its respective racing element through a predetermined distance based on the number of coins bet.
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Abstract
A gaming system is comprised of a plurality of slot machines or other gaming machines arranged in a row with a racing display mounted above the machines so as to be visible by each of the players and by spectators. The display may resemble a horse track or an auto race track. Each slot machine is connected to a different horse or car on the track which is advanced along the track by a predetermined amount depending on the number of coins being played. The horse or car that reaches the finish line first is the winner and the player of the slot machine associated with the winner is awarded a prize which may be paid through his slot machine.
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15 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of slot machines, each machine including means for accepting one or more coins being bet, a display window for displaying the results of each play of the machine and means for determining whether the person playing the machine has won, each machine further including means for generating an output signal indicative of a condition of the machine and including information relating to the number of coins being bet; a racing display remote from said plurality of machines but connected thereto, said display including a plurality of movable racing elements, the number of said elements being equal to the number of said gaming machines with each element being associated with a different one of said gaming machines; means for moving each of said racing elements independent of each of the other racing elements, and means connecting said output signals to said moving means whereby a signal from a machine functions to move its respective racing element through a predetermined distance based on the number of coins bet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of slot machines, each of said slot machines including means for accepting one or more coins being played, a plurality of wheels, means for initiating play of the slot machine and means for rewarding the player based on the position of the wheels at the end of each play, each machine further including means for generating an output signal indicative of a condition of the machine and including information relating to the number of coins being bet; a racing display remote from said plurality of machines but connected thereto, said display including a plurality of movable racing elements, the number of said elements being equal to the number of said gaming machines with each element being associated with a different one of said gaming machines; means for moving each of said racing elements independent of each of the other racing elements, and means connecting said output signals to said moving means whereby a signal from a machine functions to move its respective racing element through a predetermined distance based on the number of coins bet.
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