126 patents
Utility
Gaming systems and methods using dynamic modifier regions and selectable
16 Jan 24
A gaming machine comprises game-logic circuitry and a display device that presents a plurality of symbol positions.
Christopher Guerrero, George Bouvier, Richard Milosevich
Filed: 20 Dec 21
Utility
Gaming systems and methods for dynamic award symbols
16 Jan 24
A gaming system comprises a display device configured to present a plurality of symbol positions and game-logic circuitry.
George Bouvier, Mario McGregor, Kenneth Shawn Soong
Filed: 2 Feb 22
Utility
Gaming systems and methods having automated dice features
16 Jan 24
A gaming system comprises a gaming controller for conducting a first and second dice game, a display device to present the dice games, a plurality of dice, and one or more automated dice units (ADUs) to house and shake the dice to generate a dice outcome.
William Jones, Aljosa Krupenko, Christopher Wester, Ryan Yee
Filed: 12 Aug 22
Utility
Gaming environment tracking optimization
2 Jan 24
A gaming system that receives a frame of image data captured by a camera at a gaming table, generates a set of images from portions of the frame of image data, and determines whether the set of images meets an input requirement of a neural network model.
Bryan Kelly, Martin S. Lyons
Filed: 30 Mar 21
Utility
Gaming systems and methods for emotive lighting control
12 Dec 23
A gaming machine includes a cabinet, a display device, a lighting assembly including at least one light-emitting device, game-logic circuitry that conducts one or more casino wagering games and generates graphical data, and a display controller communicatively coupled to the display device and the lighting assembly.
Nicholas E. Banas, Vito Michael Caporusso, Benjamin E. Isaac
Filed: 17 Dec 20
Utility
Gaming systems and methods using dynamic symbol arrays
12 Dec 23
A gaming machine comprises a display device that presents a symbol array comprising a plurality of symbol positions divided into a plurality of position subsets and game-logic circuitry that causes the display device to: present the symbol array in a first initial state by presenting at least one static symbol position in each position subset and randomly allocating a first set of allocated symbol positions, generate game cycle outcomes by populating the symbol positions, in response to a trigger event, expand a first position subset to include an expanded symbol position, and present the symbol array transitioning from a final state associated with a reset condition to a second initial state by removing expanded symbol positions and the allocated positions from the symbol positions in the final state and randomly allocating a second set of allocated symbol positions among the position subsets to include with the static symbol positions.
Kimberly Cohn, George Bouvier, Christopher Martinez, Richard Milosevich, Madhu Nellore Babu
Filed: 20 Dec 21
Utility
Systems and methods for assembling gaming machines with multiple displays
21 Nov 23
A gaming machine assembly comprises a cabinet, an upper display, a winch, and a lower display.
Michael Fritz, Neil Sholes, Jerad Deitrick
Filed: 8 Jun 21
Utility
Device-to-device transfer of wagering game objects
21 Nov 23
A method and apparatus are described that detects, via an electronic processor, a first orientation of a mobile device relative to an orientation of a gaming device.
Anthony J. Baerlocher, Dion K. Aoki, Larry J. Pacey, Jesse M. Smith, Jamie W. Vann
Filed: 22 Jun 21
Utility
Gaming machine and method with value-bearing symbol feature
31 Oct 23
There is provided a gaming system, gaming machine, and method that utilize an electronic display device configured to display a plurality of reels, an array, and a source of wild symbols external to the array.
John Kearns
Filed: 3 Dec 21
Utility
Gaming systems and methods using dynamic modifiers
24 Oct 23
A gaming system includes a gaming machine and game-logic circuitry.
Jamie Knight, Christopher Guerrero, Jeremy Hornik
Filed: 15 Feb 22
Utility
System and method for synthetic image training of a neural network associated with a casino table game monitoring system
24 Oct 23
Disclosed are a system and method for training a neural network associated with a casino table game monitoring system.
Bryan M. Kelly, Terrin Eager, Martin S. Lyons
Filed: 29 Oct 21
Utility
Gaming machine and method with symbol array alteration
24 Oct 23
A gaming system and method utilize an electronic display device configured to display a plurality of symbol-bearing reels and an array of symbol positions.
Mats Andersson, Oliver Andrews, Adam Fox, Lucas Parkinson
Filed: 28 Sep 21
Utility
Gaming machine using multiple triggers to determine an award from a subset of displayed awards
24 Oct 23
A gaming system includes at least one input device adapted to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance, an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance for a wagering game, and a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance.
Jack Chesworth, George Napoleon Bouvier, Kimberly Cohn, Daniel P. Louie, Kenneth Shawn Soong
Filed: 26 Apr 23
Utility
Gaming machine and method with a persistent symbol modifier feature
24 Oct 23
According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided gaming methods and a system that utilize a presentation assembly configured to present a first series of spins of a plurality of reels arranged in an array, the plurality of reels including value-bearing symbols, wherein, when at least a specified number of the value-bearing symbols land in the array, the value-bearing symbols are held in place during a second series of spins of the plurality of reels in which the plurality of reels include advancement symbols.
Yanis Tsombanidis
Filed: 18 Feb 22
Utility
Systems and methods for administering community games
24 Oct 23
A bonus game server including game-logic circuitry that monitors a plurality of bonus ticket balances associated with a plurality of players and a bonus jackpot associated with a bonus tournament game, transmits, in response to an amount of the bonus jackpot exceeding an eligibility threshold, participation requests to player devices of eligible players for the bonus tournament game, initiates a participation timer, enters, in response to at least one of the eligible players accepting the participation request, the accepting eligible player into the bonus tournament game, generates, using a random number generator and in response to the participation timer reaching a concluding threshold, one or more random numbers to determine at least one outcome of the bonus tournament game, and awards a bonus game prize from the bonus jackpot to a winning player of the participating players identified at least partially by the determined outcome of the bonus tournament game.
Oliver Andrews, Alex Chapman, Adam Fox, Thomas Wood
Filed: 22 Sep 20
Utility
Gaming systems and methods using dynamic modifiers
10 Oct 23
A gaming machine comprising a display device and game-logic circuitry that initiates a cycle counter and links a multiplier value to a symbol position.
Christopher Guerrero, George Bouvier, Richard Milosevich
Filed: 20 Dec 21
Utility
Systems and methods using modifiable game elements
26 Sep 23
A gaming machine comprises game-logic circuitry and a display device that presents a plurality of symbol positions and modifier positions.
Richard Milosevich, Kenneth Shawn Soong
Filed: 11 May 21
Utility
Electronic device for playing a reel-based game with mini-reels
5 Sep 23
The present invention is a device embodying a reel-based game.
David Anthony Little
Filed: 1 Mar 21
Utility
Using coded identifiers for adaptive gaming
5 Sep 23
A gaming system configured to perform operations that include receiving, electronically, a first coded identifier, and providing, for presentation, on a display device of a mobile device, the first coded identifier for detection by a wagering game machine.
Mark B. Gagner, Benjamin R. Harry, Sean P. Kelly, Scott A. Massing, Justin A. Perkins, Victor T. Shi
Filed: 30 Sep 21
Utility
Gaming machine and method with symbol redistribution feature
8 Aug 23
There is provided a gaming system, gaming machine, and method that utilize an electronic display device configured to display a plurality of symbol-bearing reels and a base game array.
Richard Milosevich, John R. Vallejo, George Bouvier
Filed: 18 Nov 21