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To: RobertG who wrote (2786)	4/20/1999 10:40:00 AM
From: David W. Tucker	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 8858

It seems to me that any game generated by a computer in real time, like on-line slots, blackjack, craps, bingo etc would be a live game. The connections between a casino's web server and a player and the financial institution could be via the internet or any other communication means. The point is the claims (the legal portion of the patent) is written very carefully to cover as much as possible and the terms should be taken broadly unless they are more narrowly defined in the claim. A look at the cited references on the patent shows that there is a lot of art concerned with remote gaming. I think one thing that has happened is that the internet has been a wild frontier. A lot of companies are developing software and systems really quickly and putting them into use without first checking the patent infringement arena. A lot of internet companies are being hit with this sort of thing these days. Every large corporation realizes that they have to pay for technology from time to time. If SNMM is infringing, they should just make a revenue sharing deal with this company and move on. Otherwise they have to either prove they are not infringing or prove the patent shouldn't have been issued in the first place by coming up with some prior art (always the first line of defense and where I make my living). Good luck. dave