Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Betting or wagering board
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-18
2008-10-07
Layno, Benjamin H (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Betting or wagering board
C273S14200F, C273S1420JA, C273S14200F, C273S309000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07431298
ABSTRACT:
The roulette game is based upon a wheel having multiple series of consecutive numbers thereon. Each number is distinguished by a color, with a different quantity of colors repeating to provide a unique color and number combination for each position on the wheel. The colors may be selected to represent the colors of a national flag, e.g., red, white, and blue for the U.S., red, white, and green for Mexico, etc. House profit is provided by the retention of a percentage of winning wagers, rather than by payment of lower than actual odds or by designating one or more wheel positions as winning positions for the house. This system facilitates a progressive wagering system wherein retention of the house profit is waived for players who choose to place progressive wagers on consecutive plays of the wheel.
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Website, http://www.sbgglobal.com/casino/roulette, on-line roulette betting site with description of wheel and rules, five sheets printed Feb. 5, 2007.
Layno Benjamin H
Litman Richard C.
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