Abstract: Gaming machines and games are configured with one or more wheel events or features. The wheel events or features may comprise main games or bonus games, or may comprise entertaining representations of outcomes of other games or events. The wheel events comprise the selection of one or more segments of a wheel having associated awards. Wheel events may have various entertaining configurations, including use of multiple wheels, concentric wheels and the like.

Abstract: Gaming systems that provide an award in association with a play of a card game wherein a playing card is determined via a first determination of a suit of that playing card and a separate second determination of a rank of that playing card.

Abstract: A gaming machine having three displays of (1) five mechanical reels, (2) five video reels and (3) a single multi-slice wheel. Gaming interaction between the three displays provides a base game on the mechanical reels from which (1) a first spinning-reel-type bonus game is triggered and (2) a second wheel-type bonus game is triggered.

Abstract: A gaming machine according to the first invention comprises a housing, an operation button for a gaming machine provided in a front position opposite a game player in the housing and a display device disposed at a position adjacent to the operation button for the gaming machine in the housing. The push button 20 includes a base 21, a key top 22, an LED 30, and a light guide plate 31. The key top 22 is supported by the base 21 in a state of being operable by a player, has a front surface 22a that is visible to the player and a back surface 22b on the opposite side thereof, and transmits light. The LED 30 is provided on the back surface 22b side of the key top 22 and emits light in a desired direction. The light guide plate 31 has a lower surface 31a that is provided on the back surface 22b side of the key top 22 and on which the light emitted from the LED 30 is incident, and an upper surface 31b that emits light toward the key top 22 side.

Abstract: A method of operating a virtual image generation system comprises allowing an end user to interact with a three-dimensional environment comprising at least one virtual object, presenting a stimulus to the end user in the context of the three-dimensional environment, sensing at least one biometric parameter of the end user in response to the presentation of the stimulus to the end user, generating biometric data for each of the sensed biometric parameter(s), determining if the end user is in at least one specific emotional state based on the biometric data for the each of the sensed biometric parameter(s), and performing an action discernible to the end user to facilitate a current objective at least partially based on if it is determined that the end user is in the specific emotional state(s).

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a game controller configured to select a first plurality of card symbols to form a player hand for a player, wherein the first plurality of card symbols include a plurality of hole cards dealt only to the player and at least one community card. The game controller is also configured to select a second plurality of card symbols to form a jackpot hand, and determine whether at least one card symbol of the first plurality of card symbols matches at least one card symbol of the second plurality of card symbols. The game controller is also configured to adjust, based on the determining, a credit balance of the player by a value associated with a jackpot award based upon a number of hole cards in the player hand that match card symbols in the jackpot hand.

Abstract: Described herein are gaming systems and methods for providing multi-hand card games. A data processing system can receive a wager for a play of a multi-hand card game and present a graphical user interface having multiple hands. The graphical user interface can indicate a respective set of cards for each hand. The data processing system can determine, based on the respective set of cards for each hand, whether a hand satisfies a lock condition or an unlock condition. The data processing system can receive input to advance the play of the card game. The data processing system can update the graphical user interface according to the command for each hand satisfying the unlock condition. Finally, the data processing system can adjust the credit balance according to the player's multiple hands and the dealer's hand.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides device operate table game systems that integrate live dealer interaction with one or more tangible game pieces at the game table. In one embodiment, a system includes one or more player devices physically coupled to a game table, wherein the one or more player devices respectively provide a player user interface for playing a game at the game table. The system also includes a dealer device coupled to the game table that provides a dealer user interface for playing the game at the game table, wherein the one or more player devices and the dealer device are communicatively coupled. The system further comprises computer executable stored in memory, including a player control component that receives player input commands via the player user interface that control player game moves in association with playing the game, and a game management component that tracks the player game moves.

Abstract: Gaming devices and systems incorporating one or more image projectors capable of displaying under control of a video controller. The video controller may be onboard the gaming device, or can be a video controller server in networked communication with an individual gaming device; wherein some cases both such video controllers may be utilized. The video controller(s) have access to one or more image projectors on a gaming device and may respond to different trigger conditions to exercise control over image projectors of respective gaming devices. An onboard video controller in a first gaming device may communicate with two or more additional gaming devices, such as a bank of gaming devices, for controlling image projectors of such devices.

Abstract: A method for evaluating a game element is disclosed herein. In one example, the method includes receiving a data set representing the game element and generating a predicted response to the game element by inputting the data set into a machine learning model. In some embodiments, the machine learning model is trained on a plurality of training samples derived from previous gameplay data. In some embodiments, each training sample includes a gameplay event and a player response associated with the gameplay event.

Abstract: Gaming machines and games are configured with one or more wheel events or features. The wheel events or features may comprise main games or bonus games, or may comprise entertaining representations of outcomes of other games or events. The wheel events comprise the selection of one or more segments of a wheel having associated awards. Wheel events may have various entertaining configurations, such as morphing wheels, symbols that reveal awards and the like.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, a system for implementing a predetermined multigame is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of tickets each having one or more multidimensional barcodes representing information about a plurality of predetermined game outcomes and information about game security and game data integrity. The one or more multidimensional barcodes are configured to be optically scanned to have a result displayed by a computing device to allow a player to determine whether the information about a plurality of predetermined game outcomes comprises a winning outcome.

Abstract: A method of playing a card game between a dealer and a player includes dealing first, third, fifth, seventh and ninth cards to the player. Second, fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth card are dealt to the dealer. A determination is made whether the first or second card has a higher value for a first point, whether the third or the fourth card has a higher value for a second point, whether the first, third and fifth combination of cards or the second, fourth and sixth combination of cards has a higher three-card stud poker hand for a third point, whether the seventh or eighth card has a higher value for a fourth point, and whether the first, third, fifth, seventh and ninth combination of cards or the second, fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth combination of cards has a higher five-card stud poker hand for a fifth point.

Abstract: Embodiments provide for card games such as blackjack that allow at least one card to be dealt from a special deck (e.g., a restricted deck) into a hand, while the remainder of the cards for that hand (and, in some embodiments, other hands involved in the game event) are dealt from a main/conventional deck. In accordance with some embodiments, the at least one card dealt from the special deck is dealt into a hand of the player while in other embodiments it is dealt into the hand of a dealer and/or an opponent player. A special deck may be a deck that includes cards configured to provide an advantage to the player (e.g., in a blackjack game, restricted deck may only include high value cards if being used for a player hand or only low value cards if being used for a dealer hand).

Abstract: The gaming systems and methods provide selective re-deals for no-hold initial hands for plays of a draw poker game, wherein each of the no-hold initial hands includes no pairs of Jacks or better, no two pairs, no three-of-a-kinds, no four-of-a-kinds, no straights, no flushes, no full houses, no straight flushes, no matching pairs of 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, or 10s, no combinations of cards that are missing one card from forming a straight, a flush, or a straight flush, and no royal cards.

Abstract: Various methods and apparatus related to gaming are described. Some embodiments relate to a multi-tiered game involving multiple participants. Some embodiments relate to players from a plurality of gaming operators playing games with one another. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: Systems and methods of providing secure wagering gaming operations involving randomly generating a plurality of playing cards as a player hand and randomly generating a plurality of playing cards as a dealer hand, distributing a payout responsive to the satisfaction of at least one of the following preset criteria: the player hand establishing a player qualifying hand of a first number of playing cards of the plurality of playing cards in the player hand, wherein the first number of playing cards is greater than a second number of playing cards of the plurality of playing cards in the dealer hand establishing a dealer qualifying hand; or wherein the first number of playing cards is the same as the second number of playing cards, and at least one playing card of the player qualifying hand has a higher rank than each playing card establishing the dealer qualifying hand.

Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer medium for processing a payment for a wager in connection with a wagering event. The system may receive, over a communications interface, a wager on a wagering event from a player via an input device. The system may monitor progress of the wagering event. The progress of the wagering event may include at least a current status. The system may determine that the wager is active and that the wagering event is in progress. The system may determine an amount of a cash out offer and that the player accepts the cash out offer at the determined amount. The system may transmit, over the communications interface, the amount of the cash out offer to the first input device.

Abstract: Methods, Systems and apparatuses for playing a regulated casino wagering game with poker or blackjack cards. Disclosed is a trade-in 21 game where a player gets a payout if they have under 21 or exactly within a quantity of cards and a payout if they receive multi 21's within that game. Those same features can be used in a casino table apparatus played electronically or as a lottery game. Also disclosed is a place card poker game where a player selects the position of the poker zone. Also disclosed are place card games for poker and a numerical objective that that can be played as a tournament or a social game. Also disclosed is a baccarat table game where a player wagers on the specific numerical additive value of the cards with payouts specific in general correspondence to the probability of winning that said value.

Abstract: A game unit control method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: in response to a preset grouping trigger operation, displaying a first grouping control in a preset range of at least one game unit indicator; in response to a first grouping operation acting on the first grouping control, adjusting a coverage range of the first grouping control; and determining game units indicated by a game unit indicator corresponding to the adjusted coverage range of the first grouping control as a first group of target game units. In the present embodiment, a first grouping control is used to quickly group game units, thereby enabling a player to operate on game units of multiple classes at the same time, so as to improve the game experience of the player.

Abstract: A mobile support system for providing wagering game play to a plurality of mobile devices is provided. The system is configured to receive a play request for the wagering game from a mobile device, where the play request includes a wager amount and represents placement of a wager for an instance of game play of the wagering game. The system generates an instance of game source data for the wagering game and identifies a game play data set used for the play request. Prior to performing a withdrawal transaction of the wager amount for the play request, the system generate a wager outcome for the play request by comparing the game source data with the game play data set. After determining the wager outcome for the play request, the system causes the withdrawal transaction of the wager amount to be performed, thereby completing a placement of the wager amount.

Abstract: Gaming systems that provide an award in association with a play of a card game wherein a playing card is determined via a first determination of a suit of that playing card and a separate second determination of a rank of that playing card.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a multi-hand poker wagering game with an award modifier bonus feature, and wherein in various embodiments the award modifiers are multipliers.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a wagering game which is configured to provided one or more bonus hands.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a wagering game which is configured to provided one or more bonus hands.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the gaming systems and methods provide multiple different modifiers for future plays of a game, and in various embodiments further plays of a poker game.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the gaming systems and methods provide cross-hand winning card combination evaluations for multi-hand poker.

Abstract: A method by a network device for outputting a virtual application object includes acquiring current status information of a plurality of virtual application objects in a virtual application, the current status information indicating that a virtual application object is in a known state or in an unknown state, constructing a virtual application object status plane based on the current status information of the plurality of virtual application objects, where the virtual application object status plane includes a region corresponding to each virtual application object, the region includes the current status information of the corresponding virtual application object, determining, based on the virtual application object status plane, output probabilities corresponding to a plurality of to-be-outputted virtual application objects, and determining, based the output probabilities corresponding to the plurality of to-be-outputted virtual application objects, a target virtual application object from the plurality of t

Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory medium employ a user computer including an input/output device for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to the user; and a game server, interacting with the user computer, for displaying game screens on the GUI to conduct a game with representations of two two-sided cards having a pair of sides hidden from the user; wherein display of the hidden pair of sides of the two two-sided cards to the user by the game server determines a winning state.

Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure relates to providing dynamic and static contest prize allocation based on in-game achievement of a user in an online game in order to encourage players to continue to purchase items to improve their tournament metrics even if they may be unable to improve their tournament rank. For example, calculation of a dynamic prize may comprise for rank x, the player may gain 1 prize unit for every y Glory gained (when Glory may be the measured by the tournament). The y value may increase for lower ranks achieved in the tournament.

Abstract: A gaming machine, method, and program product provide a slot machine game with group gaming mode features. A set of gaming machines enter a group gaming mode in which prize objects are displayed on a group mode game board and are available to be awarded to individual gaming machines in the set, and are then removed from the group mode game board. Primary game results at each of the set of gaming machines are presented through the group gaming mode.

Abstract: Gaming systems that provide an award in association with a play of a card game wherein a playing card is determined via a first determination of a suit of that playing card and a separate second determination of a rank of that playing card.

Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer medium for processing a payment for a wager in connection with a wagering event. The system may receive, over a communications interface, a wager on a wagering event from a player via an input device. The system may monitor progress of the wagering event. The progress of the wagering event may include at least a current status. The system may determine that the wager is active and that the wagering event is in progress. The system may determine an amount of a cash out offer and that the player accepts the cash out offer at the determined amount. The system may transmit, over the communications interface, the amount of the cash out offer to the first input device.

Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer medium for processing a payment for a wager in connection with a wagering event. The system may receive, over a communications interface, a wager on a wagering event from a player via an input device. The system may monitor progress of the wagering event. The progress of the wagering event may include at least a current status. The system may determine that the wager is active and that the wagering event is in progress. The system may determine an amount of a cash out offer and that the player accepts the cash out offer at the determined amount. The system may transmit, over the communications interface, the amount of the cash out offer to the first input device.

Abstract: Systems and methods of providing secure wagering gaming operations involving randomly generating a plurality of playing cards as a player hand and randomly generating a plurality of playing cards as a dealer hand, distributing a payout responsive to the satisfaction of at least one of the following preset criteria: the player hand establishing a player qualifying hand of a first number of playing cards of the plurality of playing cards in the player hand, wherein the first number of playing cards is greater than a second number of playing cards of the plurality of playing cards in the dealer hand establishing a dealer qualifying hand; or wherein the first number of playing cards is the same as the second number of playing cards, and at least one playing card of the player qualifying hand has a higher rank than each playing card establishing the dealer qualifying hand.

Abstract: A system and method for operating a plurality of games of chance. The gaming system includes a primary game display and a secondary game display. The plurality of games includes at least a plurality of electronic table games including two or more electronic table games from a group of table games including, craps, baccarat, roulette, or blackjack. The processing of the two or more electronic table games includes a separate and discrete game state engine for each of the two or more electronic table games.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for providing sliding symbol operations in grid-base games. The sliding symbol operations allow a player of the gaming device to move, by sliding or dragging, a particular symbol from one cell to another in an array of cells between plays of the grid-based game. Movement of the particular symbol from one cell to another allows a player to control their chances of winning and alter the proposed payouts for winning sequences of symbols for at least one subsequent play of the grid-based game.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a player may participate in a game of a top performing player.

Abstract: A system enables a method of executing a game of baccarat with a side bet event. The system includes a gaming table with at least two distinct player positions. The gaming table having positions thereon for placing an initial wager on the game of baccarat and for placing a second wager on the side bet event from at least one of at least two player positions at the gaming table on the game of baccarat, the side bet resolved by final playing cards at the player hand position and the banker hand position. Each of the at least two player positions has a secondary random outcome indicator display. The gaming table has a random event generator providing distinct random event outcome indicators to the secondary random outcome indicator displays at each player position and each distinct random event outcome indicator represents a single digit number value.

Abstract: Various methods and apparatus related to gaming are described. Some embodiments relate to a multi-tiered game involving multiple participants. Some embodiments relate to players from a plurality of gaming operators playing games with one another. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of providing media to a user based on analysis of an image. The method comprises analysing the image to obtain image information about what is depicted therein. The method also comprises, based on said obtained image information, selecting a first plurality of media items comprising audio, from a media database, said media items of the first plurality being associated with that which is depicted in the image according to the image information. The method also comprises filtering the first plurality of media items based on metadata associated with the user to obtain a plurality of seed media items. The method also comprises providing at least one media item from the media database to the user based on the obtained seed media items.

Abstract: A gaming system selects a plurality of base symbols for display. When a winning symbol combination exists in the base symbols selected, and the winning symbol combination includes a defined base symbol, the gaming system selects a bonus symbol for display that is disposed over the defined base symbol.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a wagering game which is configured to provided one or more bonus hands.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the gaming systems and methods provide cross-hand winning card combination evaluations for multi-hand poker.

Abstract: A controller of a central control system generates an operator interface that enables definition of a plurality of target combinations via a plurality of data input fields. The controller defines the target combinations to include each combination of cards that satisfies operator input into the data input fields. The controller receives signals from a plurality of EGMs indicating respective game outcomes, determines if the game outcomes satisfy one of the target combinations, and, if so, decrements a counter value. The controller awards a bonus if the counter value is equal to a threshold value, or continues to decrement the counter until the counter value reaches the threshold value.

Abstract: Intelligent gaming tables and methods of providing game play through the gaming tables are described herein. The gaming table includes a table having a table surface, a plurality of player stations, and a common display configured to display gaming content to a plurality of players. The gaming table further includes an interface configured to communicate with a plurality of user input devices. The gaming table includes a gaming controller. The gaming controller is configured to communicate with the plurality of user input devices through the interface, receive location information relating to touches or contacts detected on the table surface, analyze the information relating to the touches or contacts, identify a user performing each of the touches or contacts with the table surface, and implement player input instructions contained within the information relating to the touches or contacts.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for increasing or otherwise enhancing gaming awards based on correctly predicted occurrences. In a poker context, a prediction of an occurrence may be made, such as predicting a characteristic of a poker card. The prediction is compared to a random selection among a plurality of available items, such as comparing the predicted characteristic of the poker card to a random selection among a plurality of poker card characteristics. Where the prediction is correct, the player may be awarded with enhanced payouts on current and/or future game plays, and in some embodiments concurrent correct predictions results in increasingly higher enhanced payouts.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine performs operations comprising: (i) receiving, from a first player of the electronic gaming machine, a first credit contribution; (ii) receiving, from a second player of the electronic gaming machine, a second credit contribution; (iii) aggregating the first credit contribution and the second credit contribution to create a combined credit balance; (iv) determining, based on the first credit contribution and the second credit contribution, a relative contribution of each of the first player and the second player to the combined credit balance; (v) determining, in response to at least one mutual wager, at least one outcome of the wagering game; (vi) one of incrementing and decrementing the combined credit balance based on the at least one outcome; (vii) receiving, from at least one of the first player and the second player, an instruction to cash out of the wagering game; and (viii) distributing a pro rata share of the combined credit balance to the at least one player in proportio

Abstract: An in-content challenge platform and method for generating single user challenges within multiplayer games (and other media) is disclosed. The in-content challenge platform provides various in-content challenges and prize promotions to users for completing specific win conditions within an instance content (e.g., a video game, a fitness application, a streaming video service, etc.). In some embodiments, the platform can be integrated directly into the game itself. In other embodiments, the platform is seen as an overlay to the game. In still other embodiments, the user can interact with the platform through a separate piece of software that is reached via a client device independent of the content or a third-party system providing the content itself.

Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer medium for processing a payment for a wager in connection with a wagering event. The system may receive, over a communications interface, a wager on a wagering event from a player via an input device. The system may monitor progress of the wagering event. The progress of the wagering event may include at least a current status. The system may determine that the wager is active and that the wagering event is in progress. The system may determine an amount of a cash out offer and that the player accepts the cash out offer at the determined amount. The system may transmit, over the communications interface, the amount of the cash out offer to the first input device.