IP Library Granted Patent US 7,744,453
Granted Patent B2
US 7,744,453 · App. 10/375,675 · Granted Jun 29, 2010

Gaming machine with history display

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Patent No.
US 7,744,453
App. No.
10/375,675
Granted
Jun 29, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gaming system comprises a history display and a controller. The history display tracks a plurality of past outcomes of a wagering game. The controller awards a bonus if a current outcome of the wagering game has a predetermined association with at least one of the displayed plurality of past outcomes.

Claims (20)

1. A gaming system comprising:

a history display for displaying a plurality of past outcomes of a wagering game; and

a controller for awarding a bonus if a current outcome of the wagering game has a predetermined association with any of the displayed plurality of past outcomes,

wherein the displayed plurality of past outcomes are a predetermined number of winning outcomes.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined number of winning outcomes include most recent winning outcomes.

3. A gaming comprising:

a history display for displaying a plurality of past outcomes of a wagering game; and

a controller for awarding a bonus if a current outcome of the wagering game has a predetermined association with any of the displayed plurality of past outcomes,

wherein the wagering game is a reel slot game including symbol-bearing reels that are rotated and stopped to place combinations of symbols in visual association with a display area, and wherein the displayed plurality of past outcomes are one or more of the combinations of symbols.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the one or more of the combinations of symbols include most recent winning combinations of symbols.

5. A method conducting a wagering game on a wagering game system, comprising providing the wagering game system for playing the wagering game, wherein the wagering game system comprises at least one processor configured to, upon execution of instructions associated with the wagering game, performs the acts of;

displaying, on a display device associated with the wagering game system, a plurality of past outcomes of the wagering game; and

awarding a bonus if a current outcome of the wagering game has a predetermined association with any of the displayed plurality of past outcomes,

wherein the displayed plurality of past outcomes are a predetermined number of winning outcomes.

6. The method system of claim 5 , wherein the predetermined number of winning outcomes include most recent winning outcomes.

7. A method conducting a wagering game on a wagering game system, comprising providing the wagering game system for playing the wagering game, wherein the wagering game system comprises at least one processor configured to, upon execution of instructions associated with the wagering game, performs the act of;

displaying, on a display device associated with the wagering game system, a plurality of past outcomes of the wagering game; and

awarding a bonus if a current outcome of the wagering game has a predetermined association with any of the displayed plurality of past outcomes,

wherein the wagering game is a reel slot game including symbol-bearing reels that are rotated and stopped to place combinations of symbols in visual association with a display area, and wherein the displayed plurality of past outcomes are one or more of the combinations of symbols.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more of the combinations of symbols include most recent winning combinations of symbols.

Assignments (11)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 23, 2025
From: LNW GAMING, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071340/0404 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 7, 2023
From: SG GAMING, INC.
To: LNW GAMING, INC.
Reel/Frame 062669/0341 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2022
From: SG GAMING INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 059793/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2022
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; WMS GAMING INC.; BALLY GAMING, INC.; DON BEST SPORTS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059756/0397 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 20, 2020
From: BALLY GAMING, INC.
To: SG GAMING, INC.
Reel/Frame 051643/0253 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (RELEASES REEL/FRAME 034530/0318) Recorded Nov 5, 2018
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; BALLY GAMING, INC.; WMS GAMING INC.
Reel/Frame 047924/0701 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 11, 2018
From: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; BALLY GAMING, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045909/0513 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; BALLY GAMING, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 044889/0662 →
MERGER Recorded Jul 29, 2015
From: WMS GAMING INC.
To: BALLY GAMING, INC.
Reel/Frame 036225/0048 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 4, 2014
From: BALLY GAMING, INC; SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC; WMS GAMING INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 034530/0318 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 18, 2013
From: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; WMS GAMING INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 031847/0110 →