Abstract: A combination lock system has a lock body with a central portion and an surrounding portion on a face of the lock system. The central portion has a biometric scanner and the surrounding portion has a set of visible symbols that may be individually activated in sequence to indicate an unlocking code. An intelligent component in communication with the combination lock system is configured to compare scanned biometric data with stored biometric data to confirm a user identity A locking and unlocking component is attached to the lock body and is configured to be unlocked by the unlocking code being provided and the intelligent component confirming the user identity by compared biometric data.

Abstract: An electronic wagering system may have a player input system, a game processor and a random outcome wagering event system in communication with the game processor. The electronic wagering system receives wagers on a wagering event generating a random outcome event that is used to determine outcomes on received wagers. The processor accounts for wagers placed, credits entered, wagers lost and wagers won and credit status. When the gaming system does not require a contribution to a non-gaming institution, the player input system must contain a specific control that enables a player to input instructions on each of or at least one of recipient(s) of a charitable contribution, amount of contribution from either credit status or directly from winnings before being contributed to the credit status.

Abstract: A gaming apparatus has: a) a base wagering game apparatus comprising a processor, symbol display component and player input controls; and b) a secondary game element visible from the base wagering game, wherein the secondary game element comprises a see-through container that is liquid proof, a fluid source and a pump to move fluid into and out of the see-through container; wherein winning outcomes in the base wagering game causes the pump in the secondary game element to change a visible volume of liquid within the container so that a changed level of liquid within the container can be seen, and when a predetermined level of liquid is attained within the container, a bonus payment or bonus game is initiated as a resolution of wagers placed through the player input controls.

Abstract: A wagering system having: a physical roulette wheel; a source of multiple drop balls; a selection system that selects a single drop ball from a roulette ball storage area; and the roulette ball storage area storing a first roulette ball of a first color in a first accessible area and storing a second roulette ball of a second color in a second accessible area. The processor recognizing wagers on roulette wagering event outcomes and side bets placed at a player position on roulette wagering event outcomes. The processor is configured to resolve wagers at a player position with the side bet being recognized on roulette wagering event outcomes that do occur at odds against a second paytable with odds on at least some winning event outcomes that are higher than odds on the same at least some winning event outcomes without a side bet.

Abstract: A combination lock system has: a lock body with a central portion and an surrounding portion on a face of the lock system; the central portion has a biometric scanner; the surrounding portion has a set of visible symbols that may be individually activated in sequence to indicate an unlocking code; an intelligent component in communication with the combination lock system is configured to compare scanned biometric data with stored biometric data to confirm a user identity; and a locking and unlocking component attached to the lock body is configured to be unlocked by the unlocking code being provided and the intelligent component confirming the user identity by compared biometric data.

Abstract: A system and method enables transfer of available credit between a gaming apparatus and a non-banking internet source of credit. A gaming apparatus having a ticket-in-ticket-out reading and printing module; an electronic wallet wireless communication system having a wireless communication link to an electronic wireless transaction facilitator; a fingerprint scanner; and a processor. The ticket-in-ticket-out module, the electronic wallet wireless communication system and fingerprint scanner are within a single housing for the gaming apparatus and communication from the processor to the electronic wireless transaction facilitator requires a) scanning of a finger print, b) transmission of scanned fingerprint data to the processor, c) transmission of the scanned fingerprint data to the electronic wireless transaction facilitator; and d) approval from the electronic wireless transaction facilitator is returned to the processor.

Abstract: Electro-mechanical and video table games of chance send video feeds of game play and digital representations of results of game play by network communications to remote clients that receive wagers placed upon the result of the game play and derives a winning or a loss from both the wager and the digital representation of the result of the game play. The table game can include a roulette wheel, a roulette style ball, a device for rotating the roulette wheel at randomly changing rotational speeds, and a device for mechanically propelling the roulette style ball onto the rotating wheel at randomly changing velocities and spins. Also included can be a platform for supporting a die having a plurality of surfaces each bearing indicia unique to that on the other surfaces, and a device for randomly changing the movement and speed of the platform relative to the die.

Abstract: An electronic gaming system has a) a first housing; b) a first video screen; c) a first processor with a game controller within the first housing; and d) first player input controls attached to the first housing. The first video screen is removable from the housing and the first video screen, and when detached contains a second processor in communication with the first processor and game controller within the housing. The second processor is configured to communicate gaming instructions to effect play of a wagering game through the first processor.

Abstract: A communal gaming system and method has a processor, a central display area for displaying a common wagering event on a communal display facility and at least two individual player wagering terminals configured to enable wagering on the common wagering event. The at least two individual wagering terminals each have individual mechanical components providing individual gaming events and input controls for those individual gaming events.

Abstract: A no skill, automatic play blackjack game and apparatus enables fully automated play of a blackjack machine with no skill required and the player enabled to wager one or more of three player hands against the dealer hand and/or on a dealer hand against one or more of three player hands. All play is automatic with ability to exercise choices in any hit, stand, double down or split decisions.

Abstract: A wagering apparatus for enabling play of that game has a processor and an underlying electronic gaming apparatus of: a) a first player position and input controls at the first player position; b) the processor is in communication with the first player input controls; c) a first player seat at each first player position; d) a second player input control associated with the player seat more distal from the gaming apparatus than the first player seat; e) the second player input control in communication with the processor and having second player input controls that enable wagering on any wagering game on the gaming apparatus; and f) the processor configured to accept wagers from both the first player input controls and the second player input controls and to resolve wagers from the first player input controls and the second player input controls based upon game outcomes on the gaming apparatus.

Abstract: A system and method obtains random award-content information on an economic entity associated with a gaming establishment. The system has an award identifier selected from the group consisting of an article or purchase receipt intimately associated with an electromagnetically functional such as a hand-held information receiving and transmission device that can interrogate the award identifier. The award identifier contains communicable information relating to a random value that can be used for wagering credit in the gaming establishment. A distal server is in wireless two-way communication with the intermediate system entry device, the distal server capable of receiving, storing and transmitting information from the award identifier transmitted through the intermediate system entry device.

Abstract: A virtual entertainment system supports holographic display for multiple players. The system has multiple viewing screens, each screen displaying thematic events. Multiple carriages have seating supporting multiple audience members. A track system supports and directs the multiple carriages through a sequence of the multiple viewing screens. A processor accesses memory of more than one theme and multiple holographic data content related to a single theme to each of the video display screens. A theme selecting input system provides a signal identifying a single theme for display to a single carriage as it moves along the track system. The processor identifies location of individual carriages with respect to individual viewing screens. The processor provides thematic content of the single identified theme to the at least two players in the individual respective ones of the multiple carriages. The theme may be gaming activity and include gaming input.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provides a wagering game. Steps may include: a. providing a game field and a position indicator on the game field; b. positioning the position indictor on a first position on the game field; c. accepting a wager on a game event; d. providing a first random event outcome, including moving the position indicator on the field from the first position to a second position; e. repeating a first additional random event outcome providing instruction for moving the position indicator from the second position on the game field to a third position; f. repeating at least one additional random event outcome that provides instruction for moving the position indicator from the third position in a direction on the game field to a fourth position; and g. determining an outcome on the wager based on a final position on the game field.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provide a side bet game play method for dice games and particularly Sic Bo. Multiple outcomes may be wagered on for occurrence of Trips. Excess numbers of dice beyond what are needed for a dice game outcome are reduced to the necessary number for use in the dice game by visual identification selection or exclusion by input or automatic processor selection/exclusion.

Abstract: A gaming system provides a wagering venue for multiple wagering positions. A processor executes code to simulate a physical random gaming event outcome using a random number generator. Memory stores three-dimensional video displayable image data of a device for the physical random gaming event outcome. A three-dimensional video display system has a three-dimensional image display field. At least two player input terminals and seating for the player input terminals within the at least 30 degree field of view. The processor i) identifies a wager from a specific player input terminal, ii) initiates generation of an event outcome in a random event outcome game, iii) generates an event outcome simulating a physical random event generating outcome; iv) selects image data from the memory of a three-dimensional event outcome in which the generated simulated physical random event outcome is shown; v) displays the selected image data; and resolves the wager based upon the generated event outcome.

Abstract: A gaming system provides a wagering venue for multiple wagering positions. A processor executes code to simulate a physical random gaming event outcome using a random number generator. Memory stores three-dimensional video displayable image data of a device for the physical random gaming event outcome. A three-dimensional video display system has a three-dimensional image display field. At least two player input terminals and seating for the player input terminals within the at least 30 degree field of view. The processor i) identifies a wager from a specific player input terminal, ii) initiates generation of an event outcome in a random event outcome game, iii) generates an event outcome simulating a physical random event generating outcome; iv) selects image data from the memory of a three-dimensional event outcome in which the generated simulated physical random event outcome is shown; v) displays the selected image data; and resolves the wager based upon the generated event outcome.

Abstract: A console for enabling play of a casino wagering game has: a video display screen; a player input system; a wager accepting and resolving system; a ball drop-and-capture gaming system; sensors for the gaming system; and a processor. Separate areas are provided on the video display screen for display of distinct results from at least two consecutive separate ball drop-and-capture events. The processor is configured to: a) receive information from sensors as to results of each ball drop-and-capture event; b) transmit viewable information to each separate area provided on the video display screen for each consecutive separate ball drop-and-capture event; and c) to compare all ball drop-and-capture events to a preselected number of memorialized ball drop-and-capture outcomes.

Abstract: A roulette gaming wheel has at least three concentric components: a) a set of pockets for capturing a roulette ball; b) a set of alphanumerics contiguous to the set of pockets, with one alphanumeric available for each pocket; and c) a track for allowing a roulette ball to spin around and then to drop into one pocket when gravity causes the ball to fall into a pocket; wherein, a wheel supporting the set of pockets spins independently of the set of alphanumerics.

Abstract: A gaming system comprising a) two adjacent video display screen surfaces, the two adjacent video display screen surfaces sharing a common support base; b) two separate player input controls; c) a common processor in information communication link with each of the two separate screens and the common processor; d) the processor configured to execute code to receive wagers from each of the two player input controls on a single common game or separate wagering game, and to execute code so that a single common game or separate wagering game is concluded; f) the processor configured to display resolutions of each of the wagers on respective ones of the two adjacent video display screens.