Craps game improvement

• US 7,100,919 B2
• Filed: 11/24/2003
• Issued: 09/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Bally Gaming Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Hopbet, Inc.
• Inventors: Stasi, Perry B
• Primary Examiner(s): Pierce, William M.
• Application Number:
  US10/720,575
• Publication Number:
  US 20040173966A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,016 Days
• Field of Search: 274/309, 274/146, 274/274
• US Class Current: 273/274
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00864 Markers, e.g. indicating the spot of a previous move score marking on play piece A63F2011/0062
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082
• 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

A proposition bet for Craps referred to as a FIRE BET™. The method includes predetermining a schedule of a pay-out table, players placing FIRE BET wagers at respective player betting areas prior to a shooter'"'"'s initial come out; accumulating points responsive to outcomes of the shooter'"'"'s dice throws, wherein points are made when a number 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 is twice rolled before sevening out, and wherein repeating of any made number is ignored, and making a pay-out based upon the points accumulated and the schedule.

Claims

1. An apparatus for a proposition bet of Craps comprising:

a Craps table lay-out having a periphery, said Craps table lay-out comprising a pass line bet area, a point numbers area and a proposition bet area located at a central portion of said Craps table lay-out;

said Craps table lay-out further comprising;

a plurality of mutually spaced player betting areas uniquely identified for the proposition bet, said plurality of player betting areas being located between generally said pass line bet area and said periphery of said Craps table layout, each player betting area of said plurality of player betting areas being respectively located at a player play position of said Craps table lay-out; and

a plurality of wager areas, each wager area of said plurality of wager areas corresponding to a respective player betting area of said plurality of player betting areas, said plurality of wager areas being all located adjacent said proposition bet area.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of point markers, said plurality of point markers comprising:

a first made point marker indicative of a first made point accumulation;

a second made point marker indicative of a second made point accumulation;

a third made point marker indicative of a third made point accumulation;

a fourth made point marker indicative of a fourth made point accumulation;

a fifth made point marker indicative of a fifth made point accumulation; and

a sixth made point marker indicative of a sixth made point accumulation.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of chips for being placed upon said plurality of player betting areas, wherein placement of a chip of said plurality of chips upon a selected player betting area of said plurality of player betting areas is indicative of a making of the proposition bet.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a pay-out table which is indicative of predetermined pay-outs payable for the proposition bet responsive to the made point accumulations.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of chips for being placed upon said plurality of player betting areas, wherein placement of a chip of said plurality of chips upon a selected player betting area of said plurality of player betting areas is indicative of a making of the proposition bet.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a pay-out table which is indicative of predetermined pay-outs payable for the proposition bet responsive to the made point accumulations.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a first made point indicator indicative of a first made point accumulation;

a second made point indicator indicative of a second made point accumulation;

a third made point indicator indicative of a third made point accumulation;

a fourth made point indicator indicative of a fourth made point accumulation;

a fifth made point indicator indicative of a fifth made point accumulation; and

a sixth made point indicator indicative of a sixth made point accumulation.