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Cashless computerized video game system and method

  • US 8,876,594 B2
  • Filed: 08/03/2007
  • Issued: 11/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/21/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wagering game system comprising:

  • an account server configured toreceive, from player terminals, player activity information over a network, wherein the player activity information indicates player selections made during wagering games and financial transactions associated with player accounts;

    determine, based on the player activity information, verification balances for verifying local account balances at the player terminals;

    transmit, to the player terminals, the verification balances;

    the player terminals configured topresent wagering games of a first type;

    report the player activity information to the account server;

    receive the verification balances; and

    compare the verification balances to the local account balances to verify the local account balances;

    a report server configured to determine, based in part on the player activity information, that demand for the first wagering game type has changed;

    control applications configured to select a second wagering game type based on information from the report server; and

    a game server configured to generate random numbers for wagering games of the first and second wagering game types, and to transmit the random numbers to the player terminals.

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