Gambling game system and method for remotely-located players
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1. A gambling game system, comprising:
- a central station including a plurality of betting-type game devices each involving an element of chance, and an electronic camera for each game device;
a plurality of player stations remotely located with respect to said central station, each of said player stations including a monitor for displaying a selected game device at the central station, and input means for selecting a game device, placing a bet by a player at the player'"'"'s station relating to an action involving an element of chance to occur at the selected game device and effectuating said action; and
data processing means for;
(a) establishing communication between said central station and each of said player stations;
(b) enabling a player at each player station via the input means at the player station to select a game device at the central station, to see via the monitor at the player station what occurs at the selected game device, and to place a bet via the input means at the player station relating to the action involving an element of chance to occur at the selected game device;
(c) displaying in the monitor at the player'"'"'s station the action involving an element of chance as the action occurs at the selected game device, taken by said electronic camera;
(d) determining whether the action, after it occurs, resulted in a “
win”
or “
loss”
of the placed bet; and
(e) maintaining a current account for the player in which each win is registered as a credit, and each loss is registered ass a debit, according to the rules and rates of the selected game device;
wherein said monitor is adapted to display a movie picture taken from said electronic camera.
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Abstract
In some embodiments of the present invention a gambling game system is disclosed, comprising a central station including a plurality of betting-type game devices, and an electronic camera for each game device. A plurality of player stations remotely located with respect to the central stations, each one including a monitor for displaying a selected game device at the central station, and input means for selecting a game device and for placing a bet by a player at the player'"'"'s station relating to an action involving an element of change to occur at the selected game device.
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52 Claims
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1. A gambling game system, comprising:
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a central station including a plurality of betting-type game devices each involving an element of chance, and an electronic camera for each game device;
a plurality of player stations remotely located with respect to said central station, each of said player stations including a monitor for displaying a selected game device at the central station, and input means for selecting a game device, placing a bet by a player at the player'"'"'s station relating to an action involving an element of chance to occur at the selected game device and effectuating said action; and
data processing means for;
(a) establishing communication between said central station and each of said player stations;
(b) enabling a player at each player station via the input means at the player station to select a game device at the central station, to see via the monitor at the player station what occurs at the selected game device, and to place a bet via the input means at the player station relating to the action involving an element of chance to occur at the selected game device;
(c) displaying in the monitor at the player'"'"'s station the action involving an element of chance as the action occurs at the selected game device, taken by said electronic camera;
(d) determining whether the action, after it occurs, resulted in a “
win”
or “
loss”
of the placed bet; and
(e) maintaining a current account for the player in which each win is registered as a credit, and each loss is registered ass a debit, according to the rules and rates of the selected game device;
wherein said monitor is adapted to display a movie picture taken from said electronic camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of providing gambling services, comprising:
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providing a central station with a plurality of betting type game devices each involving an element of chance, and an electronic camera for each game device;
providing each of a plurality of player stations, remotely located with respect to said central station, with a monitor for displaying a selected game device at the central station, and input means for selecting a game device, placing a bet by a player at the player'"'"'s station relating to an action involving an element of chance to occur at the selected game device and effectuating said action; and
providing data processing means at said central station and said player stations for;
(a) establishing communication between said central station and each of said player stations;
(b) enabling a player at each player station via the input means at the player station to select a game device at the central station, to see via the monitor at the player station what occurs at the selected game device, and to place a bet via the input means at the player station relating to the action involving an element of chance to occur at the selected game device;
(c) displaying in the monitor at the player'"'"'s station the action involving an element of chance as the action occurs at the selected game device, taken by said electronic camera;
(d) determining whether the action, after it occurs, resulted in a “
win”
or “
loss”
of the placed bet; and
(e) maintaining a current account for the player in which each win is registered as a credit, and each non-win is registered as a debit, according to the rules and rates of the selected game device;
wherein said monitor is adapted to display a movie picture taken from said electronic camera. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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