Game of chance systems and methods

• US 10,460,567 B2
• Filed: 07/08/2013
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: Lutnick, Howard W., Alderucci, Dean P., Gelman, Geoffrey M., Burman, Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): Deodhar, Omkar A
• Application Number:
  US13/936,731
• Publication Number:
  US 20140011561A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,304 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3218 wherein at least part of the system is portable
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3286 Type of games

Abstract

In various embodiments, players may compete in a gaming context.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

rendering, by at least one processor, on a display screen, a graphical user interface indicating a first roulette spin;

rendering, by the at least one processor, on the display screen, a graphical user interface indicating a second roulette spin;

detecting, by the at least one processor, via a card reader, a first wager on the first roulette spin;

determining, by the at least one processor, an outcome of the first wager based at least in part on an outcome of the first roulette spin;

detecting, by the at least one processor, via the card reader, a second wager that a pattern of outcomes of a plurality of roulette spins will occur;

determining, by the at least one processor, an outcome of the second wager based at least in part on whether the pattern of outcomes occurs in the first roulette spin and the second roulette spin;

detecting, by the at least one processor, via the card reader, a third wager on an aggregate of outcomes from a plurality of roulette spins over a period; and

determining, by the at least one processor, an outcome of the third wager based at least in part on the outcome of the first roulette spin and the outcome of the second roulette spin.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the display screen includes a touch screen interface.

3. The method of claim 1, in which the pattern of outcomes includes at least one of a pattern of colors or a pattern of numbers.

4. The method of claim 1, in which the aggregate of outcomes includes a count of red outcomes compared to a count of black outcomes over the period.

5. The method of claim 1, in which the period includes at least one of a time period or a number of spins.

6. The method of claim 1, in which the aggregate of outcomes includes a statistic regarding results of the plurality of roulette spins.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

rendering, by the at least one processor, on the display screen, a graphical user interface indicating the outcome of the first roulette spin, and

rendering, by the at least one processor, on the display screen, a graphical user interface indicating the outcome of the second roulette spin.

8. The method of claim 1, in which the first roulette spin and the second roulette spin are initiated automatically.

9. The method of claim 1, in which the first roulette spin includes a recreation of a roulette spin from a table.

10. The method of claim 9, in which the roulette spin from the table includes a live roulette spin from the table.

11. The method of claim 9, in which the roulette spin from the table includes a historic roulette spin from the table.

12. The method of claim 9, in which the recreation includes a presentation of a video feed.

13. A method comprising:

detecting, by at least one processor, via a card reader, a wager on an aggregate of outcomes from a plurality of roulette spins over a period;

rendering, by the at least one processor, on a display screen, a graphical user interface indicating a first roulette spin;

rendering, by the at least one processor, on the display screen, a graphical user interface indicating a second roulette spin; and

determining, by the at least one processor, an outcome of the wager based at least in part on the outcome of the first roulette spin and the outcome of the second roulette spin.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the display screen includes a touch screen interface.

15. The method of claim 13, in which the aggregate of outcomes includes a count of red outcomes compared to a count of black outcomes over the period.

16. The method of claim 13, in which the period includes at least one of a time period or a number of spins.

17. The method of claim 13, in which the aggregate of outcomes includes a statistic regarding results of the plurality of spins.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

rendering, by the least one processor, on the display screen, a graphical user interface indicating the outcome of the first roulette spin, and

rendering, by the least one processor, on the display screen, a graphical user interface indicating the outcome of the second roulette spin.

19. The method of claim 13, in which the first roulette spin and the second roulette spin are initiated automatically.

20. The method of claim 13, in which the first roulette spin includes a recreation of a roulette spin from a table.

21. The method of claim 20, in which the roulette spin from the table includes a live roulette spin from the table.

22. The method of claim 20, in which the roulette spin from the table includes a historic roulette spin from the table.

23. The method of claim 20, in which the recreation includes a presentation of a video feed.

24. An apparatus comprising:

a display screen;

a card reader;

at least one processor; and

a machine readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, control to;

render, on the display screen, a graphical user interface indicating a first roulette spin;

render, on the display screen, a graphical user interface indicating a second roulette spin;

detect, via the card reader, a first wager on the first roulette spin;

determine an outcome of the first wager based at least in part on an outcome of the first roulette spin;

detect, via the card reader, a second wager that a pattern of outcomes of a plurality of roulette spins will occur;

determine an outcome of the second wager based at least in part on whether the pattern of outcomes occurs in the first roulette spin and the second roulette spin;

detect, via the card reader, a third wager on an aggregate of outcomes from a plurality of roulette spins over a period; and

determine an outcome of the third wager based at least in part on the outcome of the first roulette spin and the outcome of the second roulette spin.

25. An apparatus comprising:

a display screen;

a card reader;

at least one processor; and

a machine readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, control to;

detect, via the card reader, a wager on an aggregate of outcomes from a plurality of roulette spins over a period;

render, on the display screen, a graphical user interface indicating a first roulette spin;

render, on the display screen, a graphical user interface indicating a second roulette spin; and

determine an outcome of the wager based at least in part on an outcome of the first roulette spin and an outcome of the second roulette spin.