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Gambling game system and method for remotely-located players

  • US 6,755,741 B1
  • Filed: 08/28/2001
  • Issued: 06/29/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/1999
  • Status: Expired
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1. A gambling game system, comprising:

  • a central station including a plurality of betting-type game devices each involving an element of chance, and an electronic camera for each game device;

    a plurality of player stations remotely located with respect to said central station, each of said player stations including a monitor for displaying a selected game device at the central station, and input means for selecting a game device, placing a bet by a player at the player'"'"'s station relating to an action involving an element of chance to occur at the selected game device and effectuating said action; and

    data processing means for;

    (a) establishing communication between said central station and each of said player stations;

    (b) enabling a player at each player station via the input means at the player station to select a game device at the central station, to see via the monitor at the player station what occurs at the selected game device, and to place a bet via the input means at the player station relating to the action involving an element of chance to occur at the selected game device;

    (c) displaying in the monitor at the player'"'"'s station the action involving an element of chance as the action occurs at the selected game device, taken by said electronic camera;

    (d) determining whether the action, after it occurs, resulted in a “

    win”

    or “

    loss”

    of the placed bet; and

    (e) maintaining a current account for the player in which each win is registered as a credit, and each loss is registered ass a debit, according to the rules and rates of the selected game device;

    wherein said monitor is adapted to display a movie picture taken from said electronic camera.

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