Gaming machine feature

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9916724
SERIAL NO

15175650

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A gaming machine (10) has a display (14) and a game controller arranged to control images displayed on the display (14). The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein one or more random events arc caused to be displayed on the display (14) and, if a predefined winning event results, the machine (10) awards a prize which is credited to a credit meter of the machine (10). The credit meter includes two meter displays, a first meter display (42.1) indicating credit which is available for expenditure in the machine (10) to play at least one game and a second meter display (42.2) indicating credit set aside by at least one of a player and the game controller and which credit is unavailable to the player for wagering on a game but which is only available by termination of a playing session.

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ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTDBUILDING A PINNACLE OFFICE PARK 85 EPPING ROAD NORTH RYDE NSW 2113 AUSTRALIA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bennett, Nicholas Luke Lane Cove, AU 120 10866
Bryant, Natalie Lane Cove, AU 102 2674
Stathis, Peter Castle Hill, AU 29 606

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