Methods and systems for providing paper based outcomes

• US 7,824,258 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2006
• Issued: 11/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Jorasch, James A., Tulley, Stephen C., Gelman, Geoffrey M., Walker, Jay S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo; Peter DungBa
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ahmed; Masud
• Application Number:
  US11/422,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20060227635A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,610 Days
• Field of Search: 463 16- 17, 463 40- 42, 273/138.2, 273/139
• US Class Current: 463/17
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3248 involving non-monetary media of fixed value, e.g. casino chips of fixed value
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3251 involving media of variable value, e.g. programmable cards, programmable tokens
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played

Abstract

Gaming devices may generate outcomes to be sold in printed form. Representations of the outcomes, corresponding payouts, and other information are printed on sheets of paper. Multiple printed outcomes are assembled into books, wrapped, and sold to consumers. Consumers may purchase the books and browse through the printed outcomes at their leisure. When finished with a book, a consumer may submit a portion of the book to the casino that sold the outcomes. The casino may then pay the player based on the payouts associated with the outcomes in the book.

Claims

1. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:

determining, with a random number generator, first data indicative of a first outcome at a gaming device;

determining, with the random number generator, second data indicative of a second outcome at the gaming device;

determining third data based on the first data, the second data and at least one statistic selected from the group consisting of;

a number of consecutive winning outcomes, a number of consecutive losing outcomes, a number of consecutive outcomes in which a strategy failed, an outcome number of the first outcome in a sequence of outcomes, and an outcome number of the second outcome in the sequence of outcomes; and

providing an indication of at least one of the first, second, and third data to a player in a format where the player need not be at the gaming device to ascertain the first and second outcomes and the player may determine a benefit due the player based on the third data.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein providing the first, second, and third data to the player comprises providing the first, second, and third data to the player in a printed format.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein providing the first, second, and third data to the player comprises providing the first, second, and third data to the player in an electronic format.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein providing the first, second, and third data to the player in an electronic format comprises providing the first, second, and third data to the player on a floppy disc.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing audit data to the player.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein providing audit data to the player comprises providing a video clip showing generation of at least one of the first outcome and the second outcome.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the video clip shows the gaming device generating outcomes and incorporating the outcomes into a slot book.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising generating audit data to authenticate the first outcome and the second outcome.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising transmitting the audit data to a central server.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising storing the audit data in a memory device associated with the central server.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising transmitting the audit data to a user device.

12. The method of claim 8 further comprising storing the audit data in at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a hard disk, a compact disk, and a floppy disk.

13. The method of claim 8 further comprising storing the audit data locally on the gaming device.

14. The method of claim 8 further comprising transmitting the audit data to an auditor.

15. The method of claim 8 further comprising securing a seal of authenticity from an auditor based on the audit data.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising affixing the seal of authenticity to a medium on which the indication is provided to the player.

17. The method of claim 8 further comprising enabling the player to view the audit data through a web site.

18. A gaming system comprising:

a user interface; and

a control system operatively coupled to the user interface and adapted to;

determine, with a random number generator, first data indicative of a first outcome at a gaming device;

determine, with the random number generator, second data indicative of a second outcome at the gaming device;

determine third data based on the first data, and the second data and at least one statistic selected from the group consisting of;

a number of consecutive winning outcomes, a number of consecutive losing outcomes, a number of consecutive outcomes in which a strategy failed, an outcome number of the first outcome in a sequence of outcomes, and an outcome number of the second outcome in the sequence of outcomes; and

generate an output comprising an indication of at least one of the first, second, and third data in a format such that a player need not be at the gaming device to ascertain the first and second outcomes and the player may determine a benefit due the player based on the third data.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising software with instructions to:

determine, with a random number generator, first data indicative of a first outcome at a gaming device;

determine, with the random number generator, second data indicative of a second outcome at the gaming device;

determine third data based on the first data, the second data and at least one statistic selected from the group consisting of;

a number of consecutive winning outcomes, a number of consecutive losing outcomes, a number of consecutive outcomes in which a strategy failed, an outcome number of the first outcome in a sequence of outcomes, and an outcome number of the second outcome in the sequence of outcomes; and

provide an indication of at least one of the first, second, and third data to a player in a format where the player need not be at the gaming device to ascertain the first and second outcomes and the player may determine a benefit due the player based on the third data.