| GLOBAL GAMING GROUP, INC. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20110266745 | MULTI-DIRECTION SLOT MACHINE PAY LINES - Slot machines utilize one or more pay lines on which a combination of symbols are lined up to determine whether a particular pay line wagered is a winner according to a pay table that shows winning combinations with associated pays. Players are able to place wagers or bets of varying amounts on the pay lines and the machine pays out based on the amount wagered and the number of winning pay line combinations displayed. The present invention enhances game play by offering players the opportunity to choose whether to wager on a pay line that runs right-to-left or left-to-right without changing the probabilities of winning. Or, alternatively, of offering the player the option to wager on pay lines that run in both directions with a weighting of the win probabilities. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20090191937 | ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICE AND SYSTEM WITH CONFIGURABLE MULTI-LINGUAL AUDIO AND OTHER PLAYER PREFERENCE OPTIONS - Described is an electronic gaming device and system with player preference options. With the device or system, a player may select certain game parameters, including, but not limited to, whether or not to play for a progressive jackpot, whether or not to listen to game tones associated with the game and whether or not to play left handed or right handed. Players may also select a number of pay lines to play or which bonus games to play. The player's preferred parameters may then be stored such that during a later visit, the electronic gaming device may be automatically configured using the stored parameters or alternatively, the player may be provided with the option to select or decline the preferred parameters from a previous gaming session. In one version, multiple games of chance may be played simultaneously on a single game screen. Additional versions include a configurable multi-lingual audio playback feature that will assist players who speak languages other than English to hear audio and/or text messages in any chosen language. Another feature allows the operating buttons of the gaming machine to be reconfigured by the operator/player to adjust the setting of the machine and allow any or all of the following choices in the desired combination: language, progressive, tournament, class of gaming II or III in any combination at the touch of a button. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090149249 | GAMING MACHINE SYSTEM UTILIZING VIDEO DISPLAYS COMPRISING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - A video game machine including one or more display devices utilizing organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) or functionally equivalent technology to display moving and/or static information on curved portions of a display device such that the activity of the video reels flat slot machine display resembles the activity of mechanical reels, and so that user interface buttons and screens are more appealing. To facilitate fabrication of the curved portions of the display device, flexible OLED technology may be employed. | 06-11-2009 |