Game of chance systems and methods

• US 8,480,471 B2
• Filed: 01/26/2010
• Issued: 07/09/2013
• 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., Alderucci, Dean P., Gelman, Geoffrey M., Burman, Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): DEODHAR, OMKAR A
• Application Number:
  US12/693,524
• Publication Number:
  US 20100124967A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,260 Days
• Field of Search: 463/16, 463/17, 463/20, 463/25, 463/29, 463/42
• US Class Current: 463/17
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3218 wherein at least part of the system is portable
• 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

Abstract

In various embodiments, players may compete in a gaming context.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a plurality of surface computing platforms;

a processor; and

a machine readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed cased the apparatus to perform a method comprising;

causing a first surface computing platform of the plurality of computing platforms to display a first roulette spin;

causing a second surface computing platform of the plurality of computing platforms to display a second roulette spin;

receiving a first wager on the first roulette spin from a first mobile gaming device of plurality of mobile gaming devices;

determining an outcome of the first wager based on an outcome of the first roulette spin;

receiving a second wager that a pattern of outcomes of roulette spins will occur from a second mobile gaming device of the plurality of mobile gaming devices;

determining an outcome of the second wager based on an outcome of the first roulette spin and the second roulette spin;

receiving a third wager on an aggregate of outcomes from a plurality of roulette spins over a period from a third mobile gaming device of the plurality of mobile gaming devices; and

determining an outcome of the third wager based on an outcome of the first roulette spin and the second roulette spin.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, in which each of the surface computing platforms includes a respective Microsoft surface.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, in which each of the mobile gaming devices includes a respective handheld portable gaming device having a touch screen interface and wireless communication abilities.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the pattern includes at least one of a pattern of colors and a pattern of numbers.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the aggregate includes a count of red outcomes compared to a count of black outcomes over the period.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the period includes at least one of a time period and a number of spins.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the aggregate includes a statistic regarding results of the plurality of spins.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the method further comprises presenting an indication of the outcome of the first roulette spin and the outcome of the second roulette spin on a display screen.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the first roulette spin and the second roulette spin are initiated not in response to a player.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the first roulette spin includes a recreation of a roulette spin from a table.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, in which the roulette spin from the table includes a live roulette spin from the table.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, in which the roulette spin from the table includes a historic roulette spin from the table.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, in which the recreation includes a video feed.

14. An apparatus comprising:

a plurality of surface computing platforms;

a processor; and

a machine readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed cased the apparatus to perform a method comprising;

receiving a wager on an aggregate of outcomes from a plurality of roulette spins over a period from a mobile gaming device of a plurality of mobile gaming devices;

causing a first surface computing platform of the plurality of computing platforms to display a first roulette spin;

causing a second surface computing platform of the plurality of computing platforms to display a second roulette spin; and

determining an outcome of the wager based on an outcome of the first roulette spin and the second roulette spin.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, in which each of the surface computing platforms includes a respective Microsoft surface.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, in which each of the mobile gaming devices includes a respective handheld portable gaming device having a touch screen interface and wireless communication abilities.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, in which the aggregate includes a count of red outcomes compared to a count of black outcomes over the period.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, in which the period includes at least one of a time period and a number of spins.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, in which the aggregate includes a statistic regarding results of the plurality of spins.

20. The apparatus of claim 14, in which the method further comprises presenting an indication of the outcome of the first roulette spin and the outcome of the second roulette spin on a display screen.

21. The apparatus of claim 14, in which the first roulette spin and the second roulette spin are initiated not in response to a player.

22. The apparatus of claim 14, in which the first roulette spin includes a recreation of a roulette spin from a table.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, in which the roulette spin from the table includes a live roulette spin from the table.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, in which the roulette spin from the table includes a historic roulette spin from the table.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, in which the recreation includes a video feed.