Game of chance systems and methods

• US 8,758,109 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2010
• Issued: 06/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: Lutnick, Howard W.
• Primary Examiner(s): TORIMIRO, ADETOKUNBO OLUSEGUN
• Application Number:
  US12/759,757
• Publication Number:
  US 20110065490A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,532 Days
• Field of Search: 273/292, 463/16, 463/20, 463/25, 463/27, 463/30, 463/42, 463/616, 463/6
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3232 wherein the operator is informed
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3239 Tracking of individual players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3276 wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3279 wherein the competition is one-to-one, e.g. match
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines

Abstract

Some embodiments may relate to method or apparatus that allow a user to choose a source of random numbers or other information that may be used as the basis for a game. Other examples of methods, apparatus, games, embodiments, and so on are described.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed by a computing device cause the apparatus to;

present, to a player, a plurality of sources that may be used to determine a random outcome of a game;

receive, from the player, a selection of a first source of the plurality of sources;

receive an indication that an outcome of a game played by the player should be determined;

in response to receiving the selection of the first source and the indication that the outcome of the game should be determined, determine the outcome of the game based on a happening related to the first source; and

present the outcome to the player;

in which the outcome includes an outcome based on a statistic of a plurality of other games identified by the first source;

in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to;

aggregate information from the plurality of other games, and in which determining the outcome includes determining the outcome based on the aggregated information; and

in which the information includes a comparison of reds and blacks in roulette games over a period of time, a comparison of wins and losses in the plurality of other games over the period of time, or a comparison one game element to another game element in the plurality of other games over the period of time.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, in which at least one source of the plurality of sources is unrelated to elements of the game.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the plurality of sources include various periods of time, and the first source includes a selected time period.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, in which determining the outcome includes determining the outcome based on a result of a prior game played during the selected time period.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, in which determining the outcome includes determining the outcome to match the outcome of the prior game.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the plurality of sources include various types of game machines, in which the first source includes a selected machine type, and in which determining the outcome includes determining the outcome based on a result of at least one game played on the selected machine type.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, in which the various types include various manufacturers.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the plurality of sources include games that were played by various types of people, in which the first source includes a selected type of person, and in which determining the outcome includes determining the outcome based on a result of at least one game played by the selected type of person.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the plurality of sources includes games that exhibit various trends, in which the first source includes a selected trend, and in which determining the outcome includes determining the outcome based on a result of at least one game that exhibits the selected trend.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the plurality of sources includes various random number generation methods that may be selected for use in determining the outcome.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, in which one of the plurality of sources includes an automatic card shuffler.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, in which one of the plurality of sources includes a set of dice.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, in which presenting the plurality of sources includes allowing the player to select a result generator to be used for the game.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to:

receive a request to verify data from the first source used to determine the outcome, and in response, displaying verification of the data.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, in which displaying verification includes showing a representation of the data.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, in which the representation includes a video of the outcome occurring in another game.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to:

determine outcomes of a plurality of further games played by the player based on further happenings related to the first source.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to:

receive a selection of a new source from the player; and

determine outcomes of a plurality of further games played by the player based on further happenings related to the new source, in which the further games are games of a same type as the game.

19. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to:

receive a selection of the game.

20. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the plurality of sources include various periods of time, and the first source includes a selected time period;

in which determining the outcome includes determining the outcome based on a result of a prior game played during the selected time period;

in which the plurality of sources include various types of game machines;

in which the various types include various manufacturers;

in which the plurality of sources include games that were played by various types of people;

in which the plurality of sources includes games that exhibit various trends;

in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to;

receive a selection of the game;

in which the plurality of sources includes various random number generation methods that may be selected for use in determining the outcome;

in which one of the plurality of sources includes an automatic card shuffler;

in which one of the plurality of sources includes a set of dice;

in which presenting the plurality of sources includes allowing the player to select a result generator to be used for the game;

in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to;

receive a request to verify data from the first source used to determine the outcome, and in response, display verification of the data;

in which displaying verification includes showing a representation of the data;

in which the representation includes a video of the outcome occurring in another game;

in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to;

determine outcomes of a plurality of further games played by the player based on further happenings related to the first source;

in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to;

receive a selection of a new source from the player; and

determine outcomes of a plurality of further games played by the player based on further happenings related to the new source, in which the further games are games of a same type as the game.