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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123608 | Gaming apparatus A gaming apparatus includes a player terminal operable by a player to simulate a slots game, and a random event generator for generating a random event upon which an outcome of the slots game is based. The slots game has a plurality of successful outcomes, each asso... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8096864 | Gaming system and method of operation thereof A gaming system comprises a primary wagering facility which is usable by a player to place an initial wager on a turn of a game of blackjack, and a secondary wagering facility which automatically places a side wager on the same turn of the game of blackjack. The sid... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8047913 | System for playing a game A system for playing a multiplayer zero-sum game includes a gaming server operable under program control to regulate the progress of at least one instance of the multiplayer zero-sum game by a predetermined plurality of players, a user access facility corresponding ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7988547 | Jackpot wagering with supplementary draw A jackpot wagering system includes a number of player terminals, a random event generator and an accumulation facility. Each player terminal is operable by a respective player to place a corresponding wager on one or more different turns of a game of chance, while t... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7380795 | Methods and apparatus for playing poker games Methods and apparatus for playing poker are provided. The method includes a step of placing an ante bet for each of one or more hands to be played. The player may optionally place a side bet for each of the one or more played hands. The side bet is that a set of car... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7354042 | Gaming system and method of operation thereof A gaming system (1) comprises a primary wagering facility (6) which is usable by a player to place an initial wager on a turn of a game of blackjack, and a secondary wagering facility (7) which automatically places a side wager on the same turn ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7311596 | Decision support system and method of operation thereof A decision support system comprises a decision repository with at least one stored game play decision for a particular hand held by a player and a corresponding first card held by a dealer, in a game of blackjack, and a programming facility operable, selectively, by... | 12/25/2007 |