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05-12-2018 дата публикации

ADVERTISING METHOD BY PLAYING-CARD GAME AND SYSTEM THEREOF

Номер: KR101925311B1
Автор: KIM, BYUNG CHUN, KIM, BAE LIM
Принадлежит: KIM, BYUNG CHUN, KIM, BAE LIM

The present invention relates to an advertising method and a system thereof which use a deck of playing cards obtained by making a story-telling advertisement online to provide a member (customer) with a card game to form an indivisible relationship between the game and the advertisement to allow players participating in the game to enjoy the game and the advertisement embedded in the playing cards in an interesting and exciting manner. According to embodiments of the present invention, the advertising method by a playing-card game allows a plurality of player terminals to use a deck of playing cards (hereafter, ′cards′) obtained by connecting to a game server via a network to make a story-telling advertisement to perform a game. The game server outputs a game playing screen including card arrangement boards to a plurality of player terminals and distributes the cards as a plurality of player cards (player holding cards), floor cards (floor open cards), and floor waiting cards (floor closed ...

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Номер записи: 1
13-06-2016 дата публикации

METHOD FOR PROVIDING CARD GAME SERVICE

Номер: KR101626979B1
Автор: CHUNG, SUNG SOO
Принадлежит: CHUNG, SUNG SOO

Provided is a method for providing a card game service. The method includes: a step of receiving a shuffle event which shuffles arrayed cards from a dealer terminal; a step of receiving a burning event which excludes one among the cards randomly placed in response to the shuffle event from the dealer terminal; a step of receiving an input of data in regard to a main bet which is a required bet from a player terminal and selectively receiving an input of a tie bet which is a selective bet; a step of receiving an event for dealing one among the cards for which the burning event is performed to the player terminal from the dealer terminal and transmitting the one card dealt to the player terminal to be outputted; a step of receiving an event for dealing two among the cards to the dealer terminal from the dealer terminal; and a step of paying a dividend which is equal to the main bet from the dealer terminal to the player terminal if the one card of the player terminal is included in the two ...

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Номер записи: 2
26-01-2012 дата публикации

Generating a supplemental output for a slot machine

Номер: US20120021819A1
Автор: Douglas M. Okuniewicz
Принадлежит: OKUNIEWICZ Douglas M

A method for generating supplemental slot machine output content has been developed. The method includes providing primary slot machine output content that has been tested by a gaming commission prior to offering the slot machine for public use. Additionally, the method includes providing slot machine output content that has not been tested by the gaming commission when providing the supplemental output content is approved by the gaming commission. This negates the requirement for the gaming commission to test the supplemental slot machine output content.

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Номер записи: 3
15-03-2012 дата публикации

Poquere: An Online Game Blending Word Skills with Psychology and Strategy

Номер: US20120061916A1
Автор: Anjali Mulgaonkar, Atul Garg, Ewa Garg, Prakash Vaswani, Prasanna Mulgaonkar, Ruby Vaswani
Принадлежит: UBETCHHA! Inc

Poquere is a unique game that blends word creation and scoring with the competitive and psychological aspects of Texas Holdem style Poker, making it engaging and addictive. Several innovations are defined that make the game exciting in an online social gaming context and allow unique monetization capabilities.

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Номер записи: 4
29-03-2012 дата публикации

Apparatus, system, method, and computer-readable medium for casino card handling with multiple hand recall feature

Номер: US20120074646A1
Автор: Attila Grauzer, Feraidoon Bourbour, Mark L. Yoseloff
Принадлежит: Individual

Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for detecting, storing, and retrieving information about the composition of present and past hands of cards in a casino table game. The method includes causing a card-handling device to substantially automatically generate a plurality of hands wherein each hand includes one or more cards. Card information is identified that includes a rank and a suit of each card as each card moves through the card-handling device. A play history is maintained of a card composition of more than one round wherein the card composition of each round includes the cards in each hand of each round. The card information of at least one hand from at least one round may be displayed.

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Номер записи: 5
17-05-2012 дата публикации

High card poker 60-card deck

Номер: US20120119443A1
Автор: Tofil Rutovic
Принадлежит: Individual

A deck of playing cards consists of a 60-card deck, with the deck consisting of 3 sets of Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and “10,” in each of the four suits: Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, and Clubs.

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Номер записи: 6
14-06-2012 дата публикации

Method of playing a modified poker based wagering game with side wager

Номер: US20120146289A1
Автор: William Santiago
Принадлежит: Individual

Some embodiments are directed to a method of playing a wagering game including, among other things, the steps of: providing a community group of playing cards of unknown value and conducting one or more game events so long as there is at least one playing card of unknown value remaining among the community group of playing cards, wherein each game event comprises revealing the value of at least one playing card in the community group to the participating player and receiving a game event wager from the participating player thereafter.

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Номер записи: 7
05-07-2012 дата публикации

System and Method for Returning a House Advantage in a Game of Chance

Номер: US20120169010A1
Автор: David S. Lee, Peter BLAINE
Принадлежит: BARRETT GAMING INTERNATIONAL

A form of play is disclosed that provides a house advantage in a blackjack side game.

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Номер записи: 8
06-09-2012 дата публикации

Blackjack variation with automatically burned cards

Номер: US20120223482A1
Автор: Geoff Hall
Принадлежит: Individual

A method to implement a blackjack variation. The dealer is dealt an up-card and a hole-card. If the up-card is a 10-valued card, then the dealer peeks at the hole-card, and if the hole-card is also a 10-valued card, then the dealer will burn both the up-card and the hole-card (which are both 10-valued cards), and deal two additional cards to the dealer which become the dealer's hand. The game then proceeds normally.

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Номер записи: 9
13-09-2012 дата публикации

Method of playing a poker-type card game

Номер: US20120228826A1
Автор: Craig Lucius
Принадлежит: Individual

The present invention provides a method of playing a poker-type card game where one or more players place an initial wager, receive three cards, discard one card, place optional side bets and one additional required bet prior to a five-card community flop, with the outcome being resolved by a predetermined payout schedule. Another aspect of the present invention involves the dealer assessing a player's hole cards in combination with the community cards, allowing a player's hole cards to match rank with the community cards, and awarding payouts according to a predetermined payout schedule based on whether one or both of the player's hole cards are included in the highest-ranking five-card poker hand using standard poker hand rankings.

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Номер записи: 10
13-09-2012 дата публикации

Apparatus and method for tracking an all-in playing card game

Номер: US20120228827A1
Автор: Dennis Smith
Принадлежит: Individual

An apparatus to track one or more all-in bets in a game with a standard deck of playing cards that includes a set of at least a first marker and a second marker, the first marker of the set of markers to identify an all-in pot a player is playing to win, the second marker of the set of markers to identify the player that is playing to win the all-in pot and at least one additional identifier on the first and second markers of the set to indicate that they are related to each other. There is also a method for tracking an all-in playing card game.

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Номер записи: 11
04-10-2012 дата публикации

Portable electronic device

Номер: US20120252577A1
Автор: David Webster
Принадлежит: Individual

A portable electronic device including: a memory for storing information including gaming information and location information; a display for displaying at least a portion of the information stored on the memory; a first data interface for communicating with a storage server and for transmitting gaming information to and receiving gaming information from the storage server; a second data interface for communicating with at least one other adjacent portable electronic device and for transmitting location information to and receiving location information from the at least one other portable electronic device wherein the information displayed on the display is dependent at least in part on the location information.

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Номер записи: 12
11-10-2012 дата публикации

Methods for playing games

Номер: US20120256377A1
Автор: Gregory P. Raymer, Thomas A. Schneider
Принадлежит: Individual

The invention provides methods for playing games wherein players may select other players to make their playing decisions for them. The invention provides methods for playing games wherein primary players are playing a primary game, and derivative players are playing a derivative game, wherein the play of the game at said derivative table is identical to the play of the game at said primary table, and the players at the derivative table have selected a corresponding primary player to make their playing decisions for them. The present invention is especially well suited for playing the game of poker.

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Номер записи: 13
25-10-2012 дата публикации

Card picks for progressive prize

Номер: US20120270637A1
Автор: Dean P. Alderucci, Geoffrey M. Gelman, Howard W. Lutnick, Kevin Burman
Принадлежит: CFPH LLC

In various embodiments, players around the casino may predict cards to be dealt in a game of blackjack.

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Номер записи: 14
15-11-2012 дата публикации

Methods and systems for playing sic bo jackpot

Номер: US20120289300A1
Автор: Jay Chun
Принадлежит: Jay Chun

A method and system for playing casino jackpot games is provided.

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Номер записи: 15
22-11-2012 дата публикации

Electronic video poker games

Номер: US20120295683A1
Автор: Ernest W. Moody
Принадлежит: INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY

A video poker machine configured to allow a player to play a card game includes at least one display device, at least one input device, and at least one computer configured to display at least a first hand and a second hand of at least five cards all face up, each hand including the same five cards. A player is provided an option to play a hand by selecting none, one or more than one of the face up cards from the first hand and the second hand and any additional hands as cards to be held. Each of the cards not selected to be held are discarded from each hand and replaced with a face up card. The player is provided a pre-established amount based on the amount of a wager made on the hand if the resulting cards of the hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.

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Номер записи: 16
20-12-2012 дата публикации

Apparatus for table poker games

Номер: US20120322554A1
Автор: Tien-Shu Hsu
Принадлежит: Individual

An apparatus for table poker games aims to increase odds of the table poker games. The apparatus includes an electronic display panel which has at least one display zone to represent a corresponding betting zone and display a dynamic raising odds. Banker can pay player's bets according to the dynamic raising odds. Thus an expected value of the table poker games can be increased to give players extra award, thereby can increase the attraction of the table poker games and also enhance utilization of the poker tables.

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Номер записи: 17
07-03-2013 дата публикации

No dealer hand "21" with parlaying propositions

Номер: US20130059636A1
Автор: Aviva R. Hedge, J. Richard Hedge, Jr.
Принадлежит: Individual

The Applicants' provide a process for playing “No Dealer Hand” Twenty-One. Their inventive processes utilize both; Standard decks of Fifty-two (52) cards or any of several types of acceptably configured decks. This process is inclusive to either an encompassing video gaming apparatus or a live action table gaming environment, as accommodated for. In play action, the Dealer's hand is replaced, with the application of Trigger Numbers, ranging anywhere from Twelve (12) up to Twenty (20), and other similarly creative options. Through their designs, the Applicants' present Housemasters with uniquely exploitable degrees of volatility, wherein providing for a malleable core margin variance, meaning a tolerable player vigorish is in play, one that players won't quickly shy away from. In so doing, the Applicants' methods of replacing the Dealer's hand in play, establishes an entirely new frontier for the “Twenty-One” gaming procedure moving forward.

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Номер записи: 18
06-06-2013 дата публикации

Baccarat associated wagering game

Номер: US20130140773A1
Автор: Heigo Goto
Принадлежит: Individual

Systems and methods for providing wagering games associated with an underlying game of baccarat in which wagers are won if the baccarat outcome data includes specific tie outcomes.

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Номер записи: 19
11-07-2013 дата публикации

Modified Blackjack Game and Method

Номер: US20130178266A1
Автор: Ronald Farrow
Принадлежит: R and J Gaming Inc

A modified Blackjack game between a dealer and one or more players that incorporates at least one side bet available to each player. The method comprises: offering the players at least one side bet having an outcome dependant upon whether a card yet to be dealt will belong to a player-selectable subset of a set of predetermined traits of the card (such as the identifying color, traditional suit, or ranking); accepting from the players any wagers and selections of the player-selectable subsets; dealing a card to each player and the dealer from a deck of cards, wherein each card composing the deck comprises at least one predetermined traits; for each accepted side bet, determining whether the value of the predetermined trait of the relevant card belongs to the player-selected subset; for each accepted side bet, determining whether there is an overriding losing condition present; for each successful side bet, paying the player a predetermined payout; and, finally, completing the Blackjack game.

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Номер записи: 20
12-09-2013 дата публикации

Multi-action poker game and method of conducting multiple hands substantially simultaneously

Номер: US20130234391A1
Автор: Timothy M. FRAZIN
Принадлежит: PAC GAMING LLC

Simultaneous poker hands played on an elliptical, table incorporating two dealer stations with each dealer station including one or more of the following: automatic shuffler; chip rack and chips; poker cards; and drop box. Using the table facilitates the play of a game comprising broadly: positioning two dealers about a table at two independent dealer stations, each dealer station including one or more of the following: (i) automatic card shuffler; (ii) chip rack and chips; (iii) poker cards; and (iv) drop box; utilizing said two dealers to deal independent poker hands substantially simultaneously; and providing players with two distinctive chip sets to play said independent poker hands substantially simultaneously.

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Номер записи: 21
03-10-2013 дата публикации

Portable Gaming Device

Номер: US20130260854A1
Автор: Dimo D. Ditchev, Loren T. Nelson, Russ F. Marsden, Warren R. White
Принадлежит: Bally Gaming Inc

A system and method for adding a bonus round to any poker-style card game on a Nevada-style gaming machine. The bonus round is characterized by the existence of a match card. The match card is not part of the traditional poker hand (the “in-hand” cards) of the player, and only comes into play during a bonus round. The suit and value of the match card may be generated by the game machine or a remote game controller or backend server. The match card is then displayed in a manner visually associating the match card with one of the player's “in-hand” cards. A bonus is determined by evaluating the associated pair. Alternatively a bonus may be determined first, in which case the game machine determines a match card and associated card from the player's in-hand cards that is the equivalent of the predetermined bonus.

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Номер записи: 22
17-10-2013 дата публикации

Method for saving the state of a part of a game and method for restoring the corresponding game

Номер: US20130273999A1
Автор: Fabien Seheux, Jean-François Martinent
Принадлежит: GEMALTO SA

The invention relates in particular to a method for saving the state of a session of a game played by at least two players, the game including game elements having chips that are capable of contactless communication with a terminal via an interface. The terminal includes a screen, the game consisting of presenting game elements to the interface, each player being identified by the terminal by a game element referred to as the master element. According to the invention, the saving method involves: recording the history of the game session, recording the game elements which have not been in play, if applicable, and recording the game elements in the possession of the players at the time that the game was interrupted, by means of master elements, so as to be able subsequently to resume the game session in the same state in which the game was when interrupted.

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Номер записи: 23
26-12-2013 дата публикации

Card game with counting

Номер: US20130344928A1
Автор: Kevin Burman, Lee Amaitis, Manu Gambhir
Принадлежит: CFPH LLC

Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic.

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Номер записи: 24
06-03-2014 дата публикации

"21" On the Side

Номер: US20140066156A1
Автор: Gene Squitieri
Принадлежит: Individual

A method is provided for playing a card game using cards with rules to define a value of the cards, in accordance with an example. The method may include distributing a plurality of cards to a player and a dealer. A main wager may be received from the player for the plurality of cards distributed to the player and a side wager may be received from the player for the plurality of cards distributed to the dealer. The plurality of cards distributed to the dealer may be revealed when a total value of the plurality of cards distributed to the player is less than or equal to a predetermined value. The player may be rewarded for the side wager when a total of the value of the plurality of cards distributed to the dealer equals the predetermined value.

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Номер записи: 25
01-01-2015 дата публикации

Card Games and Card Game Methods

Номер: US20150001800A1
Автор: Lizak Jerzy Jan
Принадлежит: The Drums Investment Group, Inc.

A card game and method in which a five card poker hand is determined for each of the plurality of the players. The five card poker hands associated with the players contain all hold cards of the players. If the number of hold cards in any of the five card poker hands is less than five, the hold cards for are combined with at least one of the community cards to obtain the five card poker hands. At least one of the players having the highest five card poker hand is identified as a winner of the game. 1. A method of allowing a plurality of players to play a card game , comprising the steps of: each representation of a card has a face value selected from the group of face values consisting of Aces, Kings, Queens, Jacks, and a plurality of cards sequentially numbered from two to ten, and', 'the representations of cards are substantially randomly arranged in a shuffled deck;, 'setting up the game by providing a plurality of representations of cards, where'}distributing the cards to each of the plurality of players such that each of the plurality of players possesses a hand comprising a plurality of cards;allowing each of the plurality of players to discard up to four cards from each of the plurality of players' hands, where cards not discarded from each of the plurality of players' hands are hold cards;dealing at least one community card; the five card poker hands associated with each of the plurality of players contain all of the hold cards of the plurality of players, and', 'if the number of hold cards in any of the five card poker hands is less than five, the hold cards for are combined with at least one of the community cards to obtain the five card poker hands; and, 'determining a five card poker hand for each of the plurality of the players who have not folded, where'}identifying at least one of the plurality of players having the highest five card poker hand as a winner of the game.2. A method as recited in claim 1 , in which the step of setting up the game ...

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Номер записи: 26
13-01-2022 дата публикации

CARD GAME WITH RAKE

Номер: US20220012987A1
Автор: Flaherty Phillip
Принадлежит:

Some embodiments may relate to a game in which a house takes a rake as a fee for playing a game. A game may include a multiplayer baccarat game that may add a skill element. For example, a baccarat game may add the ability for player's to bluff, choose whether to request cards, raise, fold, and so on. Other example methods and apparatus are described. Some embodiments may include a rake version of Chinese poker. Some embodiments include an open face version of a card game. Some embodiments include a card game with a virtual player position that allows users to play in the virtual player position. 1. (canceled)2. A method comprising:controlling, by at least one processor:determining a set of primary players for a live game played at a gaming table including at least one sensor and at least one display device;determining a set of users for a virtual player in the live game, in which the set of users includes a plurality of users;receiving, over a communication network, a separate monetary wager for each user of the set of users;receiving, from the at least one sensor, information identifying a separate and respective set of cards for each primary player of the set of primary players for the live game;receiving, from the at least one sensor, information identifying a second set of cards for the virtual player in the live game;displaying, over the communication network, on a separate and respective user interface of a separate and respective remote device of each user of the set of users, the information identifying the second set of cards and options available in the live game, in which at least one user interface of the separate and respective user interfaces is configured to allow operation thereat to drag cards;receiving a respective choice from each primary player of the set of primary players in the live game regarding play of the live game using a respective set of cards;in response to receiving the information identifying the separate and respective set of cards ...

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Номер записи: 27
07-01-2021 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING POTENTIAL PAYOUT OPPORTUNITIES IN CARD GAMES

Номер: US20210005060A1
Автор: Berman Bradley, Lamb Jacob, SHAPIRO Chad
Принадлежит:

Systems, apparatuses and methods for increasing potential payout opportunities using multiple card indicia representing multiple cards. One embodiment involves determining whether any one or more of a plurality of cards of a poker game having multiple poker hands are to be randomly provided with multiple card indicia representing multiple cards, presenting the plurality of cards of the poker hands, including the one or more of the plurality of cards determined to be randomly provided with multiple card indicia, and identifying a plurality of resulting hands for each of the multiple poker hands that include a multiple card indicia, where each of the plurality of resulting hands includes a different subset of a total of the indicia of the other cards in the respective poker hand and any cards provided with multiple card indicia. 1. A gaming apparatus comprising:a video display device having a grid of playing card positions;a player interface including at least one button, the button configured to generate a signal in response to being activated;a wager input device structured to receive physical items associated with currency values;a memory storing data related to a plurality of playing cards; and deal cards from the plurality of cards to the card positions on the video display device,', 'determine whether to deal an additional card to any of the card positions,', 'deal the additional card from the plurality of cards to one of the card positions on the video display device to form a multi-indicia card representing a first dealt card and the additional card when the game circuitry determines that the additional card is to be dealt, and', 'identify a plurality of different poker hands from the multi-indicia card and the remaining dealt cards when one of the card positions is associated with the multi-indicia card., 'game circuitry operable to2. The gaming apparatus of claim 1 , wherein dealing cards to the card positions includes dealing the cards from a first deck of ...

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Номер записи: 28
02-01-2020 дата публикации

ELECTRONIC TABLE GAME POKER SYSTEM AND METHODS

Номер: US20200005584A1
Автор: Chun Jay, KIELY Daryn
Принадлежит:

Gaming table systems include electronic gaming tables, gaming terminals, and a system server. A system or table can be configured to administer a live wager-based table game involving an initial shared hand that is shared by multiple live players. Each player can make different live game decisions regarding discarding physical playing items from the initial shared hand, and game outcomes include final hands that vary by player depending upon the different decisions. The live table game can be draw poker, which can involve dealing five physical cards face up for the initial shared hand and five additional cards face down for a first set of replacement cards before any live game player decisions. A second set of replacement cards can provide a second play from the same initial shared hand. Methods of providing the draw poker game can include preventing further user inputs prior to revealing the face down cards. 1. A gaming table system , comprising:one or more electronic gaming tables configured to provide live wager-based table games having a live dealer and physical game items, each of the one or more electronic gaming tables including a physical surface adapted for play of the live wager-based table games, a table controller adapted to control electronic gaming table functions, and a table communication interface coupled to the table controller and adapted to facilitate communications between the table controller and one or more other gaming table system components;a plurality of gaming terminals, each of the plurality of gaming terminals including a terminal controller configured to facilitate play by a live player thereat of the live wager-based table games and a terminal communication interface coupled to the terminal controller and adapted to facilitate communications between the terminal controller and one or more other gaming table system components;a system server located remotely from and in communication with the one or more electronic gaming tables and ...

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Номер записи: 29
02-01-2020 дата публикации

GAMING TABLE SYSTEM PERMITTING PLAY OF A SHARED PLAYER HAND BY MULTIPLE PLAYERS

Номер: US20200005585A1
Автор: Chun Jay
Принадлежит:

An electronic gaming table for hosting live table games involving wagers can include a physical surface, a dealer station, a plurality of player terminals, and a table controller. The physical surface permits the play of live table games with a live dealer and physical game components. The dealer station is situated proximate the physical surface and allows the presence of a live dealer who facilitates game play. Player terminals allow live players to play the games and include player terminal processors coupled to player interfaces having input and output devices. A table controller coupled to the player terminals controls various table functions and administers a live table game pitting a first hand against a second hand. Each of multiple live players can make different live game decisions independently based upon the same second hand, wherein resolution of the game varies by player depending upon the different live game decisions. 1. A player terminal comprising:a display device;a processor; and cause the display device to display a first table game outcome,', 'receive data associated with a collective decision regarding the first table game outcome,', 'receive data associated an individual decision regarding the first table game outcome, wherein the individual decision is independent of any other individual decisions regarding the first table game outcome made at any other player terminals associated with the play of the table game,', 'determine, based on at least one of the first table game outcome, the individual decision and the collective decision, a second table game outcome,', 'cause the display device to display the second table game outcome, and', 'cause the display device to display an award associated with the second table game outcome., 'a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor for a play of a table game played at a gaming table remote from the player terminal, cause the processor to2. The player ...

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Номер записи: 30
03-01-2019 дата публикации

Game management system

Номер: US20190005767A1
Автор: Yasushi Shigeta
Принадлежит: Angel Playing Cards Co Ltd

A game management system manages a casino game performed in a plurality of tables in casino facilities. The game management system includes: a camera obtaining an image by capturing bet gaming tokens; a control device specifying a betting amount on the basis of the type and the number of gaming tokens in the image by specifying a betting target on the basis of a position of the gaming token in the image; a card distribution device determining a game result of the casino game; an arithmetic device calculating a profit of a casino manager for each table and each game of the plurality of tables, on the basis of the betting target, the betting amount, and the game result; and a recording apparatus recording the profit.

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Номер записи: 31
14-01-2016 дата публикации

BLACKJACK VARIATION WITH AUTOMATICALLY ELIMINATED CARD

Номер: US20160008702A1
Автор: Hall Geoffrey William
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A method to implement a blackjack variation includes that, when the dealer is resolving the dealer's hand, if the dealer's point total is a preset total, then the dealer would automatically burn a card in the dealer's hand (such as the last card dealt to the dealer). The preset total can be twenty-one, so that, whenever the dealer's point total (after the dealer is done resolving the dealer's hand) is twenty-one, the dealer would burn a card in the dealer's hand. Thus, the dealer would typically have to draw another card, which could result in a better outcome for the player. (E.g., the dealer could bust or end up with a point total less than twenty-one). 1. A method of administering a blackjack game , the method comprising:providing a physical gaming table with a felt layout on top of the physical gaming table, the felt layout including at least one betting circle associated with each of a plurality of player positions designated on the felt layout;providing one or more physical decks of physical playing cards;receiving a wager from a player in the form of one or more physical chips in a betting circle associated with at least one player position of the plurality of player positions;dealing an initial hand of two physical playing cards using one or more physical decks of physical playing cards to each of the at least one player position and to a dealer;determining a point total of each of the initial hands of physical playing cards of the dealer and the at least one player position;replacing at least one physical playing card of at least one of the initial hands of two physical playing cards with at least one replacement physical playing card when the point total of the at least one of the initial hands of two physical playing cards is a value of a predetermined set of values;playing out the at least one hand including the at least one replacement physical playing card; andresolving the wager according to predetermined blackjack rules.2. The method of claim 1 , ...

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Номер записи: 32
14-01-2016 дата публикации

Poker-type games

Номер: US20160008705A1
Автор: Lucio Tonello
Принадлежит: Individual

Methods of playing poker-type card games are disclosed. A board is provided with M×N number of cells. Initially at least two cards face down are dealt to at least two players. Then, at least a first group of community cards are drawn and placed face up on the board. Each card is placed in a cell of a different column. After each betting step of one or more betting round, each of the community cards is displaced towards a first direction along the corresponding column. When said displacing forces a card beyond the last cell of the column a replacement card is drawn.

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Номер записи: 33
14-01-2021 дата публикации

Non-commission pai gow poker games, devices, systems and methods thereof

Номер: US20210008441A1
Автор: Daniel C. Lubin
Принадлежит: Lubin-Jones LLC

Methods of playing commission-free pai gow poker games are disclosed. The commission-free pai gow poker games have multiple features, including a novel push mechanism and a novel copy-fostering mechanism, that provide a gaming establishment with an adequate house edge without the need to charge a commission on player wins. The features of the commission-free pai gow poker games may be incorporated in one or more instruction sets or software configured in one or more mechanical devices and/or electronic devices. Furthermore, the features may be configured in one or more displays in communication with one or more servers as desired. Furthermore, the commission-free pai gow poker games may be offered in a non-gaming media environment as desired.

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Номер записи: 34
10-01-2019 дата публикации

TABLE GAME SYSTEM

Номер: US20190009165A1
Автор: SHIGETA Yasushi
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A table game system is provided that includes a plurality of association tables, each of which makes it possible to obtain the correlation between codes attached to shuffled playing cards and the ranks thereof, and prevents the correlation between the codes of the shuffled playing cards and the ranks thereof from being known by a person who intends to commit cheating by changing the association table used as appropriate. A card shoe apparatus of the table game system of the present invention includes a barcode reader that reads a barcode attached to a shuffled playing card set, and thereby reads a shuffled card ID that can uniquely identify the shuffled playing card set. The shuffled card ID of the shuffled playing cards to be used is subjected to a process of association to identify one of association table numbers or database numbers, and the rank and the suit of a card that are attached to the card are identified based on a code with an association table. If the code does not match a code defined in the association table, an error occurs and it is determined that cheating may be committed. 1shuffle playing cards composed of playing cards made up of a plurality of number of decks shuffled to have a unique arrangement order, a uniquely identifiable shuffled card ID being attached to the shuffled playing cards as an ID code;a card shoe apparatus that houses the shuffled playing cards such that the said shuffled playing cards can be manually dealt one by one onto a game table and reads from the card a code printed on the card concerning the rank thereof;a means capable of identifying the shuffled card ID; anda control unit that includes a memory for storing a plurality of association tables or a plurality of databases, each of which makes it possible to obtain the rank of each card based on the code of each card,wherein each association table or database is recorded in association with the shuffled card ID, and one of the plurality of association tables or databases ...

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Номер записи: 35
11-01-2018 дата публикации

CASINO WAGERING SYSTEM

Номер: US20180012450A1
Автор: Au-Yeung Chi Fat
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A method, system, and computer readable storage to implement a baccarat side wager which is placed alongside the main bet. The baccarat game is dealt according to standard baccarat rules. In order to win the side wager, all of the player's cards have to be a single color, and all of the dealer's (banker's) cards have to be the opposite color. If this condition is not true, then the side wager loses. 1. A method for implementing a wagering game , the method comprising:executing, on a processing unit, computer readable instructions that perform:receiving a wager from a player;receiving a side wager from the player;dealing a player's hand a banker's hand;completing a baccarat game according to predetermined rules;providing side wager resolution rules comprising: a) if all cards in the player's hand are of a same color and all cards in the banker's hands are of an opposite color than the player's cards then the side wager wins a payout, b) otherwise if the previous condition is not satisfied then the side wager loses;resolving the side wager according to the side wager resolution rules.2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the side wager resolution rules further comprise that the greater a number of cards when combining the dealer's hand and the player's hand claim 1 , the greater a payout on the side wager when the side wager wins.3. An apparatus to implement a wagering game claim 1 , the apparatus comprising:an electronic input unit;an electronic output unit;a circuit connected to the input unit and the output unit, the circuit comprising a processor, the processor connected to a non-transitory storage device which stores computer readable instructions which cause the processor to:receive a wager from a player;receive a side wager from the player;deal a player's hand a banker's hand;complete a baccarat game according to predetermined rules;provide side wager resolution rules comprising: a) if all cards in the player's hand are of a same color and all cards in ...

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Номер записи: 36
21-01-2016 дата публикации

RFID SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING SELECTIONS AT A TABLE GAME APPARATUS

Номер: US20160016071A1
Автор: Walker Jay S.
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In accordance with some embodiments, a system for facilitating a card game is equipped with RFID antennas or interrogators operable to detect initial wagers placed by players on a table surface of the system. The system is further equipped with an electronic shoe which deals cards for the game and a processor with is operable to receive data both from the RFID antennas and the electronic shoe. Upon receiving data from an RFID antenna that a player has placed an initial wager based on initial odds and receiving data identifying some (but not all) cards dealt for a hand, the processor is operable to calculate adjusted odds for a re-characterization wager that would replace the initial wager, and output on a display of the system an offer for the re-characterization wager that corresponds to adjusted odds.

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Номер записи: 37
21-01-2021 дата публикации

Gaming method and apparatus

Номер: US20210016155A1
Автор: Daryl Bruce, Paula STEWART
Принадлежит: Club Gaming Pty Ltd

The application relates to a card game utilizing chance in the draw of cards that provides wagering options with a range of payouts and allows for active player participation. Examples include (i) providing a playfield including a gaming layout adapted for location and/or placement of at least two playing card elements and a wagering layout having indicia representing at least two possible characteristics of the playing card elements, (ii) accepting placement of a wager through use of the wagering layout indicia to nominate one or more of the possible characteristics, (iii) drawing a first playing card element and nominating one of its characteristics as a determinant characteristic, (iv) sequentially drawing subsequent card elements to generate an outcome including the number of subsequent playing card elements drawn in an uninterrupted sequence having the same characteristic as the determinant characteristic, and (iv) settling the wager on the basis of the generated outcome.

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Номер записи: 38
21-01-2016 дата публикации

METHODS OF ADMINISTERING WAGERING GAMES INVOLVING PAYOUTS FOR EQUALLY-RANKED HANDS

Номер: US20160019753A1
Автор: Snow Roger M.
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Methods of administering wagering games may involve accepting a player's ante wager. Cards may be dealt to the player and a dealer and arranged into high and low hands. The ante wager may be collected when one of the high and low player hands is of the same rank as a corresponding one of the high and low dealer hands and the other of the high and low player hands is of a different rank than the corresponding other of the high and low dealer hands. A payout on the ante wager may be paid when each of the high and low player hands is of the same rank as each of the corresponding high and low dealer hands, respectively.

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Номер записи: 39
17-04-2014 дата публикации

Crowdsourcing to identify guaranteed solvable scenarios

Номер: US20140106837A1
Автор: Kevin Lambert
Принадлежит: Microsoft Corp

A method is disclosed for using crowdsourcing to identify known-solvable data states which have been identified by users as leading to a solution to a scenario with defined constraints. In one example where the scenario is a computer card game, a number of users may be provided with an initial data state in the form of the cards being in a particular order. Where a user successfully completes the card game to a desired solution state, the initial data state of the cards may be stored as a known-solvable data state.

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Номер записи: 40
17-04-2014 дата публикации

Electronic video poker games

Номер: US20140106838A1
Автор: Ernest W. Moody
Принадлежит: INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY

A video poker machine configured to allow a player to play a card game includes at least one display device, at least one input device, and at least one computer configured to display at least a first hand and a second hand of at least five cards all face up, each hand including the same five cards. A player is provided an option to play a hand by selecting none, one or more than one of the face up cards from the first hand and the second hand and any additional hands as cards to be held. Each of the cards not selected to be held are discarded from each hand and replaced with a face up card. The player is provided a pre-established amount based on the amount of a wager made on the hand if the resulting cards of the hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.

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Номер записи: 41
10-02-2022 дата публикации

RFID SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING SELECTIONS AT A TABLE GAME APPARATUS

Номер: US20220040562A1
Автор: Walker Jay S.
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Systems and methods for facilitating a card game on a table apparatus that comprises components (e.g., RFID antennas) for sensing wagering chips placed on the table provide for determining, based upon data from such components: (i) all losses to be collected by a dealer; (ii) all wins to be paid out by the dealer; and (iii) all commissions to be collected by the dealer. The systems and methods also facilitate outputting, on a dealer display device, an indication of one or more of the following for each player participating in the card game and based on the foregoing determinations: (i) a commission to be collected, if any; (ii) a losing wager to be collected, if any; and (iii) a win amount to be paid out, if any. 119-. (canceled)20. A non-transitory , computer-readable medium for facilitating a card game on a table apparatus , storing instructions which cause a processor to perform a method , the method comprising: 'wherein the first component is associated with a first player position included on the table apparatus, the first player position for placement of detectable wagering chips by the first player, a placement of at least one detectable wagering chip on the first player position serving as an indication of a wager being placed by the first player associated with the first player position;', 'receiving first data from a first component of the table apparatus, the first data indicating a placement by the first player of a first wager on a current hand of the card game,'} 'wherein the at least one second component is associated with a second player position included on the table apparatus, the second player position for placement of detectable wagering chips by the second player, a placement of at least one detectable wagering chip on the second player position serving as an indication of a wager being placed by the second player associated with the second player position;', 'receiving second data at least one second component of the table apparatus, the second ...

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Номер записи: 42
22-01-2015 дата публикации

GAMING TABLE SYSTEM PERMITTING PLAY OF A SHARED PLAYER HAND BY MULTIPLE PLAYERS

Номер: US20150024818A1
Автор: Chun Jay
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An electronic gaming table for hosting live table games involving wagers can include a physical surface, a dealer station, a plurality of player terminals, and a table controller. The physical surface permits the play of live table games with a live dealer and physical game components. The dealer station is situated proximate the physical surface and allows the presence of a live dealer who facilitates game play. Player terminals allow live players to play the games and include player terminal processors coupled to player interfaces having input and output devices. A table controller coupled to the player terminals controls various table functions and administers a live table game pitting a first hand against a second hand. Each of multiple live players can make different live game decisions independently based upon the same second hand, wherein resolution of the game varies by player depending upon the different live game decisions. 1. An electronic gaming table adapted to host live table games based on wagers with monetary awards based on results of the live table games , the electronic gaming table comprising:a physical surface adapted for the play of live table games that include the use of a live dealer and one or more physical game components;a dealer station situated proximate said physical surface and adapted to provide for the presence of the live dealer at the electronic gaming table, wherein the live dealer facilitates the play of said live table games;a plurality of player terminals situated at or nearby the electronic gaming table, wherein each of said plurality of player terminals provides for the presence of a live player to play the live table games and includes a player terminal processor coupled to a player interface having one or more player input devices and one or more player output devices; anda table controller coupled to said plurality of player terminals and adapted to control a plurality of electronic gaming table functions, wherein said ...

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Номер записи: 43
22-01-2015 дата публикации

BLACKJACK GAMES

Номер: US20150024822A1
Автор: Tarantino Elia Rocco
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A Blackjack game has a multi-hand feature in which a player may re-use one or more cards from a first hand in additional hands. A Blackjack game may also include a bonus event. The bonus event has two or more designated bonus element, such as card hands. If one of the bonus elements is achieved as the result of play of a first Blackjack game, the bonus event is triggered. A bonus award is paid to the player if the player receives remaining required bonus elements as a result of the play of additional Blackjack games during the bonus period. The game is preferably played against a dealer at a video Blackjack machine and offers the player the opportunity for awards for each Blackjack game win and one or more additional bonus awards. 1. A method of presenting Blackjack games at a gaming machine comprising the machine-implemented steps of:accepting a wager from a player;displaying a first player card for a first player hand via a display of said gaming machine;allowing said player to re-use said first player card in at least one second player hand; displaying a second player card for said first player hand and displaying a first player card and a second player card for said at least one second player hand; and', 'displaying one or more additional player cards for said first player hand and/or said at least one second player hand as requested by said player and allowed by rules of said game; and', 'determining an outcome of said first player hand and said at least one second player hand with reference to at least one dealer hand in accordance with rules of said game;, 'if said player does not re-use said first player card in at least one second player handand displaying a second player card for said first player hand and displaying a second player card for said at least one second player hand;', 'displaying one or more additional player cards for said first player hand and/or said at least one second player hand as requested by said player and allowed by rules of said ...

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Номер записи: 44
24-01-2019 дата публикации

Card gaming method and card gaming system

Номер: US20190022515A1
Автор: Kai-Ping Hung
Принадлежит: Kai-Ping Hung

A card gaming method and a card gaming system are provided. The card gaming method is adapted for the card gaming system including at least one deck of playing cards and a dedicated gaming table. The dedicated gaming table is designed to include an ante area, a play area and a revenge area. The ante area accepts an ante wager being not less than a minimum ante. The card gaming method includes: dealing initial two cards to a player side in response to an ante wager being placed in the ante area by the player side; dealing a third card to the player side in response to a play wager being placed in the play area by the player side when a player score of the initial two cards on the player side is less than a play threshold; dealing a fourth card to the player side in response to a revenge wager being placed in the revenge area by the player side when a player score of the three cards on the player side is less than a revenge threshold.

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Номер записи: 45
24-01-2019 дата публикации

Series of playing card games based on the prediction of a player hand exceeding a numerical value of 21

Номер: US20190022516A1
Автор: Ginns, III Louis
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The Backhand Series is a collection of card counting games derived from the classic game of blackjack, but wholly novel and uniquely based on the concept of allowing a player to predict if/when the next card in the deck when added to their initial player hand comprising of two cards dealt to the player face up from a standard deck of playing cards with the jokers removed, will cause their initial hand value to exceed a total hand value of 21. The Series is comprised of three individual card games with the following names: “Backhand, the card game;” “Buffalo Bayou Backhand” and “Missouri City Backhand.” 1. A new method of resolving an initial player hand consisting of two playing cards dealt face up to a player from a standard deck of playing cards with the jokers removed , positioned face up on the playing surface in front of the player; where said player (believes that the next card in the deck would in fact cause their hand to exceed a numerical value of 21) is allowed to request a “backhand card” which shall be defined as: (a) the next card dealt to the player from the deck; (b) and who's numerical value is added to the player's current total hand value , resulting in a new total hand value and therefore two possible outcomes where the new total hand value is less than 21 or greater than 21 , the former resulting in a loss for the player , the latter a win for the player.2. This new method has resulted in a series of three playing card counting games derived from the classic game of blackjack , but are wholly unique in game objective , inventive concept , rules set , mechanics and therefore player experience and shall be referred to collectively as “The Backhand Series ,” are meant to be played separately and will be referred to individually in this document as: “Backhand , the card game ,” “Buffalo Bayou Backhand ,” and “Missouri City Backhand” where all of the cards dealt to the players shall be dealt facing up and based on the concept of a player being allowed ...

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Номер записи: 46
26-01-2017 дата публикации

SIDE BETS FOR BLACKJACK OR BACCARAT WITH OPTIONAL PROGRESSIVE EVENT

Номер: US20170024967A1
Автор: Litman Mark A.
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A method performs side bet events during a baccarat or blackjack wagering event by: 2. The method of wherein the method requires the display of exactly and only three playing cards to determine an outcome in the progressive jackpot side bet and the method is performed on a gaming table and the side bet wager is provided through an electronic wagering input device on the gaming table to the processor claim 1 , and the input device communicates location of a player position at which a side bet wager has been placed and an amount of the side bet wager to the processor.3. The method of wherein the processor transfers a portion of at least 10% and less than 60% of the side bet wager into a progressive jackpot account monitored by the processor and the processor causes a display to visually indicate an available balance in the progressive jackpot.4. The method of when a highest payout from the progressive jackpot comprises the third card being a suited rank card within a spread created by two of the same suited playing cards that provide a spread of one at the position at which a side bet wager has been placed and an amount of the side bet wager to a processor.5. The method of when a highest payout from the progressive jackpot comprises the third card being a suited rank card within a spread created by two of the same suited playing cards that provide a spread of one at the position at which a side bet wager has been placed and an amount of the side bet wager to a processor and at least one of the three cards has a bonus indicator necessary for the side bet to win 100% of the jackpot.6. The method of when a highest payout from the progressive jackpot comprises the third card being a suited rank card within a spread created by two of the same suited playing cards that provide a spread of one at the position at which a side bet wager has been placed and an amount of the side bet wager to a processor and at least one of the three cards has a bonus indicator necessary for the ...

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Номер записи: 47
25-01-2018 дата публикации

Method and appratus for playing poker

Номер: US20180025581A1
Автор: Amir Hossein Marmarchi
Принадлежит: Individual

A device, gaming machine and method for playing poker allowing players to hedge their risk by utilizing communication signals and or utilizing multiple stacks of chips wherein each stack of chips may serve a distinct purpose. A physical object or virtual object is used to signal to other players and/or dealers which part of a single stack or which particular stacks of chips are in play at any given moment in a particular hand and or what wager actions are available to players. There may also be additional preconditions, for example regarding in which streets of action, or with what size of what wager actions a signal can be played. The gaming machine embodies a virtual device and method allowing a player to hedge their risk utilizing communication signals and or utilizing multiple stacks of chips wherein each stack of chips may serve distinct purposes.

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Номер записи: 48
29-01-2015 дата публикации

GAME WITH INTERIM BETTING

Номер: US20150031429A1
Автор: AMAITIS Lee, Burman Kevin
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Systems and methods related to the play of games that include interim betting. Other embodiments are also disclosed. 133-. (canceled)34. An apparatus comprising: provide an indication of at least one first card dealt in a game of Baccarat after a first wager on the game has been made,', 'receive an indication of a house edge;', 'determine odds for a second wager based at least in part on the fact that the at least one first card has been dealt, in which determining the odds corresponds to the house edge, in which the second wager is based, at least in part, on at least one second card to be dealt in the game of Baccarat,', 'receive an indication of the second wager after the indication of the at least one first card in the game of Baccarat has been provided,', 'provide an indication of the at least one second card,', 'determine an outcome of the second wager based at least in part on the at least one second card, and', 'provide an indication of the outcome., 'a computer-readable medium that is non-transitory, in which the computer-readable medium stores instructions which, when executed by a processor, direct the processor to35. The apparatus of claim 34 , in which the second wager is a wager based on a characteristic of the at least one second card claim 34 , in which the at least one second card is a single card.36. The system of claim 35 , in which the characteristic includes at least one of a point value claim 35 , a number claim 35 , and a suit.37. The system of claim 34 , in which the second wager is a wager based on a characteristic of at least one of a single card of a Banker in the game of Baccarat claim 34 , and a single card of a Player in the game of Baccarat.38. The system of claim 37 , in which the characteristic includes at least one of a point value claim 37 , a number claim 37 , and a suit.39. The system of claim 34 , in which the second wager includes a wager based on an outcome of the game of Baccarat.40. The system of claim 34 , in which the at ...

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Номер записи: 49
01-02-2018 дата публикации

Duel card game method of play

Номер: US20180028900A1
Автор: Michael Montecillo
Принадлежит: Individual

The present invention is a method of a duel card game. The game is not limited to a hand-held card, but it can also be in another form of media such as phone application, computer, or video games. Each player has his or her own equal number of cards. Each card has its own character. Each character has six categories. Each of the categories have three sub categories. The cards are evenly distributed to the players. A calling player starts the game. He or she will choose a number of categories for duel. The sub categories or the elements will decide who will win the duel game. The player who wins the most, on the called categories takes the opponent's card and put it to his or her side. The calling player can also use a spell on the card. In the end the person who gets the most cards, or has the most number of points wins the card game.

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Номер записи: 50
04-02-2016 дата публикации

Total Baccarat Improvements

Номер: US20160035186A1
Автор: Oh Han Suk
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A method of playing Baccarat and Baccarat derivative games such as mini-Baccarat and midi-Baccarat which incorporates optional new bets without affecting the normal play. The bettors may wager on these bets based on the sum point total of both the Player and the Banker hands. The bettors may chose Low (0-2), Middle (3-10), or High point total (11-18). [[In an another embodiment, the bettors are afforded the choices of Even, Odd or any combinations based on point total of both the Player and Banker hands.]] Different payouts may be set by the established to give the house the edge. In preferred embodiments, these bets are made electronically via touch screens, and the cards are scanned electronically in a manually dealt shoe or with an electronic shoe simulating physical cards using a computer. 1. A method of playing new bets for Baccarat game , including such variations as punto banco Baccarat , Chemin de Fer , Baccarat Banque , Midi-Baccarat , Mini-Baccarat , Neveda-style Baccarat , Scarney Baccarat and any other variations of Baccarat where the sum total of , both the final Player's hand and final Banker's hand , is used to create new betting opportunities , said method comprising the steps of:a) performing, on an electronic processor, the operation of: allowing at least one bettor to wager on either the main bet of Player, or Banker, or Tie;b) performing, on an electronic processor, the operation of: allowing at least one bettor to wager on Total Baccarat bets of High, Middle, Low bets;c) performing, on an electronic processor, the operation of: the computer dealing at least one Player's hand and a Banker's hand in a manner consistent with the rules of Baccarat;d) performing, on an electronic processor, the operation of: resolving the main bet with the rules of Baccarat;e) performing, on an electronic processor, the operation of: resolving the Total Baccarat bets;f) performing, on an electronic processor, the operation of: resolving other bets based on the sum ...

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Номер записи: 51
01-02-2018 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING POTENTIAL PAYOUT OPPORTUNITIES IN CARD GAMES

Номер: US20180033252A1
Автор: Berman Bradley, Lamb Jacob, SHAPIRO Chad
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Systems, apparatuses and methods for increasing potential payout opportunities using multiple card indicia representing multiple cards. One embodiment involves determining whether any one or more of a plurality of cards of a poker game having multiple poker hands are to be randomly provided with multiple card indicia representing multiple cards, presenting the plurality of cards of the poker hands, including the one or more of the plurality of cards determined to be randomly provided with multiple card indicia, and identifying a plurality of resulting hands for each of the multiple poker hands that include a multiple card indicia, where each of the plurality of resulting hands includes a different subset of a total of the indicia of the other cards in the respective poker hand and any cards provided with multiple card indicia. 1. A gaming apparatus comprising:a video display device having a grid of five playing card positions;a player interface including at least one button, the button configured to generate a signal in response to being activated;a wager input device structured to receive physical items associated with currency values;a memory storing data related to a plurality of playing cards; and deal cards from the plurality of cards to the five card positions on the video display device,', 'determine whether any of the card positions is associated with a multiple card indicia representing multiple cards,', 'identify a plurality of different five card poker hands from the dealt cards when one of the card positions is associated with a multiple card indicia,', 'display a best five card poker hand from the identified plurality of different five card poker hands on the video display., 'game circuitry operable to2. The gaming apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first card indicia of the multiple card indicia is shown as part of the best five card poker hand.3. The gaming apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a second card indicia of the multiple card indicia is shown on the ...

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Номер записи: 52
11-02-2016 дата публикации

Side Wager Advantage Conveyance Method

Номер: US20160038828A1
Автор: Schultz Phillip
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A general method to persuade more blackjack players to place side wagers is disclosed. This method can be applied to improve a variety of blackjack games and side wagers games. 1. A method of playing a blackjack game in conjunction with a side wager proposition game , both games being banked by the house and comprising , in combination , the steps of:a. said house displaying to a player a set of blackjack rules to play said blackjack game; i. said modified set of blackjack rules being used only if said player places a side wager,', "ii. said modified set of blackjack rules being formulated to yield a higher statistical rate of return on said player's blackjack wager than if said player had played said blackjack game according to said set of blackjack rules,", "iii. said statistical higher rate of return to apply to at least one of said player's said blackjack wager and any additional blackjack wager placed by said player during said blackjack game,", 'iv. said higher statistical rate of return being achieved by means of at least one blackjack game rule enhancement,', 'v. said blackjack game rule enhancement being at least one of adding at least one rule to said set of blackjack rules, modifying at least one rule from said set of blackjack rules, and deleting at least one rule from said set of blackjack rules,', "vi. said modified set of blackjack rules being restricted to not include any rule that could reduce said statistical rate of return on said player's said blackjack wager;"], 'b. said house displaying to said player a modified set of blackjack rules to play said blackjack game,'} i. said player having the option to place or to decline to place said side wager,', 'ii. if placing said side wager, said player being required to place said side wager in conjunction with said blackjack wager and to place said side wager prior to beginning said blackjack game,', 'iii. said set of side wager proposition game rules being restricted to not involve or use any said ...

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Номер записи: 53
31-01-2019 дата публикации

METHODS OF ADMINISTERING WAGERING GAMES

Номер: US20190035214A1
Автор: Yee Ryan Masao
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A method of administering a wagering game includes accepting an ante wager to participate in a commission-free pai gow poker game and accepting an optional side wager from at least one player. Randomized physical cards from a set of cards comprising at least one 52-card deck of standard playing cards are dealt to provide a seven-card hand to the at least one player and a seven-card hand to a dealer. The ante wager is resolved by comparing two-card and five-card pai gow player hands formed from the at least one player's seven-card hand with two-card and five-card pai gow dealer hands formed from the dealer's seven-card hand. A payout is paid to the at least one player based on the optional side wager when the dealer's seven-card hand contains a winning hand of a set of predetermined winning hands. Methods also relate to administering wagering games over networks.

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Номер записи: 54
31-01-2019 дата публикации

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PLAYING POKER-STYLE GAMES INVOLVING A DRAW

Номер: US20190035228A1
Автор: Berman Bradley, BERMAN Erica
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An apparatus and method for enhancing participation in gaming activities that involve replacement items, replacement cards, or other draw-type activity. A player is allowed to hold cards (or other items) of a starting hand/payline. Multiple sets of potential replacement cards are provided, from which the player can select the desired set of replacement cards. The selected set of replacement cards is used to complete the player's hand. Multiple hands may be played concurrently. 1. A gaming device comprising:a video display device having a grid of playing card positions;a player interface including at least one button, the button configured to generate a signal in response to being activated;a wager input device structured to receive physical items associated with a currency value;a memory storing data related to a plurality of playing cards; and receive a wager signal to initiate a poker game of chance in response to placement of a wager;', 'present a first dealt poker hand of playing cards and a second dealt poker hand on the video display device;', 'receive a signal indicating a selection of one of the first dealt poker hand or second dealt poker hand, where the selected one of the first dealt poker hand and the second dealt poker hand becomes a primary dealt poker hand, and where the non-selected one of the first dealt poker hand and the second dealt poker hand becomes a secondary dealt poker hand;', 'identify a first portion of playing cards to be held in the primary dealt poker hand;', 'generate a first resulting poker hand by drawing playing cards to replace non-held playing cards in the primary dealt poker hand; and', 'evaluate the first resulting poker hand for awards., 'game circuitry operable to2. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the game circuitry is further configured to copy playing cards held in the primary dealt poker hand to associated card positions in the secondary dealt poker hand.3. The gaming device of claim 2 , wherein the game circuitry ...

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Номер записи: 55
08-02-2018 дата публикации

Playing Card Cups

Номер: US20180037368A1
Автор: Hart Mike
Принадлежит: Sierra Industrial Group, LLC

An apparatus includes a set of playing card cups, wherein at least one of the playing card cups comprises an image of a specific playing card configured to elegantly and easily identify the cup's user. 1. An apparatus , comprising:a set of playing card cups, wherein each playing card cup comprises exactly one image of a specific playing card selected from one of a standard deck of 52 playing cards, a first joker playing card cup, and a second joker playing card cup, wherein the second joker is different from the first joker, so as to elegantly and easily identify the cup's user, wherein at least one playing card image is usable in a playing card game.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , the apparatus configured to elegantly and easily identify the cup's user without need for a writing implement.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus does not comprise a writing implement.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to elegantly and easily identify a user of a cup for a group of up to 54 persons.5. (canceled)6. (canceled)7. (canceled)8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first joker card comprises a big joker.9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the second joker card comprises a small joker claim 8 , and wherein the big joker has larger dimensions than the small joker.10. (canceled)11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first claim 1 , image side of the cup comprises the image of the specific playing card claim 1 , and a second claim 1 , opposite side of the cup does not comprise the image of the specific playing card.12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the image side of the cup is on an opposite side of the cup from the opposite side of the cup.13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the image side of the cup and the opposite side of the cup are approximately 180 degrees apart.14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the cup is configured so that an opposing player's card may be concealed from other players by facing the opposite ...

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Номер записи: 56
24-02-2022 дата публикации

POKER MACHINE AND PLAYING CARD COLLATING METHOD THEREFOR

Номер: US20220054932A1
Автор: HU Quxian, JIANG Zifa
Принадлежит: ZHEJIANG CHAOSHENG ELECTROMECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

A poker machine and a poker card collating method therefor. The poker machine includes the following. A card feeding device, includes a control disk being provided at the center of a panel, the control disk being driven up and down by means of a center lifting mechanism, and when the control disk is lifted, a card feeding port for placing cards being formed below the control disk. A card collating device, the center of a card collating base being provided with a center rotating disc driven to rotate by means of a rotating disc electric motor, includes an arc-shaped card collating channel for collating the cards being formed between the center rotating disc and a card collating channel outer side wall, and a plurality of conveying rollers being provided at the bottom of the arc-shaped card collating channel. A dealer includes a card storage box and a card dealing device. 1. A poker machine , comprising:a card feeding device for feeding playing cards, wherein the card feeding device comprises a panel fixed at the top of a base, a control disk is set in the center of the panel, and the control disk is driven to move up and down by a central lifting mechanism, when the control disk is raised, a card feeding port is formed underneath the control disk for feeding the playing cards, when the control disk is lowered, the card feeding port is covered;a card collating device configured to collate the playing cards to face the same side and send them out, wherein the card collating device is provided under the control disk, the card collating device comprises a card collating base fixed on the base, a center of the card collating base is provided with a center rotating disc that is driven to rotate by a rotating electric motor, a card collating channel outer side wall is set around the card collating base, an arc-shaped card collating channel for organizing the playing cards is formed between the center rotating disc and the card collating channel outer side wall, a bottom of ...

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Номер записи: 57
09-02-2017 дата публикации

MULTI-HAND POKER WAGERING GAME

Номер: US20170039813A1
Автор: DUNN RUSSELL BROOKE, WALTERS TRAVIS WADE
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A wagering playing card game provides a player with two hands of equal cards. A player may discard one or more cards in a first hand and share parallel cards in the second hand between the first and second hands. Separate ante wagers and play wagers are placed on each hand to keep them in play. 1. A method of playing a playing card wagering game against a paytable and a dealer position hand , the playing card game including steps of:a) a player position receiving two distinct wagers at each of two ante positions at the player position;b) providing two distinct hands of an equal number of random playing cards, one hand each at each of the two ante positions comprising a first hand and a second hand, the first hand being immediately viewable upon its being provided at the player position, and the second hand not being immediately viewable upon delivery and the first hand and second hand being received as distinct sets of the equal number of cards;c) providing a dealer position hand of random playing cards having a number of random cards at least equal to the equal number of random playing cards in the first hand;d) receiving a second wager at a second bet position at the first hand position to continue play of the playing card wagering game with the first hand, or ending play of the first hand by the dealer position collecting the wager at the ante position for the first hand;e) absolutely indicating in a first hand in which play is to be continued which if any playing cards are to be replaced, while leaving all playing cards in the first hand exposed to view and leaving all cards in an ordered position at the player position;f) revealing all playing cards in the second hand while each card in the second hand is in alignment with a specific playing card in the revealed first hand;g) receiving a second wager at a second bet position at the second hand position to continue play of the playing card wagering game with the second hand, or ending play of the second hand by ...

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Номер записи: 58
18-02-2016 дата публикации

COMPRESSED PLAYING CARDS AND GAMES

Номер: US20160045816A1
Автор: Ogilvie John W.
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An educational and recreational apparatus includes a deck of cards adapted to form a linear sequence and/or a multi-dimensional tiling. A plurality of individual pips is imprinted on the cards at regularly spaced positions, such as at the corners and/or along the edges of the cards. When the pips are selectively read in an order based on their physical (or depicted virtual) arrangement, e.g., in an aligned order or an order circling a center point of a core, according to a linear sequence or a multi-dimensional tiling, the pips form a pattern. The pattern may be a poker hand, a rummy hand, a rummy set, a sequence of ranks, or another pattern. Use of the apparatus exercises human faculties for search, comparison, and memory, as various possible arrangements of the cards and their pips are explored and evaluated. 1. An educational and recreational apparatus comprising a deck of cards adapted to form a linear sequence and/or a multi-dimensional tiling and a plurality of individual pips imprinted on the cards at regularly spaced positions , the pips when selectively read in an order according to the linear sequence or multi-dimensional tiling constituting a pattern which includes at least one of the following: a poker hand , a rummy hand , a rummy set , a sequence of consecutive ranks.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pips relate to the deck of cards in at least the following ways: the deck of cards supports the pips claim 1 , each card in a hand formed from the deck of cards has a rotational orientation claim 1 , and there is a linear sequence of pips with each pip in the pattern residing in a unique position with respect to every other pip in the hand by virtue of the order and the rotational orientation of the cards in the hand claim 1 , whereby the pips exploit the alterable-sequence nature of the cards.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pips relate to the deck of cards in at least the following ways: the deck of cards supports the pips claim 1 , each ...

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Номер записи: 59
15-02-2018 дата публикации

Table game system

Номер: US20180043240A1
Автор: Yasushi Shigeta
Принадлежит: Angel Playing Cards Co Ltd

A table game system is provided that includes a plurality of association tables, each of which makes it possible to obtain the correlation between codes attached to shuffled playing cards and the ranks thereof, and prevents the correlation between the codes of the shuffled playing cards and the ranks thereof from being known by a person who intends to commit cheating by changing the association table used as appropriate. A card shoe apparatus 2 of the table game system of the present invention includes a barcode reader 100 that reads a barcode 3 attached to a shuffled playing card set 1 s , and thereby reads a shuffled card ID that can uniquely identify the shuffled playing card set 1 s . The shuffled card ID of the shuffled playing cards to be used is subjected to a process of association to identify one of association table numbers (T 1 to T 10 ) or database numbers, and the rank and the suit of a card 1 that are attached to the card 1 are identified based on a code C with an association table (T 3 ). If the code C does not match a code defined in the association table (T 3 ), an error occurs and it is determined that cheating may be committed.

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Номер записи: 60
07-02-2019 дата публикации

WHEEL BONUS SYSTEM FOR TABLE GAMES

Номер: US20190043314A1
Автор: Abrahamson Jamie
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A bonus providing element distinct from underlying game play enables individual player unique benefits to an underlying game winning outcome by the bonus providing element providing a linear indication of at least three individual random indicators including: 2. The bonus providing element of wherein linear indication is provided by at least three distinct and randomly rotating concentric elements with a first rotating concentric element defining a sector of a first concentric circular wheel indicating one of a) claim 1 , b) and c) claim 1 , and a second rotating concentric element defining a sector of a second rotating concentric wheel one of a) claim 1 , b) and c) without repeating any one of a) claim 1 , b) and c) claim 1 , and a third rotating concentric element defining a sector of a third rotating concentric wheel one of a) claim 1 , b) and c) without repeating any one of a) claim 1 , b) and c).3. The bonus providing element of wherein linear indication is provided by three distinct and randomly rotating concentric elements with an inner element defining a sector of a circular wheel indicating one of a) claim 1 , b) and c) claim 1 , and a first outer element defining a truncated sector with one of a) claim 1 , b) and c) without repeating any of a) claim 1 , b) and c) defined by the inner element; and a second outer element defining a truncated sector with one of a) claim 1 , b) and c) without repeating any of a) claim 1 , b) and c) defined by the inner element and the first outer element with a total of exactly three of a) claim 1 , b) and c) provided by the inner element claim 1 , the first outer element and the second outer element.4. The bonus providing element of wherein an inner element provides exactly one of a) claim 2 , b) and c) claim 2 , and outer elements provide remaining ones of a) claim 2 , b) and c) not provided for in the inner element.5. The bonus providing element of wherein the outer element provides exactly one of a) claim 2 , b) and c) ...

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Номер записи: 61
03-03-2022 дата публикации

Method Used As A Part of Playing Card Games

Номер: US20220062744A1
Автор: III Perry B., Whittington
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The invention is a method that allows a player to determine the strength ranking of a poker hand from just one poker card. The method diagrams are part of different games that can be enjoyed by numerous players because the method requires less cards then regular poker to determine a poker hand and its strength ranking. These games can be played in a private setting or a casino setting.

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Номер записи: 62
19-02-2015 дата публикации

METHOD USING ODD OR EVEN NUMBERICAL SEQUENCE TO MAKE A 3 CARD POKER HAND TO BE USED AS A SIDE WAGER IN ANY 3 CARD POKER OR VIDEO GAME

Номер: US20150050974A1
Автор: JONES JAMES ALVIN
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Disclosed are a method and an electronic gaming device for conducting a 3-card side odd/even wagering game associated with a primary wagering game. A player may make a side wager for a 3-card odd/even game in addition to regular play of the primary wagering game. Three cards dealt for the primary wagering game, including at least one card from the player hand in the primary game, are selected to form the player hand for the 3-card odd/even side game. The 3-card odd/even side game player hand is compared to odd/even combination award criteria in order to determine a reward/payout for the player or that the wager is lost for the 3-card odd/even side game. The three cards in a three card poker hand or the three cards used in a Blackjack +3 wagering game may be well suited to comprise the three cards that of the 3-card odd/even player hand. 1. A method of conducting a 3-card side odd/even wagering game associated with a primary wagering game comprising:receiving a wager related to said 3-card side odd/even wagering game;generating at least one random hand of playing cards in a primary wagering game from a set of randomly ordered physical playing cards such that said at least one random hand of playing cards includes a player hand;selecting three cards from playing cards making up said at least one random hand of playing cards that includes at least one card from said player hand in order to form a 3-card side odd/even player hand;comparing said 3-card side odd/even player hand to odd/even combination award criteria;determining a reward/payout in accord with said odd/even combination award criteria when it is determined that said 3-card side odd/even player hand satisfies said odd/even combination award criteria;determining that said 3-card side odd/even player hand loses when it is determined that said 3-card side odd/even player hand does not satisfy said odd/even combination award criteria; andsettling said wager related to said 3-card odd/even wagering game by ...

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Номер записи: 63
14-02-2019 дата публикации

TABLE GAME SYSTEM

Номер: US20190046862A1
Автор: SHIGETA Yasushi
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A table game system is provided capable of identifying shuffled playing cards used at the time of the occurrence of a problem in a card shoe apparatus, thereby enabling an investigation of the cause thereof or the taking of countermeasures therefor. A card shoe apparatus of the table game system of the present invention includes a barcode reader that reads a barcode provided in a shuffled playing card set, thereby reading a shuffled card ID that uniquely identifies the shuffled playing card set. A sensor for detecting the opening/closing of the lid is provided under the lid to detect the opening/closing of the lid, thereby detecting replacement of the shuffled playing card set. A control unit further includes a function of storing security items in connection with a shuffled card ID. 1. A table game system , comprising:a plurality of shuffled playing cards made up of a plurality of number of decks shuffled to have a unique arrangement order;a shuffled card ID given to the shuffled playing cards as an ID code;a shuffled-card-ID-obtaining means capable of obtaining the shuffled card ID;a control unit for storing the shuffled card ID obtained by the shuffled-card-ID-obtaining means; a card housing unit for housing the shuffled playing cards,', 'an opening through which allows the shuffled playing cards being drawn from the housing unit one by one,', 'a card reading unit for reading information on rank from each of the cards drawn from the card housing unit onto the game table, and', 'a display unit for outputting a result of a winner/loser determination by a winner/loser determination unit; and, 'a card shoe apparatus for holding the shuffled playing cards such that the held shuffled playing cards are manually dealt one by one onto a game table, the card shoe apparatus comprising,'} the control unit identifies a card set which is used in a current game with the shuffled card ID,', 'the database contains game table information which indicates one of the game tables on ...

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Номер записи: 64
26-02-2015 дата публикации

Game Apparatus and Method of Play

Номер: US20150054220A1
Автор: Brown Anthony James
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A game apparatus including at least one processor with memory to store and process instructions, at least one visual display device to display a generated image of a playing surface according to the instructions processed by the at least one processor, the generated image adjusted by the at least one processor according to the instructions which include rules of a game based on Baccarat in which a wager can be placed on either a Player hand or a Banker hand to win or tie between the Player hand and Banker and further including at least one area on the generated image for each player of the game to place an ante wager on a first card dealt and displayed in the Player hand, in order to allow the player the option of proceeding or withdrawing based on the first card dealt and displayed in the Player hand. 1. A game apparatus including table having a playing surface on an upper surface divided into a number of stations which are each individually delineated to be easily identified by each player , indicia which identify the nature of a wager made in each respective betting station as well as a quantum of a payout to be made to a player if successful and at least one area on the playing surface for each player of the game to place an ante wager on a first card dealt and displayed in a Player hand , in order to allow the player the option of proceeding or withdrawing from a coup based on the first card dealt and displayed in the Player hand.2. A game apparatus according to wherein the playing surface is divided generally in half claim 1 , with each half including either a Player hand stations or a Banker hand stations.3. A game apparatus according to or wherein a plurality of player stations are located about all but one portion of a side edge of the playing surface which is reserved for a dealer of the cards in order to control play and award or recover wagers won or lost during gameplay by each player.4. A game apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims ...

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Номер записи: 65
22-02-2018 дата публикации

Electronic table game poker system and methods

Номер: US20180053372A1
Автор: Daryn Kiely, Jay Chun
Принадлежит: Fresh Idea Global Ltd

Gaming table systems include electronic gaming tables, gaming terminals, and a system server. A system or table can be configured to administer a live wager-based table game involving an initial shared hand that is shared by multiple live players. Each player can make different live game decisions regarding discarding physical playing items from the initial shared hand, and game outcomes include final hands that vary by player depending upon the different decisions. The live table game can be draw poker, which can involve dealing five physical cards face up for the initial shared hand and five additional cards face down for a first set of replacement cards before any live game player decisions. A second set of replacement cards can provide a second play from the same initial shared hand. Methods of providing the draw poker game can include preventing further user inputs prior to revealing the face down cards.

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Номер записи: 66
22-02-2018 дата публикации

Modified Blackjack Game

Номер: US20180053381A1
Автор: MORIN Kelvin
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The modified blackjack game uses a modified combined deck consisting of: i) at least one standard run of cards consisting of one card numbered according to each of the values from 2 to 9, four cards having a value of 10 and one ace card having a value of either 1 or 11, and ii) at least one modified run of cards consisting of one card numbered according to each of the values from 2 to 9. In a preferred embodiment, all bets are resolved and there are no ties. The player wins on ties higher than 19 and loses on ties of 18 and 17. To alleviate the loss that players incur on ties of 17 and 18, there will be two separate wagers offered for when the dealer draws a 17 and 18. Two additional bets are offered for when the dealer makes a blackjack and busts. 1. A method of playing a card wagering game between a player and a dealer , the method comprising:providing a modified combined deck consisting of: i) at least one standard run of cards consisting of one card numbered according to each of the values from 2 to 9, four cards having a value of 10 and one ace card having a value of either 1 or 11, and ii) at least one modified run of cards consisting of one card numbered according to each of the values from 2 to 9;receiving an initial wager from the player;dealing the player two initial player cards from the modified combined deck;dealing the dealer two initial dealer cards from the modified combined deck;displaying a first one of the two initial dealer cards to the player;dealing one or more additional player cards from the modified combined deck to the player in response to a request by the player;dealing additional dealer cards from the modified combined deck to the dealer until a summation of the dealer cards exceeds sixteen; i) a sum of the player cards exceeds 21; or', 'ii) a sum of the dealer cards is below 22 and the sum of the dealer cards exceeds the sum of the player cards; and, 'collecting the initial wager from the player if i) the sum of the dealer cards exceeds ...

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Номер записи: 67
13-02-2020 дата публикации

COMPUTER GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPUTER GAMING

Номер: US20200051399A1
Автор: Biesel Jerry W., Burnside Robert S.
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A system for computer gaming includes a processor configured to provide a first table of a first group of players grouped together to play a first hand and provide to each of the first group of players one or more cards for the first hand. The system includes an interface couple to the processor and configured to receive from a first player of the first group of players a request to fold the one or more cards of the first player. The processor is also configured to automatically move the first player to a second table of a second group of players grouped together to play a second hand. 146-. (canceled)47. A gaming system , comprising:a server provided in communication with a plurality of subscriber terminals, to maintain a virtual gaming environment that includes a plurality of gaming tables, wherein:each gaming table represents a virtual location for subscribers to play a hand of poker according to a respective selection of game type;the server, responsive to requests, from first players at a first table of the plurality of gaming tables, to fold before gameplay at the first table is concluded, adds the first players to a queue;the server assigns the first players in the queue to a second table after the queue has enough first players to start a new hand at the second table before gameplay at the first table is concluded; andthe server maintains an appearance that the first players are active at the first table from times of the respective requests to fold until gameplay at the first table reaches positions of the first players.48. The system of claim 47 , wherein:gameplay remains active at the first table for at least one player not in the queue.49. The system of claim 47 , wherein:the server, in response to the requests to fold, prevents further participation at the first table by the first players in the queue.50. The system of claim 47 , wherein the first players in the queue are prevented from seeing any information associated with the queue.51. The system of ...

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Номер записи: 68
10-03-2022 дата публикации

Dice game with cards

Номер: US20220072412A1
Автор: Allan W. Lessard, Audra L. Lessard
Принадлежит: Individual

The present invention relates to a game which can be played with dice or optionally with cards or both. Each of the eight sided dice will have 6 different point values for the first six faces, with each point value forming a suit, with five die per suit. The seventh die face is a “scratch” (which is denoted by a tiger with claws and is considered wild) face. The eighth die face is variable, there are two wilds, two scratches, and one “zap” die face. A winning “hand” or set of rolled dice will have five of a kind in any combination of die face. In an embodiment, a winning hand allows a player to draw a scratch card or lottery ticket, the value of which is determined by scratching, which value determines the value of the winning hand. There are various styles of game play involving the game pieces, with different rule sets for every style.

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Номер записи: 69
10-03-2022 дата публикации

POKER MACHINE AND CARD COLLATING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF

Номер: US20220072413A1
Автор: HU Quxian, JIANG Zifa
Принадлежит: ZHEJIANG CHAOSHENG ELECTROMECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Disclosed are a poker machine and a card collating device and method thereof. The card collating device includes a card collating base, a card collating channel outer side wall, and a center rotating disc The card collating base is directly or indirectly fixed on a base. The center rotating disc is arranged in the center of the card collating base. The center rotating disc is driven by a rotating disc electric motor to rotate. The card collating channel outer side wall is arranged outside the card collating base. An arc-shaped card collating channel for collating playing cards is formed between the center rotating disc and the card collating channel outer side wall. One end of the arc-shaped card collating channel is provided with a card discharging baffle. A card collating channel outlet is formed between the card discharging baffle and the bottom of the arc-shaped card collating channel. 1. A card collating device of a poker machine , comprising:a card collating base, a card collating channel outer side wall, and a center rotating disc, wherein the card collating base is directly or indirectly fixed on a base, the center rotating disc is arranged in a center of the card collating base, the center rotating disc is driven by a rotating disc electric motor to rotate, the card collating channel outer side wall is arranged outside the card collating base, an arc-shaped card collating channel for collating playing cards is formed between the center rotating disc and the card collating channel outer side wall, a bottom of the arc-shaped card collating channel is provided with a plurality of conveying rollers for conveying the playing cards, one end of the arc-shaped card collating channel is provided with a card discharging baffle, a card collating channel outlet is formed between the card discharging baffle and the bottom of the arc-shaped card collating channel so as to allow the playing cards to be dealt out in a lengthwise direction of the playing cards, and a ...

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Номер записи: 70
01-03-2018 дата публикации

CARD GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD OF A TABLE GAME

Номер: US20180056172A1
Автор: SHIGETA Yasushi
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A table game system capable of providing a table game to provide a chance to bet more higher paid off odds and additional wagering opportunities during the play in a way that is not complicated is provided. The set of shuffled decks of playing cards has a different card arrangement orders due to shuffling, and thus, each set is unique. Therefore, in order to identify each set, an ID code is used in the form of a bar code or a QR (quick response) code. The set of shuffled decks of playing cards has a special card which has been packaged together with other normal cards of the shuffled decks of playing cards is in one package in a factory (see FIG. ()). FIG. () shows a state in which the packing box is exposed partially and contains a special card 1. A plurality of shuffled decks of playing cards comprising:a plurality of normal cards; the special card has a special code or a mark, which represents that the card is the special card,', 'the special card is inserted into the normal cards after the normal cards have been shuffled at random, then the special card and the normal cards are packed and sealed together in a factory, or', 'the normal cards and the special card are shuffled together at random, then packed and sealed together in the factory., 'one or more specials card being different from the normal cards, wherein2. The shuffled decks of playing cards according to claim 1 , wherein the special card is for indicating to add further award to the winner of the game when the winner has the special card.3. The shuffled decks of playing cards according to claim 1 , wherein the special card is a cut card for indicating to stop playing with the shuffled decks of playing cards which are currently used.4. The shuffled decks of playing cards according to claim 1 , wherein:more than one of the special cards are included in the shuffled decks of playing cards, anda number of the special cards included in the shuffled decks of playing cards is varied between zero and ten at ...

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Номер записи: 71
21-02-2019 дата публикации

Gaming Device with a Secure Interface

Номер: US20190057578A1
Автор: Okuniewicz Douglas M.
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A system for an electronic gambling device output has been developed. The system includes, a first computing device with slot machine game logic circuitry that generates an output signal that is content tested and approved by a gaming regulatory authority for output by the slot machine. It also includes a second computing device that is external to the slot machine. This device controls the tested output content and output content that has not been tested by the gaming regulatory authority. The untested output content replaces or supplements the tested output content. 1. A slot machine , comprising:game logic circuitry that has been approved for use in a specific jurisdiction by a regulatory authority;a secure interface in information transmission connection with the game logic circuitry;where the secure interface is operative to monitor game logic circuitry signals and communicate those signals to a separate bonusing system; where the separate bonusing system is in information transmission connection with the slot machine via a secure interface; where the secure interface is incapable of allowing external communications from the separate bonusing system to alter the game logic circuitry signals;an external output device in information transmission connection with the separate bonusing system; andwhere the separate bonusing system is operative to analyze the game logic circuitry signals and command the external output device to generate an output in response to said analysis.2. The slot machine of claim 1 , where the external output is at least one of an audio output claim 1 , a printed output claim 1 , a displayed output claim 1 , an entry to a drawing claim 1 , coin claim 1 , and cash. This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/489,427 (now U.S. Pat. No. 10,109,152) filed Apr. 17, 2017 which in turn was a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/955,580 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,626,827), filed on Dec. 1, 2015 titled “An ...

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Номер записи: 72
21-02-2019 дата публикации

CARD-BASED RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR

Номер: US20190057579A1
Автор: Kimball Eruch Arthur
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A balanced deck includes a first set of value cards and a second set of draw cards. The first set includes multiple subsets of value cards, each subset of value cards defined by a specific value out of multiple values. The second set of draw cards includes multiple draw cards, the second set including multiple subsets of draw cards, each subset of draw cards defined by respective instruction to draw a specific number of additional cards that is different from the respective instruction of each other subset of draw cards. The first set of cards and the second set of cards are shuffled together to form the balanced deck. In use, a player can draw one or more initial cards from the deck, draw one or more additional cards from the deck based on an instruction on a draw card, and determine a score by adding one or more values associated with any drawn value cards from among the initial cards and additional cards, and/or by grouping value cards into pairs, sets of three or more, or a sequential numerical set of value cards. 1. A balanced deck , comprising:a first set of cards comprising value cards, the first set including multiple subsets of value cards, each subset of value cards defined by a specific value of a plurality of values; anda second set of cards comprising draw cards, the second set including multiple subsets of draw cards, each subset of draw cards defined by respective instruction to draw a specific number of additional cards that is different from the respective instruction of each other subset of draw cards; whereinthe first set of cards and the second set of cards are shuffled together.2. The balanced deck of claim 1 , whereinthe first set of cards comprises six subsets of value cards, the six subsets of value cards defining values from one to six; andthe second set of cards comprises three subsets of draw cards, the three subsets of draw cards defining instructions to draw one card, to draw two cards, and to draw three cards, respectively.3. The ...

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Номер записи: 73
21-02-2019 дата публикации

CARD-BASED RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR

Номер: US20190057580A1
Автор: Kimball Eruch Arthur
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A balanced deck includes multiple subsets of value cards, each subset defined by a specific value out of multiple values, and multiple subsets of draw cards, each subset defined by a respective instruction to draw a specific number of additional cards that is different from the respective instruction of each other subset of draw cards. The first set of cards and the second set of cards are shuffled together to form the balanced deck. In use, a player can draw one or more initial cards from the deck, draw one or more additional cards from the deck based on an instruction on a draw card, and determine a score by adding one or more values associated with any drawn value cards from among the initial cards and additional cards, and/or by grouping value cards into pairs, sets of three or more, or a sequential numerical set of value cards. 1. A method of determining action success in a role playing game , the method comprising:assigning a meet-or-beat value to an action associated with an in-game decision or event; a first set of cards comprising value cards, the first set including multiple subsets of value cards, each subset of value cards defined by a specific representation of a numerical value of a plurality of values that is different from the respective numerical value of each other subset of value cards; and', 'a second set of cards comprising draw cards, the second set including multiple subsets of draw cards, each subset of draw cards defined by a specific representation of an instruction to draw a specific number of additional cards that is different from the respective instruction defining each other subset of draw cards; wherein the first set of cards and the second set of cards are shuffled together;, 'with a deck comprisingdrawing an initial card from the deck;in response to drawing the initial card, if the initial card is one of the draw cards, drawing the specific number of additional cards from the deck corresponding to the instruction represented on the ...

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Номер записи: 74
01-03-2018 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINING SYMBOLS IN GAMING DEVICES

Номер: US20180061186A1
Автор: Berman Bradley, Lamb Jacob
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Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for combining reels in gaming devices. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to display a plurality of game elements in a grid that display game symbols from a plurality of reels according to random game outcome in response to a game initiation signal. When one or more predefined game conditions are satisfied, one or more rows or columns of game elements in the grid are moved to share game element locations of another row or column in the grid. In some instances, one or more of the symbols that left their respective game elements are replaced with additional game symbols. The resulting grid may then be evaluated to determine prizes associated with winning symbol combinations, including using one or both of the symbols combined in the single game element in the winning symbol combinations. 1. A gaming device comprising:a video display device configured to display a game grid showing portions of a plurality of game reels in a matrix of symbol positions;a memory device configured to store a credit amount;a wager input device structured to receive physical items associated with currency values; and receive a signal from the wager input device indicating receipt of a physical item associated with a currency value;', 'increase the credit amount stored in the memory based on the currency value of the received physical item;', 'receive a wager on a gaming event, where an amount of the wager is deducted from the credit amount stored in the memory;', 'display a first game outcome on the game grid;', 'determine whether a first game reel includes a first special symbol in the game grid, and whether a second game reel includes a second special symbol in the game grid based on the first game outcome;', 'combine symbols of the first game reel as displayed in the game grid with symbols of the second game reel as displayed in the game grid as part of the first game outcome when the first game ...

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Номер записи: 75
04-03-2021 дата публикации

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING A WAGERING GAME SIDE BONUS

Номер: US20210065509A1
Автор: Perrie Kenneth
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A side bonus is provided for a base wagering game, wherein the winning side bonus can vary from game to game. In a method of presenting and playing the base wagering game, a player places a game wager and optional a side bonus bet. A target side bonus winning outcome is selected for the base wagering game from a set of a plurality of side bonus winning outcomes and that target side bonus winning outcome is displayed to the player. The base wagering game is then presented to the player and the base wagering game outcome is determined, along with the outcome of the side bonus. Sets of winning side bonus outcomes may be stored in a table along with associated payouts, and an RNG may be used to select a target winning side bonus outcome from the table for each instance of the base wagering game. 1. A method of presenting a game to a player at a gaming table , comprising the steps of:receiving a game wager and optionally a side bonus bet from said player;randomly selecting, via a controller of a computing device, a target side bonus winning outcome from a set of a plurality of side bonus winning outcomes stored in a database associated with said controller;displaying said target side bonus winning outcome via a display associated with said gaming table;presenting a base wagering game to said player;determining an outcome of said base wagering game as to said player;awarding winnings to said player when said outcome of said base wagering game is winning;when said player placed said optional side bonus bet, determining whether said player received said target side bonus winning outcome as a part of said play of said base wagering game, wherein when said player received said target side bonus winning outcome, awarding said player winnings.2. The method in accordance with wherein said base wagering game is selected from the set consisting of: a poker game claim 1 , a Pai Gow game claim 1 , a baccarat game and a blackjack game.3. The method in accordance with wherein said ...

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Номер записи: 76
27-02-2020 дата публикации

Methods of administering three-hand pai gow poker

Номер: US20200061448A1
Автор: Matthew Tang
Принадлежит: Bally Gaming Inc

Methods of administering wagering games may involve accepting a wager from a player. Seven cards may be dealt to the player and a dealer. The player's card arrangement into a four-card high hand, a two-card medium hand, and a one-card low hand may be accepted. The dealer cards may be arranged into a four-card high hand, a two-card medium hand, and a one-card low hand. The wager may be resolved by comparing each player hand to each corresponding dealer hand. A payout on the wager may be paid to the player when at least two of the player hands outrank a corresponding number of the dealer hands. The wager may be collected when at least two of the player hands are outranked by a corresponding number of the dealer hands.

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Номер записи: 77
27-02-2020 дата публикации

Rfid system for facilitating selections at a table game apparatus

Номер: US20200061449A1
Автор: Jay S. Walker
Принадлежит: Walker Digital Table Systems LLC

In accordance with some embodiments, a system for facilitating a card game is equipped with RFID antennas or interrogators operable to detect initial wagers placed by players on a table surface of the system. The system is further equipped with an electronic shoe which deals cards for the game and a processor with is operable to receive data both from the RFID antennas and the electronic shoe. Upon receiving data from an RFID antenna that a player has placed an initial wager based on initial odds and receiving data identifying some (but not all) cards dealt for a hand, the processor is operable to calculate adjusted odds for a re-characterization wager that would replace the initial wager, and output on a display of the system an offer for the re-characterization wager that corresponds to adjusted odds.

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Номер записи: 78
12-03-2015 дата публикации

METHODS OF ADMINISTERING PAI GOW POKER GAMES WITH BONUS SIDE BETS AND RELATED APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS

Номер: US20150069704A1
Автор: Hemberger John
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Methods of administering wagering games comprise accepting an ante wager from each player on a game of pai gow poker to be played against a dealer. Seven cards are dealt to each player and the dealer, with which each player and the dealer is permitted to form a two-card low hand and a five-card high hand. The ante wager, wherein resolving the ante wager comprises returning each ante wager to each player when the low hand held by the dealer is of a predetermined disqualifying rank. 1. A method of administering a wagering game , comprising:accepting an ante wager from each player on a game of pai gow poker to be played against a dealer;dealing seven cards to each player and the dealer, with which each player and the dealer is permitted to form a two-card low hand and a five-card high hand; andresolving the ante wager, wherein resolving the ante wager comprises returning each ante wager to each player when the low hand held by the dealer is of a predetermined disqualifying rank.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein returning the ante wager when the low hand held by the dealer is of the predetermined disqualifying rank comprises returning the ante wager when the low hand held by the dealer is ranked nine high.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising accepting a bonus side wager from at least one player and resolving the bonus side wager claim 1 , wherein resolving the bonus side wager comprises paying a bonus payout to each player who made the bonus side wager when the low hand held by the dealer is of the predetermined disqualifying rank.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein paying the bonus payout comprises paying a fixed odds bonus payout of 30:1.5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising accepting a fortune side wager from at least one player and resolving the fortune side wager.6. The method of claim 5 , wherein resolving the fortune side wager comprises returning each fortune side wager to each player who made the fortune side wager when the player hand is not a ...

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Номер записи: 79
12-03-2015 дата публикации

Method for playing a card game

Номер: US20150069705A1
Автор: Barry Dusome, Wyatt Dusome
Принадлежит: Individual

A method of playing a game that includes as dealer or facilitator. The game consists of allowing players to play a game that comprises at least two sub-games, each sub-game being associated with a pot and being played either simultaneously or sequentially. Each sub-game includes the step of declaring a winning player.

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Номер записи: 80
11-03-2021 дата публикации

UNITARILY FORMED EXPANDABLE SPINAL IMPLANT AND METHOD OF MANUFAFTURING AND IMPLANTING SAME

Номер: US20210069584A1
Автор: DeRidder Steven, Marik Gregory C., Ritland Stephen L.
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A unitarily formed expandable spinal implant for insertion in a disc space between two adjacent vertebrae. The unitarily formed expandable spinal implant is moveable from an unexpanded configuration to an expanded configuration, and can be manufactured by a 3-dimensional printer. The unitarily formed expandable spinal implant includes an upper portion, a lower portion, a proximal wall, a first distal wall portion, a second distal wall portion, and a separator connected by at least one point of attachment to the spinal implant. A separation tool breaks the separator free from the at least one point of attachment, and moves the separator within the implant to force expansion thereof from the unexpanded configuration to the expanded configuration. 1. A method of implanting a unitarily formed expandable spinal implant into a disc space between two adjacent vertebrae , the method comprising: a proximal end, an opposite distal end, a mid-longitudinal axis extending through the proximal end and the distal end, and a length along the mid-longitudinal axis between the proximal end and the distal end;', 'an upper portion having a proximal end, an opposite distal end, an upper portion exterior surface, and an upper portion interior surface, the upper portion exterior surface and the upper portion interior surface extending between the upper portion proximal end and the upper portion distal end, and at least one opening being provided in the upper portion between the upper portion interior surface and the upper portion exterior surface thereof;', 'a lower portion having a proximal end, an opposite distal end, a lower portion exterior surface, and a lower portion interior surface, the lower portion interior surface extending between the lower portion proximal end and the lower portion distal end, and at least one opening being provided in the lower portion between the lower portion interior surface and the lower portion exterior surface thereof;', 'a proximal wall having an ...

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Номер записи: 81
29-05-2014 дата публикации

Methods and Apparatus for Managing Network Linked Gambling Video Games

Номер: US20140148233A1
Автор: Daniel E. Tedesco, Geoffrey M. Gelman, James A. Jorasch, Jay S. Walker, Magdelena M. Fincham, Robert C. Tedesco, Stephen C. Tulley
Принадлежит: Zynga Inc

Methods and apparatus for playing video games in a network environment are provided. One method includes receiving a request to initiate a game for a player of a first network connected device and enabling a second player from a second networked connected device to play the game. The method also enables transfer of currency between the first and second players using the network for playing the game. The method debits an account of a player that transferred the currency and credits an account of a player that that received the currency. The method then enables purchases in the game using the credited currency and displays an avatar of the first player on a display of the second networked connected device, and displays an avatar of the second player on a display of the first networked connected device.

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Номер записи: 82
27-02-2020 дата публикации

CARD GAMING MACHINE

Номер: US20200066108A1
Автор: SIMONEK David
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A card game device is provided in which winning mathematic combinations are used from a single deck of cards using symbols that determine calculations using certain aspects of the game. In this card game no cards are provided to the player. In this card game there could be one or more players. Cards are placed in a game board made out of cloth in which there are nine rectangular shapes displayed in a rectangular array within the center of an octagon shape display. Each bet can be played and/or evaluated using certain aspects of the game. At least some prizes or top winning outcomes for a round of play must include wining outcomes from at least one, and preferably from all bets played by a given player. 1. A method of conducting a game of chance comprising the steps of:a. providing a processor for an electronic gaming device, wherein said processor is configured to graphically output a game table on a display, wherein the display is a graphical user display;b. defining at least a square array of three rows by three columns;c. defining a deck of cards, and assigning each card in the deck of cards a card symbol, wherein some of the cards symbols are duplicates or triplicates of each other, wherein the number of cards is a preset finite amount;d. defining betting lines along the rows, columns and diagonals of the square array, receiving bet inputs from players on the betting lines;e. configuring the processor to populate the array with cards by selecting a set of cards from the deck of cards and assigning the selected set of cards to the spaces in the square array, then configuring the processor to cause a graphical display to display the card symbols related to each card in the selected set of cards;f. determining a payout according to a price board payout chart by comparing all of the selected cards on all of the betting lines and then multiplying the bet by the payout;g. configuring the processor to allow the user to select one or more hold cards of the set of cards ...

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Номер записи: 83
17-03-2016 дата публикации

Side bet for blackjack game

Номер: US20160074744A1
Автор: Peter Martin Blaine
Принадлежит: BARRETT GAMING INTERNATIONAL

A method for conducting a blackjack-style card game in which: a) a dealer accepting an ante wager on a round of blackjack at a player position; b) the dealer accepting a second wager on a side bet game based solely on first two cards in a player hand; c) the dealer providing exactly two random playing cards to a player position and exactly two random cards to a dealer position, with one dealer position card positioned with its face up for viewing, and d) the dealer determines if the exactly two first cards at a player position where the second wager on a side bet has been accepted to determine if the exactly two first cards at a player position contain an Ace and a non-10 value playing card and awards a bonus amount according to a paytable when the exactly two first cards at a player position contain an Ace and a non-10 value playing card.

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Номер записи: 84
17-03-2016 дата публикации

FIELD SIDE BET FOR BLACKJACK GAME

Номер: US20160074745A1
Автор: Blaine Peter Martin
Принадлежит: BARRETT GAMING INTERNATIONAL

A method for conducting a blackjack-style card game comprising: 1. A method for conducting a blackjack-style card game comprising:a) a dealer accepting an ante wager on a round of blackjack at a player position;b) the dealer accepting a second wager on a side bet game based solely on first two cards in a player hand;c) the dealer providing exactly two random playing cards to a player position and exactly two random cards to a dealer position, with one dealer position card positioned with its face up for viewing, andd) the blackjack-style card game being played between a dealer position and the player position at a physical gaming table according to standard predetermined rules of blackjack card games utilizing playing cards where all face cards count ten, aces count one or eleven, and all other cards count their face value, in which the dealer recognizes each player position making the ante wager;e) the dealer determines if the exactly two first cards at a player position where the second wager on a side bet has been accepted to determine if the exactly two first cards at a player position contain a 10-value card and a non-10 value playing card and awards a bonus amount according to a paytable when the exactly two first cards at a player position contain an 10-value card and a range of specific non-10 value playing cards and resolving the second wager on the side bet;f) the dealer continuing dealing cards or declaring a final outcome in the blackjack-style game after whatever events occur in e); andg) the dealer resolving all other wagers at the player position hand by standard blackjack rules of resolution.2. The method of wherein the second wager is resolved on a basis of only the non-10 value playing cards being selected from the group consisting of 2 claim 1 , 3 claim 1 , 4 claim 1 , 5 and 6.3. The method of wherein the second wager is resolved at odds of at least 2:1.4. The method of wherein the second wager is resolved at odds of at least 2.5:1.5. The method ...

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Номер записи: 85
17-03-2016 дата публикации

SIDE BET FOR BLACKJACK GAME

Номер: US20160074746A1
Автор: Blaine Peter Martin
Принадлежит: BARRETT GAMING INTERNATIONAL

A side bet wager for a blackjack game include an opportunity to not only win the blackjack hand, but also to win additional amounts on the side bets. The blackjack hand may be split into a first hand and a second hand, with bonus wagers available on each or both hands. The player wins if a particular range of cards, such as 2-7 or 9-Ace are dealt to a particular one of the first hand and the second hand. 1. A method of executing a blackjack-style card game comprising steps of:a) a dealer accepting an ante wager on a round of blackjack at a player position;b) 1) the dealer accepting a second wager on a side bet game in which a bonus event is based solely on first two cards in a player hand; orb) 2) which occurs after c), in which when a player receives a blackjack (an Ace and a 10-value card), the ante wager is resolved for the blackjack event and the player position with the blackjack places at least one side bet wager on the bonus event;c) the dealer providing exactly two random playing cards to a player position and exactly two random cards to a dealer position, with one dealer position card positioned with its face up for viewing, andd) the blackjack-style card game being played between a dealer position and the player position at a physical gaming table according to standard predetermined rules of blackjack card games utilizing playing cards where all face cards count ten, aces count one or eleven, and all other cards count their face value, in which the dealer recognizes each player position making the ante wager;e) the dealer determines if the exactly two first cards at a player position has a blackjack;f) 1) when the blackjack appears where the second wager b) 1) on a side bet has been accepted for the bonus event, the bonus event is played to conclusion against a paytable without affecting any payout on the blackjack hand;g) 2) when the blackjack occurs where no second wager is placed according to b) 2); the bonus event is played to conclusion with payouts ...

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Номер записи: 86
05-03-2020 дата публикации

TABLE GAME SYSTEM

Номер: US20200070039A1
Автор: SHIGETA Yasushi
Принадлежит:

A table game system is provided capable of identifying shuffled playing cards used at the time of the occurrence of a problem in a card shoe apparatus, thereby enabling an investigation of the cause thereof or the taking of countermeasures therefor. A card shoe apparatus of the table game system of the present invention includes a barcode reader and RFID that reads a barcode or RFID provided in a shuffled playing card set, thereby reading a shuffled card ID that uniquely identifies the shuffled playing card set. The control unit has further a function of identifying an exposition of the cut card by the card reading unit and memorizing this information as that the shuffled playing card set now being used will have or be changed to the new one. The information of the exposition of the cut card is at least used for identifying an end of the current game using the shuffled playing cards set is currently set in the card shoe apparatus. A control unit further includes a function of identifying specified events that occur during the use of set of the shuffled playing cards at a game table, and of reporting these occurrences of the specified event in connection with a shuffled card ID. 1. A system for use with a plurality of sets of decks of playing cards , each of the sets being shuffled in a unique order and having a cut card , the system comprising: a card housing unit configured to house respective ones of the sets of shuffled playing cards and the cut card, wherein which of the sets is housed in the card housing unit is changed over time;', 'an opening configured to enable a drawing of the cards from the card housing unit one by one; and', 'a card reading unit configured to read card information from each of the cards;, 'a card shoe apparatus includinga display unit configured to display a result of a card game; and identify, based on information from the card reading unit, drawings of the cut card to determine a respective period during which the respective one of the ...

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Номер записи: 87
19-03-2015 дата публикации

Methods and Apparatus for Wagering Games with Exposed Dealer Hand at Play Wager Interval

Номер: US20150080076A1
Автор: Ofir Ventura, Roger M. Snow
Принадлежит: Bally Gaming Inc

Methods of administering wagering games comprise accepting from a player an ante wager, dealing at least one card for a player hand, and dealing a number of cards for a dealer hand. A complete dealer hand is exposed to the player, either during or after dealing the cards for the dealer hand. Then, a game play election event is administered during which the administrator provides an opportunity to the player to place a play wager or fold. Then, at least one community card for the player hand is dealt, and all accepted wagers are resolved. Methods of administering wagering games, according to the present disclosure, may be implemented as live card games, single-player EGM (electronic gaming machine) games, multi-player EGM games, online games, and live card games with electronic betting interfaces.

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Номер записи: 88
15-03-2018 дата публикации

ELUTING MATRIX AND USES THEREOF

Номер: US20180075706A1
Автор: Chen Tao, Poznansky Mark C.
Принадлежит:

CXCL12 polypeptide eluting matrices encapsulating at least one cell are described for use in the treatment of autoimmune disorders. 140-. (canceled)41. A method of providing a protein-expressing cell to a subject in need thereof , the method comprising implanting in the subject an eluting matrix comprising at least one protein-expressing-cell ,wherein the cell is encapsulated in a CXCL12-eluting porous polymeric-matrix which is permeable to the protein, and furtherwherein the elution rate of CXCL12 from the matrix is at least about 1 ng/mL/hr so as to repel effector T-cells surrounding the matrix for a period of at least one month after implantation.42. The method of claim 41 , wherein the elution rate of CXCL12 is about 1 ng/mL/hr to about 3 ng/mL/hr.43. The method of claim 41 , wherein the elution rate of CXCL12 is about 1.75 ng/mL/hr.44. The method of claim 41 , wherein the CXCL12 is present in the matrix at a concentration of at least about 100 ng/mL.45. The method of claim 41 , wherein the CXCL12 is present in the matrix at a concentration of between about 100 ng/mL to about 1 μg/mL.46. The method of claim 45 , wherein the CXCL12 is present in the matrix at a concentration of between about 100 ng/mL claim 45 , to about 1 μg/mL for about 3 months to about 2 years after implantation.47. The method of claim 41 , wherein the matrix has a thickness of from about 200 microns to about 500 microns.48. The method of claim 41 , wherein the eluting matrix further comprises a secondary layer of cells that express a CXCL12 polypeptide.49. The method of claim 41 , wherein the eluting matrix further comprises an outer layer of a CXCL12 polypeptide.50. The method of claim 41 , wherein the at least one protein-expressing-cell is selected from the group consisting of a myocyte claim 41 , a fibroblast claim 41 , a chondrocyte claim 41 , adipocyte claim 41 , a fibromyoblast claim 41 , an ectodermal cell claim 41 , a kidney cell claim 41 , a liver cell claim 41 , a pancreatic cell ...

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Номер записи: 89
24-03-2022 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CASHLESS EXCHANGE AT SMART TABLES

Номер: US20220092908A1
Автор: Cleveland Christopher, McPhail Gavin, PALMISANO Angelo
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A system includes a smart table having RFID sensor(s) configured to detect RFID-enabled chips, including a wager area sensor positioned beneath a wager area on a surface of the smart table. The smart table also includes wireless beacon device(s) configured to wirelessly connect with a mobile device of a player. The system includes processor(s) executing instructions configured to: detect, via the at least one wireless beacon device, presence of the mobile device of the player near the at least one wireless beacon device; identify a player identity of the player based on the detected presence of the mobile device; detect an initial wager provided by the player at the smart table based at least in part on sensor data received by the wager area sensor, the sensor data identifying presence of RFID-enabled chip(s) near the wager area; and initiate tracking of a play session associated with the player. 1. A system comprising:a memory storing player positioning information associated with a table gaming environment;a smart table at which a wagering game is provided to one or more active players and is configured to use radio-frequency identification (RFID)-enabled chips, the smart table includes at least one RFID sensor configured to detect the presence of RFID-enabled chips, the at least one RFID sensor includes a dealer scratchpad for detecting a value of RFID-enabled chips within a scratchpad area on the smart table, the smart table defines a plurality of player positions;a camera device positioned at the smart table and configured to scan quick response (QR) codes; and{'claim-text': ['receive, from a player computing device of the player, a request to buy into the wagering game for a buy-in value using a funds source from a digital wallet of the player accessed from the player computing device;', 'generate a first QR code that includes a buy-in code embedded within the QR code;', 'transmit the first QR code to the player computing device for display on the player ...

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Номер записи: 90
05-03-2020 дата публикации

Gaming Device with a Secure Interface

Номер: US20200074804A1
Автор: Okuniewicz Douglas M.
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A system for an electronic gambling device output has been developed. The system includes, a first computing device with slot machine game logic circuitry that generates an output signal that is content tested and approved by a gaming regulatory authority for output by the slot machine. It also includes a second computing device that is external to the slot machine. This device controls the tested output content and output content that has not been tested by the gaming regulatory authority. The untested output content replaces or supplements the tested output content. 1. A slot machine , comprising:game logic circuitry that has been approved for use in a specific jurisdiction by a regulatory authority;a secure interface in information transmission connection with the game logic circuitry; where the secure interface is operative to monitor game logic circuitry signals and communicate those signals to a separate bonusing system; where the separate bonusing system is in information transmission connection with the slot machine via a secure interface; where the secure interface is incapable of allowing external communications from the separate bonusing system to alter the game logic circuitry signals;an external output device in information transmission connection with the separate bonusing system; andwhere the separate bonusing system is operative to analyze the game logic circuitry signals and command the external output device to generate an output in response to said analysis.2. The slot machine of claim 1 , where the external output is at least one of an audio output claim 1 , a printed output claim 1 , a displayed output claim 1 , an entry to a drawing claim 1 , coin claim 1 , and cash. This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/168,262 filed Oct. 23, 2018 titled “Gaming Device with a Secure Interface” which in turn was a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/489,427 (now U.S. Pat. No. 10,109,152) filed Apr. 17, 2017 ...

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Номер записи: 91
05-03-2020 дата публикации

METHODS FOR CONDUCTING PLAY OF A WAGERING GAME

Номер: US20200074811A1
Автор: Snow Roger M.
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A variant game of Hold 'Em poker allows for rules of play of one or all of players being allowed to remain in game with an option of checking or making specific wagering amounts in first play wagers, being limited in the size of subsequent available play wagers or prohibited from making additional play wagers if a first play wager has been made, being limited in the size of available later play wagers if a first or earlier play wager has been made, and having the opportunity for at least two and as many as three or four distinct opportunities in the stages in the play of a hand to be able to make one or more play wagers. 1. A method of administering a wagering game , comprising:accepting an ante wager from a player by receiving a chip on a surface of a table;dealing a partial hand to the player from a set of randomly ordered cards and permitting the player to view the partial hand;after permitting the player to view the at least one card and while prohibiting the player from folding, accepting from the player an initial election to check after offering the player initial options selected from the group consisting of check or place a play wager of a first value;dealing at least one other card from the set available to the player to form a complete hand and permitting the player to view the at least one other card;after permitting the player to view the at least one other card, accepting from the player a subsequent election to place a play wager of a second, lesser value by receiving another chip on the surface of the table after offering the player subsequent options selected from the group consisting of fold or place the play wager of the second value or less; andresolving the ante wager and the play wager.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dealing the partial hand comprises dealing two cards to the player.3. The method of claim 1 , dealing the at least one other card comprises dealing the at least one other card to a community card position.4. The method of ...

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Номер записи: 92
14-03-2019 дата публикации

SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR CARD GAMES UTILIZING SECONDARY IDENTIFIERS

Номер: US20190076727A1
Автор: Morris Kyle Dennis, Trieglaff Paul Alan, Wright Steven Kenneth
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A method, system, and device are directed to a card game. In an optional embodiment, secondary identifiers are associated with playing cards. The secondary identifiers are selected to provide only partial information about a primary characteristic, such as value, suit, color, or the like, about the playing card. Optionally, the secondary identifiers are concealed from the player and are only perceivable through the use of a reader and display. A game is conducted according to its base game rules using the playing cards with secondary identifiers. 1. A random outcome-generating apparatus comprising a set of at least48 playing cards having a face side and a back side;the face side of each of the at least 48 playing cards having symbol indicators selected from the group consisting of rank symbols and point symbols,the symbol indicators comprising a complete set of at least 12 different rank symbols or 12 different point symbols;the at least 12 different rank symbols or 12 different point symbols having at least two distinct and different sets of rank symbols or point symbols, wherein each distinct and different set contains known rank symbols or point symbols, with no rank symbols or point symbols occurring within multiple distinct and different sets;the back side of each of the at least 48 playing cards having one of at least two but fewer than 6 visually different secondary symbol indicators; andeach of the at least two visually different secondary indicators on playing cards having a specific one of the at least two distinct and different sets.2. The random outcome-generating apparatus of wherein the set of at least 48 playing cards comprises at least 52 playing cards wherein the symbol indicators on faces of each playing card comprising four distinct card suits and 13 consecutive ranks of playing cards in each suit.3. The random outcome generating apparatus of wherein there are three distinct and different sets of rank symbols or point symbols and the back side of ...

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Номер записи: 93
22-03-2018 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PLAY OF WAGERING GAMES

Номер: US20180078846A1
Автор: Lessinger Matt
Принадлежит: LESSINGER GAMING LLC.

The present disclosure contains a system and method for conducting a wagering game using playing cards or other game pieces based on the traditional rules of Baccarat and including a Zoo wager and other special wagering options. The wagering game includes special wagering settlement rules, a combination wager and specified payouts. The game is best-suited for play in any Las Vegas style casino or any casino operating under the gaming rules of California and may utilize a computer system or network to enhance or facilitate play of the wagering game. 1. A method for implementing a casino wagering game , the method comprising:executing, on a processor, computer readable instructions that direct the processor to perform:providing, to one or more participants, betting areas for a standard player wager, a standard banker wager, and non-standard wagers including a Rabbit wager, a Tiger wager, a Monkey wager, and a Zoo wager, wherein the Zoo wager is a combination of the Rabbit wager, the Tiger wager, and the Monkey wager;providing playing cards, each of the playing cards having a numerical point value;providing a predetermined rule for resolving the Rabbit wager which provides that the Rabbit wager wins if Player wins with a three card hand totaling seven points;providing a predetermined rule for resolving the Tiger wager, which provides that the Tiger wager wins if Banker wins with a three card hand totaling eight points;providing a predetermined rule for resolving the Monkey wager, which provides that the Monkey wager wins if the hand ends in a zero to zero tie;providing a predetermined rule for resolving the Zoo wager, which provides that Player wins with a three card hand totaling seven points, Banker wins with a three card hand totaling eight points, or the hand end in a zero to zero tie; anddealing a player's hand and a banker's hand including a third card in some situations according to predetermined baccarat rules.2. The method for implementing a casino wagering ...

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Номер записи: 94
22-03-2018 дата публикации

TRADING CARD AND TRADING CARD SET

Номер: US20180078864A1
Автор: ASAKURA Norio, KAMATA Hideaki, KAWAHARA Kenko, KAWANABE Satoshi
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A trading card includes a main portion having any character of a plurality of characters represented on at least one surface and an electronic component for contactless communication, which is contained in the main portion. The electronic component includes a storage portion which stores data related to the character represented on the main portion and a circuit which writes data received from an external apparatus through contactless communication into the storage portion. 1. A trading card , comprising:a main portion having any character of a plurality of characters represented on at least one surface; andan electronic component for contactless communication, which is contained in the main portion, a storage portion which stores data related to a character represented on the main portion, and', 'a circuit which writes data received from an external apparatus through contactless communication into the storage portion, wherein, 'the electronic component including'}identification information for specifying the character is represented on the at least one surface.2. The trading card according to claim 1 , whereininformation for sensing erroneous recognition is represented on the at least one surface.3. The trading card according to claim 1 , whereininformation for playing is represented on the at least one surface.4. The trading card according to claim 1 , whereinthe data related to the character represented on the main portion includes identification information for specifying the character.5. The trading card according to claim 1 , whereinthe data related to the character represented on the main portion includes identification information representing an application in which the character is available or a series of applications in which the character is available.6. The trading card according to claim 1 , whereinthe storage portion includes a first storage area in which writing of additional data is restricted and a second storage area in which writing of ...

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Номер записи: 95
18-03-2021 дата публикации

Systems, methods, and media for removing playing cards from a gaming table

Номер: US20210082227A1
Автор: Aleksejs Blinovs, Alexander Goodman, Raivis Rengelis, Todd Haushalter
Принадлежит: Individual

Mechanism (which can include system, methods, and media) for removing a card from a gaming table are provided, the mechanisms comprising: detecting when a playing card is placed on a door on a table surface of a gaming table; and causing the door to automatically open downward when the playing card is detected as being placed on the door so that the playing card slides downward to a space below the table surface. In some embodiments, these mechanisms further comprise controlling the opening of the door using a hardware processor, and optionally using stepper motor to control the opening of the door. In some embodiments, these mechanisms further comprise generating a graphics version of the playing card; and presenting the graphics version of the playing card on a player's computer display after the playing card has slid below the table surface.

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Номер записи: 96
23-03-2017 дата публикации

METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR PLAYING AND PRESENTING GAMES

Номер: US20170080326A1
Автор: Henn Sean, Kisselyova Yuliya
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In a method of playing a card game, such as using physical cards at a gaming table or at an electronically controlled gaming machine, a player is dealt one or more original hole cards. The player may elect to retain the original hole cards or switch or replace them. Additional cards are dealt, such as flop and turn cards dealt as community cards. A player's final hand, such as a five card poker hand, is compared to a dealer or house hand to determine the outcome of the game. The player may be required to place an ante wager and a switch bet to play the game and may place or be required to place additional wagers along the course of the game. The player loses their switch wager if they elect to switch their hole cards. 1. A method of playing a card game at a gaming table comprising the steps of:receiving an ante wager from a player at an ante wager area of said gaming table;receiving a switch bet from said player at a switch bet area of said gaming table;dealing one or more original hole cards to said player, said cards comprising physical playing cards dealt from at least one deck of cards;receiving an election from said player whether to switch said one or more hole cards, wherein if said player elects, dealing a replacement hole card to said player for each original hole card, each replacement hole card comprising a physical card dealt from said at least one deck of cards and collecting said player's switch bet;dealing one or more flop cards and one or more turn cards, said one or more flop cards and one or more turn cards comprising physical playing cards dealt from said at least one deck of cards;receiving one or more additional wagers from said player at an additional wager area of said gaming table;determining an outcome of said game by comparing a dealer hand to a final player hand formed from said one or more replacement or hole cards and said one or more flop cards and said one or more turn cards; andif said outcome of said game is a dealer hand win, ...

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Номер записи: 97
23-03-2017 дата публикации

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONDUCTING BLACKJACK-TYPE GAMES

Номер: US20170080327A1
Автор: Hamud Garry A., Ventura Ofir
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A method and device for conducting blackjack-type games includes receiving a base wager and dealing at least one initial player hand and an initial dealer hand. A final player hand is formed from each initial player hand. Optionally, if the initial player hand matches a discard criterion, a designated card may be burned from the initial player hand and replaced with a newly dealt card. If a final player hand matches a predefined modified player winning hand, the base wager is rewarded using a predefined pay table either with or without first comparing the final player hand to a final dealer hand. A final dealer hand is formed. If the final dealer hand is a predefined modified dealer bust hand, the base wager is paid less than even money, which may include simply returning the wager. The base wager may otherwise be resolved in a manner consistent with conventional blackjack. 1. A method for conducting a card game comprising:receiving at least one base wager,dealing an initial player hand of playing cards for each base wager,dealing an initial dealer hand of playing cards,forming at least one final player hand from each initial player hand by standing on said initial player hand or receiving at least one additional playing card dealt to said initial player hand, wherein when the sum of the playing cards in a final player hand exceeds a target value, said base wager is collected and play is terminated for said final player hand,forming a final dealer hand from said initial dealer hand by standing on said initial dealer hand or receiving at least one additional playing card dealt to said initial dealer hand, wherein when a sum of the playing cards in the final dealer hand exceeds a target value, said base wagers are rewarded and play is terminated, and, when the sum of the playing cards in said final dealer hand is less than or equal to said target value, any remaining base wagers are resolved by comparing each final player hand to said final dealer hand and said target ...

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Номер записи: 98
26-03-2015 дата публикации

System and Method to Implement a Wagering Game

Номер: US20150087372A1
Автор: Chi Fat Au-Yeung
Принадлежит: Individual

A method, system, and computer readable storage to implement a variation of a blackjack game. The player must hit a hard total less than fourteen (or other number) and stand on a hard total greater than thirteen (or other number). If the player has a soft total the player has the option to hit or stand. The system can also include a networked embodiment wherein the player can connect to an online server and play the game remotely using a remote client, for free or for real money.

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Номер записи: 99
26-03-2015 дата публикации

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLAYER ALLOCATION

Номер: US20150087375A1
Автор: Billings Darse, Graham Phillip Jarlath, Reeves Robeson Mandela
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Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for player allocation amongst game sessions such as based on game play style and/or aggressiveness metrics and/or based on desired entertainment-based attributes for one or more sessions. 1. A method , comprising:determining, by a processing device, that a first player desires to play a multiplayer game;determining, by the processing device, a game play style metric for the first player, the game play style metric comprising at least one of: (i) an aggressiveness metric defined as a representation of how often the first player conducts a Pre-Flop Raise (PFR); (ii) an aggressiveness metric defined as a representation of how often the first player places Voluntary Pay in Pot (VPiP); and (iii) an aggressiveness metric defined as a ratio of how often the first player conducts a Pre-Flop Raise (PFR) to how often the first player places Voluntary Pay in Pot (VPiP);determining, by the processing device and based on the game play style metric, an instance of a game in which to place the first player; andassigning, by the processing device, the first player to the determined instance of the game.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:determining a game play style metric of a second player already assigned to the instance of the game.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second player comprises a plurality of players already assigned to the instance of the game.4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining of the instance of the game in which to place the first player is further based on the game play style metric of the second player.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining that the first player desires to play the multiplayer game claim 1 , comprises:determining that the first player has logged into a virtual lobby of the game.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the case that the game play style metric comprises the aggressiveness metric defined as the representation of how often the first player ...

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Номер записи: 100
31-03-2016 дата публикации

Methods of Administering a Wagering Game Including a Dealer Payout

Номер: US20160089594A1
Автор: Yee Ryan Masao
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Methods of administering wagering games include accepting an ante wager from at least one player to participate in a poker game according to a set of poker game rules and accepting a bonus wager from the at least one player to participate in a bonus game according to a set of bonus game rules. A set of player cards are dealt to the player and to a dealer. The ante wager and the bonus wager are resolved according to the set of poker game rules and the set of bonus game rules, respectively. A dealer payout is paid to at least one of a dealer and a dealer pool when the at least one player receives a winning outcome in the bonus game. The dealer does not make a wager to receive the dealer payout. Games of the present disclosure may be implemented as live card games, multi-player EGM games, on-line games, and live card games with electronic betting interfaces. 1. A method of administering a wagering game , comprising:accepting an ante wager from a player to participate in a poker game by receiving at least one tangible, monetarily valuable gaming chip in a designated ante wager area on a play surface of a play table;accepting an optional bonus wager from the player to participate in a bonus game by receiving at least another tangible, monetarily valuable gaming chip in a designated bonus wager area on the play surface of the play table;delivering a set of player cards to the player in a player card receiving area on the play surface of the play table from a deck of physical cards comprising a set of at least one 52-card deck of standard playing cards utilizing a card-handling device configured to present randomized cards for delivery;delivering a set of dealer cards to the dealer at a dealer card receiving area on the play surface of the play table from the card-handling device;if the ante wager was accepted from the player, accepting at least one of a play wager from the player or receiving a fold indication from the player;paying the player a payout on the bonus wager ...

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Номер записи: 101
30-03-2017 дата публикации

Methods of administering wagering games

Номер: US20170087443A1
Автор: Jeremie Moll, Richard M. Milosevich, Roger M. Snow
Принадлежит: Bally Gaming Inc

Methods of administering wagering games may involve accepting an ante wager. Initial cards may be dealt, at least one card face up. A suit selected from spades, diamonds, clubs, and hearts may be randomly designated to be a power suit for a current round of play. A play wager may be accepted, after presenting the option to place the play wager or make a player election to fold. An additional card available may be dealt for each of the initial cards of the power suit. A payout on the ante and play wagers may be paid when the best poker hand formable is a predetermined winning hand, and the ante and play wagers may be collected when the best poker hand formable is not a predetermined winning hand.

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Номер записи: 102