Method and system for controlling and managing bets in a gaming environment

• US 20030232651A1
• Filed: 04/09/2003
• Published: 12/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DEQ Systems Corporation (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Original Assignee: DEQ Systems Corporation (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Santa Maria, Guillermo Loria, Berube, Real, Huard, Marcel, Gagnon, Martin Benoit
• Application Number:
  US10/409,475
• Publication Number:
  US 20030232651A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• 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 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for controlling and managing bets in a gaming environment. The present invention provides simplified betting options for casino games. Betting options being less complex are less demanding in terms of concentration and/or real-time inputs from the player during the proceeding of the underlying casino game. Consequently, players are in a better disposition for enjoying the atmosphere, and the intrinsic activity of play of the underlying game or for pursuing another activity at their ease such as drinking at bars, playing at another casino game or simply observing the underlying game.

Claims

1. A system for allowing a remote player to play a live casino table game, the system comprising:

a live casino table game interface for collecting live play data about a play of the table game;

a player console located away from the live casino table game for collecting bet data from a remote player;

a game controller connected to the player console and to the game interface for collecting said bet data and said live play data to credit and debit an account of the remote player as a function of wins and losses according to rules of play; and

a video system providing a video display of the live casino table game to the remote player,

characterized in that

the game controller determines from said live play data when further bets may not be accepted for the current play of the table game and interacts with the remote player via the player console to confirm whether said bet data received from the remote player should be applied to a subsequent game, wherein the remote player plays the live casino table game remotely at a same rate and rhythm as players at the live casino table game.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the player console randomly selects said bet data from a set of predetermined betting options.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said live play data includes game play data of at least one of the players and the dealer playing the live casino table game, and said bet data defines a simplified betting option including a game achievement status of a player or dealer involved in the live casino table game.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the game achievement status is a win/lose status for each play of the live casino table game.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the game controller calculates odds for said simplified betting option as a function of said live play data.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said simplified betting option is maintained automatically for a plurality of plays of the live casino table game.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said game controller also determines a random virtual event and credits the account of the remote player as a function of the random virtual event determines the remote player.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the live casino table game is a roulette game, and the live casino table game interface interfaces with the roulette game.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the live casino table game is a card game, and the live casino table game interface interfaces with the card game.

10. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said video system comprises a display screen installed for viewing by a plurality of remote players, the system comprising a player console for each of the plurality of remote players for collecting said bet data and controlling the remote player'"'"'s account, while relying on said display screen to provide said video display of the live casino table game.

11. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein said player console is portable, whereby said console may be provided in a lounge or restaurant.

12. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said player console is wireless.

13. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the player console provides the remote player with a choice of one of a plurality of said live casino table game for which said bet data is to apply.

14. A method of processing bet data in a system allowing a remote player to play a live casino table game, the system comprising:

a live casino table game interface for collecting live play data about a play of the table game;

a player console located away from the live casino table game for collecting bet data from a remote player;

a game controller connected to the player console and to the game interface for collecting said bet data and said live play data to credit and debit an account of the remote player as a function of wins and losses according to rules of play; and

a video system providing a video display of the live casino table game to the remote player,

the method comprising;

determining from said live play data when further bets may not be accepted for the current play of the table game;

interacting with the remote player to confirm whether said bet data received from the remote player should be applied to a subsequent game; and

applying said bet data to the subsequent game when confirmed;

wherein the remote player plays the live casino table game remotely at a same rate and rhythm as players at the live casino table game.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the bet data identifies a simplified betting option including a game achievement status of a player or dealer involved in the live casino table game.

16. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the game achievement status is a win/lose status for each play of the live casino table game.

17. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein odds for said simplified betting option are calculated as a function of said live play data.

18. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein said simplified betting option is maintained automatically for a plurality of plays of the live casino table game.

19. The method as claimed in claim 14, further comprising a step of selecting one of a plurality of said live casino table games for which said bet data is to apply.