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Methods and apparatus for awarding prizes based on authentication of computer generated outcomes using coupons

  • US 7,362,862 B2
  • Filed: 11/21/2005
  • Issued: 04/22/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by a gaming machine and from an entity other than a player, an authenticatable start message defining an initialization parameter for a game;

    generating an outcome for the game using a game program and the initialization parameter, in which at least a portion of the game program is stored in a memory of the gaming machine;

    generating, via an encryption/decryption module stored in a secure perimeter associated with the gaming machine, an authenticatable outcome message based on the outcome;

    communicating the authenticatable outcome message to a central computer, the central computer being configured to authenticate the authenticatable outcome message;

    generating, via the encryption/decryption module, a value based on at least a portion of the game program; and

    verifying the game program based on a comparison of the generated value with a stored value.

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