Richard H Rowe

US Patent:

D521569, May 23, 2006

Filed:

Oct 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

29/214417

Inventors:

Richard E. Rowe - Las Vegas NV, US
Scott A. Boyd - Las Vegas NV, US
Kevan Wilkins - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

Acres Gaming Incorporated - Las Vegas NV

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21397, D21369

US Patent:

7186181, Mar 6, 2007

Filed:

Sep 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/965524

Inventors:

Richard E. Rowe - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 42

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus are described for distributing gaming applications to a plurality of gaming sites located in a plurality of regulatory regions via a wide area network. Each regulatory region has a regulatory scheme associated therewith. A plurality of gaming applications are stored on at least one central server. A subset of the gaming applications are distributed from the at least one central server to at least one of the gaming sites located in one of regulatory regions via the wide area network, the subset of gaming applications being determined according to the associated regulatory scheme.

US Patent:

7758419, Jul 20, 2010

Filed:

Sep 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/225866

Inventors:

Richard E. Rowe - Las Vegas NV, US
Scott Boyd - Las Vegas NV, US
Kevan Wilkins - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 25

Abstract:

A gaming table assembly for a table game configured to deliver a bonus game to a player at the gaming table. The assembly including a gaming table, a dealer station for a gaming dealer, and a plurality of player stations for one or more players. At least one interactive display terminal is included associated with the gaming table that is dedicated to one or more of the plurality of player stations. The display terminal is configured to display content selected from the group consisting of a bonus game, an advertisement, player tracking information, news and bonus awards.

US Patent:

7883417, Feb 8, 2011

Filed:

Apr 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/817156

Inventors:

Vincent Carmelo Bruzzese - Oatlands, AU
Scott Paul Shelley - Heathcote, AU
Richard E. Rowe - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 39, 463 25, 463 29, 463 30, 463 37, 463 40, 463 43, 463 47

Abstract:

A disclosed gaming system allows game configuration of gaming machines in the gaming system via wireless transmissions from a hand-held device. For instance, via the hand-held device, a user can configure a plurality of gaming machines in range of the device with different games or hardware settings. Further, via the hand-held device, a user can gather information from a number of gaming machines in range of the device.

US Patent:

7892092, Feb 22, 2011

Filed:

Jan 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/038330

Inventors:

Thomas J. Matthews - Las Vegas NV, US
Richard E. Rowe - Incline Village NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 25, 463 16, 463 20, 463 42

Abstract:

Systems and methods for awarding bonuses associated with gaming machines are disclosed. A bonus system host generates and transmits bonus event information to a gaming machine for display. The bonus system can be associated with a player tracking network including a remote player tracking host and a player tracking device at a gaming machine, which can include a controller and display. Alternatively, no player tracking device exists at the gaming machine, and bonus information is sent to a display on the gaming machine itself. A bonus can be awarded independent of the outcome of play on the gaming machine, and can be a themed bonus. Bonus event results for a specific player can be carried over to a following instance of a game played by that specific player. One form of bonus can be improved pay tables, with odds calculated as a function of player play within the bonus system.

US Patent:

7934994, May 3, 2011

Filed:

Nov 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/264877

Inventors:

Steven G. LeMay - Reno NV, US
Jamal Benbrahim - Reno NV, US
Richard E. Rowe - Las Vegas NV, US
Robert E. Breckner - Reno NV, US
Nicole M. Beaulieu - Reno NV, US
Greg A. Schlottmann - Reno NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 32, 273237, 715782, 715836, 715838, 715850, 463 25, 463 40, 463 41, 463 42

Abstract:

A disclosed gaming machine provides method and apparatus for presenting a plurality of game outcome presentations derived from one or more virtual 3-D gaming environments stored on the gaming machine. While a game of chance is being played on the gaming machine, two-dimensional images derived from a three-dimensional object in the 3-D gaming environment may be rendered to a display screen on the gaming machine in real-time as part of the game outcome presentation. To add excitement to the game, a 3-D position of the 3-D object and other features of the 3-D gaming environment may be controlled by a game player. Nearly an unlimited variety of virtual objects, such as slot reels, gaming machines and casinos, may be modeled in the 3-D gaming environment.

US Patent:

7946917, May 24, 2011

Filed:

Aug 6, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/214936

Inventors:

Joseph E. Kaminkow - Reno NV, US
Richard E. Rowe - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 25, 463 42, 463 43

Abstract:

A gaming machine comprising a non-physical contact data interface is described. The non-physical contact data interface may be capable of reading loyalty program data from a loyalty program instrument without contact between the loyalty program instrument and the non-physical contact data interface. The non-physical contact data interface may be one of a bill validator, a bar-code reader and a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag reader. The loyalty program instrument may be a substrate including at least one of a 1-D bar-code printed on the substrate, a 2-D bar-code printed on the substrate, a symbol printed on the substrate, alpha-numeric character printed on the substrate, a RFID tag embedded in the substrate, a RFID tag printed on the substrate and combinations thereof. The loyalty program instrument may be used to store an index to a record in a database or a portable data file.

US Patent:

7980948, Jul 19, 2011

Filed:

Dec 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/642410

Inventors:

Richard E. Rowe - Las Vegas NV, US
Richard J. Schneider - Las Vegas NV, US
Darryll Pleasant - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 29, 463 20, 463 25, 463 42

Abstract:

A technique is disclosed for facilitating side wagering activities conducted at a casino which includes a casino gaming network and a plurality of gaming machines. In at least one embodiment, a casino side wagering system may be utilized to enable casinos operators to provide side wagering opportunities to non-primary players of electronic gaming machines, electronic slot machines and/or other types of gaming machines.

Address:

2217 Grn Mtn Ct, Las Vegas, NV 89135

VIN:

1GYFK63827R229742

Make:

CADILLAC

Model:

ESCALADE

Year:

2007