Machine of the 'French-bank' (dice-game) type activated by coins or payment card

摘要

Machine which complies strictly to the conventional rules of the "French-bank" game or similar rules. It consists essentially of a microprocessor; means for receiving debts consisting essentially of a suitable number of keys which actuate appropriate controls and detectors; means for receiving coins or payment cards consisting of a slot of appropriate dimensions for receiving coins or credit cards and mechanisms for controlling and detecting the said payments; means for viewing the selected combination of data consisting of a display screen; and means for providing payment to any winners consisting of a coin- dispensing device or device for accumulation of credit and controls of the said dispensing and credit- accumulation operations. The microprocessor controls the selection of data shown in the viewing means during each play, compares the bet made with the play selected and calculates the payment to any winners; all these functions being managed in a specific algorithm. The means for viewing the play selected consist of a display. The means for receiving bets have a suitable number of keys in accordance with the rules of the game which establish the type of bets which are possible.