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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187071 | Double draw video poker games A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for implementing improvements in video poker games. A second draw can be offered to the player, allowing the player an additional chance to improve the player's hand. The second draw can be always offered or ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182323 | Gaming method and gaming machine accepting side bet In a playing method of a card game, a predetermined number of cards are dealt to a player as player's cards, a predetermined number of cards are dealt to a banker as banker's cards, and a side BET different from a normal BET is placed. A result of a game is determin... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182324 | Card game payout methods incorporating scatter awards A method for providing a payout based on a scattered combination of game cards is described. A plurality of hands of cards is displayed, including at least a first hand of cards and a second hand of cards. Each hand of cards includes one or more card positions. In e... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182322 | Gaming system with symbol modifier for use between game rounds A gaming system comprising a symbol selector to select, in a first play round, a first symbol to form a part of a first player hand having a plurality of symbols and to select a second symbol to form a part of a second player hand having a plurality of symbols, and ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177616 | Gaming system and method for providing multiple hand three-card poker game A gaming system having a multiple hand Three-card Poker game is provided. The Three-card Poker game includes seven cards dealt to the player and the dealer. First the gaming system sets the seven dealer cards to form a high three-card dealer hand, a low three-card d... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177619 | Draw vs. stud 3-card casino poker game A method of playing a wagering card game for a single player or a number of players using standard playing cards having a standard rank and involving standard poker hand rankings or modified rankings for Three Card Poker® games. The players play a draw poker game a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177617 | Three card video poker A poker game which comprises generating a row-column grid or matrix of three cards by three cards, a total of nine cards, such that there are three horizontal rows of poker hands and three vertical columns of poker hands a total of six poker hands. The nine cards an... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177618 | Apparatus in support of a wagering card game and method of play The present invention provides a system and method for playing wagering card games. The method provides for distribution of a pot based on a calculated value of the cards (equity) held by game's players so that the pot is distributed more equitably then is the case ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172660 | Gaming system with blackjack primary game and poker secondary game A gaming device having a primary game and a secondary game is provided. The gaming device includes a primary game, such as blackjack or 21 operable on a wager by a player, and an optional secondary game that is operable on a secondary game wager by a player. After p... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167697 | Rummy-type game for electronic casino gaming A method of playing a wagering rummy-type card game on an electronic device wherein the object of the game is to create sets or melds of cards that each comprise exactly a straight, flush, straight flush, royal flush, and/or like ranks. The game begins with a total ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167696 | Video poker game and method A gaming machine and a method for playing the gaming machine. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of providing a gaming machine having a plurality of games and a plurality of corresponding pay-tables wherein each pay-table corresponds to a particular g... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157632 | Casino wagering game with multiple payout levels A method, system, and computer readable storage medium to provide a wagering game with multiple levels. A player can place an initial wager on a first wagering game which uses a first paytable. If the player wins the first game, then the initial wager is paid using ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157631 | Gaming system with blackjack primary game and poker secondary game A gaming device having a primary game and a secondary game is provided. The gaming device includes a primary game, such as blackjack or 21 operable on a wager by a player, and an optional secondary game that is operable on a secondary game wager by a player. After p... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152618 | Advancements in computerized poker training and analysis A training and analysis method and system for the card game poker are disclosed. Some embodiments can be run in an Internet browser. Some embodiments introduce “dynamic analysis”, which examines the end user's long term strengths and weaknesses. In other words, ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152615 | Gaming system with blackjack primary game and poker secondary game A gaming device having a primary game and a secondary game is provided. The gaming device includes a primary game, such as blackjack or 21 operable on a wager by a player, and an optional secondary game that is operable on a secondary game wager by a player. After p... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152619 | Card game with fixed rules Various methods and apparatus are described. Some examples include dealing cards, determining actions that must be taken by a player according to game rules, game rules that require certain actions to be taken in certain circumstances, determining outcomes of games ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152616 | Casino game with pay line multipliers A pay line multiplier is randomly selected for each active pay line. The pay line multiplier varies for each round of play. An extra wager may be required from the player to activate this feature during the play of a casino game. A player makes a wager to activate a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152617 | Card game interface Among other things, a system includes a card-game table that includes visually defined regions on a surface of the card-game table to accommodate one or more card hands of each of one or more participants in addition to one or more separate card hands of a house ent... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147311 | Game state presenting device, game state presenting method, information recording medium, and program To suppress easy transmission of information on the hand of a player to another player through an audience when the audience can watch the status of a hand of each player of mah-jongg, a card game, or the like, in a game status presenting device (801), an ide... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147309 | System and method for providing a table poker wagering game A system and method for facilitating play of a game of chance by multiple players at multiple locations using a virtual card deck are provided. The system may include a plurality of terminals at the multiple locations, the terminals receiving wagers from the plurali... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147310 | Gaming device having multiplier poker game A video poker gaming device, a method of operating a gaming device and a method of playing a poker game including a plurality of cards displayed to a player where the cards are drawn from a deck of fifty-two cards including at least one modifier card. The gaming dev... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142271 | Electronic gaming system with real playing cards and multiple player displays for virtual card and betting images Electronic gaming system with real playing cards and multiple player displays for virtual card and betting images. In one implementation, the exemplary system allows real playing cards to be used in electronic gaming systems that provide multiple video displays for ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137174 | Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing multiple hand card game A gaming device includes a single player poker game that includes one or more opportunities for selecting or forming player hands. In one embodiment, wagers are placed on several player hands, and the gaming device matches these wagers for each of several dealer han... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133104 | Poker online playing system The online poker gaming system comprises a live or recorded poker game, and at least one gaming terminal. The live or recorded poker game involves a group of players sitting around a table. Each player is playing for prize money so there is a cash incentive for each... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128472 | Poker tournament system and method A method of playing a poker style card game tournament includes providing an original table at which a plurality of players can compete in the poker style card game. An entry fee for each of the plurality of players is predetermined. The type of poker style card gam... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118655 | Casino game and method of play A video poker game incorporating a bonus award predicated on the strengths of a poker hand formed by initially dealt cards and replacement cards in combination. Other optional bonus awards are based on consecutive cards forming a winning poker hand and/or the winnin... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113934 | Gaming system, gaming device and method for draw poker game A gaming system, a gaming machine and a method is provided having a Five Card Video Draw poker game with multiple hands. An initial five card hand is displayed to the player face-up. The player then chooses which of the initial five cards to discard. Each card that ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113933 | Gaming machine providing multiple poker games with a push up feature Systems and methods provide a gaming machine having a poker game with a push-up feature. One aspect of the systems and methods include displaying a main hand and providing a plurality of push-up hands. As each main hand is dealt, cards to be placed in the push-up ha... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105144 | Method of conducting a poker game According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of conducting a wagering game is disclosed. The method comprises revealing a plurality of symbol-bearing objects to form a plurality of user-playable hands. At least one hand from the plurality of user-p... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100748 | Gaming device having a predetermined result poker game An interactive poker game which provides a predetermined outcome to a player. The gaming device initially displays a plurality of individual sets or hands of face down playing cards. The gaming device determines, based on the obtained predetermined game outcome, one... | 01/24/2012 |
| RE43114 | Electronic amusement device and method for operating same An electronic amusement device and a method for operating the device are disclosed. The device conducts a game of chance that preferably incorporates game elements that change and expire during the game. The device performs the steps of generating and displaying a s... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092292 | Method and apparatus for a wagering game having a game outcome determined from a player selected indicia set A game having a first and a second plurality of indicia randomly selected from an indicia set. The first and second plurality of indicia are displayed to a player. The player may elect to receive either: (i) an array formed from the first plurality of indicia, or (i... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092290 | Card gaming machine with large number of pay lines An electronic card game adapted to be implemented on a non-reel type gaming machine. In one embodiment of the invention, the electronic game can be implemented as a poker game, enabling multiple games to be played simultaneously. The cards for each card game are dis... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092291 | Apparatus and method for poker game with additional draw card options A gaming device having a poker game with multiple options for the player to purchase extra cards. In one embodiment a stud five card hand is dealt to the player. The player can keep the five cards or purchase an extra card at a first cost. If the player purchases th... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087986 | Card gaming machine and card game playing method Pai Gow Poker is played with a card gaming machine. In the Pai Gow Poker, a players' hand and a dealer's hand are compared for winning/losing judgment, and a prize based on the judgment result is awarded. If a side bet is made, a bonus target card group composed of ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087987 | Method and system for playing a bowling game in combination with a secondary card game A method and system for playing a bowling game in combination with a poker-type card game is disclosed. The method and system comprising the steps of initiating a conventional bowling game, filling at least one bowling frame, dealing one or more hole cards to a play... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083578 | Multiplay poker wagering game with payout differentiating display of probabilities A method of playing a poker event wagering game includes: a player placing an underlying wager of X credits in the wagering game where Z partial hands are provided in a display step in the wagering game; displaying Z partial hands in the display step; the player wag... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075380 | Roulette apparatus and roulette gaming machine A roulette apparatus includes: a roulette wheel having a rolling region where a ball rolls; and a ball reception member provided contiguously to the rolling region to receive the ball. The ball reception member includes: a plurality of reception portions that receiv... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070575 | Bowl N Hold-em The game will be called Bowl N Hold-em. It will combine the standard game of bowling, along with the poker game Texas Hold-em. The game will utilize the bowling center's computer scoring system, along with a standard deck of playing cards. This will be done by creat... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8021222 | Game based on speed of play In accordance with the present invention, a gaming device such as a slot machine calculates a speed of game play, and in turn determines a pay schedule based on the speed of game play. In some embodiments, a count is adjusted throughout a multiple play session based... | 09/20/2011 |
