Computer-implemented simulated card game

• US 20060223605A1
• Filed: 03/16/2006
• Published: 10/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scientific Games Corporation
• Original Assignee: Scientific Games International Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Pullman, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 7,874,902 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/00 Card games aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00; card games played on a gaming machine G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/005 Poker
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

Various embodiments of methods and apparatus and systems for playing a simulated card game, such as Texas Hold'"'"'em Poker, are provided. One embodiment comprises a method for playing a simulated card game. One such method comprises the steps of: displaying a plurality of entries and at least one of a set of community game elements to a virtual game to a player, each entry including at least two game elements, each game element associated with a game value according to a game rule for the virtual game; receiving a wager from the player, the wager associated with at least one bet type; displaying the remaining of the set of community game elements to the player; and determining whether the wager wins based on the plurality of entries, the at least one bet type, and according to the game rule for the virtual game.

Claims

1. A method for playing a simulated card game, the method comprising the steps of:

displaying a plurality of entries and at least one of a set of community game elements to a virtual game to a player, each entry including at least two game elements, each game element associated with a game value according to a game rule for the virtual game;

receiving a wager from the player, the wager associated with at least one bet type;

displaying the remaining game elements of the set of community game elements to the player; and

determining whether the wager wins based on the plurality of entries, the at least one bet type, and according to the game rule for the virtual game.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one bet type comprises at least one of a win bet, an event-based bet, and a progressive bet.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the event-based bet comprises a hand-type bet.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the event-based bet comprises a fixed-odds bet.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one bet type comprises a pari-mutuel bet.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one bet type comprises a multiple game bet.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

displaying winning odds associated with each entry to the player; and

displaying a plurality of prizes to the player, each prize associated with an entry.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the remaining of the set of community game elements comprises:

displaying the remaining of the set of community game elements one at a time; and

updating the winning odds after each of the set of community game elements is displayed.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of issuing a ticket with an indication of the player'"'"'s wager.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of community game elements comprises five community game elements and the game rule comprises rules for Texas Hold'"'"'em Poker.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the plurality of entries and the set of community game elements and the displaying the remaining of the set of community game elements to the player are based on a live deal.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of displaying the plurality of entries and the set of community game elements, displaying the remaining of the set of community game elements to the player, and receiving the wager from the player occur via a communications network.

13. An apparatus for playing a simulated card game comprising:

a controller;

a display device in communication with the controller, the display device configured to display a plurality of entries and at least one of a set of community game elements to a player, each entry including at least two game elements, each game element associated with a game value according to a game rule for the virtual game;

a player input device in communication with the controller, the player input device configured to receive a player bet of at least one bet type selected by the player and communicate the player bet to the controller; and

a ticket issuing device in communication with the controller, the ticket issuing device configured to receive ticket information from the controller and issue a ticket to the player,

wherein the display device is configured to receive play information from the controller and further configured to display the play information to the player and the controller is configured to determine whether the player bet wins based on the plurality of entries and according to the game rule for the virtual game.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the at least one bet type comprises at least one of a win bet, an event-based bet, a progressive bet, a hand-type bet, a fixed-odds bet, a pari-mutuel bet, and a multiple game bet.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the step of displaying the remaining of the set of community game elements comprises:

displaying the remaining of the set of community game elements one at a time; and

updating the winning odds after each of the set of community game elements is displayed.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the set of community game elements comprises five community game elements and the game rule comprises rules for Texas Hold'"'"'em Poker.

17. A system for playing a simulated card game, comprising:

a communication network;

at least one gaming machine in communication with the communication network; and

a server in communication with the at least one gaming machine through the communication network, the server configured to host a virtual game,

wherein the at least one gaming machine is configured to;

receive game information from the server and display a plurality of game entries and at least one of a set of community game elements to a player, each game entry including at least two game elements, each game element associated with a game value according to a game rule for the virtual game;

receive a player bet from the player and communicating the player bet to the server;

receive ticket information from the server and issue a ticket to the player;

display the remaining of the set of community game elements to the player; and

receive winning information from the server, the winning information specifying whether the player bet wins based on the plurality of entries and according to the game rule for the virtual game.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the player bet comprises at least one of a win bet, an event-based bet, a progressive bet, a hand-type bet, a fixed-odds bet, a pari-mutuel bet, and a multiple game bet.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the set of community game elements comprises five community game elements and the game rule comprises rules for Texas Hold'"'"'em Poker.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the server hosts the virtual game based on a live game.