| 摘要 |
A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a method comprising the ste ps of: a) recording the receipt of one or more gaming credit units from a user in a credit record; b) updating the credit record when credit is used; c) recording the cumulative value of any prize awarded to a user in a cumulativ e prize record; and d) displaying data indicative of the value of the credit record and the cumulative prize record to the user. The data is typically displayed on payout control (203), which comprises a combination of buttons, displays and display buttons that are used to display information to a user. Each button can be actuated by a user to indicate the selection of a given choice. Preferably the buttons/displays comprise a first "Credit" display button (205), a second "Win" display button (207), a third "Played" display (209) a fourth "Total Win" display button (211) and a fifth "Cash-In Winning s" button (213). In the preferred embodiment, the "Credit" display (205) is arranged to show the credit available to the user to pay for subsequent game plays and the "Win" display button (207) displays any winnings for the most recently played game. The "Played" display (209) displays the amount of cred it that the user has spent or used in playing the games in a given session. The "Total Win" display button (211) displays the total cumulative winnings in t he given session. The buttons (205, 207, 209, 211, 213) are arranged together t o display the information outlined above and to enable the user to control the use of any winnings. At any time a user of the preferred embodiment can actuate either the "Win" or "Total Win" display buttons (207, 211) and then actuate either the "Credit" display button (205) or the "Cash-In Winnings" button (213). Actuation of the "Credit" display button (205) results in the winnings associated with either the "Win" or "Total Win" display buttons bei ng added to the available credit and being displayed accordingly. Actuation of the "Cash-In Winnings" button (205) results in the winnings associated with either the "Win" or "Total Win" display buttons being paid out to the user.< /SDOAB>
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