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Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices

  • US 5,820,459 A
  • Filed: 06/06/1995
  • Issued: 10/13/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for operating a plurality of gaming devices, the system comprising:

  • a host computer, said host computer including means for generating a reconfiguration command;

    a user-operated input device connected to said host computer;

    a network interconnecting the gaming devices to the host computer;

    means for preselecting less than all of the gaming devices interconnected to the host computer responsive to user-effected action at said input device;

    means within the computer for transmitting the reconfiguration command to one of the preselected gaming devices;

    means within each gaming device for receiving the reconfiguration command transmitted to the gaming device; and

    means within each gaming device for reconfiguring the gaming device responsive to the received reconfiguration command, wherein the gaming device pays a bonus in accordance with the received reconfiguration command.

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