Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for playing a multiplayer, single-device, electronic wagering game
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Application No.: US17063352Application Date: 2020-10-05
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Publication No.: US11380163B2Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Daniel Mordecai Marks
- Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
- Applicant Address: AU North Ryde
- Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
- Current Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
- Current Assignee Address: AU North Ryde
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Main IPC: G07F17/32
- IPC: G07F17/32

Abstract:
An electronic gaming machine performs operations comprising: (i) receiving, from a first player of the electronic gaming machine, a first credit contribution; (ii) receiving, from a second player of the electronic gaming machine, a second credit contribution; (iii) aggregating the first credit contribution and the second credit contribution to create a combined credit balance; (iv) determining, based on the first credit contribution and the second credit contribution, a relative contribution of each of the first player and the second player to the combined credit balance; (v) determining, in response to at least one mutual wager, at least one outcome of the wagering game; (vi) one of incrementing and decrementing the combined credit balance based on the at least one outcome; (vii) receiving, from at least one of the first player and the second player, an instruction to cash out of the wagering game; and (viii) distributing a pro rata share of the combined credit balance to the at least one player in proportion to the relative contribution of the at least one player.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210019991A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLAYING MULTIPLAYER, SINGLE-DEVICE, ELECTRONIC WAGERING GAME Public/Granted day:2021-01-21
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