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Land-based, on-line poker system

  • US 20070178955A1
  • Filed: 03/24/2006
  • Published: 08/02/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An on-line poker game system, comprising:

  • a. a poker table with designated seats located thereon;

    b. at least one dealer assigned to said poker table;

    c. at least two players located in a remote locations from said card room, each said remote player being assigned to one said designated seat on said poker table;

    d. means for imaging face down playing cards dealt to each said designated seat;

    e. a wide area network;

    f. a game logic server including working memory with at least one poker game managing software program loaded therein, said poker game managing software program enabling said game logic server to act as a state machine capable of managing a poker game played between said dealer and said remote players connected to said system;

    g. a web server connected to said wide area network and to said game logic server;

    h. a dealer computer connected to game logic server, said dealer computer including a display and including a dealer side software program capable of receiving instructions and data from said game logic server and images from said means for imaging;

    i. a remote computer operate by a remote player assigned to one said designated seat on said poker table, said remote computer including working memory, means for connecting to said wide area network, and a display; and

    , j. a client side software program loaded into said working memory of each said remote computer operated by a remote player, said client side software program capable of connecting via said wide area network to said game logic server and receiving instructions and data from said game logic server and displaying the image of the face-down playing cards dealt to said designated seat assigned to said remote player, said client side software program also capable of inputting poker game instructions from said remote player via said remote computer to said game logic server.

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