Abstract: The present invention relates to an enhanced casino game in which the principles of the standard Roulette game are applied to a standard deck of playing cards. The method and apparatus of the present invention provide an enhanced experience for the player while bringing flexibility in the choice of the casino house income ratio for the casino management team.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 26, 2001
Date of Patent:
August 3, 2004
Assignee:
B.C.D. Mécanique Ltée
Inventors:
Marcel Huard, Réal Bérubé, Jean-Pierre Bedrossian, Martin Benoît Gagnon
Abstract: An apparatus for controlling or displaying the progress of each player playing in an auxiliary incentive game played simultaneously with a primary casino table game. The auxiliary game allows each player to receive bonus points during the course of playing the primary game, and each player eligible to receive a prize only after accumulating a predetermined number of bonus points. A bonus point display displays the number of bonus points received by each player at the gaming table. A controller is connected to the bonus point display and has a first unit for causing the display to display an incremented number of bonus points received by each player and a second unit for causing the display to reset and display a starting number of points in response to the number of bonus points received by the associated player reaching a predetermined number of bonus points.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 12, 2000
Date of Patent:
October 28, 2003
Assignee:
B.C.D. Mécanique Ltée
Inventors:
Thomas E. Sawyer, Tony A. Cranford, Réal Bérubé, Marcel Huard
Abstract: An auxiliary game provides an auxiliary opportunity for players at a casino to win a prize by participating with a relatively small contribution each time they play a round in the principal casino game. To increase the element of random chance or luck in winning a prize in the game, a method and apparatus is provided for randomly choosing a winning card or combination of cards, or randomly selecting a person or group of persons eligible to win upon possession of the card or combination of cards. The amount of the prize can also be randomly selected either as a fixed amount or percentage of a maximum amount or a progressive jackpot.