Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Betting or wagering board
Reexamination Certificate
1999-02-16
2001-07-24
Layno, Benjamin H. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Betting or wagering board
C273S292000, C273S306000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06264200
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a method for playing a wagering game, and in particular to a roulette-type wagering game in which randomly generated playing cards are used to determine the outcome of roulette-types of wagers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In a standard roulette game using a wheel or bowl, one number/color is selected during each play of the game. Many people are intrigued or attracted to the roulette game by the seeming very close to even money bets provided for such games, such as for bets of red or black, or odd or even. However, while attracted by the close to even bets available, some people are not especially comfortable playing a game where a spinning wheel or bowl is used to determine the outcome. On the other hand, most people are comfortable with, and familiar with, card games and these people are attracted to such games due to the familiarity with such cards.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention, a method of playing a roulette-type wagering game between a player or a group of players and a dealer where outcomes of the game are determined by randomly generated playing cards having various worths as well as a nullity card is provided. Preferably, the playing cards are a standard 52 card deck of cards, but this is not necessary. The method comprises a first step of offering of a plurality of outcomes on which each respective player wagers against a dealer. The outcomes offered are: (a) that a series of cards dealt by the dealer have a predetermined combination worth, where the combination worth of the series is a nullity if the nullity card is one of the series; and preferably (b) that a single card dealt by the dealer has a predetermined single card worth. An ante is then wagered by each respective player against the dealer for one or more selected outcomes of the series or single card dealt by the dealer. The dealer then deals the series and single card to determine the game outcome. The dealer next determines, for each respective player, that each ante wagered on the series dealt by the dealer is a winner or a loser, and pays off any winning wager to the respective player. At the same time, or before or after, the dealer also determines, for each respective player, that each ante wagered on the single card dealt by the dealer is a winner or a loser, and pays off of any winning wager to the respective player.
Preferably, the playing cards, except the nullity card, have equal numbers of two different colors, as red and black in a standard 52 card deck. Then, the offering step includes the offering of an outcome that the series has a worth of: (a) a majority of the cards being the same red or black color, and (b) all of the cards being the same red or black color. Also preferably, the playing cards, except the nullity card, have equal numbers of different consecutive numerical ranks, as ace-king of the standard 52 card deck. Then, the offering step includes the offering of an outcome that the series have a worth of: (a) an odd or even sum of the ranks, and (b) a sum which is less than or greater than a predetermined numerical sum. Where the playing cards, except the nullity card, are a standard deck of 52 cards, the offering step further includes the offering of an outcome that the series has a worth of: (a) two of the same rank, (b) all of the same suit, (c) all of consecutive ranks, (d) all of the same rank, (e) all of consecutive ranks having the same suit, and (f) a nullity.
In one preferred embodiment, the offering step also includes the offering of an outcome that the single card has a worth of:
(a) one of the groups of (i) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7, or (ii) 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, or king; (b) one of the groups of (i) 2, 3, 4, or 5, (ii) 6, 7, 8, or 9, or (iii) 10, jack, queen, or king; and (c) a selected one of the groups of ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king, or 0 (for the nullity card). In another preferred embodiment, the offering step includes the offering of an outcome that the single card has a worth of (a) one of a plurality of groups of six predetermined cards; (b) one of a plurality of groups of four predetermined cards; (c) one of a plurality of groups of three predetermined cards; (d) one of a plurality of groups of two predetermined cards; and (e) one of the group of ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king, or a nullity.
Also in the preferred embodiment, the ace is considered to have a numerical value of one, while the jack the queen and the king are all considered to have a numerical value of ten. Then, the series has three cards therein and the predetermined sum is twenty. More preferably, the single card is a center one of the three series cards dealt.
It is an advantage of the present invention that a method of playing a playing card game in which the same close to even money bets of a roulette game are offered to the players is provided.
It is also an advantage of the present invention that a method of playing a roulette-type game using a standard 52 card deck with which most players are familiar and comfortable is provided.
It is a further advantage of the present invention that a method of playing a wagering game which people are attracted to and which is easy to understand is provided.
It is a still further advantage of the present invention that a method of playing a wagering game in which numerous opportunities for players to bet on different outcomes at the same time are present.
Yet another advantage of the present invention is that a method of playing a roulette-type game provides two different sets of outcomes to bet upon, one set based on a series of (preferably three) cards and the other set based on a single (preferably center of the three) card dealt when the series of cards is dealt.
Other features and advantages of the present invention are stated in or apparent from detailed descriptions of presently preferred embodiments of the invention found hereinbelow.
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Larson & Taylor PLC
Layno Benjamin H.
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