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(11) |
EP 0 609 970 A3 |
| (12) |
EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
| (88) |
Date of publication A3: |
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31.01.1996 Bulletin 1996/05 |
| (43) |
Date of publication A2: |
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10.08.1994 Bulletin 1994/32 |
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Date of filing: 11.01.1994 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE ES FR GB IT NL |
| (30) |
Priority: |
14.01.1993 US 4392
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| (71) |
Applicant: BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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Las Vegas
Nevada 89119 (US) |
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| (72) |
Inventor: |
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- Heidel, Raymond
Henderson,
Nevada 89014 (US)
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| (74) |
Representative: Pfenning, Meinig & Partner |
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Kurfürstendamm 170
10707 Berlin
10707 Berlin (DE) |
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| (54) |
Gaming machine operation speed control |
(57) To increase player appeal, an automatic speed control function is implemented on
a gaming machine so as to increase or decrease the speed of operation of the machine
in response to the perceived skill of the player. Criteria for modifying the speed
of the machine includes the quantity of amounts won and the rate at which the gaming
machine controls are operated by a player.