Title (en)

Entertainment machines

Title (de)

Unterhaltungsapparate

Title (fr)

Machines de divertissement

Publication

EP 1378875 A1 20040107 (EN)

Application

EP 03254069 A 20030626

Priority

GB 0215236 A 20020702

Abstract (en)

A coin operated entertainment machine is operated by a player using controls (4, 5, 6, 18) to play a game involving rotation of symbol-bearing reels (9). If the reels (9) come to rest displaying a winning combination of symbols an award or prize is made available to the player. The player controls (4, 5, 6, 18) can be used by the player to selectively actuate game-play features such as hold, nudge, gamble, automatic reel rotation, prize selection. As an alternative to player-selection of actuation of these features, the player can use one of the controls (4) in conjunction with a visual display (21) to select an auto-play mode of one or more of the features. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G07F 17/32; G07F 17/34

IPC 8 full level

G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 17/00 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [X] EP 0558307 A2 19930901 - ARTHUR EDWARD THOMAS LIMITED [GB]
• [XA] US 2002039923 A1 20020404 - CANNON LEE E [US], et al
• [XA] EP 1180754 A2 20020220 - WMS GAMING INC [US]
• [XA] US 2001031654 A1 20011018 - WALKER JAY S [US], et al
• [XA] WO 0232528 A2 20020425 - BCD MECANIQUE LTEE [CA], et al
• [A] US 6244957 B1 20010612 - WALKER JAY S [US], et al
• [A] US 6277025 B1 20010821 - MARGOLIN MARC [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1378875 A1 20040107; GB 0215236 D0 20020814

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03254069 A 20030626; GB 0215236 A 20020702