Gaming center allowing switching between games based upon historical results

• US 10,198,898 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2017
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Chun, Jay
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahmed, Masud
• Application Number:
  US15/654,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20170316637A1
• Time in Patent Office: 566 Days
• Field of Search: 463 40- 42, 463 16- 25
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3213 Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines

Abstract

A gaming system comprising a plurality of betting terminals and a computer server comprising: a plurality of betting terminals for selecting and playing one or more live casino game(s) being played at a plurality of tables; each of the plurality of betting terminals has at least one first portion of a first screen for displaying the one or more live-casino game(s) to said player wherein the one or more live casino game(s) is a game offered in at least one casino resort, wherein a results history for each table is displayed in at least one first portion of a first screen to provide a results history display, and a switching mechanism for selecting, switching and playing one or more casino slot machine game(s) adapted to allow the player to switch between the live casino games according to at least the results history display for each table.

Claims

1. A gaming terminal comprising:

an input device;

a display device;

a processor; and

a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

receive, via the input device, an input to play at least one live casino game selected from a plurality of live casino games being played at a plurality of gaming tables, wherein the plurality of gaming tables are each spaced away from the gaming system;

after receiving, over a network, data associated with the at least one live casino game, cause at least a first portion of the display device to displays the play of the at least one live-casino game at at least one of the gaming tables, and

after causing at least the first portion of the display device to display a results history display comprising a results history for each of the plurality of gaming tables, receive a player input, via a switching mechanism, to switch between causing at least the first portion of the display device to display the play the at least one live casino game and causing the display device to display a play of at least one game not being played at any of the plurality of gaming tables.

2. The gaming terminal of claim 1, wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to cause at least one second additional portion of the display device to display the at least one game not being played at any of the plurality of gaming tables.

3. The gaming terminal of claim 2, wherein the first portion of the display device and the at least one second additional portion of the display device comprises an upper screen and a lower screen.

4. The gaming terminal of claim 3, wherein the upper screen and the lower screen are connected through a connection mechanism.

5. The gaming terminal of claim 4, wherein the connection mechanism comprises at least one of:

at least one hinge and at least one arm.

6. The gaming terminal of claim 1, wherein the at least one live casino game is selected from the group consisting of:

a live baccarat game, a felt-table game, poker game, a Sic Bo game, a Roulette game, a Fish-Prawn-Crab game, and a Wheel of Fortune game.

7. The gaming terminal of claim 1, wherein the at least one game not being played at any of the plurality of gaming tables is a video server based game.

8. The gaming terminal of claim 7, wherein the at least one game not being played at any of the plurality of gaming tables is a video server based reel game.

9. The gaming terminal of claim 1, wherein the switching mechanism to switch to another one of the live casino games comprises a touch screen.

10. The gaming terminal of claim 1, wherein the switching mechanism to switch to the at least one games not being played at any of the plurality of gaming tables comprises a touch screen.

11. The gaming terminal of claim 1, wherein the display device is selected from the group consisting of:

a display device of a cellphone, a display device of a smart phone, a display device of a tablet and a display device of a handheld personal digital assistant.

12. A gaming system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

communicate data to a betting terminal to enable a player at the betting terminal to play at least one live casino game selected from a plurality of live casino games played at a plurality of gaming tables, wherein the plurality of gaming tables are each spaced away from the betting terminal,

communicate data, over a network, to the betting terminal to cause at least a first portion of a display device of the betting terminal to display;

(i) the play of the live-casino game, and (ii) a results history display comprising a results history for each of the plurality of gaming tables; and

receive data associated with a player input made, via a switching mechanism, to switch between playing the at least one live casino game and playing at least one game not being played at any of the plurality of gaming tables, wherein the player input is based, at least in part on the results history for each of the plurality of gaming tables.