Casino style game of chance apparatus

• US 6,688,597 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2001
• Issued: 02/10/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mark Hamilton Jones And Sheryle Lynn Jones Family Trust
• Original Assignee: Mark Hamilton Jones
• Inventors: Jones, Mark Hamilton
• Primary Examiner(s): LAYNO, BENJAMIN
• Application Number:
  US09/810,812
• Publication Number:
  US 20010035604A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,062 Days
• Field of Search: 273/292, 273/274, 273/309, 273/138.1, 273/138.2, 463/12, 463/13, 463/22, 463/16
• US Class Current: 273/274
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 7/048 used for generating random numbers

Abstract

A casino game apparatus having a table layout similar to, or the same as, a craps game table using conventional craps rules, but without the dice. The preferred embodiment uses a pair of ball blowers, each selecting a numbered ball from six balls, numbered from one to six. A pair of monitors display the selected balls as viewed from video cameras mounted above the ball blowers, one number per monitor. The sum of the pair of numbers displayed constitute the random number decision generation replacing the use of dice. An additional embodiment uses a random number generator to select two numbers for random number decision generation. Another embodiment uses two shuffled card decks from which to select two numbered cards for random number decision generation. An additional embodiment uses a remote control activated by a player to initiate the random number generator for selection of two numbers for random number decision generation.

Claims

1. A game of chance simulating Craps comprising:

(a) a table including indicia for placing bets thereupon, said indicia resembling the indicia of a conventional craps table, and

(b) two separate, decks of cards, each deck randomly ordered, each deck consisting of six cards, bearing indicia respectively corresponding to the six sides of a conventional die, two cards drawn one from each deck being representative of a pair of tossed dice.

2. The game according to claim 1 further comprising a display associated with the table, for displaying the drawn cards, the display being viewable by players at the table.

3. The game according to claim 2 further comprising:

(a) at least one shuffler for arranging each deck in a random order, and

(b) respective structures for assisting a dealer in singulating one card from each of the shuffled decks.

4. The game according to claim 3 wherein the display comprises a video camera disposed to focus on the drawn cards and a video display in communication with the camera.

5. The game according to claim 4 wherein each deck comprises six cards each bearing indicia uniquely corresponding to the dots on a side of a die.

6. The game according no claim 3 wherein each deck comprises six cards each bearing indicia uniquely corresponding to the dots on a side of a die.

7. The game according no claim 2 wherein the display comprises a video camera disposed to focus on the drawn cards and a video display in communication with the camera.

8. The game according to claim 7 wherein each deck comprises six cards each bearing indicia uniquely corresponding to the dots on a side of a die.

9. The game according to claim 2 wherein each deck comprises six cards each bearing indicia uniquely corresponding to the dots on a side of a die.

10. The game according to claim 1 further comprising:

(a) at least one shuffler for arranging each deck in a random order, and

(b) respective structures for assisting a dealer in singulating one card from each of the shuffled decks.

11. The game according no claim 10 wherein each deck comprises six cards each bearing indicia uniquely corresponding to the dots on a side of a die.

12. The game according to claim 1 wherein each deck comprises six cards each bearing indicia uniquely corresponding to the dots on a side of a die.