Gaming tables with multiple player positions and common display

• US 20070049368A1
• Filed: 10/31/2006
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Digideal Corporation (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: Digideal Corporation (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Kuhn, Michael, Sines, Randy
• Granted Patent: US 8,465,364 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/12
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/12 Card shufflers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00164 Casino tables
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means

Abstract

Systems and methods for playing live casino games. The systems have a casino table with changeable displays for players and a common or central display. The displays portray virtual playing cards or symbols to live participants. Shuffling, cutting, dealing, betting and return of playing cards are accomplished using data processing functions within an electronic game processor or processors which enable these functions to be performed quickly and without manual manipulation of playing cards. The invention allows casinos to speed play and reduce the risk of cheating while maintaining the attractive ambiance of a live table game. The systems can also be multi-user slot machines using the processor to associate or assign one or more symbols either with the virtual playing cards or as slot symbols in participant subsets. The participant subsets are compared to a predetermined list so that payoffs can be awarded on the basis of winning symbols or combinations of symbols.

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67. A casino table for play by multiple players who attend and participate in a casino game at a live game location about the casino table, comprising:

said casino table having plural playing positions to accommodate plural players;

a plurality of player displays at the playing positions, said player displays showing a plurality of changeable display images for said players;

at least one common display upon which playing information is displayed for viewing by the plurality of players.

68. A casino table according to claim 67 wherein the common display provides virtual symbols which are used by at least one player in determining play of the game by said at least one player.

69. A casino table according to claim 67 wherein the common display provides virtual symbols which are used by all players as common cards or common symbols which are variable and used in determining play of the game by said plural players.

70. A casino table according to claim 67 wherein the common display provides virtual symbols which are used by plural players in determining a set of symbols assigned to said plural players during play of the game.

71. A casino table according to claim 67 wherein the common display provides virtual symbols which are used by plural players in determining a set of symbols assigned to said plural player during play of the game;

and wherein the common display shows information about play of the game involving a plurality of said players.

72. A casino table according to claim 67 and wherein the table has at least one game processor which controls said plurality of player displays.

73. A casino table according to claim 67 and wherein the table has at least one game processor which controls said plurality of player displays and said at least one common display.

74. A casino table according to claim 67 wherein the at least one common display shows activity by at least one player.

75. A casino table according to claim 67 wherein the at least one common display shows which player is actively playing.

76. A casino table according to claim 67 wherein the at least one common display shows information which is also shown on the at least one player displays.

77. A casino table according to claim 67 wherein said plurality of player displays function to display virtual symbols which are virtual cards.

78. A casino table according to claim 67 wherein the player displays and the at least one common display show virtual symbols which are virtual slot symbols.

79. A casino table according to claim 67 wherein the at least one common display show virtual symbols which are bonus symbols.

80. A casino table according to claim 67 wherein the at least one common display show multiple virtual symbols which are shared by the plural players.