Abstract: A bonus game for an underlying base casino machine played by a player wherein the bonus game provides a Pachinko playing field, a ball propelled onto the Pachinko playing field when a bonus condition occurs during play of an underlying casino game. The Pachinko playing field having a row of lanes so that the ball, after traversing the playing field, travels through one of the lanes. A display at said row of lanes on said playing field for displaying at the lanes, targets, digits used to form a decimal number, graphic symbols used to perform a mathematical operation, symbols appearing in the underlying game outcome, so as to provide awards, wild symbols, extended game play, etc.

Abstract: A method for playing an improved game of cards which includes a target value, such as Blackjack, is set forth. Prior to the dealing of a hand of play, a player makes a side wager, which proposition, is won or lost, based upon the (1) the dealer's hand exceeding the target value and (2) various parameters involving the dealer's hand or the dealer's and player's hand. One parameter is based upon the total number of cards in the dealer's hand. Another is based upon the sum value of the dealer's first two cards alone or in conjunction with the player's hand.

Abstract: A method of playing a card game is performed by a player making at least an ante wager and a wager on a bonus event to enter the card game. An initial hand of X cards is dealt to the player making the at least an ante wager and the wager on a bonus event. A hand of X cards is dealt to the dealer. The player decides to continue or end play of the game, the decision exercised by making a play wager to continue the game or forfeiting the ante and wager on a bonus event, ending a round of play of the game for that player. If a play wager is made by the player, at least one more card is dealt to the player; the player forming a best hand of X cards; comparing the player's best hand of X cards of the player against a best hand for the dealer with the dealer's X cards.

Abstract: A coded representation of a verification number is printed in a bar code strip. The strip is embedded in a face of a die. The face is scanned by a scanner that is programmed to provide an indication that the coded representation is printed on the strip.

Abstract: The invention is a six-card-stud poker game, played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one but preferably two Jokers. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game; one of the players is the Banker whom other players play against, a Player who is not a Banker may play Poker Bet playing against the Banker's hand, and/or one to seven side bets betting on the contents of the Player's own hand. After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt six cards; the Players and the Banker each then selects and keeps his best 5-card poker hand from his six cards and discards one card. To win a Poker Bet wager, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must rank higher than the Banker's best 5-card poker hand. To wins a side-bet wager, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must be one of the predetermined winning hands of the type of the side bet he bets on.

Abstract: A competitive points based English alphabet word construction game apparatus and method for players who create words from letters determined from a single chance element initiation per turn that is selected from a group of chance elements, wherein long words created from infrequently used letters are rewarded with enhanced points levels. Broadly, the game includes five chance elements comprising a first, a second, a third, a fourth, and a fifth chance elements that each includes six distinct perceptible areas. The first chance element includes six areas, each one a vowel, being A, E, I, O, U, and including the sometimes vowel Y. The second, third, fourth, and fifth chance elements each include six areas, for a total of twenty four areas, the twenty four areas each include a unique one of the twenty consonant letters of the English alphabet and four blank areas.

Abstract: A contract wager and a bonus wager are placed to participate in the card game. A three card player hand is dealt face down to the player, a three card primary dealer hand is dealt face down to the dealer, and a three card dealer secondary hand is dealt face down to the dealer. Then, one of the cards of the primary dealer hand is exposed. The player hand is examined to determine the point total thereof, and an additional wager is placed to continue to participate in the card game. Then, the remaining two cards of the primary dealer hand are exposed, and the point total of the primary dealer hand is determined. If desired, one of the cards in the primary dealer hand may be replaced with one of the cards in the secondary dealer hand if the point total of the primary dealer hand is less than a predetermined minimum amount.

Abstract: A rotary reel unit for a game machine mounted to a frame through a support member fixedly provided in a vertical state, the rotary reel unit including a fixing member fixed to one of sidewalls of the support member, having a attachment base plate; a movable member provided at the attachment base plate, having a photograph sensor to an index provided to the rotary reel; the attachment base plate provided at least one engaging member; an engaged plate part of the movable member having a plurality of engaged plate parts provided continuously thereto on the base line L positioned at the same direction as a circumferential direction of the rotary reel; and the engaging member detached to the engaged plate parts in serial when the position of the photograph sensor is re-positioned by controlling the movable member so that the position of a sensor is enable correcting easily by a person who is not an expert.

Abstract: A casino game is provided that can be played on a gaming table with a base game wager and an optional side bet bonus wager. The game is preferably a Baccarat derivative or Mini-Baccarat derivative, wherein there is at least one potential payout on the side bet bonus wager in addition to normal play of the game. One payoff for wagering on a winning hand in the side bet bonus wager (either the player's hand or a banker's hand) is based upon the hand that is wagered upon having a natural (two-card) 8-count or 9-count. A second potential payout on the side bet bonus wager is based upon the size of the difference between player hand point count and dealer hand point counts. Alternatively, the bonus hand pays only for the highest payout.

Abstract: A dice game based on craps numbers and using two dice among a plurality of players and a dealer. First, second and third craps propositions are based upon a first, second and third groups of dice numbers at first, second and third craps odds. High and low wager propositions are presented at even odds while an optional a tie wager propositions are presented at various predetermined tie odds for five pairs of dice numbers and the remaining sixth dice number. After the dice are rolled by the dealer to establish a house dice number, each player may place a craps wager on any one of the first, second and third craps propositions. Also, one of the players rolls the dice to establish a player dice number. After paying the high/low and tie wagers and all of the craps proposition wagers, the game ends, unless the dealer rolled either snake eyes or boxcars for the house dice number. In that case, the dealer rolls the dice again for a progressive pot qualifying number, e.g.

Abstract: A wagering game is played with one or more standard decks of playing cards. Each deck comprises a) 52 cards or b) 48 cards without 10's.

Abstract: A method for enhancing a conventional game of Twenty-one includes the steps of providing a player an opportunity to place a Twenty-one wager to participate in the conventional game of Twenty-one; providing the player an opportunity to place a match wager that an index value of at least one of an initial two cards dealt to the player will match an index value of a face-up card dealt to a dealer; dealing the initial two cards to the player and dealing the face-up card to the dealer; verifying that the player placed the match wager and paying the player a match winning amount on the match wager if the index value of at least one of the initial two cards dealt to the player matches the index value of the face-up card; and continuing with play of the conventional game of Twenty-one.

Abstract: A die-rolling device for directing game play. The die-rolling device may include an integral timing mechanism that distinctly signals an endpoint of a measured time interval. Furthermore, the die-rolling device may include a die bearing two distinct visual indicators on individual faces of the die. The two distinct visual indicators may correspond to a member of a set of opposites and a distinct output, such as a numerical response.

Abstract: A method of playing cards includes the steps of a player placing a first wager; a dealer providing at least one player card to the player to form a first hand; the dealer providing an opportunity for the player to evaluate the first hand to decide whether to place a second wager; resolving the first wager based upon the rank of the first hand; where the player decides to place the second wager, showing the player at least one common card to provide to the player a combined second hand including the first hand and the at least one common card; and resolving the second wager based upon the rank of the combined hand. A card playing surface also is provided.

Abstract: A method of playing a wagering card game which includes selected elements of the games of Blackjack and Poker, said wagering card game being played between a dealer and one or more players, where the dealer deals from a stack of cards containing a plurality of standard 52-card decks of cards and Poker payout odds are predetermined, this wagering card game having rules wherein: a. each player elects to play Blackjack or Poker or both by placing a Blackjack bet or a Poker ante bet or both respectively, b. then the dealer deals according to standard Blackjack procedure to all those players who elected to play Blackjack, c. then before the dealer turns over his hole card and before he makes the Blackjack payout or collection to the players playing Blackjack, each player who previously made a Poker bet is invited to play Poker using his Blackjack hand as the beginning of his Poker hand by placing a Poker raise bet, d. then each player electing to play Poker places his raise bet, e.

Abstract: The inventions herein relate to novel games of chance and apparatus and methods for their play. In one embodiment, a multi-level game of chance is played by presenting the player with multiple options, where there is at least one positive option and at least one negative option. By way of example, at each level the player selects one of four boxes, where two have a monetary amount, and one has a strike. Optionally, the fourth box may comprise a ‘mystery box’, which requires a decision within a decision. When presented with the mystery box, the player may elect to open it or not. If they do not open it, game play resumes at the existing game level. If they open it, one of multiple options is presented, including a positive option and a negative option. In the preferred embodiment, the positive option could include: a multiplier of the winnings of the player, e.g., a double of the money in the player's account, or the updating of the safe level for the player.

Abstract: A dice-less Craps game is disclosed. The game may be played by dealing, by a dealer, a pair of cards having numerical indicia thereon; determining whether the pair of cards are of a like suit; if the cards are not of a like suit, then adding the numerical indicia together to determine a roll in accordance with the rules of Craps; and if the pair of cards are of a like suit, then arriving at a predetermined result other than a roll in accordance with the rules of Craps. In a further disclosed aspect, the first predetermined result comprises a NoCall. In a further disclosed aspect an apparatus for playing a dice-less Craps game is disclosed, comprising a deck of cards comprising 48 cards having numerical indicia thereon including four like-suited pairs each of Aces, Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, and Sixes; and a Craps playing surface having additional indicia thereon for wagering on a predetermined result if a pair of dealt cards are of a like suit.

Abstract: A method for playing a stand-alone and a bonus casino poker dice having X dice, each of the X dice having F faces with a different symbol thereon so as to form a set {S} of symbols on each of the X dice. The method of the present invention includes the steps of placing a wager; rolling the dice; holding none, any, or all of the rolled dice; ending the casino poker dice game when the dice are all held or when re-rolling occurs Y times; paying any winning combinations of symbols based on the placed wager and in response to the step of ending the game; re-rolling the non-held dice when less than all the X dice are held; and repeating various of these steps until the game ends. Variations on this basic method are set forth for stand-alone games, bonus games, used in conjunction with underlying gaming machines, and playing a bonus game of the present invention in parallel with an underlying game so that a number of hands are played.

Abstract: A method of playing a mini-Baccarat type game is disclosed. The game is played using a playing surface and playing cards. Three cards are randomly dealt to each of a plurality of players and the dealer. The method includes multiple wager options, including the step of placement of a bet that the cumulative value of the three cards of one or more of the plurality of players will exceed the cumulative value of the three cards of the dealer. A game surface for playing the mini-Baccarat type game of the present invention is also disclosed.

Abstract: Whenever the player achieves one of the predetermined types of starting hand combinations on the initial deal of a hand of video poker, then the player is provided with the opportunity to split his starting hand into two or more hands without having to make an additional wager. After the player has split his original starting hand, additional cards are dealt from the remaining cards to complete five cards hands. Each of the final five card hands are analyzed to determine the poker hand ranking. The player receives an award for each hand that has a winning poker hand ranking and the amount of the award is based on a pay table and the amount wagered by the player. Each of the final hands are considered as having the full amount wagered by the player.