Game of chance

• US 6,679,495 B1
• Filed: 11/27/2002
• Issued: 01/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Marion Endelicato
• Original Assignee: Marion Endelicato
• Inventors: Endelicato, Marion
• Primary Examiner(s): Pierce, William M.
• Application Number:
  US10/306,508
• Time in Patent Office: 419 Days
• Field of Search: 463/16, 463/17, 463/18, 463/19, 463/20, 273/274, 273/269, 273/139, 283/903
• US Class Current: 273/269
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/06 Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games small boxes with balls used for generating random numbers A63F7/048; lottery apparatus G07C15/00; lottery gaming stations, online lottery or bingo G07F17/329; printing processes for lottery tickets B41M3/005

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of determining a winner in a game of chance involving four game areas of numbers. The winner is established based upon having placed a wager on numbers which are selected to appear in game areas three (302) and four (303), in accordance with a selected criteria which operate on numbers which are caused to be present in first (314) and second (315) game areas as a result of chance.

Claims

1. A method of determining a winner in a game of chance comprising the steps of:

a) providing four game areas, the first and third thereof comprising arbitrary numbers W-X and the second and forth thereof comprising arbitrary numbers Y-Z;

practicing steps b and c in either order;

b) having at least one person place a wager that, at least one number in at least one of said third and forth game areas will be selected;

c) determining a criteria for selecting numbers in the third and forth game areas based on numbers selected in the first and second game areas;

d) selecting numbers in the first and second game areas based upon chance, and based upon said step c criteria for selecting numbers in the third and forth game areas, selecting numbers in said third and forth game areas based thereupon;

e) determining if a number wagered on by at least one person in at least one of said third and forth game areas in step b was selected in step d, and if so determining said at least one person who made said wager as a winner.

2. A method of determining a winner as in claim 1 wherein:

W=1;

X=40;

Y=41; and

Z=80.

3. A method of determining a winner as in claim 1 wherein the step d selecting of numbers in the first and second game areas is based on substantially random number generation from a game area of numbers from W-Z.

4. A method of determining a winner as in claim 1 wherein wherein the step d selecting of a number in the first game area is based on substantially random number generation from a game area of numbers W-X;

and wherein the step d selecting of a number in the second game area is based on substantially random number generation from a game area of numbers Y-Z.

5. A method of determining a winner as in claim 2 wherein the step d selecting of a number in the first and second game areas is based on substantially random number generation from a game area of numbers of 1-80.

6. A method of determining a winner as in claim 5 wherein substantially random number generation is conducted without number replacement once selected.

7. A method of determining a winner as in claim 2 wherein the step d selecting of a number in the first game area is based on substantially random number generation from a game area of numbers of 1-40;

and wherein the step d selecting of a number in the second game area is based on substantially random number generation from a game area of numbers of 41-80.

8. A method of determining a winner as in claim 7 wherein substantially random number generation is conducted without number replacement once selected.

9. A method of determining a winner as in claim 1, in which the step c determined criteria for selecting numbers in the third and forth game areas based on numbers selected in the first and second game areas respectively, is that the first numbers selected in the first and second game areas based upon chance are entered directly to game areas three and four.

10. A method of determining a winner as in claim 2, in which the step c determined criteria for selecting numbers in the third and forth game areas based on numbers selected in the first and second game areas respectively, is that the first numbers selected in the first and second game areas based upon chance are entered directly to game areas three and four.

11. A method of determining a winner as in claim 1, in which the step c determined criteria for selecting numbers in the third and forth game areas based on numbers selected in the first and second game areas respectively, is that the last numbers selected in the first and second game areas based upon chance are entered directly to game areas three and four.

12. A method of determining a winner as in claim 2, in which the step c determined criteria for selecting numbers in the third and forth game areas based on numbers selected in the first and second game areas respectively, is that the last numbers selected in the first and second game areas based upon chance are entered directly to game areas three and four.

13. A method of determining a winner as in claim 1, in which the step c determined criteria for selecting numbers in the third and forth game areas based on numbers selected in the first and second game areas respectively, is based on a criteria other than entering the first or last numbers selected in the first and second game areas based upon chance to said game areas three and four.

14. A method of determining a winner as in claim 2, in which the step c determined criteria for selecting numbers in the third and forth game areas based on numbers selected in the first and second game areas respectively, is based on a criteria other than entering the first or last numbers selected in the first and second game areas based upon chance to said game areas three and four.

15. A method of determining a winner in a game of chance comprising the steps of:

a) providing four game areas, the first and third thereof comprising numbers 1-40 and the second and forth thereof comprising numbers 41-80;

practicing steps b and c in either order;

b) having at least one person place a wager that at least one number in at least one of said third and forth game areas will be selected;

c) determining a criteria for selecting numbers in the third and forth game areas based on numbers selected in the first and second game areas respectively, said criteria being selected from the group consisting of;

the first number selected by chance in each of said first and second game areas is entered directly to the third and forth game areas respectively;

the last number selected by chance in each of said first and second game areas is entered directly to the third and forth game areas respectively;

d) selecting numbers in the first and second game areas based upon chance, and based upon said step c criteria for selecting numbers in the third and forth game areas, selecting numbers in said third and forth game areas based thereupon;

e) determining if a number wagered on by at least one person in at least one of said third and forth game areas in step b was selected in step d, and if so determining said at least one person who made said wager as a winner.

16. A method of determining a winner in a game of chance comprising the steps of:

a) providing four game areas, the first and third thereof comprising numbers 1-40 and the second and forth thereof comprising numbers 41-80;

practicing steps b and c in either order;

b) having at least one person place a wager that at least one number in at least one of said third and forth game areas will be selected;

c) determining a criteria for selecting numbers in the third and forth game areas based on numbers selected in the first and second game areas respectively, said criteria being selected from the group consisting of;

the first number selected by chance in said first game area and no number entered to said second game area;

the first number selected by chance in said second game area and no number entered to said first game area;

all numbers selected by chance in the range of (1-40) in said first game area and all numbers selected by chance in the range of (41-80) in said second game area;

the first number selected by chance in each of said first and second game areas is entered directly to the third and forth game areas respectively;

the Nth number selected in the range of (1-40) by chance in said first game area and the Nth number in the range (41-80) in said second game area are entered directly to the third and forth game areas respectively;

any number selected in the range of (1-40) by chance in said first game area and/or any number in the range (41-80) in said second game area is/are, based on random selection, entered directly to the third and forth game areas respectively;

d) selecting twenty (20) numbers based upon chance in the range (1-80) and distributing at least some of the N thereof which are in the range of (1-40) to said first game area and the at least some of the remaining (20-N) thereof which are in the range of (41-80) to said second game area, and based upon said step c criteria for selecting numbers in the third and forth game areas, selecting numbers in said third and forth game areas based upon said numbers caused to be present in said first and second game areas;

e) determining if a number wagered on by at least one person in at least one of said third and forth game areas in step b was selected in step d, and if so determining said at least one person who made said wager as a winner.