Welcome to WORLDS OF GAMES LLC and its patented (U.S 6,213,874) and (U.S. 6,722,977) delivery and promotional play feature and Charitable Contribution Station with Promotional Game Piece Feature (US 7,236,943) . When first introduced, our Collectors Cards/Phone Cards Vending Machine with promotional game(s) "FREESPIN"® and "FREEDRAW"® literally formed a new industry. By designing such a unique delivery system and exciting interactive video we set a precedent for the legal alternative use of games of chance and skill as an advertisement tool that had historically been viewed at its best, in a gray area.

Promotional play games and/or sweepstakes have been around for sometime. Research has shown that over seventy-five percent of industry uses some form of prize promotion to introduce or increase the sale of their products and services to the public. Chances are, if you drive down the road, you will see it in virtually every retail outlet including stores, banks, post offices, new paper magazines and television stations and across the Internet.

The collectors card industry has used promotional contests and sweepstakes for years. The cards themselves were introduced as a promotion in the 1800's. The same is true for phone cards (pre paid debit cards), which early on were, used as a promotional incentive associated with lotteries and as a combo card associated with sports. Now you need only to look at the many faces, styles and ways a collectors card is used to see how the collectibles card industry has embraced the addition of prepaid cards into its family. You can learn more about the history by visiting the History of Collectors Cards page.

The introduction of the model one or the first issuance of Worlds of Games LLC's delivery system and associated line of promotional play products have brought a interactive multi-media format that today's consumer has not only become accustomed to but has grown to expect. Since the introduction of our vending system, over 100 million dollars in retail sales of collectable cards and 80 million in phone time tickets/cards have been generated. Since the introduction of Worlds of Games LLC's Charitable Solicitation System, over 10 million in new donations have been generated to charitable organizations.

Now with more products in the pipeline and additional pending patent applications and continuations in part we look forward to offering you and your location many years of innovative and unique methods of product and service promotion. I will leave you with one of my favorite quotes. It has been and always will be my goal.
 
"You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else." - Albert Einstein.

Thank you

Keith Heflin
CEO WORLDS OF GAMES LLC
 
 
The Company

Worlds of Games LLC, is a limited liability company with its principal operating location at 120 Wall Street, Shelbyville, TN 37160.

 Formed in 1997, by Dwayne K Heflin, for the purpose of developing and manufacturing a line of Collectors Card/Phone Card dispensing systems featuring promotional play games of chance and skill. These free offerings will be utilized to promote the sale of, but not limited to, collectible cards, phone cards, as well as other tangible goods and services of others.

To insure an exclusive right to offer such systems application for patent protection was submitted in September 1997 to the United States Patent and Trademark office in Washington, DC.

After an unexpected delay, on the patent offices part a notice of allow-ability was issued and followed by the issuance of U.S. Patent Number 6,213,874 in April, 2001 for the named Invention of Collectors Card/ Phone Cards Dispensing System with promotional play game feature of FREESPIN® and FREEDRAW®.

 After another four years of review the second U.S. Patent Number (U.S. 6,772,997) was issued as a continuation in part to its 874' patent for the named invention of Collectors Card/Phone card Dispensing System with promotional FREETAB® feature. In July of 2007 a third patent was issued under U.S. (7,236,943) for a charitable solicitation system.

This system is marketed under Charitable Sweepstakes™, Donation Station™ and Sweepstakes Kiosk™ and took the promotional marketing concept it had pioneered to a whole new level and set a new precedent for the use of such a unique electronic interactive method of promotional play game to the professional charitable solicitations market and the point of sales markets as well.

Worlds of Games LLC have been successful in defending its rights granted by the patent office by preventing unlicensed and unauthorized manufacturing of our products and trademarks. These actions have been taken against locations as well as the manufacturers and distributors of the unauthorized systems.

We will vigorously defend all rights granted by the United States Patent and Trademark offices.

About the Owner

Dwayne Keith Heflin, CEO of Worlds of Games LLC, is a 29-year veteran of the video and vending industry, a 1982 graduate of the Nevada Gaming School, and designer and owner of all Worlds of Games LLC patented (U.S. 6,213,874 and U.S. 6,772,997 and U.S. 7,236,943) promotional systems.

As the designer he holds all Registered Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents and Patents Pending on our Collectors Card/Phone Card dispensing systems with FREESPIN®, FREEDRAW® ,and FREETAB® promotional play games as well as FREEFALL(TM) and FREECHOICE® Promotional play games and other design uses currently under patent pending or CIP (continuations in part).

Due to his experience in the vending and promotional game industry, he has been asked to testify before the various state sub-committees, committees and assisted State Representatives and Senators in writing gambling, lottery, sweepstakes and vending machine legislation in Tennessee. Most recently he has been called on to assist investigators in review of "purported" sweepstakes systems in Alabama.

Experience
 
Worlds of Games, LLC obtained rights to manufacturer 3 versions of the system, sell license distributorships of the Collectors Card / Phone Card Vending Machines with promotional play games FREESPIN® and FREEDRAW® in May of 1997. In 1998, we then obtained rights on FREETAB® Collectors Cards/Phone Card dispensing system with promotional game piece feature (U.S. 6,772,977) and most recently has introduced FREECHOICE® skill line of products. A limited license has also been obtained to manufacture a version of the Charitable Contribution Station (U.S. 7,236,943).  

Over 20 different models or versions of the patent have been produced to conform to the different needs of each new market and changes in the regulatory laws governing our systems over the past 10 years.

Currently we have distributors in Tennessee, Virginia, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Florida.

Description of Distributorship

The only way to own and operate a FREESPIN®, FREEDRAW®, FREETAB®, FREECHOICE® or similar type vending machine or point of sale kiosk covered under our license for the United States Patent or Pending Patents, Registered Trademarks is to purchase a Distributorship or operate under a current licensed distributor.
 
Typically a distributorship costs will be based on either the defined geographical area of a county, city, or state depending on your interest. They can also be formed or limited by type of location in a particular area. Some areas may be limited due to prior agreements as described in the distribution agreement or regulations imposed by law.

It is the intent of Worlds of Games LLC and its licensed distributors to comply with all state and federal laws.