Abstract: A gaming apparatus, configured as a roulette wheel, includes a circular surface rotationally anchored to a base at a central axis perpendicular to a plane of the circular surface; a plurality of indicia uniformly arranged at a periphery of the circular surface, each indicia being assigned a unique number and one of twelve colors; and a marker configured to select one of the plurality of indicia or house indicia. Another embodiment of a gaming apparatus is configured as a pinwheel including a first circular surface having a plurality of numeral indicia uniformly arranged at a periphery; and a second circular surface concentrically disposed with respect to the first circular surface. The second circular surface is configured to rotate independent of the first circular surface, and has a plurality of color indicia uniformly arranged at a periphery of the second circular surface, each indicia being assigned one of twelve colors.

Abstract: A 50-card deck is provided in which the cards are equally divided between 5 suits. Moreover, each suit contains 10 cards ranging from 2 through 9 and an Ace—the 50-card deck lacks face cards. The suits may be selected from traditional card suits, colors, and other symbols. Use of the five-suit 50-card deck enhances play of traditional card games including Baccarat, Blackjack and many Poker variants by altering odds of winning. Additionally, in Poker the 50-card deck alters the ranking of winning hands. Five of a Kind is available as the highest winning hand and Royal Flush, by virtue of the deck lacking face cards, is not available.

Abstract: A Balanced Roulette game and Balanced Roulette method for arranging indicia on a Balanced Roulette Wheel game surface and on an associated Balanced Roulette wheel having indicia indicating non-house numbers from 1 through 36. A Balanced Super Roulette game and method for arranging indicia on a Balanced Super Roulette wheel game surface and on an associated Balanced Super Roulette Wheel having indicia indicating non-house numbers from 1 through 60. Each of the Balanced Roulette and Balanced Super Roulette wheels/game surfaces have indicia (number and color) arranged such that the impact of wheel Bias that affects bettor payouts for multi-number bets is reduced.

Abstract: A Balanced Roulette game and Balanced Roulette method for arranging indicia on a Balanced Roulette Wheel game surface and on an associated Balanced Roulette wheel having indicia indicating non-house numbers from 1 through 36. A Balanced Super Roulette game and method for arranging indicia on a Balanced Super Roulette wheel game surface and on an associated Balanced Super Roulette Wheel having indicia indicating non-house numbers from 1 through 60. Each of the Balanced Roulette and Balanced Super Roulette wheels/game surfaces have indicia (number and color) arranged such that the impact of wheel Bias that affects bettor payouts for multi-number bets is reduced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a game of dice wherein each player (i) draws a hand of at least three dice, wherein each die possesses a number of sides, an equivalent number of consecutive numerical values with one numerical value per side, and a suit, the suits being ranked from highest suit rank to lowest suit rank, wherein each side and numerical value in a die is associated with said suit; wherein the dice in a hand are of different suits, none having the same suit, but all of the dice in a hand having the same number of sides and numerical values; and (ii) compares the hand to an established ranking system of hands to determine the hand of highest rank, wherein the hand of highest rank is deemed the winner.

Abstract: A method for arranging indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel. Indicia indicating numbers from 1 through 60 are arranged on the game surface in ascending order with half of the numbers associated with a first color and half associated with a second color. The numbers are arranged in three groups of twenty, each group having five even numbers and five odd numbers associated with each of the two colors. Indicia indicating each of the numbers are arranged on a roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group, are disposed in a same column, are disposed in a same row, or are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a game of dice wherein each player (i) draws a hand of at least three dice, wherein each die possesses a number of sides, an equivalent number of consecutive numerical values with one numerical value per side, and a suit, the suits being ranked from highest suit rank to lowest suit rank, wherein each side and numerical value in a die is associated with said suit; wherein the dice in a hand are of different suits, none having the same suit, but all of the dice in a hand having the same number of sides and numerical values; and (ii) compares the hand to an established ranking system of hands to determine the hand of highest rank, wherein the hand of highest rank is deemed the winner.

Abstract: A roulette game including a board game surface and roulette wheel, wherein besides the traditional roulette wheel wagering opportunities, an additional novel wagering area is provided for additional “side betting.” That is, a side wagering area comprising ten individual wagering areas corresponding to a digit value 0, . . . , 9, is provided for the game board surface. A bettor may conduct a wager by placing a chip or marker on a particular digit value of the side wagering area for indicating a wager that a resulting digit of a one digit or two digit whole number roulette spin outcome will match that digit value being wagered. The payout odds for a winning side bet adheres to house advantages established for both American and European style roulette games.

Abstract: A method for arranging indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel includes arranging indicia indicating numbers from 1 through 36 on the game surface. The numbers are arranged in ascending order with half of the numbers associated with a first color and a remaining half associated with a second color, The numbers are arranged in three groups of twelve numbers each with each group having three even numbers and three odd numbers associated with each of the two colors. Indicia indicating each of the numbers are arranged on a roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group, are disposed in a same column, are disposed in a same row, or are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface.

Abstract: A method for arranging indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel. Indicia indicating numbers from 1 through 36 are arranged on the game surface in ascending order with half of the numbers associated with a first color and half associated with a second color. The numbers are arranged in three groups of twelve, each group having three even numbers and three odd numbers associated with each of the two colors. Indicia indicating each of the numbers are arranged on a roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group, are disposed in a same column, are disposed in a same row, or are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface and such that each pair of numbers disposed substantially diametrically across from one another on the roulette wheel is disposed in a same group and column on the game surface.

Abstract: A method for arranging indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel includes arranging indicia indicating numbers from 1 through 36 on the game surface. The numbers are arranged in ascending order with half of the numbers associated with a first color and a remaining half associated with a second color, The numbers are arranged in three groups of twelve numbers each with each group having three even numbers and three odd numbers associated with each of the two colors. Indicia indicating each of the numbers are arranged on a roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group, are disposed in a same column, are disposed in a same row, or are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface.

Abstract: A method for arranging indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel. Indicia indicating numbers from 1 through 36 are arranged on the game surface in ascending order with half of the numbers associated with a first color and half associated with a second color. The numbers are arranged in three groups of twelve, each group having three even numbers and three odd numbers associated with each of the two colors. Indicia indicating each of the numbers are arranged on a roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group, are disposed in a same column, are disposed in a same row, or are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface and such that each pair of numbers disposed substantially diametrically across from one another on the roulette wheel is disposed in a same group and column on the game surface.

Abstract: A roulette game including a board game surface and roulette wheel, wherein besides the traditional roulette wheel wagering opportunities, an additional novel wagering area is provided for additional “side betting.” That is, a side wagering area comprising ten individual wagering areas corresponding to a digit value 0, . . . , 9, is provided for the game board surface. A bettor may conduct a wager by placing a chip or marker on a particular digit value of the side wagering area for indicating a wager that a resulting digit of a one digit or two digit whole number roulette spin outcome will match that digit value being wagered. The payout odds for a winning side bet adheres to house advantages established for both American and European style roulette games.

Abstract: A method of playing a dice game using a pair of dice and a playing surface having a plurality of wagering areas. The game surface has sum wagering areas arranged in rows and columns, each of which correspond to possible numeric outcomes of a roll of the dice, and each of which has an associated color and payout ratio. The game surface also has range wagering areas, color wagering areas, column wagering areas, row wagering areas, doubles wagering areas, and doubles range wagering areas, each having an associated payout ratio. An all doubles wagering area, all sums wagering area and all sums all doubles wagering area are also provided.

Abstract: A method for arranging indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel. Indicia indicating numbers from 1 through 60 are arranged on the game surface in ascending order with half of the numbers associated with a first color and half associated with a second color. The numbers are arranged in three groups of twenty, each group having five even numbers and five odd numbers associated with each of the two colors. Indicia indicating each of the numbers are arranged on a roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group, are disposed in a same column, are disposed in a same row, or are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface.

Abstract: A method for arranging indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel. Indicia indicating numbers from 1 through 36 are arranged on the game surface in ascending order with half of the numbers associated with a first color and half associated with a second color. The numbers are arranged in three groups of twelve, each group having three even numbers and three odd numbers associated with each of the two colors. Indicia indicating each of the numbers are arranged on a roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group, are disposed in a same column, are disposed in a same row, or are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface and such that each pair of numbers disposed substantially diametrically across from one another on the roulette wheel is disposed in a same group and column on the game surface.

Abstract: A method for arranging indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel includes arranging indicia indicating numbers from 1 through 36 on the game surface. The numbers are arranged in ascending order with half of the numbers associated with a first color and a remaining half associated with a second color, The numbers are arranged in three groups of twelve numbers each with each group having three even numbers and three odd numbers associated with each of the two colors. Indicia indicating each of the numbers are arranged on a roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group, are disposed in a same column, are disposed in a same row, or are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface.

Abstract: A method for playing a modified blackjack game between a dealer and at least one player. Each player places a first wager, the outcome of which is determined by conventional rules of blackjack play. Players may optionally place an additional wager or side bet corresponding to a five-card poker hand made up of two cards dealt to the player and three community cards. A predetermined multiple of an amount of the additional wager is paid out or collected based on the rank of the poker hand. Players may also place additional wagers corresponding to a predicted color of their initial two card hand.

Abstract: A method for playing a modified blackjack game between a dealer and at least one player. Each player places a first wager, the outcome of which is determined by conventional rules of blackjack play. Players may optionally place an additional wager or side bet corresponding to a five-card poker hand made up of two cards dealt to the player and three community cards. A predetermined multiple of an amount of the additional wager is paid out or collected based on the rank of the poker hand. Players may also place additional wagers corresponding to a predicted color of their initial two card hand.

Abstract: A method for playing a modified blackjack game between a dealer and at least one player. Each player places an first wager, the outcome of which is determined by conventional rules of blackjack. Players may optionally place an additional wager corresponding to a predicted total point value or point value range of an initial hand of two cards dealt to the player. After the dealer has dealt a player placing an additional wager a second card from one or more standard decks of playing cards, an actual total point value is computed for the two-card hand of that player. If an actual total point value is equal to or in a range of a predicted total point value or range, a player placing an additional wager wins a predetermined multiple of an amount of the additional wager. A second predetermined multiple may be paid if a player's two card hand includes two cards of the same suit.