Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for providing a table poker wagering game
- Patent Title (中): 提供桌上扑克游戏的系统和方法
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Application No.: US11503351Application Date: 2006-08-10
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Publication No.: US08147309B2Publication Date: 2012-04-03
- Inventor: Amir Amirsadri , Richard Finocchio , Thomas Napolitano , Thomas K. Oram , Brian J. Roberts
- Applicant: Amir Amirsadri , Richard Finocchio , Thomas Napolitano , Thomas K. Oram , Brian J. Roberts
- Applicant Address: US RI West Greenwich
- Assignee: GTech Rhode Island Corporation
- Current Assignee: GTech Rhode Island Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US RI West Greenwich
- Agency: Sullivan & Worcester LLP
- Agent Christopher T. McWhinney
- Main IPC: A63F9/24
- IPC: A63F9/24 ; A63F13/00

Abstract:
A system and method for facilitating play of a game of chance by multiple players at multiple locations using a virtual card deck are provided. The system may include a plurality of terminals at the multiple locations, the terminals receiving wagers from the plurality of players, the plurality of terminals issuing tickets to the plurality of players. Each ticket may include a respective player hand chosen from the virtual card deck and an identification code uniquely identifying the ticket. The system may include a plurality of displays at the multiple locations, the displays displaying a shared community hand chosen from the virtual card deck. The system may include a server in communication with the plurality of terminals and the plurality of displays. The server may select a set of removed cards from the virtual card deck prior to issuing tickets for the game. The server may receive an indication of each player's wager from a terminal and responsively providing a respective unique identification number and a respective player hand for inclusion on the ticket delivered to the player, each player hand chosen from the virtual card deck but not from the set of removed cards. The server may select the shared community hand from the set of removed cards and communicating the shared community hand to the plurality of displays for display. The server may determine if a ticket is a winning ticket in accordance with predetermined game rules, based on the player hand included on the ticket and the shared community hand.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080045287A1 System and method for providing a table poker wagering game Public/Granted day:2008-02-21
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