EP 0561870 B1 19960320 - COIN-OPERATED GAMBLING MACHINE
Title (en)
COIN-OPERATED GAMBLING MACHINE
Title (de)
MÜNZBETÄTIGTER UNTERHALTUNGSAUTOMAT
Title (fr)
AUTOMATE DE JEU A PREPAIEMENT
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 9100960 W 19911206
- DE 4039317 A 19901210
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9210818A1] The course of a game and the possibilities of choice offered by a coin-operated gambling machine (1) having a gambling device (2) and a central control unit are diversified and made more attractive, so that the entertainment value for the user is increased. For that purpose, the central control unit controls the gambling machine (1) in such a way that at certain hours of the day or at certain days of the week the gambling device (2) may be used at a reduced cost. In addition, the central control unit controls the gambling machine (1) in such a way that with each use of the gambling device (2) a game of chance is automatically started, which gives the user the right to use one or several times the gambling device (2) at no cost, should he win. Finally, the central control unit controls the gambling machine (1) in such a way that it is possible to choose, by means of a selector (16), before starting to use the gambling device 92), whether the end of the game depends on the occurrence of certain events during the game or on the end of a predetermined time interval.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G07F 17/32 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9210818 A1 19920625; DE 4039317 A1 19920611; DE 59107595 D1 19960425; EP 0561870 A1 19930929; EP 0561870 B1 19960320; US 5370306 A 19941206
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 9100960 W 19911206; DE 4039317 A 19901210; DE 59107595 T 19911206; EP 92900388 A 19911206; US 7550193 A 19930610