Abstract: Slot Machine Arena provides computerized method and system for managing slot machine gaming sessions, including: adding a plurality of mutually competing players to a multiplayer session wherein a plurality of players play against one another, each added by a module of a hosting client terminal; receiving from each player a bet; calculating an outcome of the gaming session; instructing an outcome rendering on a respective display of each hosting client terminal; and crediting at least one player and debiting at least another player according to the outcome. Other aspects of these embodiments relate to a computer readable medium of computer executable instructions adapted to perform the method; and to a client terminal, interfaced with the gaming system wherein the terminal includes secure wireless communications with the server.

Abstract: A computerized method of controlling a movement of graphical objects. The method comprises generating a display of a set of graphical objects arranged in a mesh having columns and rows, selecting by a user a graphical object having a differentiating visual characteristic from the graphical objects in a certain column from the columns and in a certain row from the rows, in response to the selecting, automatically rearranging a group of graphical objects located in the certain row and the certain column in the mesh and having the differentiating visual characteristic, identifying a presence or absence of at least one sequence of at least three neighboring graphical objects having a common differentiating visual characteristic in an outcome of the automatic rearranging, and if the at least one sequence is identified, removing the at least one sequence from the mesh and adding replacement graphical objects to the mesh.

Abstract: Slot Machine Arena provides computerized method and system for managing slot machine gaming sessions, including: adding a plurality of mutually competing players to a multiplayer session wherein a plurality of players play against one another, each added by a module of a hosting client terminal; receiving from each player a bet; calculating an outcome of the gaming session; instructing an outcome rendering on a respective display of each hosting client terminal; and crediting at least one player and debiting at least another player according to the outcome. Other aspects of these embodiments relate to a computer readable medium of computer executable instructions adapted to perform the method; and to a client terminal, interfaced with the gaming system wherein the terminal includes secure wireless communications with the server.

Abstract: An apparatus for and method of playing the game of twenty-one (or any other predetermined point value) is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a dealer and at least one player are each dealt an initial series of cards (e.g., two in number, three in number, etc.), creating a player's hand and a dealer's hand. A player may elect to draw additional cards up to a predetermined player's limit (e.g., limit of drawing only one additional card) until the player's hand has a total point value (TPV) no greater than a predetermined object value limit (e.g., 21). In accordance with another preferred embodiment of the invention, at least one player is dealt an initial series of cards (e.g., two in number, three in number, etc.), creating a player's hand. A player may elect to hold or replace cards in the initial series up to a predetermined player's limit (e.g., limit of replacing all initially dealt cards). The cards that the player has elected to replace are discarded and new cards drawn in their place.

Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of playing games is provided. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, multiple games (e.g., poker and slots) may be played simultaneously to enhance user enjoyment. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, predetermined associations of individual events occurring in the various games can be made. Upon detection of one or more predetermined associations during playing of the multiple games a user can be further rewarded in addition (or in lieu) of any reward given based on the results of the games individually. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, users can be permitted to make parametric requests that effectively specify the parameters that limit the possible occurrences events that would otherwise result from playing one or more games.