Off-site casino play

• US 20060046853A1
• Filed: 09/01/2004
• Published: 03/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gerald R. Black
• Original Assignee: Gerald R. Black
• Inventors: Black, Gerald R.
• Application Number:
  US10/930,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20060046853A1
• 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 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication

Abstract

The system enables an off-site player having a key-card or other credit medium to enjoy quality play at any game within the casino complex, at any time, and from any location. The system enables the off-site player to select any player in the casino and wager on the outcome of the on-site player play from a remote location. In addition, in games such as craps and roulette, the off-site player has the option of wagering on the selected player or placing a direct wager on the outcome of the next gaming unit. The system includes a live gaming site, a data capture device and a gaming processor for enabling play from an off-site terminal.

Claims

1. A gaming system comprising:

(a) a gaming site where a casino-type game-of-blackjack is played, the casino-type game-of-blackjack being played upon a gaming table, the casino-type game-of-blackjack including individual gaming units each having a game outcome, at least one individual gaming station being disposed proximate to the gaming site;

(b) a device for capturing gaming data of the casino-type game-of-blackjack, the gaming data capture device being disposed proximate to the gaming site; and

(c) a computer for processing in real time gaming data captured by the gaming data capture device, the gaming data being accessible by an off-site player terminal that is remote from the gaming site, the computer transmitting data to the off-site player terminal upon request in real time, the computer accepting a wager submitted prior to the game outcome through the off-site player terminal upon the game outcome of the casino-type game-of-blackjack.

2. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein on-site wager activity occurs at the individual gaming stations, the computer enabling the off-site player terminal to accept a wager on the outcome of wager activity occurring at an individual gaming station.

3. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the off-site player terminal enables player selection of a second viewing screen, the second viewing screen enabling play at a different gaming site.

4. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the off-site player terminal enables player selection of a second viewing screen, the second viewing screen enabling off-site play of a second casino-type game-of-blackjack.

5. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the off-site player terminal has access to historical data of previous gaming outcomes.

6. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the computer has an Internet connection to a plurality of off-site player terminals.

7. A gaming system comprising:

(a) a gaming site where a casino-type game-of-blackjack is played, the casino-type game-of-blackjack being played upon a gaming table, the casino-type game-of-blackjack including individual gaming units each having a game outcome, at least one individual gaming station being disposed proximate to the gaming site;

(b) a device for capturing visual images of the casino-type game-of-blackjack, the gaming data capture device being disposed proximate to the gaming site; and

(c) a computer for processing in real time gaming data captured by the gaming data capture device, the gaming data being accessible for viewing by an off-site player terminal that is remote from the gaming site, the computer transmitting the visual images via an Intranet connection upon request in real time, the computer accepting a wager submitted prior to the game outcome through the off-site player terminal on the game outcome of the casino-type game-of-blackjack.

8. The gaming system of claim 7, wherein on-site wager activity occurs at the individual gaming stations, the computer enabling the off-site player terminal to accept a wager on the outcome of wager activity occurring at an individual gaming station.

9. The gaming system of claim 7, wherein the off-site player terminal enables player selection of a second viewing screen, the second viewing screen enabling play at a different gaming site.

10. The gaming system of claim 7, wherein the off-site player terminal enables player selection of a second viewing screen, the second viewing screen enabling off-site play of a second casino-type game-of-blackjack.

11. The gaming system of claim 7, wherein the off-site player terminal is compatible with a payment medium, the payment medium having an available wager balance, the available wager balance being greater than the wager.

12. The gaming system of claim 7, wherein the off-site player terminal has an Internet connection to the computer.

13. A gaming system comprising:

(a) a gaming site where a casino-type game-of-blackjack is played, the casino-type game-of-blackjack being played upon a gaming table, at least one individual gaming station being disposed proximate to the gaming site, the individual gaming station having a station game outcome for the casino-type game-of-blackjack for an individual gaming unit;

(b) a device for capturing gaming data of the casino-type game-of-blackjack, the gaming data capture device being disposed proximate to the gaming site;

(c) a computer for processing in real time gaming data captured by the gaming data capture device, the gaming data being accessible by an off-site player terminal that is remote from the gaming site, the computer transmitting data to the off-site player terminal upon request in real time, the computer providing the off-site player terminal with access to previous game outcomes, the data transmission enabling a wager to be made prior to the game outcome through the off-site player terminal on the station game outcome of the casino-type game-of-blackjack.

14. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein the gaming data capture device captures visual images of the casino-type game-of-blackjack thereby enabling a viewing of the gaming site in real time.

15. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein the off-site player terminal has an Intranet connection to the computer.

16. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein the off-site player terminal has an Internet connection to the computer.

17. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein the off-site player terminal enables player selection of a second viewing screen, the second viewing screen enabling play at a different gaming site.

18. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein the off-site player terminal enables player selection of a second viewing screen, the second viewing screen enabling off-site play of a second casino-type game-of-blackjack.

19. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein the off-site player terminal is compatible with a payment medium, the payment medium having an available wager balance, the available wager balance being greater than the wager.