Electronic game machine suitable for chance and gambling card games
First Claim
1. An electronic game machine comprising:
- dealer means for controlling operation of a chance card game, said dealer means including a first data processing unit, a first memory, a first display panel, and a first power source;
a plurality of discrete player means, for allowing either automatic or user operated play between at least one of said discrete player means and said dealer means, each of said plurality of discrete player means being compatible to each other and including a second data processing unit, a second memory, a second panel display, a second power source, a manual control unit, and a handling unit;
means for indicating to each of said plurality of discrete player means the direction in which said dealer means is distributing the cards among the plurality of discrete player means;
display control means for selectively displaying cards from said dealer means in either a face-up or face-down orientation in each of said plurality of discrete player means; and
game condition detection means in said dealer means for calculating the results of game data stored in said first memory and for detecting current game conditions.
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Abstract
An electronic game machine having a single dealer machine for dominating a game procedure and a plurality of player machines responsive to the single dealer machine for playing the game procedure in conjunction with the single dealer machine. The single dealer machine includes a first data processing unit, a first memory, a first panel display, and a first power source. Each of the plurality of player machines includes a second data processing unit, a second memory, a second panel display, a second power source, a manual control unit, and a coin handling unit. The game procedure is shared by the first data processing unit and each of the plurality of second data processing units so that a game may be played between a single player unit and the dealer machine or any number of player units and the dealer machine.
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16 Claims
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1. An electronic game machine comprising:
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dealer means for controlling operation of a chance card game, said dealer means including a first data processing unit, a first memory, a first display panel, and a first power source; a plurality of discrete player means, for allowing either automatic or user operated play between at least one of said discrete player means and said dealer means, each of said plurality of discrete player means being compatible to each other and including a second data processing unit, a second memory, a second panel display, a second power source, a manual control unit, and a handling unit; means for indicating to each of said plurality of discrete player means the direction in which said dealer means is distributing the cards among the plurality of discrete player means; display control means for selectively displaying cards from said dealer means in either a face-up or face-down orientation in each of said plurality of discrete player means; and game condition detection means in said dealer means for calculating the results of game data stored in said first memory and for detecting current game conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic game machine comprising:
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a plurality of player machines; a single dealer machine having an individual display monitor, said single dealer machine arranged substantially in the center of said plurality of player machines and surrounded on the same level by said player machines; said individual display monitor of said single dealer machine being positioned with a tilt on a level lower than the level of display monitors of said plurality of player machines; said display monitor of said dealer machine displaying cards dealt to said plurality of player machines and displaying arrow symbols indicative of the card-dealt direction to each of said plurality of player machines; said display monitors of said plurality of player machines being responsive to the display of the arrow symbols for causing a display to be illuminated in said card-dealt player machine and the card to be then dealt. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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