INCREMENTAL REVELATION OF RESULTS IN A GAME OF CHANCE
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1. A method comprising:
- determining an actual result of a game of chance;
determining a first partial result based on the actual result;
outputting information about the first partial result to a player of the game of chance; and
outputting an indication of the actual result, wherein outputting the information of the actual result is distinct from outputting the indication of the first partial result.
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Abstract
The game of roulette is improved by extending the suspense induced in players. The heightened suspense is effectuated by providing partial information regarding game outcomes to the players. The partial information is information from which the player may better guess the actual result without being informed explicitly of the actual result. Ancillary to this technique of providing information about the actual result, players may be afforded additional opportunities to wager or change their wager after provision of such partial information. Eventually, the actual result is revealed to the player and accounting for the winning and losing wagers occurs.
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64 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining an actual result of a game of chance; determining a first partial result based on the actual result; outputting information about the first partial result to a player of the game of chance; and outputting an indication of the actual result, wherein outputting the information of the actual result is distinct from outputting the indication of the first partial result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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a user interface adapted to accept wagers from a player on a game of chance; and a control system operatively coupled to the user interface and adapted to; determine an actual result of the game of chance, wherein the actual result is a function of a single random event; determine a first partial result based on the actual result; and output, through the user interface, information about the first partial result to a player of the game of chance; and output an indication of the actual result, wherein outputting the information is distinct from outputting the indication. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A computer readable medium comprising software with instructions to:
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determine an actual result of a game of chance, wherein the actual result is a function of a single random event; determine a first partial result based on the actual result; and output information about the first partial result to a player of the game of chance; and output an indication of the actual result, wherein outputting the information is distinct from outputting the indication.
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27. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of gaming devices of a same type; receiving a wager from a player to be placed on a gaming device of the same type; determining an outcome at the gaming device; preventing the player from determining which gaming device on which the wager is placed; and outputting the outcome to the player. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of gaming devices of a same type; receiving a wager from a player to be placed on a gaming device of the same type; determining an actual result at the gaming device; not informing the player as to which gaming device on which the wager is placed; and outputting the actual result to the player.
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37. A system comprising:
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a user interface; and a control system operatively coupled to the user interface and adapted to; communicate with a plurality of gaming devices of a same type; receive, through the user interface, a wager from a player to be placed on a gaming device of the same type; determine an outcome at the gaming device; prevent the player from determining which gaming device on which the wager is placed; and output the outcome to the player. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A computer readable medium comprising software with instructions to:
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communicate with a plurality of gaming devices of a same type; receive a wager from a player to be placed on a gaming device of the same type; determine an outcome at the gaming device; prevent the player from determining which gaming device on which the wager is placed; and output the outcome to the player.
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41. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a wager from a player on a game start of roulette; determining an actual result associated with the game start of roulette; before revealing the result to the player, determining whether to present a supplemental wager opportunity to the player; outputting partial information relating to the actual result to the player; and receiving a supplemental wager from the player based on the supplemental wager opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A system comprising:
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a user interface; a control system operatively coupled to the user interface and adapted to; receive an indication of a wager from a player on a game start of roulette; determining a result associated with the game start of roulette; before revealing the result to the player, determine whether to present a supplemental wager opportunity to the player; output partial information relating to the result to the player; and receive a supplemental wager from the player base don the supplemental wager opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59)
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60. A computer readable medium comprising software with instructions to:
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receive an indication of a wager from a player on a game start of roulette; determine a result associated with the game start of roulette; before revealing the result to the player, determine whether to present a supplemental wager opportunity to the player; output partial information relating to the result to the player; and receive a supplemental wager from the player base don the supplemental wager opportunity.
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61. A method comprising:
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accepting a wager from a player on a game start of a roulette game; determining an actual result for the game start of the roulette game; determining a partial result for the game start based on the actual result; initially providing first information about the partial result to the player; and subsequently providing second information about the actual result to the player. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63)
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64. A method comprising:
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accepting a wager from a player wherein the wager reflects one of a plurality of possible outcomes of a game of chance; determining which of the plurality of possible outcomes is a winning outcome; determining a characteristic of the winning outcome; informing the player of the characteristic such that the player may learn more about the winning outcome without knowing what the winning outcome is; and informing the player of the winning outcome.
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