Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Betting or wagering board
Reexamination Certificate
2001-07-26
2004-08-03
Pierce, William M. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Betting or wagering board
Reexamination Certificate
active
06769693
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and system for playing a live casino table game. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and system for playing a live casino table game offering new betting options in addition to the wagering options offered in classical roulette casino games and associated with more various and advantageous odds.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Casino owners are always interested in introducing new casino games that generate more benefits for the casino house.
More particularly, the game must sustain the interest of the player as long as possible in order to optimize the time spent by the player at the table and his participation in the game.
The Roulette is a very popular table game that is found in almost all casinos. Roulette consists essentially in wagering on at least one number from a plurality of numbers, believing that the wagered number will be randomly drawn from the plurality of numbers. Players make wagers by positioning, on a game surface, some chips, tokens or markers on one or many areas, each area corresponding to one or many betting numbers.
The European Roulette has 37 betting numbers i.e. 1-36 and 0 and the American Roulette has 38 betting numbers i.e. 1-36, 0 and 00.
The game surface forms a rectangular pattern of thirty-six (36) squares laid out in twelve (12) stacked rows, each row having three (3) adjacent squares, each square associated with a particular number from 1 to 36.
A plurality of betting squares are on the edge of the rectangular pattern. One square represents a zero <<0>>, and another square represents a double zero <<00>>. Some squares represent a particular group of numbers arranged in a geometric pattern such as: squares associated with a <<first 12 number block)>>, a <<second 12 number block>> and a <<third 12 number block>>; squares associated with a <<first 12 number column>>, a <<second 12 number column>> and a <<third 12 number column>>. Some squares represent a particular group of 18 numbers such as squares associated with the colors <<red>> or <<black>>; squares associated with <<even>> or <<odd>> parity and squares associated with the numerical ranges of 1 to 18 or 19 to 36.
A player makes his or her bet by placing his positioning markers, chips or tokens at the appropriate place on the playing surface.
A <<straight up>> bet occurs when a player identifies a single number among 0, 00 and 1 to 36 by positioning token, chip or marker on the square associated with the number wagered by the player. A <<split>> bet occurs when the player identifies two numbers by positioning tokens, chips or markers on the border between two squares each one associated to one of the wagered numbers. A <<line>> bet occurs when a player identifies three numbers of a same row by positioning markers on the left border of the first left square of the row of three squares, each square associated with one of the three numbers wagered by the player. A <<square>> bet occurs when a player identifies four numbers in positioning markers on the border cross between the four squares associated to the four selected numbers wagered by the player. A <<street>> bet occurs when a player identifies 6 numbers of two adjacent rows by positioning markers on the border cross formed by the two left borders of the two first left squares of the two adjacent rows and the border between the two first left squares of the two adjacent rows, each of three squares wherein each square of the two adjacent rows is associated with one of the six numbers wagered by the player. A player identifies twelve numbers by positioning markers on one of the squares associated to one of three <<12 card block>>'s or to one of the three <<12 card column>>'s. Finally, a player may identify a particular group of 18 cards in positioning his or her markers on one of the squares associated with the colors <<black>> or <<red>>, the <<even>> or <<odd>> parity or the numerical ranges of 1 to 18 or 19 to 36.
A player chooses his or her betting risk level by making a wager identifying 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12 or 18 numbers and consequently, a player chooses his or her level of winning bet payout. For the European and American Roulettes the payout table is as shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1
Payout Table
N
O
Of Times
The Amount
Winning
Type Of Event
Bet Pays
Is Paid
Probability
Winning a
Straight Up
Bet Pays
36
35:1
Winning a
Split
Bet Pays
18
17:1
Winning a
Line
Bet Pays
12
11:1
Winning a
Square
Bet Pays
9
8:1
Winning a
Street
Bet Pays
6
5:1
Winning a
12 Number Block
Bet Pays
3
2:1
Winning a
12 Number Column
Bet Pays
3
2:1
Winning a
Even or Odd
Bet Pays
2
1:1
Winning a
Red or Black
Bet Pays
2
1:1
Winning a
1 to 8 or 19 to 36
Bet Pays
2
1:1
For example, if a player has wagered on the number 24 in a <<straight up>> bet and 24 is the winning number, then the player receives, in addition to his or her returned bet amount, 35 times his or her bet amount, for a total payout amount of 36 times his or her bet amount.
When a betting period ends, a dealer starts the random selection process. In live table roulette, the dealer typically launches a ball in the roulette in rotation. The random selection is performed when the ball positions itself in one of the notches arranged side-by-side on the internal side of the roulette rim, each notch being associated with a betting number. The dealer distributes the payouts to the players according to the payout table.
An important advantage of the roulette game is that the roulette game is based solely on a random event wherein wins and losses made by players or the casino house are independent of player skill. The players appreciate the simplicity of the game which triggers feelings of enjoyment and relaxation.
The casino house appreciates the fact that the income percentage is constant and not influenced by player experience and skill compared to other games such as Poker and Blackjack card games where the casino house's losses depend on player strategies and skills.
Another advantage of the Roulette is the various levels of betting risk offered: players appreciate to choose and control their own level of betting risk according to their gut feeling and their wealth. The casino house appreciates that conservative players as well as high-rollers may be at ease to participate in a casino game that favors an optimal table activity in terms of number of players and dedication to the game.
A random process independent of player skill and a variability of betting risk levels are two advantages that have contributed to make the Roulette a very popular and appreciated table game among players and casino management.
However, the Roulette numbers are less attractive to players than playing cards. The cards show colorful betting symbols in addition to numbers such as objects: <<spade>>, <<club>>, <<diamond>> and <<heart>> and noble characters: <<King>>, <<Queen>> and <<Jack>>; features to which players are inclined to attribute various lucky or unlucky properties. Players prefer playing games offering card betting symbols.
Furthermore, the income percentage cannot be changed for a roulette game without changing the game itself. For example, the casino income ratio for the European Roulette is 1/37, or approximately 2,70% and for the American Roulette is 2/38, or approximately 5,26%. Consequently, the casino house cannot adjust the income percentage according to market competition or the casino activity.
The possibility of modifying the casino income percentage without changing the roulette game would be a great advantage. For example, a casino could decrease the Roulette income percentage to create an incentive to players during low casino activity
Bedrossian Jean-Pierre
Berube Real
Gagnon Martin Benoît
Huard Marcel
(Ogilvy Renault)
B.C.D. Mécanique Ltée
Chabot Isabelle
Pierce William M.
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