Random number generator based roulette wheel
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1. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
- a random number generator;
a roulette wheel; and
means for controlling the roulette wheel to indicate a first winning number corresponding with a first random number generated by the random number generator.
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Abstract
The invention provides for the use of a random number generator in a roulette wheel to play a game of roulette. The gaming apparatus may have a random number generator, a roulette wheel, and means for controlling the roulette wheel to indicate a first winning number corresponding to a first random number generated by the random number generator. The roulette wheel may have a top ring, outer ring, separator ring, and an inner ring and each ring may be decoupled from each outer to spin in different directions.
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37 Claims
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1. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
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a random number generator; a roulette wheel; and means for controlling the roulette wheel to indicate a first winning number corresponding with a first random number generated by the random number generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
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a roulette wheel having an separator ring configured to rotate inside an outer ring; at least one motor coupled to the roulette wheel to spin the roulette wheel; a processor coupled to the motor to initiate and halt the motor; a random number generator coupled to the processor to generate a plurality of numbers; and at least one sensor coupled to the roulette wheel and processor to determine a position of a roulette ball; wherein the processor is configured to determine the location of the roulette ball and control the roulette wheel to indicate a first winning number corresponding to a first random number generated by the random number generator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for generating a random number in a roulette game, comprising:
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generating at least one random number from a random number generator; rotating a roulette wheel; spinning a roulette ball into the roulette wheel; detecting the location of the roulette ball in the roulette wheel when the roulette ball comes to a stop; ceasing rotation of the roulette wheel to indicate a first winning number corresponding with a first random number generated by the random number generator. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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