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System for interactively playing poker with a plurality of players

  • US 4,760,527 A
  • Filed: 06/05/1986
  • Issued: 07/26/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic system for playing a card game of poker involving interactive wagering among a plurality of human players comprising:

  • (a) a central processing unit having;

    (i) CPU input means enabling all players to substantially simultaneously make one of a plurality of responses to a set of wagers of any plurality of players, wherein each response of each player;

    is made to the same set of wagers; and

    is made at any time within the same time period such that with respect to interactive wagering all responses are considered as taking place at the same time;

    (ii) means to electronically assign one or more cards to the plurality of players;

    (iii) means to initiate and transmit all events relating to the playing of the poker card game;

    (iv) means to tabulate, store and transmit data received from the plurality of players in response to the poker card game events;

    (v) means to tabulate, store and transmit interactive wagering data received from the plurality of players to each of the other players;

    (vi) means to evaluate each player'"'"'s cards and determine an order of finish of the players; and

    ,(vii) means to divide the total amount wagered in accordance with the order of finish of the players; and

    ,(b) a plurality of individual player consoles, one for each of the plurality of players, electrically connected to the central processing unit, each console having;

    (i) means to electronically receive and display the cards assigned to the individual player;

    (ii) first input means to allow each player to respond to the game events initiated by the central processing unit, including means to allow an individual player to drop out of the game while play continues for the remaining players;

    (iii) second input means to allow each player to transmit wagering data to the central processing unit; and

    ,(iv) means to receive and display wagering data relating to the other players.

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