GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A CARD GAME ASSOCIATED WITH A SUPPLEMENTAL POOL FUNDED UPON AN OCCURRENCE OF A DESIGNATED OUTCOME AND WINNABLE BY A PLAYER OR A DEALER

• US 20140087801A1
• Filed: 09/25/2012
• Published: 03/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Nicely, Mark C., Basallo, Leandro, Isaacson, Timothy L., Lew, Ricky J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,129,486 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/12
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

In various embodiments, the gaming system of the present disclosure is configured to operate a card game. For a play of the card game, the gaming system receives a wager, determines a plurality of player cards from a plurality of cards, displays the player cards face up, determines a plurality of dealer cards from the plurality of cards, and displays at least one of the dealer cards face up. The gaming system determines an outcome of the play by comparing the player and the dealer cards. If the outcome is a designated outcome, the gaming system funds a supplemental pool with the received wager. If a supplemental pool payout condition is met, the gaming system provides the supplemental pool to a player. If a supplemental pool reset condition other than the player winning the supplemental pool is met, the gaming system resets the supplemental pool to an initial value.

Claims

1. A gaming system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one display device;

at least one input device; and

at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to;

for a play of a card game associated with a plurality of cards;

(a) receive a wager from a player;

(b) determine a plurality of player cards from the plurality of cards;

(c) display the player cards face up;

(d) determine a plurality of dealer cards from the plurality of cards;

(e) display at least one of the dealer cards face up;

(f) determine an outcome of said play of the card game based on a comparison of the player cards and the dealer cards;

(g) if the determined outcome is a designated outcome, fund a supplemental pool with at least part of the received wager;

(h) if a supplemental pool reset condition other than the player winning the supplemental pool is met, reset a value of the supplemental pool to an initial value; and

(i) if a supplemental pool payout condition is met, provide the supplemental pool to the player.

2. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the first designated outcome is a push outcome.

3. The gaming system of claim 2, wherein the card game is a Blackjack game and the determined outcome is the push outcome when:

(a) a sum of values of the player cards is less than or equal to twenty-one;

(b) a sum of values of the dealer cards is less than or equal to twenty-one; and

(c) the sum of the values of the player cards is equal to the sum of the values of the dealer cards.

4. The gaming system of claim 2, wherein the card game is a Pai Cow Poker game and the determined outcome is a push outcome when:

(a) a rank of a first player hand formed from the player cards is higher than a rank of a first dealer hand formed from the dealer cards; and

(b) a rank of a second dealer hand formed from the dealer cards is higher than a rank of a second player hand formed from the player cards.

5. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the supplemental pool reset condition is met when the dealer has won a first designated quantity of consecutive plays of the card game.

6. The gaming system of claim 5, wherein the supplemental pool payout condition is met when the player has won a second designated quantity of consecutive plays of the card game.

7. The gaming system of claim 6, wherein the first designated quantity is greater than the second designated quantity.

8. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the supplemental pool reset condition is met when a rank of the dealer cards is a first designated rank.

9. The gaming system of claim 8, wherein the supplemental pool payout condition is met when a rank of the player cards is a second designated rank.

10. The gaming system of claim 9, wherein the first designated rank is the same as the second designated rank.

11. The gaming system of claim 9, wherein the first designated rank and the second designated rank are different.

12. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to, if the determined outcome is a designated outcome, fund the supplemental pool with the entire received wager.

13. The gaming system of claim 12, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to, if the determined outcome is the designated outcome, fund the supplemental pool with an additional amount of credits equal to an amount of the received wager used to fund the supplemental pool.

14. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to, if the supplemental pool payout condition is met, reset the value of the supplemental pool to the initial value after providing the supplemental pool to the player.

15. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:

for a play of a card game associated with a plurality of cards;

(a) receiving a wager from a player;

(b) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to determine a plurality of player cards from the plurality of cards;

(c) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with at least one display device to display the player cards face up;

(d) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine a plurality of dealer cards from the plurality of cards;

(e) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the at least one display device to display at least one of the dealer cards face up;

(f) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine an outcome of said play of the card game based on a comparison of the player cards and the dealer cards;

(g) if the determined outcome is a designated outcome, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to fund a supplemental pool with at least part of the received wager;

(h) if a supplemental pool reset condition other than the player winning the supplemental pool is met, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to reset a value of the supplemental pool to an initial value; and

(i) if a supplemental pool payout condition is met, providing the supplemental pool to the player.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first designated outcome is a push outcome.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the card game is a Blackjack game and the determined outcome is the push outcome when:

(a) a sum of values of the player cards is less than or equal to twenty-one;

(b) a sum of values of the dealer cards is less than or equal to twenty-one; and

(c) the sum of the values of the player cards is equal to the sum of the values of the dealer cards.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the card game is a Pai Cow Poker game and the determined outcome is a push outcome when:

(a) a rank of a first player hand formed from the player cards is higher than a rank of a first dealer hand formed from the dealer cards; and

(b) a rank of a second dealer hand formed from the dealer cards is higher than a rank of a second player hand formed from the player cards.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the supplemental pool reset condition is met when the dealer has won a first designated quantity of consecutive plays of the card game.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the supplemental pool payout condition is met when the player has won a second designated quantity of consecutive plays of the card game.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the first designated quantity is greater than the second designated quantity.

22. The method of claim 15, wherein the supplemental pool reset condition is met when a rank of the dealer cards is a first designated rank.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the supplemental pool payout condition is met when a rank of the player cards is a second designated rank.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the first designated rank is the same as the second designated rank.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the first designated rank and the second designated rank are different.

26. The method of claim 15, which includes causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to, if the determined outcome is a designated outcome, fund the supplemental pool with the entire received wager.

27. The method of claim 26, which includes causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to, if the determined outcome is the designated outcome, fund the supplemental pool with an additional amount of credits equal to an amount of the received wager used to fund the supplemental pool.

28. The method of claim 15, which includes causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to, if the supplemental pool payout condition is met, reset the value of the supplemental pool to the initial value after providing the supplemental pool to the player.

29. The method of claim 15, which is provided through a data network.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the data network is an internet.

31. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

for a play of a card game associated with a plurality of cards;

(a) receive a wager from a player;

(b) determine a plurality of player cards from the plurality of cards;

(c) cause at least one display device to display the player cards face up;

(d) determine a plurality of dealer cards from the plurality of cards;

(e) cause the at least one display device to display at least one of the dealer cards face up;

(f) determine an outcome of said play of the card game based on a comparison of the player cards and the dealer cards;

(g) if the determined outcome is a designated outcome, fund a supplemental pool with at least part of the received wager;

(h) if a supplemental pool reset condition other than the player winning the supplemental pool is met, reset a value of the supplemental pool to an initial value; and

(i) if a supplemental pool payout condition is met, provide the supplemental pool to the player.

32. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 31, wherein the first designated outcome is a push outcome.

33. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 32, wherein the card game is a Blackjack game and the determined outcome is the push outcome when:

(a) a sum of values of the player cards is less than or equal to twenty-one;

(b) a sum of values of the dealer cards is less than or equal to twenty-one; and

(c) the sum of the values of the player cards is equal to the sum of the values of the dealer cards.

34. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 32, wherein the card game is a Pai Cow Poker game and the determined outcome is a push outcome when:

(a) a rank of a first player hand formed from the player cards is higher than a rank of a first dealer hand formed from the dealer cards; and

(b) a rank of a second dealer hand formed from the dealer cards is higher than a rank of a second player hand formed from the player cards.

35. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 31, wherein the supplemental pool reset condition is met when the dealer has won a first designated quantity of consecutive plays of the card game.

36. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 35, wherein the supplemental pool payout condition is met when the player has won a second designated quantity of consecutive plays of the card game.

37. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 36, wherein the first designated quantity is greater than the second designated quantity.

38. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 31, wherein the supplemental pool reset condition is met when a rank of the dealer cards is a first designated rank.

39. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 38, wherein the supplemental pool payout condition is met when a rank of the player cards is a second designated rank.

40. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 39, wherein the first designated rank is the same as the second designated rank.

41. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 39, wherein the first designated rank and the second designated rank are different.

42. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 31, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to, if the determined outcome is a designated outcome, fund the supplemental pool with the entire received wager.

43. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 42, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to, if the determined outcome is the designated outcome, fund the supplemental pool with an additional amount of credits equal to an amount of the received wager used to fund the supplemental pool

44. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 31, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to, if the supplemental pool payout condition is met, reset the value of the supplemental pool to the initial value after providing the supplemental pool to the player.