EP 1721290 A1 20061115 - A METHOD OR APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING A PLAYER'S CONTRIBUTION IN A GAMING APPARATUS BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF GAMES
Title (en)
A METHOD OR APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING A PLAYER'S CONTRIBUTION IN A GAMING APPARATUS BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF GAMES
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ODER VORRICHTUNG ZUM ZUTEILEN DES BEITRAGS EINES SPIELERS IN EINER SPIELVORRICHTUNG ZWISCHEN MEHREREN SPIELEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE OU APPAREIL PERMETTANT D'ALLOUER LA CONTRIBUTION D'UN JOUEUR DANS UN APPAREIL DE JEU A PLUSIEURS JEUX
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Application
Priority
- AU 2005000246 W 20050224
- AU 2004900978 A 20040226
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2005083599A1] A method and apparatus for allocating a player's contribution in a gaming apparatus between a plurality of games is disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving a contribution from a user, splitting the contribution into a number of parts in accordance with a predetermined ratio, allocating at least one of the parts of the contribution to one of the games, and modifying the predetermined ration in response the measured performance of the gaming apparatus. In particular embodiments, the modified ratio In is determined in accordance with formula (1) or formula (2) where I0 is the base ratio, RTP is the designed performance, T is the revenue, P is the total prizes and Q is a control variable.
IPC 8 full level
G06Q 10/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G07F 17/3244 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2005083599A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2005083599 A1 20050909; CA 2552809 A1 20050909; CN 1938726 A 20070328; EP 1721290 A1 20061115; JP 2007523702 A 20070823; NZ 548164 A 20080731; RU 2006129929 A 20080227; RU 2363043 C2 20090727; US 2007173316 A1 20070726; ZA 200605479 B 20090225
DOCDB simple family (application)
AU 2005000246 W 20050224; CA 2552809 A 20050224; CN 200580005974 A 20050224; EP 05706282 A 20050224; JP 2007500005 A 20050224; NZ 54816405 A 20050224; RU 2006129929 A 20050224; US 59067005 A 20050224; ZA 200605479 A 20050224