Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance
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1. A method for playing games of chance comprising acts of:
- providing a first video gaming machine having multiple games, each of the multiple games having a non-predetermined outcome and/or a predetermined outcome;
providing for a player to play one or more games on the first video gaming machine, the one or more games having non-predetermined outcomes;
providing for a player to indicate that the player has chosen to not play remaining games already paid for on the first video gaming machine;
the first video gaming machine determining if the remaining games have predetermined outcomes; and
in response to a determination that the remaining games do not have predetermined outcomes and in response to the player having indicated a choice not to play the remaining games, the first video gaming machine determining outcomes of the remaining games and providing a ticket with credit to the player to play the remaining games with predetermined outcomes, the determined outcomes being stored on the provided ticket.
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Abstract
The field of the invention relates generally to lotteries and gaming, and more particularly, to systems for conducting casino-based gaming. After a player subscribes to play multiple games on a video gaming machine, the player may choose to finish playing the games elsewhere. The video gaming machine may then determine the outcomes for the games yet to be played and then may issue a ticket to the player.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for playing games of chance comprising acts of:
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providing a first video gaming machine having multiple games, each of the multiple games having a non-predetermined outcome and/or a predetermined outcome; providing for a player to play one or more games on the first video gaming machine, the one or more games having non-predetermined outcomes; providing for a player to indicate that the player has chosen to not play remaining games already paid for on the first video gaming machine; the first video gaming machine determining if the remaining games have predetermined outcomes; and in response to a determination that the remaining games do not have predetermined outcomes and in response to the player having indicated a choice not to play the remaining games, the first video gaming machine determining outcomes of the remaining games and providing a ticket with credit to the player to play the remaining games with predetermined outcomes, the determined outcomes being stored on the provided ticket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18)
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15. A method for playing games of chance comprising acts of:
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providing a first video gaming machine having multiple games, each of the multiple games having a non-predetermined outcome and/or a predetermined outcome; providing for a player to play a first series of games on the first video gaming machine, the first series of games having non-predetermined outcomes; providing for a player to indicate that the player has chosen to not play remaining games already paid for on the first video gaming machine; the first video gaming machine determining if the remaining games have predetermined outcomes; the first video gaming machine determining an amount of credit due the player for the remaining games and the outcomes of the remaining games in response to the player having indicated a choice not to play the remaining games and in response to a determination that the remaining games do not have predetermined outcomes; the first video gaming machine storing the outcomes of the remaining games on a central computer, the central computer being distinct from the first gaming machine; the first video gaming machine providing a ticket with an access code; and providing for the player to play the remaining games on a second video gaming machine, wherein the determined outcomes are accessed from the central computer using the access code provided on the ticket. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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16. A method for playing games of chance comprising acts of:
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providing a first video gaming machine having multiple games, each of the multiple games having a non-predetermined outcome and/or a predetermined outcome; providing for a player to play a first series of games on the first video gaming machine, the first series of games having non-predetermined outcomes; providing for a player to indicate that the player has chosen to not play remaining games already paid for on the first video gaming machine; the first video gaming machine determining if the remaining games have predetermined outcomes; a second gaming machine connected by a network to the first video gaming machine determining the outcomes of the remaining games in response to the player having indicated a choice not to play the remaining games and in response to a determination that the remaining games do not have predetermined outcomes; at least one of the first video gaming machine and the second gaming machine storing the outcomes of the remaining games on a central computer, the central computer being distinct from the first gaming machine; and providing for the player to play the remaining games on another video gaming machine, wherein the determined outcomes are accessed from the central computer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 20)
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