System and method for multi-game, multi-play of live dealer games

• US 9,734,658 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2017
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Chun, Jay
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Allen
• Application Number:
  US15/452,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20170178441A1
• Time in Patent Office: 161 Days
• Field of Search: 463 11
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2457 Display screens, e.g. monitors, video displays
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/24 Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for video games A63F13/00; computerized gaming systems G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• 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 17/3286 Type of games
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

A system and method for providing multiple synchronous games for multiple plays from a live table game located in a casino includes a physical game table, a physical game system for playing a live table game in connection with the physical game table to generate a single live game data sequence by a live dealer operating the physical game system, a game server to receive the single live game data sequence and generate multiple synchronous games from the single live game data sequence, and one or more electronic gaming terminals in communication with the game server, each of the one or more electronic gaming terminals having a display to display the multiple synchronous games and an input mechanism to input one or more wagers on the multiple synchronous games. The game server is configured to receive the one or more wagers on the multiple synchronous games from the one or more electronic game terminals, to provide the multiple synchronous games to the one or more electronic gaming terminals synchronously, to determine results of the multiple synchronous games, to resolve the one or more wagers on the multiple synchronous games synchronously from the one or more electronic game terminals, and to payout rewards on the multiple synchronous games to the one or more electronic game terminals.

Claims

1. A gaming terminal comprising:

an input 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 first wager being placed, via the input device, on a first wagering opportunity associated with a first synchronous game, cause the display device to display a play of the first synchronous game, wherein the displayed play of the first synchronous game is based on a play of a live table game played at a gaming table, and

responsive to a second wager being placed, via the input device, on a second, different wagering opportunity associated with a second, different synchronous game, cause the display device to display a play of the second, different synchronous game, wherein the displayed play of the second, different synchronous game is based on the play of the live table game played at the gaming table.

2. The gaming terminal of claim 1, wherein first synchronous game and the second, different synchronous game are associated with different game rules.

3. The gaming terminal of claim 1, wherein:

when executed by the processor responsive to the first wager being placed, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to determine an outcome for the play of the first synchronous game based on a first modification to a single live game data sequence of the play of the live table game at the gaming table, and

when executed by the processor responsive to the second wager being placed, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to determine an outcome for the play of the second, different synchronous game based on a second, different modification to the single live game data sequence of the play of the live table game at the gaming table.

4. The gaming terminal of claim 1, wherein the first wager and the second wager are different wager amounts.

5. The gaming terminal of claim 1, wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to enable a placement of a streak wager on a streak of outcomes which occur amongst at least one of the play of the first synchronous game and the play of the second, different synchronous game.

6. The gaming terminal of claim 1, which comprises an acceptor, wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions 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, and responsive to a cashout input being received, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.

7. A gaming terminal comprising:

an input 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;

enable a player to place, via the input device, at least one of;

a first wager on a first game and a second wager on a second, different game,

responsive to a placement of the first wager on the first game;

cause the display device to display a first game outcome, wherein the first game outcome is determined based on at least one event occurring during a play of a live table game played at a gaming table, and

cause the display device to display any award associated with the first game outcome, and

responsive to a placement of the second wager on the second, different game;

cause the display device to display a second game outcome, wherein the second game outcome is determined based on the at least one event occurring during the play of the live table game played at the gaming table, and

cause the display device to display any award associated with the second game outcome.

8. The gaming terminal of claim 7, wherein first game and the second, different game are associated with different game rules.

9. The gaming terminal of claim 7, wherein the first game and the second, different game employ different paytables.

10. The gaming terminal of claim 7, wherein the first wager and the second wager are different wager amounts.

11. The gaming terminal of claim 7, wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to enable a placement of a streak wager which is resolved based on at least one of the first game outcome and the second game outcome.

12. The gaming terminal of claim 7, which comprises an acceptor, wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions 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, and responsive to a cashout input being received, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.

13. A game server comprising:

a processor; and

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

responsive to receiving data associated with a first wager being placed on a first wagering opportunity associated with a first synchronous game, cause a display, via a display device, of a play of the first synchronous game, wherein the displayed play of the first synchronous game is based on a play of a live table game played at a gaming table, and

responsive to receiving data associated with a second wager being placed on a second, different wagering opportunity associated with a second, different synchronous game, cause a display, via the display device, of a play of the second, different synchronous game, wherein the displayed play of the second, different synchronous game is based on the play of the live table game played at the gaming table.

14. The game server of claim 13, wherein first synchronous game and the second, different synchronous game are associated with different game rules.

15. The game server of claim 13, wherein:

when executed by the processor responsive to receiving the data associated with the first wager being placed, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to determine an outcome for the play of the first synchronous game based on a first modification to a single live game data sequence of the play of the live table game at the gaming table, and

when executed by the processor responsive to receiving the data associated with the second wager being placed, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to determine an outcome for the play of the second, different synchronous game based on a second, different modification to the single live game data sequence of the play of the live table game at the gaming table.

16. The game server of claim 13, wherein the first wager and the second wager are different wager amounts.

17. The game server of claim 13, wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to receive data associated with a placement of a streak wager on a streak of outcomes which occur amongst at least one of the play of the first synchronous game and the play of the second, different synchronous game.

18. The game server of claim 13, wherein a credit balance is increasable based on any award associated with the play of the first synchronous game if the data associated with the first wager being placed was received, said credit balance being increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and said credit balance being decreasable responsive to a cashout input.

19. A game server comprising:

a processor; and

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

responsive to receiving data associated with a placement of a first wager on a first game;

cause a display, via a display device, of a first game outcome, wherein the first game outcome is determined based on at least one event occurring during a play of a live table game played at a gaming table, and

cause a display, via the display device, of any award associated with the first game outcome, and

responsive to receiving data associated with a placement of a second wager on a second, different game;

cause a display, via the display device, of a second game outcome, wherein the second game outcome is determined based on the at least one event occurring during the play of the live table game played at the gaming table, and

cause a display, via the display device, of any award associated with the second game outcome.

20. The game server of claim 19, wherein first game and the second, different game are associated with different game rules.

21. The game server of claim 19, wherein the first game and the second, different game employ different paytables.

22. The game server of claim 19, wherein the first wager and the second wager are different wager amounts.

23. The game server of claim 19, wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to receive data associated with a placement of a streak wager which is resolved based on at least one of the first game outcome and the second game outcome.

24. The game server of claim 19, wherein a credit balance is increasable based on any award associated with the first game outcome if the data associated with the first wager being placed was received, said credit balance being increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and said credit balance being decreasable responsive to a cashout input.