Merchandising apparatus

G - Physics – 07 – G

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G07G 1/01 (2006.01) G07C 15/00 (2006.01) G07F 17/32 (2006.01) G07G 1/14 (2006.01)

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CA 2207026

Within a store are cash registers (3) which are adapted to transmit to a central computer (4) data signals (5) indicative of the volumes of sales. A proportion of each sale amount is calculated and added to the total in a jackpot prize accumulator (1) by means of a jackpot price increment signal (6). Potential buyers entering a participating store and made aware of the current value of the jackpot prize and that they have a chance of winning the jackpot prize by purchasing goods. Tokens adapted for use in one or more gaming machines (7) are used to provide the buyer with a chance of winning the jackpot prize.

Des caisses enregistreuses (3), dans un magasin, sont conçues pour transmettre à un ordinateur central (4) des signaux de données (5) indiquant le niveau des ventes. Une proportion de chaque montant de vente est calculée et ajoutée à une valeur totale dans un accumulateur (1) de montant de cagnotte par l'intermédiaire d'un signal (6) d'augmentation de cagnotte. Des acheteurs potentiels entrant dans un magasin participant à cette promotion sont informés de la valeur courante de la cagnotte et sont avertis qu'ils ont une chance de remporter cette cagnotte en achetant des articles. Des jetons conçus pour être utilisés dans au moins une machine de jeu du type machine à sous (7) sont utilisés pour donner à l'acheteur une chance de remporter la cagnotte.

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