Methods and systems for playing Sic Bo jackpot

• US 9,710,995 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2012
• Issued: 07/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Chun, Jay
• Primary Examiner(s): McCulloch, Jr., William H
• Application Number:
  US13/451,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20120289300A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,915 Days
• Field of Search: 463 10, 463 12, 463 22, 463 26, 463 28
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/001 Bridge or baccarat
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3213 Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3216 Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3295 Games involving skill, e.g. dexterity, memory, thinking
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines

Abstract

A method with the steps of: playing a Sic Bo felt table game according to a set of conventional rules, allowing at least a first player to place a bet on the Sic Bo felt table game, allowing at least a second player to place a bet on the jackpot at a betting terminal where the second player can be the same as or different from the first player, determining the outcome of the Sic Bo felt table game according to a set of conventional casino game rules including a Sic Bo payout, and determining, by the betting terminal, the outcome of the jackpot according to a combination of dice thrown in the Sic Bo felt table game, and a separate jackpot wager bet that is only accepted at at least one live table game contributing to one jackpot pool having a jackpot pool payout.

Claims

1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:

enabling at least a first player to place a bet on a play of a Sic Bo game at a gaming table,

independent of any placement of any bet by a second, different player on the play of the Sic Bo game, enabling the second player to place a bet, in bet units, on a jackpot, wherein, the second player is at a betting terminal which is configured to;

responsive to a physical item being received via an acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item,

display, on a video display area, the play of the Sic Bo game at the gaming table, and

responsive to a cashout input being received via a cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance,

determining a Sic Bo outcome of the play of the Sic Bo game, the determined Sic Bo outcome associated with a Sic Bo payout, and

for any bet placed on the jackpot by the second player, determining, by the betting terminal, a jackpot payout according to a combination of dice thrown in the play of the Sic Bo game, wherein different combinations of dice having different probabilities of being thrown in the play of the Sic Bo game are associated with different jackpot payouts.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the jackpot payout is from 5% to 100% of a total jackpot pool.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the different combinations of dice thrown associated with different jackpot payouts are selected from the group consisting of:

three dice of a kind, two dice of a kind, individual numbers, a specific combination of two dice and a specific combination of three dice.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a percentage of the jackpot pool is accumulated as a jackpot seed value for a next jackpot pool.

5. A gaming system comprising:

a gaming table on which a live Sic Bo game is configured to be played, wherein a first player is enabled to place a bet on the play of the live Sic Bo game and a Sic Bo outcome is determined for the play of the live Sic Bo game, the determined Sic Bo outcome associated with a Sic Bo payout, and

a betting terminal comprising;

a plurality of input devices comprising an acceptor, and a cashout device,

a display device,

a processor, and

a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

responsive to a physical item being received via the acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item,

independent of any placement of any bet by a second, different player on the play of the live Sic Bo game, enable the second player to place a bet, in bet units, on a jackpot,

cause the display device to display the play of the live Sic Bo game at the gaming table,

for any bet placed on the jackpot by the second player, determining a jackpot payout according to a combination of dice thrown in the play of the live Sic Bo game at the gaming table, wherein different combinations of dice having different probabilities of being thrown in the play of the Sic Bo game are associated with different jackpot payouts, and

responsive to a cashout input being received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.

6. The gaming system of claim 5, wherein the jackpot payout of the jackpot is from 5% to 100% of a total jackpot pool.

7. The gaming system of claim 5, wherein the different combinations of dice thrown associated with different jackpot payouts are selected from the group consisting of:

three dice of a kind, two dice of a kind, individual numbers, a specific combination of two dice and a specific combination of three dice.

8. The gaming system of claim 5, wherein a percentage of the jackpot pool is accumulated as a seed for a next jackpot pool.

9. A betting terminal comprising:

a plurality of input devices comprising an acceptor, and a cashout device,

a display device,

a processor, and

a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

responsive to a physical item being received via the acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item,

independent of any placement of any bet by a first player on a play of a live Sic Bo game occurring at a gaming table, enable the first player to place a bet, in bet units, on a jackpot, wherein a second, different player is enabled to place a bet on the play of the live Sic Bo game and a Sic Bo outcome is determined for the play of the live Sic Bo game, the determined Sic Bo outcome associated with a Sic Bo payout,

cause the display device to display the play of the live Sic Bo game at the gaming table,

for any bet placed on the jackpot by the first player, determine a jackpot payout according to a combination of dice thrown in the play of the live Sic Bo game, wherein different combinations of dice having different probabilities of being thrown in the play of the Sic Bo game are associated with different jackpot payouts, and

responsive to a cashout input being received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.

10. The betting terminal of claim 9, wherein the jackpot payout of the jackpot is from 5% to 100% of a total jackpot pool.

11. The betting terminal of claim 9, wherein the different combinations of dice thrown associated with different jackpot payouts are selected from the group consisting of:

three dice of a kind, two dice of a kind, individual numbers, a specific combination of two dice and a specific combination of three dice.

12. The betting terminal of claim 9, wherein a percentage of the jackpot pool is accumulated as a seed for a next jackpot pool.