Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to allow players to wager on video games. The method disclosed herein can allow players to win or lose money while partaking in any video game previously played for entertainment purposes. A player can purchase play time on a game, play the game and earn monetary prizes during the game, and then redeem the monetary prizes for real cash.

Abstract: A method of playing a wagering game is disclosed which simulates a knowledge base same. The method electronically selects one of the plurality of questions, displays the electronically selected question to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game and displays a plurality of electronically selected answers associated with said electronically selected question to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game. The method electronically selects one of the answers associated with the electronically selected question, displays the electronically selected answer to the player in the format of the simulated knowledge base game, displays to the player any value assigned to the electronically selected and presented answer in the format of the simulated knowledge based game and awards to the player the displayed value.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide a method of playing wagering games with dice, or other gaming indicia. According to a first embodiment of the present invention, a shooter places a wager and rolls a pair of standard six-sided dice. The shooter then rolls the dice repeatedly until either the sum of the two dice is less than, or equal to, the previous sum rolled, or the number of rolls qualifies for a maximum game payout. Once the shooter stops rolling, the total number of rolls is compared with a pay table and the wager is resolved. The embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in a live table game version or electronic version.

Abstract: The embodiments of present invention provide a method for playing wagering games with dominoes. According to a first embodiment of the present invention, a player first places a wager and a dealer then deals three dominoes each to the player and the dealer. The player is then afforded the opportunity to inspect the three dominoes and to arrange their orientation to produce a top hand and a bottom hand defined by a separating line of each domino. The top hand rank is determined by spot values above the separating line and the bottom hand rank is determined by the spot values below the separating line. The dealer arranges their dominoes in the same fashion as the players. Once the arrangements are complete, the player's wager is resolved by evaluating the player's top and bottom hand to the dealer's top and bottom hand in a predetermined fashion.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide a method of playing wagering games. According to a first embodiment the present invention, one or more players place a wager and a dealer deals four cards to the players and to the dealer. The players and dealer then inspect their four cards and arrange them into two separate two-card hands. After the arrangement is complete, five cards are dealt face-up as community cards to be used in conjunction with each of the players' and the dealer's two separate two-card hands. The players' wagers are then resolved by evaluating the players' two separate two-card hands and the dealer's two separate two-card hands in a predetermined fashion according to the conventional rules of poker. Various modifications to the first embodiment of the present invention are set forth herein.

Abstract: According to a first embodiment of the present invention, one or more players place a wager and a single player (“shooter”) rolls a pair of standard six-sided dice two consecutive times. A dealer calculates and records the sum of the first two rolls. If the shooter reaches the sum of twenty-two, the wagering players are paid eight-to-one odds on their wagers. If the shooter has not reached the sum of twenty-two, the shooter rolls the dice one additional time. The dealer then adds the new sum to the previous two-roll total. If, after the third roll, the shooter has reached the sum of twenty-two, the players are paid one-to-one odds on their wagers. If the shooter fails to reach the sum of twenty-two in three rolls, the players lose their wagers. The embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in a live table game version or electronic version.

Abstract: In methods for playing wagering games, a player places a wager and a dealer deals two cards to the player. Instead of cards, other indicators selected or dealt from a set of indicators including a plurality of indicators bearing indicia designating a series of ordered rank, such as dice, or numbered tokens may be employed. The player is then afforded the opportunity to inspect the two cards and discard and replace zero, one, or two of the cards. After the discard option, the dealer reveals a third card and resolves the player's wager dependent on whether a predetermined winning relationship exists between the first, second, and third cards.