Domino Blackjack
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1. A method of playing a domino game involving at least one player and a dealer, the method comprising:
- receiving from each player a wager;
each player receiving one or more domino tiles;
the dealer receiving one or more domino tiles, one of which is displayed face-up;
each player having an option to take another domino tile;
the dealer having an option to take another domino tile when each player has chosen not to take another domino tile; and
comparing a value of the domino tiles in each player'"'"'s hand with a value of the domino tiles in the dealer'"'"'s hand.
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Abstract
Domino wagering games are disclosed in which a player or players play the conventional game of blackjack with domino tiles instead of playing cards. The domino tiles can be dealt to the players by a dealer, or can be selected by the players themselves. Both land based and electronic formats of the domino blackjack games are provided.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of playing a domino game involving at least one player and a dealer, the method comprising:
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receiving from each player a wager; each player receiving one or more domino tiles; the dealer receiving one or more domino tiles, one of which is displayed face-up; each player having an option to take another domino tile; the dealer having an option to take another domino tile when each player has chosen not to take another domino tile; and comparing a value of the domino tiles in each player'"'"'s hand with a value of the domino tiles in the dealer'"'"'s hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A central gaming system for playing a domino game, the system comprising:
one or more processing units and machine readable storage media comprising a set of instructions, said instructions including instructions for providing the central gaming system to perform the functions of, for each of the distributed gaming workstations; (a) providing a plurality of dominos, wherein a first portion of the dominos is distributed to a first player and a second portion of the dominos is distributed to a second player, and wherein the first portion of dominos is distributed to the player according to a process that comprises receiving from the first player a wager; the first player receiving at least one domino; and comparing a value associated with the first portion of dominos to a value associated with the second portion of dominos to determine the outcome of play, (b) generating one or more datagrams containing data comprising the outcome of play, the outcome of play either being a winning result or not a winning result, and (c) transmitting the one or more datagram to the gaming workstation whereby the workstation may display the outcome of play at the first level and the second level. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A game for play by a player and a dealer,
wherein the game is played with domino tiles and the player and the dealer each receive a plurality of domino tiles, wherein each domino tile is ascribed a point value or a playing card value depending on the number of dots on the domino tile, and wherein the point value or playing card value of the domino tiles held by the player and the dealer are summed to determine a score for the player and the dealer, the outcome of the game determined, at least in part, by comparison of the score of the player and the score of the dealer.
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33. A machine readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for execution by a gaming workstation having a display, the gaming workstation placed in communication with a gaming server over a network, the instructions comprising:
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(a) instructions for presenting on the display a wager game comprising domino tiles, a dealer, and at least one player; (b) instructions for facilitating play by the player, play comprising a plurality of dominos, wherein a first portion of the dominos is distributed to a first player and a second portion of the dominos is distributed to a second player, and wherein the first portion of dominos is distributed to the player according to a process that comprises receiving from the first player a wager; the first player receiving at least one domino; and comparing a value associated with the first portion of dominos to a value associated with the second portion of dominos to determine the outcome of play; and (c) instructions for the gaming server determining an outcome of play, the outcome of play either being a winning result or not a winning result. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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