CARD GAME
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a first wager from a first player;
receiving a second wager from a second player, wherein the value of the second wager is the same as the value of the first wager;
shuffling a deck of cards, wherein each card displays indicia indicative of an integer of the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6};
generating a first random number by;
drawing a first card from the deck;
drawing a second card from the deck;
determining a first integer from indicia of the first card;
determining a second integer from indicia of the second card; and
determining the sum of the first and second integers, therebydetermining the first random number;
generating a second random number by;
drawing a third card from the deck;
drawing a fourth card from the deck;
determining a third integer from indicia of the third card;
determining a fourth integer from indicia of the fourth card; and
determining the sum of the third and fourth integers, therebydetermining the second random number;
generating a third random number by;
drawing a fifth card from the deck;
drawing a sixth card from the deck;
determining a fifth integer from indicia of the fifth card;
determining a sixth integer from indicia of the sixth card; and
determining the sum of the fifth and sixth integers, therebydetermining the third random number;
determining a first output of an algorithm, the inputs to the algorithm comprising the first wager, the first random number, and the second random number;
setting a first payment for the first player to be the first output of the algorithm;
determining a second output of the algorithm, the inputs to the algorithm comprising the second wager, the first random number, and the third random number, wherein the second output is different from the first output;
setting a second payment for the second player to be the second output of the algorithm;
providing the first payment to the first player; and
providing the second payment to the second player.
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Abstract
A card game includes a deck of cards used, for example, to play craps, poker, or any combination thereof.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a first wager from a first player; receiving a second wager from a second player, wherein the value of the second wager is the same as the value of the first wager; shuffling a deck of cards, wherein each card displays indicia indicative of an integer of the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}; generating a first random number by; drawing a first card from the deck; drawing a second card from the deck; determining a first integer from indicia of the first card; determining a second integer from indicia of the second card; and determining the sum of the first and second integers, thereby determining the first random number; generating a second random number by; drawing a third card from the deck; drawing a fourth card from the deck; determining a third integer from indicia of the third card; determining a fourth integer from indicia of the fourth card; and determining the sum of the third and fourth integers, thereby determining the second random number; generating a third random number by; drawing a fifth card from the deck; drawing a sixth card from the deck; determining a fifth integer from indicia of the fifth card; determining a sixth integer from indicia of the sixth card; and determining the sum of the fifth and sixth integers, thereby determining the third random number; determining a first output of an algorithm, the inputs to the algorithm comprising the first wager, the first random number, and the second random number; setting a first payment for the first player to be the first output of the algorithm; determining a second output of the algorithm, the inputs to the algorithm comprising the second wager, the first random number, and the third random number, wherein the second output is different from the first output; setting a second payment for the second player to be the second output of the algorithm; providing the first payment to the first player; and providing the second payment to the second player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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receiving a first wager from a first player; receiving a second wager from a second player; shuffling a deck of cards, wherein each card displays indicia indicative of an integer of the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}; dealing to the first player a first set of two cards from the deck; dealing to the second player a second set of two cards from the deck; determining a first payment for the first player based on the first set of two cards; determining a second payment for the second player based on the second set of two cards; providing the first payment to the first player; providing the second payment to the second player; determining a third payment based on both the first set of two cards and the second set of two cards; providing a first portion of the third payment to the first player; and providing a second portion of the third payment to the second player. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving a wager from a player; shuffling at least one deck of cards, wherein; the at least one deck comprises 24 cards; each card in the at least one deck displays first indicia indicative of an integer of the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and second indicia indicative of a suit of the set {spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs}; and each combination of a single element from the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and a single element from the set {spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs} is represented in the at least one deck; dealing from the at least one deck a player hand comprising five cards; determining a category of the player hand; determining, based on the category of the player hand, and based on a data table, a player payout ratio; in which the data table comprises a plurality of pairs of data elements, each pair of data elements comprising; a first data element indicative of a category of a hand; and a second element indicative of a payout ratio for the category indicated by the first data element in the pair; wherein each pair of data elements is associated with a probability of occurrence for the category indicated by the first data element in the pair; wherein a first pair of the plurality of pairs of data elements comprises a first data element indicative of a flush and wherein the first pair has an associated probability of occurrence equal to 5*N4/(27648*(N−
1)*(N−
2)*(N−
3)*(N−
4)), with N representing the number of cards in the at least one deck; andwherein an expectation function yields a payout ratio less than one, the expectation function receiving for each pair of data elements of the plurality of pairs of data elements a product of the payout ratio indicated by the second data element in the pair of data elements and the probability of occurrence associated with the pair of data elements, and the expectation function yielding the sum of all the received products; determining a payout based on the player payout ratio and the wager; and
providing the payout to the player. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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