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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187070 | Games of chance based on event databases A system and method for implementing a game of chance based on historical events. The method consists of randomly selecting a set of competitors from an event database. The competitors are presented to a player. A set of criteria comprising a subset of the competito... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187069 | Online gaming system for simulating a soccer game using an electronic deck of playing cards An online gaming system for simulating a soccer game comprising a server with a processor, a network in communication with the server, at least one client device in communication with the network, wherein the at least one client device has an input device, a display... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8162734 | Card gaming machine A card gaming machine including: an extraction unit for extracting at least a card from among a plurality of the cards with a predetermined kinds of symbols drawn thereon; a display unit for displaying an image of the cards extracted by the extraction unit and dealt... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8147307 | Display in change game series Embodiments related to conducting a wagering game according to the rules of a base game includes defining a finite set of game indicia. In some embodiments the player plays multiple sequential game hand by placing a wager, receiving game indicia from the finite set ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8137173 | Multi session gaming Example methods and devices are set forth for playing a game. In some embodiments, an inventory of game indicia is arranged in a random but established, serial order. In some embodiments, for each hand of play the player makes a wager and game indicia are displayed ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8123603 | Gaming machine allowing player to select dealer and control method thereof A gaming machine of the present invention displays a dealer image selected from a plurality of types of dealer images to a display, and offers a profit (e.g. a game support advantageous for the player) in accordance with the dealer image to a station where an additi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113932 | Method and computer readable medium relating to creating child virtual decks from a parent virtual deck Methods and systems relating to virtual playing instruments generated from physical playing instruments are provided. In one embodiment, a child deck may be created using one or more rules to resequence a parent virtual deck created from physical playing instruments... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8092289 | Techniques for use with computerized games having cards Techniques are described for determining card movement in a computerized game. A representation of one or more cards to be played in a simulated environment is provided. A movement of at least one of said cards is determined in accordance with one or more of an attr... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087984 | Baccarat game system, method of using baccarat game system, baccarat game program and recording medium It is an object of the present invention is to provide an epoch-making baccarat game system, a method of using such a baccarat game system, a baccarat game program and a recording medium, in which a great number of players can simultaneously participate in the game ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8070574 | Apparatus, system, method, and computer-readable medium for casino card handling with multiple hand recall feature Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for detecting, storing, and retrieving information about the composition of present and past hands of cards in a casino table game. The method includes causing a card-handling device to substan... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8043151 | Trading game simulation method A trading simulation game that emulates the roles of market makers and traders involved in the securities market. The simulation allows for random market activity by specifying a starting market price and employing a subset of a pool of market-affecting items to mod... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8016655 | Card gaming machine comprising a plurality of terminals at which single player can execute card game and card game playing method In a liquid crystal display 201, when a sub player touches a select button area 1206 arranged under a main game display area 2001 through a transparent touch panel 202 covering the liquid crystal display 201, the sub player can sel... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012008 | Card gaming machine having a plurality of card decks and card game playing method Two card decks A and B are allocated to and shared by a dealer and each of “main players 1 to 5”. Two cards to be dealt respectively to the dealer and each of the main players are determined from the two card decks A and B. On the other hand, two c... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7985127 | Golf solitaire video game A Golf Solitaire Video Game is described in which a user plays a video playing card game. Playing cards are positioned in piles where one pile initially contains only a home playing card. The playing cards on top of the piles and the home playing card reveal their f... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980932 | Amusement devices and games including means for processing electronic data where ultimate outcome of the game is dependent on relative odds of a card combination and/or where chance is a factor: wagering on hands of cards Games related to the provision of information are described. Games may be formulated to exploit biases such as long shot bias and favorite bias. Games related to the provision of information are described. Games may be formulated to exploit biases relating to the Mo... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7785182 | Wagering game having selectable array for creating multiple hands A method of playing a card-based wagering game. The method comprises conducting the card-based wagering game at a gaming terminal and displaying a plurality of cards arranged in an array. The plurality of cards includes a first set of selectable cards and a first se... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7753767 | Multi-hand card game method and apparatus A method and apparatus for playing a multi-hand card game is disclosed. The game allows the simultaneous play of multiple card hands that are created from a first card hand. Each subsequent card hand includes cards whose rank is a function of the rank of cards in th... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749059 | Poker game with sequential hand opportunity A poker game offers the possibility of sequential hand play and large payoffs. In one embodiment, a first set of cards is used to form a first poker hand. A draw feature may allow the player to discard cards and obtain replacement cards. If the first poker hand is a... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7749060 | Method and system for playing a game with matching pieces and a bonus score A game system for playing a game between a plurality of players, the system comprising: a plurality of matching tile groupings, each one of the matching tile groupings defined by a plurality of tiles having a machine-readable identifier configured to identify its co... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7717783 | Computer-based, interactive, real-time card selection game The invention is a method of playing computerized card games against real or virtual players. The cards games are usually variations of poker, where the quality of the players' hands is due to skill and strategy rather than the luck of the draw. Players request desi... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7699694 | System including card game dispensing shoe and method A system and method including card game dispensing shoe includes a scanner that discerns the value and suit of each card dispensed, and includes a CPU and a memory storing data such as rules for dealing cards, data representing player strategy criteria and card inve... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7695357 | Entertainment system and method of playing a word game An entertainment system includes a playing surface divided into discrete fields each having distinct indicia such as a color. The system includes a plurality of game pieces, such as letter tiles, each having an indicia corresponding to a respective field as well as ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7686682 | Video game for tagging photos A multi-player solitaire or multi-player video game that generates tags for digital images. A tabletop or computer screen video game provides an enjoyable way for collocated players to view, share, talk about and, in the process tag photos. The video games can gener... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7686681 | Systems, methods and articles to facilitate playing card games with selectable odds A system and method forms playing card markings on playing card media to provide playing cards based on a desired set of payout or house odds and/or house advantage. The playing cards may, for example, be printed in a random or pseudo-random order that is based on t... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7670221 | Method of playing a poker-type game There is provided a method of playing a poker-type game amongst a large number of players located at remote locations. The method includes the steps of dividing a standard 52-card deck into a reserve and a player deck, so that the reserve contains 16 randomly select... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7645193 | Method and system for providing game service by using the internet The present invention relates to a card game adopting new “mission function.” According to the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a card game on the Internet comprising the steps of: (a) providing a display of a game panel to a pl... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7462102 | Method for playing a card game having a bonus bet A method 400 for conducting a gaming business which is based upon a new and novel gaming methodology 66 which requires an initial bonus round of play and a later blackjack round of play. The business methodology dramatically reduces required initial ca... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7435171 | Card management method and apparatus for network card game A network card game in which a user purchases actual trading cards from a game planning company via a store or cellular phone agency. The user can transfer ownership of the card in a virtual card game space established by a service provider, separately from the actu... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431297 | Card game device, card data reader, card game control method, recording medium, program, and card A card game apparatus includes a large-size panel display, a main control unit that controls screens on the large-size panel display, and a plurality of terminal apparatuses that are communicably connected to the main control unit. A game player purchases an integra... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425175 | Match game program A game apparatus includes a CPU core. The CPU core firstly displays a field defined by a first side and a second side and shows a fixed block in the field. Then, the CPU core executes a player game process using the fixed block in response to a player's input operat... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7413508 | Gaming device having a selection award revealing game A gaming device and method having a selection award revealing bonus game, where during the primary game the player is awarded indicators. The gaming device reveals the values associated with selections in the bonus game, and the bonus game is initiated upon the play... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7387570 | Entertainment machines A coin-operated player-operable entertainment machine has a main display device comprising a matrix of symbol selections with which a main game can be played involving selection and display of symbols. An award is made in correspondence with display of at least one ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7371173 | Multi-line video slot chip-based gaming Chip-Based Gaming includes methods for playing electronic games of chance or skill that provide players with a greater number of options and greater wagering flexibility than previous methods have afforded them. In the present Chip-Based gaming model, players may se... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371165 | Card game program and card game machine A card game program has a routine for displaying areas of a player and an opponent, each being comprised of a plurality of hexes, a routine for displaying selective disposition of card on the hex, a routine for removing for displaying remove of a card between the he... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373587 | Representing sub-events with physical exertion actions A live event may be broadcasted by producing a computer coded description of the sub-events that constitute the event. The coded description is stored in a centralized computer data base and the information thus stored is accessible by a viewer's computer. That view... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371178 | Card game system A card game system is disclosed, which enables to execute the card game using a basic function of a video game apparatus. The card game system includes a card acceptance means for accepting a plurality of cards of either a first category or a second category each ha... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357321 | Card stack reader, card thereof, card case, method for manufacturing card, game machine using the same, computer-readable storage medium on which game program is recorded The present invention relates to a card stack reader, a card thereof, a card case, a method for manufacturing the card, a game machine using the same, and a computer-readable storage medium on which a game program is recorded. The card stack reader comprises an imag... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351139 | Royal game and method of playing A game played in conjunction with card games and including an auxiliary feature. The game is playable in conjunction with standard card games, such as Poker, using a standard decks of cards or representations thereof. The game is further playable on a gaming table b... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338361 | Interactive “21” gaming system and method A system and method for playing an interactive twenty-one game with a deck of playing cards that comprises a plurality of playing squares. Each game session comprises a plurality of game events in which one or more playing cards are drawn from a deck and transferred... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338365 | Interactive poker gaming system and method A system and method for playing an interactive poker game with a deck of playing cards that comprises a plurality of playing squares. Each game session comprises a plurality of game events in which one or more playing cards are drawn from a deck and transferred to o... | 03/04/2008 |
