Amusement device for secondary games

• US 8,668,566 B2
• Filed: 07/07/2011
• Issued: 03/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2006
• 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.
• Primary Examiner(s): Laneau, Ronald
• Application Number:
  US13/177,901
• Publication Number:
  US 20110263310A1
• Time in Patent Office: 978 Days
• Field of Search: 463 16- 25, 463 11- 13, 273/274, 273/292
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3267 Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

Various embodiments of amusement devices and methods for various games are described. In some embodiments, a secondary player may engage in a game started by a first player. Various additional methods and apparatus are described.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a hand of cards from a first set of cards, thereby yielding the hand of cards and a plurality of unused cards remaining in the first set of cards;

receiving an indication of a first bet from a first player, the first bet having a first odds;

receiving, from the first player, a first indication of which one or more first card from the hand of cards to discard, a first quantity of such one or more first card to discard being equal to a first number;

determining, by a computing device and for at least one second bet by a second player, a second odds, in which the first odds is different from the second odds;

receiving, by the computing device, an indication of the second bet from the second player;

receiving, by the computing device and from the second player, a second indication of which one or more second card from the hand of cards to discard, a second quantity of such one or more second card to discard being equal to a second number;

determining the first number of one or more first card from the plurality of unused cards remaining in the first set of cards, thereby yielding a first set of replacement cards for the one or more first cards from the hand of cards;

determining a first outcome of the first bet based on the hand of cards with the first set of replacement cards replacing the one or more first cards indicated to discard;

determining, by the computing device, the second number of one or more second card from the plurality of unused cards remaining in the first set of cards, thereby yielding a second set of replacement cards for the one or more second cards from the hand of cards;

determining, by the computing device, a second outcome of the second bet based on the hand of cards with the second set of replacement cards replacing the one or more second cards indicated to discard; and

providing an indication of a second payment to the second player based on the second outcome and the second odds.

2. The method of claim 1, in which the first set of replacement cards are different from the second set of replacement cards.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising:

prior to determining the second set of replacement cards, determining an ordering of the plurality of unused cards that is different from the ordering of unused cards used to yield the first set of replacement cards.

4. The method of claim 1, in which the first number is different from the second number.

5. The method of claim 1, in which the first outcome includes a comparison of the hand of cards with the first set of replacement cards replacing the one or more first cards indicated to discard to a second hand of cards.

6. The method of claim 5, in which the second outcome includes a comparison of the hand of cards with the second set of replacement cards replacing the one or more second cards indicated to discard to the second hand of cards.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising presenting an indication of the second odds to the second player by transmitting an indication from a processor to a mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising presenting an indication of the first odds to the first player prior to receiving the first bet.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising presenting an indication of the second odds to the second player prior to receiving the second bet.

10. The method of claim 1, in which the method further includes causing a mobile device to display the second set of replacement cards to the second player.

11. The method of claim 1, in which the first player and the second player are the same player.

12. The method of claim 1, comprising:

presenting an indication of the first odds to the first player; and

presenting an indication of the second odds to the second player.

13. The method of claim 1, comprising:

presenting to the second player an indication of the hand prior to receiving the second bet.

14. The method of claim 1, comprising maintaining an ordering of the plurality of unused cards used to determine the second set of replacement cards that is the same as the ordering of unused cards used to yield the first set of replacement cards.

15. A method comprising:

determining a hand of cards from a first set of cards, thereby yielding the hand of cards and a plurality of unused cards remaining in the first set of cards;

receiving an indication of a first bet from a first player, the first bet having a first odds;

receiving, from the first player, an indication of a first decision to receive at least one first additional card;

determining, by a computing device and for at least one second bet by a second player, in which the first odds is different from the second odds;

receiving, by the computing device, an indication of the second bet from the second player;

receiving, by the computing device and from the second player, an indication of a second decision to receive at least one second additional card;

determining the at least one first additional card from the plurality of unused cards remaining in the first set of cards;

determining a first outcome of the first bet based on the hand of cards with the at least one first additional card;

determining, by the computing device, the at least one second additional card from the plurality of unused cards remaining in the first set of cards;

determining, by the computing device, a second outcome of the second bet based on the hand of cards with the at least one second additional card; and

providing an indication of a second payment to the second player based on the second outcome.

16. The method of claim 15, in which the first additional card and the second additional card are different.

17. The method of claim 15, comprising:

prior to determining the second additional card, determining an ordering of the plurality of unused cards that is different from the ordering of unused cards used to determine the first additional card.

18. The method of claim 15, in which a first number of additional cards of the at least one first additional card is different from a second number of additional cards of the at least one second additional card.

19. The method of claim 15, in which the first outcome includes a comparison of the hand of cards with the first additional card to a second hand of cards.

20. The method of claim 19, in which the second outcome includes a comparison of the hand of cards with the second additional card to the second hand of cards.

21. The method of claim 15, comprising:

presenting an indication of the first odds to the first player; and

presenting an indication of the second odds to the second player

22. The method of claim 15, in which the first player and the second player are the same player.

23. The method of claim 15, comprising:

presenting to the second player an indication of the hand prior to receiving the second bet.

24. The method of claim 15, comprising maintaining an ordering of the plurality of unused cards used to determine the second additional card that is the same as the ordering of the unused cards used to determine the first additional card.

25. The method of claim 15, comprising:

determining a second set of unused cards that includes the plurality of unused cards less the first additional card;

determining a third set of unused cards that includes the plurality of unused cards less the second additional card;

receiving from the first player a third decision to receive at least one third additional card;

determining the at least one third additional card from the third set of unused cards;

receiving from the second player a fourth decision to receive at least one fourth additional card; and

determining the at least one fourth additional card from the fourth set of unused card.

26. The method of claim 25, comprising:

determining the first outcome based on the hand, the first additional card, and the third additional card; and

determining the second outcome based on the hand, the second additional card, and the fourth additional card.

27. An apparatus comprising:

a non-transitory medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed by a computing device cause the computing device to;

determine at least one first set of symbols in a game involving a number of symbols being chosen that is greater than the number of the first set of symbols;

determine, for at least one outcome, a first odds for a first player;

receive an indication of a first bet from the first player;

determine a second odds for a second bet by a second player, in which the first odds is different from the second odds;

receive an indication of the second bet from the second player;

determine at least one second set of symbols that in combination with the at least one first set of symbols yields the number of symbols;

determine a first outcome of the first bet based on first set of symbols and the second set of symbols;

determine at least one third set of symbols that in combination with the at least one first set of symbols yields the number of symbols;

determine a second outcome of the second bet based on the first set of symbols and the third set of symbols; and

provide a respective indication of at least one of a first payment to the first player based on the first outcome and the first odds and a second payment to the second player based on the second outcome and the second odds.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, in which the instructions, when executed by the computing device cause the computing device to:

determine the first payment based on the first odds, determine the second payment based on the second odds.

29. The apparatus of claim 27, in which the instructions, when executed by the computing device cause the computing device to:

presenting an indication of the first odds to the first player; and

present an indication of the second odds to the second player.

30. The apparatus of claim 27, in which the instructions, when executed by the computing device cause the computing device to:

present to the second player an indication of the first set of symbols prior to receiving the second bet.

31. The apparatus of claim 27, comprising the computing device.