Card shuffler with rotatable card carousel
OwnerMark H Jonesinventor
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Abstract
A card shuffler with a card carousel includes a random number generator (RNG) and a controller configured to determine a winning outcome for a casino game. The card carousel may include a plurality of slots or sectors, with the slots or sectors corresponding to an outcome of a casino game. The outcome may be determined in a noiseless manner, where the RNG determines the winning slot or sector. The carousel need not rotate to determine an outcome, and the carousel may therefore be fixed or rotatable relative to the base. A card mechanism may be actuated to eject a card from the winning card slot. A plurality of lights may be disposed around the carousel and may be selectively illuminable to indicate the winning sector. The sectors may include display screens with indicia displayed thereon.
Claims22
A card shuffler for use with a casino game comprising:
- a carousel for use with the casino game,
- a plurality of sectors of the carousel configured for being selected as an outcome of the casino game;
- a random number generator (RNG) configured for determining a winning sector from the plurality of sectors;
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- a plurality of display mechanisms corresponding to each of the plurality of sectors for identifying the winning sector as determined by the random number generator;
- a controller in communication with the RNG and configured to actuate the corresponding display mechanism to identify the winning sector.
A card shuffler for use with a casino game comprising:
- a carousel for use with the casino game,
- a plurality of slots of the carousel configured for receiving a card therein;
- a random number generator (RNG) configured for determining a winning slot from the plurality of slots;
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- a display mechanism for identifying the winning slot determined by the random number generator;
- a controller in communication with the RNG and configured to actuate the display mechanism to identify the winning slot;
- wherein a winning outcome of the carousel is determinable without a flapper and peg arrangement.
A method of determining an outcome of a casino game, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a carousel having a plurality of sectors, wherein the carousel is operably connected to a random number generator and a controller;
- activating the random number generator via the controller;
- determining a winning sector of the carousel via the random number generator (RNG);
- visibly identifying, via signals from the controller, the winning sector of the carousel determined by the RNG;
- wherein each sector includes at least one of a display screen for displaying an indicia of an outcome of the casino game or a slot for holding a card having an indicia corresponding to an outcome of the casino game.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.