System and method for remote roulette and other game play using game table at a casino
First Claim
1. A system for players using terminals at sites remote from a casino type location to play along with a table game at such casino type location comprising:
- a camera at the location to view the game action and means at the location for producing wagering status signals and game result data;
distribution means for broadcasting from the location to the remote terminals the output of the camera view, a status signal that wagering on a game is terminated and the result data of the game played at the location;
each said remote terminal comprising;
(a) a receiver for receiving the camera view, the wagering termination status signal and the game result data broadcast from the location, (b) a video display for displaying the view of the table action viewed by the camera, (c) means including computer means for generating and for displaying an electronic representation of the game being played for placing wagers on the game being played, and (d) computer means for managing the account of the player and responsive to the received game result data for computing winning amounts based on the amount of the wager placed on the game being played and betting odds data stored at said computer means and losses based on the amount of the wager placed, and for updating the account of the player at the respective remote terminal based on winning amounts computed by said computer means and the losses.
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Abstract
A system and method for playing a table type game such as roulette or dice in an interactive manner at a site remote from the actual casino table in which a camera follows a game that is being played at a table in a casino and a microphone can also pick up the sound of the players at the table and the game play. Terminals at various locations in the casino remote from the table, or various devices such as a personal computer at other remote locations, receive the video display of the game play and the players, as well as game results and game betting status signals from a distribution device that can be closed circuit, wireless satellite or Internet. The remote terminal or device displays a picture (video) of the actual casino table where the game is being played and also contains its own computer (microprocessor) that has various functions which include the generation and display of an electronic representation of a table betting grid. The player at a terminal uses a touch type keypad or at a remote device uses a mouse to electronically places a bet. The remote terminal or device microprocessor is programmed with the required information of odds to pay off when the player makes a winning bet. The terminal or device maintains a running status of the player'"'"'s account.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for players using terminals at sites remote from a casino type location to play along with a table game at such casino type location comprising:
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a camera at the location to view the game action and means at the location for producing wagering status signals and game result data;
distribution means for broadcasting from the location to the remote terminals the output of the camera view, a status signal that wagering on a game is terminated and the result data of the game played at the location;
each said remote terminal comprising;
(a) a receiver for receiving the camera view, the wagering termination status signal and the game result data broadcast from the location, (b) a video display for displaying the view of the table action viewed by the camera, (c) means including computer means for generating and for displaying an electronic representation of the game being played for placing wagers on the game being played, and (d) computer means for managing the account of the player and responsive to the received game result data for computing winning amounts based on the amount of the wager placed on the game being played and betting odds data stored at said computer means and losses based on the amount of the wager placed, and for updating the account of the player at the respective remote terminal based on winning amounts computed by said computer means and the losses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for players at terminals at sites remote from a casino type location to play along with a table game at such casino type location comprising steps of:
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viewing the game action with a camera at the location;
broadcasting from the location to a remote terminal for a remote player the output of the camera view and the results of the game played;
receiving at the remote terminal the view broadcast from the location and displaying at the remote terminal the view of the table action viewed by the camera;
maintaining at the remote terminal an account for the player playing at the terminal and a stored table of betting odds;
placing a wager at the remote terminal on the game being played; and
receiving at the remote terminal the game results broadcast from the location;
computing at such remote terminal by a self-contained computer means the results of the wager based on the amount of the wager placed, the received results of the game and the stored table of betting odds; and
updating at the remote terminal the account of the player based on the computation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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