Abstract: A handheld combination television remote control and wireless telephone apparatus, comprising: a microprocessor; an infrared remote control transceiver; a wireless telephone transceiver; a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth transceiver; microphone, loud speaker, power source, and housing; a combination television remote control and telephone alphanumeric keypad and/or touch screen display communicating with the microprocessor to direct the handheld combination television remote control and wireless telephone apparatus to communicate with a remote television, remote set top box, wireless telephone system provider, wireless network, Bluetooth device, and base station combination television remote control and wireless telephone apparatus and: switch the handheld combination television remote control and wireless telephone apparatus from television mode to telephone mode and vice versa; control the remote television and/or remote set top box; control remote television and/or remote set top box settings and retrieve information

Abstract: A game assembly for a game associated with instructions and rules for use in playing the game includes a housing having a spinning wheel with slots and numbers used for making wagers, and a wager calculations device. The housing further has a miniature basketball net through which a player participant throws a miniature basketball onto said spinning wheel, and a plurality of miniature basketballs having varying point denominations thereon for wagering. A hand-held remote controller controlling time limits per unit of said game; and the hand-held remote controller controls audio visual displays displayed on the housing, which are related to the game. The wager calculations device maybe the hand held remote controller, or a separate a flat wager board having respective slots and numbers corresponding to those displayed on the spinning wheel.

Abstract: A game assembly for a game associated with instructions and rules for use in playing the game includes a housing having a spinning wheel with slots and numbers used for making wagers, and a wager calculations device. The housing further has a miniature basketball net through which a player participant throws a miniature basketball onto said spinning wheel, and a plurality of miniature basketballs having varying point denominations thereon for wagering. A hand-held remote controller controlling time limits per unit of said game; and the hand-held remote controller controls audio visual displays displayed on the housing, which are related to the game. The wager calculations device maybe the hand held remote controller, or a separate a flat wager board having respective slots and numbers corresponding to those displayed on the spinning wheel.

Abstract: A combination basketball and roulette table top self enclosed game is supervised by a chief contractor/operator with a programmable remote controller that starts a contract spinning wheel spinning around, and a time clock allowing an allotted time period to shoot a miniature basketball at a basket before a buzzer sounds. The basketball lands the on a spinning contract wheel similar to a roulette wheel with colored scoring points. Scoring is determined by number on the basketball tossed, times number it settles on the wheel. Certain colors gain point chips while other colors loose point chips. The scoring is also determined by wagers made on a wager board limes the number on the wager chip. Chips are placed on the wager board. The winning team is the team that has the most point chips at the end of a predetermined duration of the game.

Abstract: A game supervised by a chief contractor with a programmable remote (FIG. 9) that starts a contract wheel (FIG. 1) spinning around, and time clock allowing 5 seconds to shoot a miniature basketball (FIG. 3) at a basket (FIG. 2) before a buzzer sounds, said Basketball lands on a spinning contract wheel similar to a roulette wheel (FIG. 1) but contains 18 slots; 10, 20, 50 point slots, two each on black and on red, two 100 point slots, one black, one red, two 200 points green bull's-eye, two yellow lose 200 point slots. Scoring determined by number on ball tossed times number it settles on the wheel; black would gain while red would loose point chips, said scoring also determined by wagers made on a wager board (FIG. 6) times the number on the wager chip placed on said wager board. Said is played with 4 teams, each of said teams receiving 3000 chips in a chip sack (FIG. 7) at the beginning of the game, the winning team is the team that has the most point chips (FIG. 4) at the end of four quarters.

Abstract: The object of the game is to Bid aggressively enough to discourage others from bidding while avoiding bidding so high that you get SET. Your aim should be to bid 10 or more, even with what might seam to be a poor hand with the hope that the kitty will bail you out. It goes against reason, I know, but to be successful in this game you must bid aggressively. Plus the bonus points don't begin until you bid 10 or more. The higher you bid, the more bonus points you can potentially make with a successful bid. Conversely the higher you bid the more difficult it will be to make your bid. Not to worry, the only penalty on a failed bid is you don't get any points, you can't loose any points so bid aggressively! Once a bid is secured, the other players combine against the Bidder, in an attempt to set him. Once it is clear that the Bidder is SET then the other players turn to an every man for himself strategy and begin competing for books. The Kitty does count as a book for the bidder.