Cashless computerized video game system and method

(54) CASHLESS COMPUTERIZED VIDEO GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD

(75) Inventors: Niels C. Holch, Annapolis, MD (US);

Frank J. Riolo, Rome, NY (US)

(73) Assignee: Oneida Indian Nation, Vernon, NY (US)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.

This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

(21) Appl. No.: 08/877,375

(22) Filed: Jun. 17, 1997

Related U.S. Application Data

(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 08/719,651, filed on Sep. 25, 1996, now Pat. No. 5,674,128.

(51) Int. CI.7 A63F 9/24; A63F 3/06

(52) U.S. CI 463/42; 463/18; 463/19;

463/22

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Primary Examiner—-Jessica J. Harrison

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Finnegan, Henderson,

Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.

(57) ABSTRACT

A coinless video game system includes a plurality of electronic video game terminals, a game server corresponding to each player terminal, and a central control network for administering and controlling games and player accounts. A player initially establishes a player account in the central control network and receives a player I.D. card bearing the player's account number and other relevant information. Players use these I.D. cards to establish sessions at a player terminal. The server provides a random number to each player terminal at predefined intervals to determine wins and loses for each game selected by a player. Waged amounts are then debited or credited to a player's account in the central control network. Players may redeem any account balance from a cashier associated with the central control network. Additionally the central controller keeps track of all player activity information.

52 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets

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5,800,269 * 9/1998 Holch et al 463/42

5,823,879 10/1998 Goldberg et al 463/42

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5,917,725 6/1999 Thacher et al 364/410.1

5,949,411 9/1999 Doerr et al 345/327

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