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Suspending wagering game play on wagering game machines

  • US 8,197,338 B2
  • Filed: 02/23/2007
  • Issued: 06/12/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless wagering game machine comprising:

  • a wireless network interface unit configured to receive a content signal, including data, from a wireless content provider, wherein the wireless content provider includes at least one of a content signal access point, an RFID tag or an RFID transceiver;

    a content presentation unit to perform regulated operations using the data included in the content signal; and

    a regulated operations controller configured to determine quality of the content signal, to suspend performance of the regulated operations after the quality of the content signal falls below a quality threshold, and to resume performance of the regulated operations after the quality of the content signal rises above the quality threshold;

    wherein the regulated operations controller is configured to suspend the regulated operations before the wireless wagering game machine is out of range of the wireless content provider.

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