Electronic gaming device supporting future bets

• US 10,147,269 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2017
• Issued: 12/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fresh Idea Global Limited
• Original Assignee: Fresh Idea Global Limited
• Inventors: Chun, Jay
• Primary Examiner(s): YOO, JASSON H
• Application Number:
  US15/441,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20170161993A1
• Time in Patent Office: 649 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3239 Tracking of individual players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3248 involving non-monetary media of fixed value, e.g. casino chips of fixed value
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/326 Game play aspects of gaming systems
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods, which may receive a video stream from one or more gaming tables. The systems and methods may display the video stream from the one or more gaming tables on the electronic gaming device and generate gaming options based on data relating to the one or more gaming tables. The gaming options may be based on predetermined betting structures relating to future game play results. The systems and methods may display the gaming options.

Claims

1. An electronic gaming device comprising:

a card reader configured to assist in identifying a player;

a memory including a plurality of predetermined betting structures relating to possible game outcomes of a plurality of live table games to be played at a plurality of live gaming tables hosting live table games, wherein each of the live table games includes wagers, a live dealer, and use of one or more physical game objects for the play of a live table game;

a processor configured to generate contingent gaming options based on the plurality of predetermined betting structures, said processor being further configured to receive one or more selected contingent gaming options for a future bet from at least one player, wherein the future bet is a bet placed in the future based on at least one condition associated with the one or more selected contingent gaming options, wherein the future bet is obtained from credits available to the player identified using the card reader;

a network interface configured to receive one or more contingent gaming options;

a display configured to display at least one of the contingent gaming options for the plurality of live gaming tables, and configured to display an indication of credits available to the player identified using the card reader;

at least one input device configured to receive user input pertaining to at least the one or more selected contingent gaming options; and

a voucher generating device configured to produce a voucher confirming at least the one or more selected contingent gaming options.

2. The electronic gaming device as recited in claim 1, wherein the future bet depends on a particular pattern of game outcomes over multiple different games across the plurality of live gaming tables.

3. The electronic gaming device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of live gaming tables includes at least one of a baccarat table, a roulette table, a blackjack table, a poker table, a craps table, or a Sic Bo table.

4. The electronic gaming device of claim 1, wherein the network interface is further configured to receive video streams from the plurality of live gaming tables, and wherein the video streams include a live video stream of a dealer managing a game at at least one of the plurality of live gaming tables.

5. The electronic gaming device of claim 4, wherein the video streams include a live video stream of at least one gaming object from at least one of the plurality of live gaming tables.

6. The electronic gaming device of claim 5, wherein the gaming object includes at least one of a roulette ball, a card, a card shoe, a dice, a betting chip, a token, a domino, or a wheel.

7. The electronic gaming device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the contingent gaming options is based on an occurrence of a first predetermined number of outcomes at a first live gaming table occurring over a second predetermined number of game plays.

8. The electronic gaming device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to initiate generation of the voucher by the voucher generating device.

9. The electronic gaming device of claim 8 wherein the voucher generating device is configured to print the voucher.

10. The electronic gaming device of claim 9, wherein the voucher device is further configured to generate voucher data based on the voucher being inserted into the voucher device.

11. The electronic gaming device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to determine a value of the voucher based on the generated voucher data.

12. The electronic gaming device of claim 1, further comprising a player preference input device, the player preference input device being configured to modify a game configuration based on data from an identification device.

13. A method of operating an electronic gaming device comprising:

receiving at least one video stream from each of a plurality of gaming tables;

displaying the at least one video stream from each of the plurality of gaming tables on the electronic gaming device;

generating contingent gaming options based on data relating to at least game play at the plurality of gaming tables, the contingent gaming options being based on predetermined betting structures relating to future game play results at the plurality of gaming tables;

displaying the gaming options;

receiving a selection of one or more of the contingent gaming options for a future bet, the future bet is a bet placed in the future based on at least one condition associated with the selection of the one or more of the contingent gaming options; and

generating a voucher for confirmation of at least the selection of the one or more of the contingent gaming options.

14. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the future bet is placed by a player, and

wherein the method comprises:

rendering the voucher available to the player.

15. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the future bet is a bet on an occurrence of the selection of one or more of the contingent gaming options based on future game play.

16. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein the future game play is one or more future live table games.

17. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the electronic gaming device includes a card reader, and wherein the future bet is obtained from credits available to a player identified using the card reader.

18. An electronic gaming system comprising:

a server including a server memory and a server processor, the server configured to receive at least one video stream from a plurality of gaming tables, the server configured to transmit at least one video stream and/or contingent gaming options to at least one electronic gaming device, and configured to record credits for use at the at least one electronic gaming device including credits collected by a credit device that accepts physical cash or vouchers;

the server memory including a plurality of predetermined betting structures relating to future game outcomes at the plurality of gaming tables;

the server processor configured to generate the contingent gaming options based on the plurality of predetermined betting structures relating to future game outcomes, the server processor being further configured to receive one or more selected contingent gaming options for a wager from a player based on the one or more selected contingent gaming options, wherein the wager is based on at least one condition associated with the one or more selected contingent gaming options, and wherein the wager is obtained from the credits that are at least in part made available to the player via the credit device;

the server processor configured to identify a result of the wager which is dependent on the future game play, and distribute additional credits for use at the electronic gaming device if the wager from the player is successful; and

the at least one electronic gaming device including a memory, a processor, a network interface, a display configured to display at least one video stream and/or gaming options received from the server, an input device configured to receive wagering data pertaining to the wager, and a voucher generating device configured to produce a voucher confirming the one or more selected contingent gaming options,

wherein the plurality of predetermined betting structures relate to future game outcomes of games in play at least one or more of the plurality of gaming tables.

19. The electronic gaming system as recited in claim 18,

wherein the server is configured to concurrently transmit a plurality of video streams, and

wherein the plurality of video streams concern one or more of the plurality of gaming tables, and

wherein the plurality of gaming tables host live table games that take place concurrently, each of the live table games receives wagers, uses a live dealer, and uses one or more physical game objects for play of the live table games.

20. The electronic gaming system as recited in claim 19,

wherein the plurality of video streams including a first video stream and a second video stream,

wherein the first video stream is directed to images of the live dealer, and

wherein the second video stream is directed to images of the one or more physical game objects.