Systems and methods for card games that simulate non-card casino table games

• US 7,540,498 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2006
• Issued: 06/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Pala Band of Mission Indians
• Original Assignee: Pala Band of Mission Indians
• Inventors: Crenshaw, Michael P., Fendrick, David F., Turk, Jerome H.
• Primary Examiner(s): LAYNO, BENJAMIN
• Application Number:
  US11/389,991
• Publication Number:
  US 20060163807A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,163 Days
• Field of Search: 273/274, 273/309, 273/142.R, 273/142.E, 273/142.F, 273/142.G, 273/138.1, 273/292
• US Class Current: 273/274
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/00 Card games aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00; card games played on a gaming machine G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 5/00 Roulette games aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/04 Dice dice tops A63F5/04 D; Dice-boxes; Mechanical dice-throwing devices casino or betting games played on boards A63F3/00157

Abstract

Methods and systems for conducting gaming activities are disclosed. In one method, wagers are placed on a game and cards are dispensed. An indicia of a play card is used to determine an outcome of the game. A feature bet is included, wherein if the indicia of the play card is a predetermined indicia, an indicia of the second card is identified. If a predetermined indicia on the second card is identified, a feature bet payoff is made to players that wagered on the feature bet. A method and system for a roulette game are also disclosed. A roulette wheel is used to determine which card of a deck of cards determines the outcome of the roulette game. A craps game system and method are further described. Dice are used to determine which card of a deck of cards determines the outcome of the craps game.

Claims

1. A method of playing a gaming activity, comprising the steps of:

providing a physical deck of playing cards;

providing a gaming table having a conventional roulette layout, and at least two separate areas for dealing a playing card, each of the at least two separate areas for dealing a playing card having an indicia associated therewith;

providing a roulette wheel having a plurality of pockets, each pocket of the roulette wheel associated with an indicia corresponding to an indicia associated with at least one of the at least two separate areas for dealing a playing card;

providing a ball, placing at least one wager on at least one betting indicia on the roulette layout on the gaming table randomizing the deck of cards and dispensing at least two cards from the randomized deck of cards to place the at least two cards at the at least two separate areas for dealing a playing card;

randomizing the deck of cards and dispensing at least two cads from the randomized deck of cards to place the at least two cards at the at least two separate areas for dealing a playing card;

rotating the roulette wheel and dropping the ball onto the rotating roulette wheel, after the at least two cards are dispensed such that the ball is permitted to drop into a pocket of the roulette wheel comparing the indicia associated with the pocket of the roulette wheel where the ball dropped with the indicia associated with the at least two separate areas for dealing a playing card to designate one of the at least two dispensed cards as a play card, of cards; and

identifying an indicia on the card designated as the play card and comparing the identified indicia on the play card to the at least one betting indicia where the at least one wager was placed to determine an outcome of a roulette game.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

placing a feature bet on the roulette game, such that if the ball drops into at least one pocket of the roulette wheel which is designated as a feature pocket and the indicia on the play card identifies the play card as a card designated as a feature card, a feature bet payout will be awarded.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein dispensing at least two cards from the randomized deck of cards comprises dispensing at least four cards dispensed from a randomized deck of cards.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein rotating the roulette wheel and dropping a ball onto the rotating roulette wheel comprises rotating a roulette wheel with thirty-eight pockets where at least two of the pockets have separate identifying characteristics from the remaining pockets.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein randomizing the deck of cards comprises randomizing by shuffling with an automatic shuffler.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the indicia associated with each pocket of the roulette wheel comprises an indicia other than a number.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the physical deck of playing cards comprises at least 36 cards.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the physical deck of playing cards comprises at least 38 cards.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the each card of the deck of cards has an indicia numbered from 1 through 36, 0 or 00 corresponding to the betting indicia on a conventional roulette wheel.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein each card of the deck of cards has an indicia numbered from 1 through 36 corresponding to the betting indicia on a conventional roulette wheel.

11. The method according to claim 7, wherein the each card of the deck of cards has an indicia numbered from 1 through 36 or 0 corresponding to the betting indicia on a conventional roulette wheel.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of providing a gaming table having a conventional roulette layout, and at least two separate areas for dealing a playing card, each of the at least two separate areas for dealing a playing card having an indicia associated therewith, and the step of providing a roulette wheel having a plurality of pockets, each pocket of the roulette wheel associated with an indicia corresponding to an indicia associated with at least one of the at least two separate areas for dealing a playing card, are performed by providing a gaming table which includes a roulette wheel.