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EP 1760677 A3 20070829 - Entertainment machine

Title (en)

Entertainment machine

Title (de)

Vergnügungsmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine de divertissement

Publication

EP 1760677 A3 20070829 (EN)

Application

EP 06254367 A 20060819

Priority

GB 0517287 A 20050824

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1760677A2] An entertainment machine (100) comprising a set of reels (104) arranged, in a first mode, to spin independently of one another and, in a second mode, arranged for at least a first (200) and a second (202) of the reels to spin together substantially as a single reel.

IPC 8 full level

G07F 17/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

G07F 17/34 (2013.01 - EP GB)

Citation (search report)

[X] EP 1560181 A1 20050803 - ARUZE CORP [JP]
[X] EP 1205894 A2 20020515 - WMS GAMING INC [US]

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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1760677 A2 20070307; EP 1760677 A3 20070829; GB 0517287 D0 20051005; GB 0616562 D0 20060927; GB 2429563 A 20070228; GB 2429563 A8 20070508

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06254367 A 20060819; GB 0517287 A 20050824; GB 0616562 A 20060821