Gaming devices and methods of playing card games with indicator of cards played from previous hands

• US 20080217857A1
• Filed: 05/19/2008
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Randy Miller
• Original Assignee: Randy Miller
• Inventors: Miller, Randy
• Granted Patent: US 7,914,003 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/292
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082

Abstract

Gaming devices and methods of playing games wherein an indication of the cards which have already been discarded or dealt is displayed for a player to view prior to making a decision. One embodiment is directed to a gaming device comprising a video display which is designed for the play of Blackjack. Other embodiments are directed to table versions of the present invention wherein physical playing cards are actually dealt to one or more players. At the conclusion of each hand, an indication of the cards dealt is displayed for viewing by all of the players.

Claims

1. A game of chance comprising:

a first display for displaying indicia being used during the play of said game of chance; and

a second display which displays information corresponding to indicia displayed during previous plays of said game of chance, wherein the selection of indicia displayed is determined randomly; and

wherein the availability of at least some of the information is dependent on some predetermined criteria, and wherein said predetermined criteria comprises at least one of a predetermined successful outcome or a predetermined unsuccessful outcome during one of said previous games.

2. A game of chance according to claim 1 wherein said first display and said second display are on a single screen.

3. A game of chance according to claim 1 wherein the displayed indicia are randomly selected from a predetermined collection of indicia.

4. A game of chance according to claim 1 wherein said second display displays indicia from a plurality of plays of said game of chance.

5. A game of chance according to claim 1 wherein said game is selected from at least one of a card game or a keno game.

6. A game of chance according to claim 1 wherein said second display displays the number of indicia in at least one predetermined range of indicia used in previous plays of said game.

7. A game of chance according to claim 1 wherein said predetermined criteria comprises a predetermined successful outcome on at least one previous play of said game.

8. A game of chance according to claim 1 wherein said predetermined criteria comprises a predetermined unsuccessful outcome on at least one previous play of said game.

9. A game of chance according to claim 1 wherein said predetermined criteria comprises an amount wagered by a player.

10. A game of chance according to claim 1 wherein said predetermined criteria comprises an additional payment by at least one player.

11. A game of chance according to claim 1 wherein the indicia displayed on said first display is selected from the same collection of indicia from which previously displayed indicia had been selected.

12. A method of playing a game of chance comprising the steps of:

providing a player with at least one opportunity to make a wager;

displaying at least one randomly selected indicia to a player wherein said randomly selected indicia is selected from a predetermined collection of indicia from which indicia displayed during previous plays of said game had been selected;

providing said player with an indication of indicia displayed during previous plays of said game, wherein at least some of said indication is dependent on some predetermined criteria, and wherein said predetermined criteria comprises at least one of a predetermined successful outcome or a predetermined unsuccessful outcome; and

providing said player with an opportunity to have at least one additional indicia displayed for use in a current play of said game of chance.

13. A method of playing a game of chance according to claim 12 wherein said step of providing said player with an indication comprises displaying the exact number of each indicia displayed during previous plays of said game.

14. A method of playing a game of chance according to claim 12 wherein said step of providing a player with an indication comprising displaying an approximation of the number of each indicia displayed during previous plays of said game.

15. A method of playing a game of chance according to claim 12 wherein said indicia displayed during previous plays of said game comprises indicia that had previously been discarded by a player.

16. A method of playing a game of chance according to claim 12 wherein said indicia displayed during previous plays of said game comprises indicia from a subset of winning indicia from a previous play of said game.

17. A method of playing a game of chance according to claim 16 wherein said indicia displayed during previous plays of said game comprises indicia from a subset of non-winning indicia from a previous play of said game.

18. A method of playing a game of chance comprising the steps of:

providing a player with an opportunity to make a wager;

providing a player with information corresponding to winning indicia from at least one previous play of said game, wherein the availability of at least some of the information is dependent on some predetermined criteria, and wherein said predetermined criteria comprises at least one of a predetermined successful outcome or a predetermined unsuccessful outcome;

providing the player with the ability to receive at least one additional indicia after viewing the information corresponding to the indicia from at least one previous play of said game;

randomly selecting a plurality of indicia; and

providing a payout to the player if indicia displayed to said player matches at least some winning indicia.

19. A method of playing a game of chance according to claim 18 wherein said predetermined criteria comprises an amount wagered by a player.

20. A method of playing a game of chance according to claim 18 wherein said predetermined criteria comprises an additional payment by at least one player.