Enhanced roulette-style game
First Claim
1. A Roulette wheel comprising:
- a first track having a first substantially vertical outer wall in the form of a cylindrical section and a first inwardly inclined land portion extending radially inward from a lower end of the substantially vertical wall;
a second track having a second substantially vertical outer wall in the form of a cylindrical section and a second inwardly inclined land portion extending radially inward from a lower end of the second substantially vertical wall, the vertical outer wall of the second track beginning at the inboard edge of the first track; and
a circular region of numbered cassettes below and within the first and second tracks.
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Abstract
A new Roulette apparatus comprises multiple balls and separate tracks for launching each of the balls. In a preferred embodiment there are two balls and two tracks. Also in a preferred embodiment special apparatus is provided for launching the balls. In one embodiment the launching apparatus is air powered, and in another the apparatus is mechanical with the balls accelerated by contact with a spinning wheel. In either case the launching apparatus may be hand-held or mounted to a frame and positioned to propel the balls into the tracks. In another aspect of the invention the wheel of the Roulette apparatus is provided as a dynamic display, which may be of several different types, such as LCD and dynamic holographic displays, and electronic player stations are provided wherein players may customize and place bets. In many embodiments the games are enhanced by audio effects including such sounds as balls being launched, balls rolling in Roulette apparatus, thunder strikes, and music.
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1. A Roulette wheel comprising:
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a first track having a first substantially vertical outer wall in the form of a cylindrical section and a first inwardly inclined land portion extending radially inward from a lower end of the substantially vertical wall; a second track having a second substantially vertical outer wall in the form of a cylindrical section and a second inwardly inclined land portion extending radially inward from a lower end of the second substantially vertical wall, the vertical outer wall of the second track beginning at the inboard edge of the first track; and a circular region of numbered cassettes below and within the first and second tracks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A Roulette apparatus comprising:
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a first track having a first substantially vertical outer wall in the form of a cylindrical section and a first inwardly inclined land portion extending radially inward from a lower end of the substantially vertical wall; a second track having a second substantially vertical outer wall in the form of a cylindrical section and a second inwardly inclined land portion extending radially inward from a lower end of the second substantially vertical wall, the vertical outer wall of the second track beginning at the inboard edge of the first track; a circular region of numbered cassettes below and within the first and second tracks; a first ball and a second ball; and an apparatus adapted for propelling a first ball substantially tangentially into the first track and a second ball substantially tangentially into the second track. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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