Method and system for playing a casino game

• US 6,769,693 B2
• Filed: 07/26/2001
• Issued: 08/03/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BCD Mecanique Ltee
• Inventors: Bedrossian, Jean-Pierre, Huard, Marcel, Bérubé, Réal, Gagnon, Martin Benoît
• Primary Examiner(s): Pierce, William M.
• Application Number:
  US09/912,428
• Publication Number:
  US 20030071415A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,104 Days
• Field of Search: 273/274, 273/292
• US Class Current: 273/274
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

The present invention relates to an enhanced casino game in which the principles of the standard Roulette game are applied to a standard deck of playing cards. The method and apparatus of the present invention provide an enhanced experience for the player while bringing flexibility in the choice of the casino house income ratio for the casino management team.

Claims

1. A method of playing a casino table game comprising:

displaying cards from a deck of playing cards as betting cards, wherein said playing cards have at least one of an integer value, a face value, a suit, a color and a parity;

recording at least one gaming bet from a player, wherein said player chooses a number n of said betting cards for each of said at least one gaming bet;

recording a securing bet from said player, wherein said player chooses a number s of said playing cards as bet securing cards, wherein said bet securing cards allow said player to modify a casino house income ratio;

drawing at random from said deck of playing cards a payout-determining card wherein said payout determining card is any one card of said deck of playing cards;

using said payout-determining card, calculating a payout for each of said at least one gaming bet, for said player, said payout amounting to 48/n when said payout-determining card matches one of said betting cards chosen, and said payout amounting to zero when said payout-determining card does not match any of said betting cards chosen;

wherein when said payout-determining card matches one of said s bet securing cards chosen by said player, a payout of zero is calculated for said player and said gaming bet identifying a number n of playing cards made by said player is returned to said player.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said gaming bet is only recorded when 48/n is an integer, said payout being an integer amount.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said number n of said betting cards represents all of said betting cards of a same face value.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said number n of said betting cards represents all of said betting cards in a same suit.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said number n of said betting cards represents all of said betting cards in one of:

a same face value; and

a same suit.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said number n of said betting cards represents all of said betting cards in one of:

a same range of face values;

a same color; and

a same parity.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said number n of said betting cards represents all betting cards in one of:

a same face value;

a same suit;

a same range of face values;

a same color; and

a same parity.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising identifying at least one card not chosen as betting cards from said deck of playing cards as at least one outside card.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein at least one of said at least one outside card is an all bets lose card, wherein a payout of zero is calculated for said player when said all bets lose card is drawn.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein at least one of said at least one outside card is a free turn card, wherein said gaming bet is returned to said player when said free turn card is drawn.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein said gaming bet is only recorded when 48/n is an integer, said payout being an integer amount.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein said at least one outside card is one card from each of four of said suits and said number n=12 of said betting cards chooses all of said betting cards in a same suit.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein said at least one outside card is four cards of odd parity so that said number n=24 of said betting cards identifies all of said betting cards of same parity.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein said at least one outside card is four cards of a same face value so that said number n=24 of said betting cards identifies all of said betting cards in a same range of face values of one of two ranges of face values lower or higher than face value 7.

15. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein said at least one outside card is four cards having a face value of 7 and two jokers from a deck of fifty-four playing cards.

16. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising providing a game surface having areas corresponding to said cards and arranged in a geometric pattern.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein said number n of cards is identified by a geometrical characteristic of said game surface geometric pattern.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, further comprising positioning a betting marker on a betting area identifying said geometrical characteristic on said game surface geometric pattern wherein said betting areas make up a play board.

19. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein said number n is selected such that 48/n is an integer.

20. The method as claimed in claim 19, further comprising identifying two or more of said betting areas by positioning said betting marker, wherein said marker is positioned to sit on a border between two or more said betting areas.

21. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising identifying at least one card of said outside cards as an all outside bets lose card.

22. A method of playing a casino roulette table game comprising:

displaying numbers from a set of roulette numbers, including roulette numbers 1 to 36, 0 and 00, as betting numbers;

recording at least one gaming bet from a player, wherein said player chooses a series n of said betting numbers for each of said at least one gaming bet;

recording a securing bet from said player, wherein said player chooses a series s of said betting numbers as bet securing numbers, wherein said bet securing numbers allow said player to modify a casino house income ratio;

drawing, at random, from said set of roulette numbers, a payout-determining number, wherein said payout determining number is any one of said roulette numbers;

using said payout determining number, calculating a payout for each of said at least one gaming bet for said player, said payout amounting to 36/n when said payout-determining number matches one of said n betting numbers chosen, and said payout amounting to zero when said payout-determining number does not match any of said betting numbers chosen.

23. The method as claimed in claim 22, wherein when said payout-determining number matches one of said s bet securing numbers chosen by said player, a payout amounting to zero is calculated for said player and said gaming bet identifying a number n of betting numbers made by said player is returned to said player.