Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise a poker gaming system and method in which a player can play with one or more hands against multiple dealers for games involving community cards. Community cards may be used by only the player when the player has multiple hands, or by both the player and the dealer. Player hand(s) are compared against each dealer's hand to determine the game results. Players may place initial bets on the likelihood that their hand(s) are better than each of the dealer's hands. After players place bets, their cards and the community cards are withdrawn from the plurality of decks in duplicate manner. Each of the dealer's hands are independently withdrawn from each decks. The player's hand(s) is/are compared to each of the dealer's hands using various conventional rules of poker, and payouts are determined.

Abstract: A method and gaming device for playing an electronic multi-hand blackjack game is disclosed. The game includes: a) dealing a player hand of two face-up cards; b) dealing two or more dealer hands such that each dealer hand is dealt from a corresponding shoe made up on at least one deck of cards, where each dealer hand includes one identical face-up card and one face-down card; c) completing the player hand according to input received from the player; d) completing each of the dealer hands according to conventional rules of blackjack, such that the cards in each dealer hand are drawn from the corresponding shoe and no two dealer hands are drawn from the same shoe; and e) determining a number of game results by comparing the player hand against each of the dealer hands using conventional rules of blackjack.

Abstract: Systems and methods of conducting a video game of chance are disclosed. The method includes: (a) receiving a first wager from a first player and a second wager from a second player; (b) populating a first group of cells with symbols, where the first group of cells is associated with the first player; (c) populating a second group of cells with symbols, where the second group of cells is associated with the second player; (d) determining whether the first group of symbols includes a winning combination; (e) if so, determining a first award for the winning combination; (f) determining whether the second group of symbols includes a winning combination; (g) if so, determining a second award for the winning combination; and (h) selecting a round winner based on a comparison of the first and second award.

Abstract: A dedicated gaming device or an on-line game is described wherein the player first plays a primary game. For certain outcomes of the primary game, the player accumulates a bonus point. The player accumulates the bonus points until a certain number of bonus points are accumulated. The player then wins the bonus associated with those bonus points. Accordingly, the player has an incentive to keep playing the on-line game or dedicated gaming machine to make use of the accumulated bonus points that lead to a bonus award. In a further embodiment, a player logs onto the on-line gaming site or begins play of a dedicated gaming machine, and the accumulated bonus points from the player's last game before cashing out is displayed for the current session. Accordingly, the player resumes play with all the accumulated bonus points from the previous session. This provides an incentive for the player to return to the same game whether in a casino or on-line.

Abstract: A method and gaming device for playing an electronic multi-hand blackjack game is disclosed. The game includes: a) dealing a player hand of two face-up cards; b) dealing two or more dealer hands such that each dealer hand is dealt from a corresponding shoe made up on at least one deck of cards, where each dealer hand includes one identical face-up card and one face-down card; c) completing the player hand according to input received from the player; d) completing each of the dealer hands according to conventional rules of blackjack, such that the cards in each dealer hand are drawn from the corresponding shoe and no two dealer hands are drawn from the same shoe; and e) determining a number of game results by comparing the player hand against each of the dealer hands using conventional rules of blackjack.

Abstract: A method and gaming device for playing an electronic multi-hand blackjack game is disclosed. The game includes: a) dealing a player hand of two face-up cards; b) dealing two or more dealer hands such that each dealer hand is dealt from a corresponding shoe made up on at least one deck of cards, where each dealer hand includes one identical face-up card and one face-down card; c) completing the player hand according to input received from the player; d) completing each of the dealer hands according to conventional rules of blackjack, such that the cards in each dealer hand are drawn from the corresponding shoe and no two dealer hands are drawn from the same shoe; and e) determining a number of game results by comparing the player hand against each of the dealer hands using conventional rules of blackjack.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for playing a version of a video game is provided. Using a computer terminal connected to a network, a player places a bet. Three faces of a three-dimensional cube are displayed. Each face includes N2 squares arranged in a N×N arrangement. One of an ordinary symbol, a multiplier symbol, or a bomb symbol is displayed in each of the squares. The computer determines whether any winning combinations are present, and provides a credit to the player according to the winning combination. When either a winning combination or a bomb symbol is present, certain squares are eliminated. Eliminated squares are refilled by shifting the remaining squares and then randomly generating new symbols. The game continues until there are no winning combinations and no bomb symbols.

Abstract: A device for and method of providing a poker game. In a broad aspect, the method is generally directed to a game in which, in a particular game instance, a hand is initially provided with a plurality of cards from which a user may select cards to be shifted from the hand and replaced with replacement cards. If at least one card is selected to be shifted from the hand by the user, the game is repeated for a subsequent game instance, with the hand initially provided in the subsequent game instance comprising cards corresponding to the cards that were selected to be shifted from the hand. In one exemplary embodiment, the plurality of cards is provided as a sequence of subsets of cards (e.g. five cards provided as a sequence of two initial cards followed by three individually-dealt supplementary cards), and in a particular game instance, the user decides whether or not to shift from the hand each card of a given subset in the sequence before the next subset of cards in the sequence is provided to the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods of conducting a video game of chance are disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method for providing side wagering in a wager-based game. Side wagers made by an observer of the wager-based game are accepted, where the side wager is associated with an event that is uncertain at the time the side wager is made. The event is associated with at least one player of the wager-based game. A payout based on the side wager is calculated and provided to the observer if the event occurs. In one embodiment of the invention, player ratings may also be provided to facilitate the making of side wagers.

Abstract: Systems and methods of conducting a video game of chance are disclosed. The method includes: a) receiving a wager; b) populating a number of cell images with a game symbol; c) determining whether any portion of the cells define a winning combination; and d) in the event the winning combination occurs: i) providing a predetermined award for the winning combination; ii) deleting the symbol located in each winning cell image; iii) repopulating each winning cell with a replacement symbol; and e) repeating steps (c) and (d) until no winning combinations are defined by the symbols appearing in the cell images.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for playing a version of a Cubis video game is provided. Using a computer terminal connected to a network, such as, for example, the Internet, a player places a bet. Three faces of a three-dimensional cube are displayed on the computer terminal. Each face includes N squares arranged in a N×N arrangement, where N is a whole number greater than one. For an exemplary embodiment in which N=5, the faces are configured so that there are ten columns of ten squares and five rows of ten squares. One of an ordinary symbol, a multiplier symbol, or a bomb symbol is displayed in each of the 75 squares. The computer determines whether any winning combinations are present, and provides a credit to the player according to the winning combination. When either a winning combination or a bomb symbol is present, certain squares are eliminated. Eliminated squares are refilled by shifting the remaining squares and then randomly generating new symbols.

Abstract: A method and gaming device for playing an electronic multi-hand blackjack game is disclosed. The game includes: a) dealing a player hand of two face-up cards; b) dealing two or more dealer hands such that each dealer hand is dealt from a corresponding shoe made up on at least one deck of cards, where each dealer hand includes one identical face-up card and one face-down card; c) completing the player hand according to input received from the player; d) completing each of the dealer hands according to conventional rules of blackjack, such that the cards in each dealer hand are drawn from the corresponding shoe and no two dealer hands are drawn from the same shoe; and e) determining a number of game results by comparing the player hand against each of the dealer hands using conventional rules of blackjack.

Abstract: A multi-player on-line gaming method is disclosed where different players independently play different games on their computers in a common gaming environment. Each of the players sharing the common environment is presented with a similar display by the game server. In one embodiment, each player is presented with a display of four slot machines after registering with a server for an on-line gaming session. Each player selects, using a cursor pointing device, one of the four slot machines to play, and that machine is then associated with the player. The remote web-based game server controlling the game allows the player to see other on-line players playing on the other slot machines displayed on the same screen so the players share a common gaming experience as in a casino. The players may chat in real time by typing in their conversations via a keyboard on their home computer.

Abstract: A device for and method of providing a poker game. In a broad aspect, the method is generally directed to a game in which, in a particular game instance, a hand is initially provided with a plurality of cards from which a user may select cards to be shifted from the hand and replaced with replacement cards. If at least one card is selected to be shifted from the hand by the user, the game is repeated for a subsequent game instance, with the hand initially provided in the subsequent game instance comprising cards corresponding to the cards that were selected to be shifted from the hand. In one exemplary embodiment, the plurality of cards is provided as a sequence of subsets of cards (e.g. five cards provided as a sequence of two initial cards followed by three individually-dealt supplementary cards), and in a particular game instance, the user decides whether or not to shift from the hand each card of a given subset in the sequence before the next subset of cards in the sequence is provided to the user.

Abstract: A gaming system, device, and method of providing a slot machine game to a user on the gaming device, incorporating multiple jackpots, each specifically associated with at least one pay line. After a wager from a user to play at least one selected pay line is received, symbols are displayed on the gaming device. For each selected pay line, it is determined from the displayed symbols whether a jackpot condition is satisfied from the displayed symbols. Where the jackpot condition is satisfied, the user is awarded at least a portion of the jackpot specifically associated with the respective selected pay line.

Abstract: A method of playing a draw poker game includes the steps of placing a bet on at least one hand; receiving a deal of five playing cards from a standard 52-card deck; choosing which cards to hold and which cards to discard; drawing replacement cards; and receiving a payout. The amount of the payout is based on the poker hand ranking of each resulting hand. Unlike conventional draw poker, the discarded cards are placed back into the deck prior to the draw. The amount of the payout may also be based on whether any of the discarded cards is drawn as a replacement card. The game may be implemented as video poker on a computer network, wherein a server acts as the “house” and a player plays by using a client network terminal. The video poker game may enable a player to play multiple hands simultaneously.

Abstract: A system and method for providing side wagering in a wager-based game. Side wagers made by an observer of the wager-based game are accepted, where the side wager is associated with an event that is uncertain at the time the side wager is made. The event is associated with at least one player of the wager-based game. A payout based on the side wager is calculated and provided to the observer if the event occurs. In one embodiment of the invention, player ratings may also be provided to facilitate the making of side wagers.

Abstract: A gaming device, and a method of providing a slot machine game to a user on the gaming device. Reels comprising symbols are displayed, where each symbol is a partial image of a currency object. After a wager from a user to play at least one pay line is received, symbols on the display are rearranged and then displayed. It is determined whether a whole image of a currency object is displayed within a played pay line, and if so, an award is provided to the user, where the award is associated with the currency object.

Abstract: A dedicated gaming device or an on-line game is described wherein the player first plays a primary game. For certain outcomes of the primary game, the player accumulates a bonus point. The player accumulates the bonus points until a certain number of bonus points are accumulated. The player then wins the bonus associated with those bonus points. Accordingly, the player has an incentive to keep playing the on-line game or dedicated gaming machine to make use of the accumulated bonus points that lead to a bonus award. In a further embodiment, a player logs onto the on-line gaming site or begins play of a dedicated gaming machine, and the accumulated bonus points from the player's last game before cashing out is displayed for the current session. Accordingly, the player resumes play with all the accumulated bonus points from the previous session. This provides an incentive for the player to return to the same game whether in a casino or on-line.