Automated baccarat gaming assembly

• US 6,585,586 B1
• Filed: 04/10/2000
• Issued: 07/01/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Baccarat Plus Enterprises Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Baccarat Plus Enterprises Incorporated
• Inventors: Romero, Santiago
• Primary Examiner(s): Martin-Wallace, Valencia
• Assistant Examiner(s): White, Carmen D.
• Application Number:
  US09/546,365
• Time in Patent Office: 1,177 Days
• Field of Search: 463/11-12, 463/25-26, 273/274, 273/292
• US Class Current: 463/12
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/001 Bridge or baccarat
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082

Abstract

A method and gaming assembly to play a variation of the game baccarat, the gaming assembly including a computer processor assembly, a display assembly and at least one user actuatable selector assembly. The computer processor assembly is structured to generate a player'"'"'s hand and a banker'"'"'s hand in accordance with rules of baccarat, one of those hands being designated the user'"'"'s hand. Further, the computer processor assembly is structured to determine a winning hand in accordance with the rules of baccarat, designating the user as a winner if the user'"'"'s hand is also the wining hand. Additionally, the computer processor assembly is structured to monitor consecutive ones of the user'"'"'s hands and to indicate a bonus payout to the user in the event that consecutive ones of the user'"'"'s hands have a final number count equal to a natural nine.

Claims

1. A baccarat gaming assembly comprising:

a) a computer processor assembly;

b) a display assembly;

c) at least one user actuatable selector assembly;

d) said computer processor assembly structured to generate a player'"'"'s hand and a banker'"'"'s hand in accordance with rules of baccarat;

e) said computer processor assembly responsive to a user input and structured to accordingly designate said player'"'"'s hand or said banker'"'"'s hand as a user'"'"'s hand;

f) said computer processor assembly structured to selectively add cards to said player'"'"'s hand and said banker'"'"'s hand in accordance with conventional rules of the card game of baccarat;

g) said computer processor assembly structured to correspondingly designate said player'"'"'s hand or said banker'"'"'s hand as a winning hand if a final number total of one of said player'"'"'s hand or said banker'"'"'s hand is greater than a final number total of the other of said player'"'"'s hand or said banker'"'"'s hand;

h) said computer processor assembly structured to designate said user as a winner if said user'"'"'s hand is also said winning hand, and

i) said computer processor assembly structured to indicate a bonus payout to be paid to said user in the event of a predetermined number count occurring in at least two consecutive ones of said user'"'"'s hands.

2. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said computer assembly is structured to permit said user to elect to take an additional card if said user'"'"'s hand is said player'"'"'s hand and if said number total of a first two cards of said player'"'"'s hand is five.

3. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to define a deck from which said cards which comprise said player'"'"'s hand and said banker'"'"'s hand are dealt, said computer processor assembly continuing to generate new ones of said player'"'"'s hand and said banker'"'"'s hand with said cards from said deck until a number of remaining cards of said deck drops below a predefined minimum number of cards of said deck.

4. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 3 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to define a new one of said decks in response to at least a new user.

5. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 3 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to permit a new one of said users to continue to utilize said deck of a previous one of said user'"'"'s.

6. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to indicate said bonus payout if both of said user'"'"'s hand in said at least two consecutive ones of said user'"'"'s hands having said predetermined number count are said player'"'"'s hand.

7. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to indicate said bonus payout if both of said user'"'"'s hand in said at least two consecutive ones of said user'"'"'s hands having said predetermined number count are said banker'"'"'s hand.

8. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said predetermined number count is nine.

9. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to increase said bonus payout each time the number count of more than two consecutive ones of said user'"'"'s hands equals said predetermined number count.

10. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said predetermined number count comprises a natural nine.

11. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to require a bonus wager from said user in order to make said user eligible for said bonus payout.

12. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 11 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to permanently deduct said bonus wager if said number count of at least two consecutive ones of said user'"'"'s hands do not equal said predetermined number count.

13. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 12 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to accept another bonus wager upon permanently deducting said bonus wager.

14. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said computer assembly is structured to permit said user to elect to take an additional card if said user'"'"'s hand is said player'"'"'s hand and if said number total of a first two cards of said player'"'"'s hand is five.

15. A baccarat gaming assembly comprising:

a) a computer processor assembly;

b) a display assembly;

c) at least one user actuatable selector assembly;

d) said computer processor assembly structured to generate a player'"'"'s hand and a banker'"'"'s hand in accordance with rules of baccarat;

e) said computer processor assembly structured to designate said player'"'"'s hand as a user'"'"'s hand and said banker'"'"'s hand as a house'"'"'s hand;

f) said computer processor assembly structured to selectively add cards to said player'"'"'s hand and said banker'"'"'s hand in accordance with the conventional rules of the card game of baccarat;

g) said computer assembly being further structured to permit said user to elect to take an additional card if said number total of a first two cards of said player'"'"'s hand is five;

h) said computer processor assembly structured to correspondingly designate said player'"'"'s hand or said banker'"'"'s hand as a winning hand if a final number total of one of said player'"'"'s hand or said banker'"'"'s hand is greater than a final number total of the other of said player'"'"'s hand or said banker'"'"'s hand;

i) said computer processor assembly structured to designate said user as a winner if said player'"'"'s hand is also said winning hand, and

j) said computer processor assembly structured to indicate a bonus payout to be paid to said user in the event of a predetermined number count occurring in at least two consecutive ones of said user'"'"'s hand'"'"'s.

16. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 15 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to define a deck from which said cards which comprise said player'"'"'s hand and said banker'"'"'s hand are dealt, said computer processor assembly continuing to generate new ones of said player'"'"'s hand and said banker'"'"'s hand with said cards from said deck until a number of remaining cards of said deck drops below a predefined minimum number of cards of said deck.

17. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 16 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to define a new one of said decks in response to at least a new user.

18. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 16 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to permit a new one of said users to continue to utilize said deck of a previous one of said user'"'"'s.

19. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 15 wherein said predetermined number count is nine.

20. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 15 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to increase said bonus payout each time the number count of more than two consecutive ones of said user'"'"'s hands equals said predetermined number count.

21. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 15 wherein said predetermined number count comprises a natural nine.

22. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 15 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to require a bonus wager from said user in order to make said user eligible for said bonus payout.

23. A baccarat gaming assembly comprising:

a) a computer processor assembly;

b) a display assembly;

c) at least one user actuatable selector assembly;

d) said computer processor assembly structured to generate a player'"'"'s hand and a banker'"'"'s hand in accordance with rules of baccarat;

e) said computer processor assembly structured to designate one of said player'"'"'s hand or said banker'"'"'s hand as a user'"'"'s hand;

f) said computer processor assembly structured to selectively add cards to said player'"'"'s hand and said banker'"'"'s hand in accordance with conventional rules of the card game of baccarat;

g) said computer processor assembly structured to correspondingly designate said player'"'"'s hand or said banker'"'"'s hand as a winning hand if a final number total of one of said player'"'"'s hand or said banker'"'"'s hand is greater than a final number total of the other of said player'"'"'s hand or said banker'"'"'s hand;

h) said computer processor assembly structured to indicate a bonus payout to be paid to said user in the event of a predetermined number count occurring in at least two consecutive ones of said user'"'"'s hands; and

i) said computer processor assembly structured to designate said user as a winner if said user'"'"'s hand is also said winning hand.

24. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 23 wherein said predetermined number count is nine.

25. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 23 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to increase said bonus payout each time the number count of more than two consecutive ones of said user'"'"'s hands equals said predetermined number count.

26. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 23 wherein said predetermined number count comprises a natural nine.

27. A baccarat gaming assembly as recited in claim 23 wherein said computer processor assembly is structured to require a bonus wager from said user in order to make said user eligible for said bonus payout.