Method and apparatus for wagering or entertainment based on outcomes of indicia

A method of playing a wagering game facilitated by a dealer(s) and played by one or more bettors comprising:

• receiving one or more wagers by one or more bettors on one or more betting locations within any of a first betting region, a second betting region, or a third betting region, wherein each betting location denotes a numerical outcome;
• generating one or more numerical outcomes using one or more indicia to generate a realized numerical outcome;
• collecting all wagers within the first betting region except those in a betting location associated with the realized numerical outcome;
• assessing if the realized numerical outcome is equal to a predetermined value;
• collecting all wagers from all betting regions external to the first betting region if the realized numerical outcome is equal to the predetermined value;
• paying all wagers within the first betting region corresponding to the betting location associated with the realized numerical outcome;
• if the numerical outcome is not equal to the predetermined value, further comprising:
• paying all wagers within the second betting region corresponding to a betting location associated with the realized numerical outcome;
• and
• paying all wagers within the third betting region corresponding to a betting location associated with the realized numerical outcome.

A method for offering a game comprising:

• receiving one or more bets on any of one or more wagering locations on a gaming area, the wagering locations corresponding to a numeric outcome within a one roll region, a before a predetermined number region, and an odds region, wherein bets in the odds region may be made by a bettor after a bet is made in an associated location in the predetermined number region and wherein bets in the odds region may be made prior to generating a numeric outcome;
• generating a numeric outcome;
• providing an award to any bet placed on a wagering location that corresponds to the generated numeric outcome within the one roll region;
• providing an award to any bet placed on a wagering location that corresponds to the generated numeric outcome within the before a predetermined number region;
• and
• providing an award to any bet placed on a wagering locations in the odds region that is associated with the wagering location in the predetermined number region that corresponds to the generated numeric outcome.

A method of providing a game comprising:

• receiving one or more wagers on any of a one roll bet region, a before a predetermined number bet region, and an odds bet region, wherein each of the regions contains one or more betting locations associated with numerical values that may be generated during the game and wherein the receiving may occur either before or after generating a numeric outcome;
• generating a numeric outcome;
• comparing the numeric outcome to the betting locations on which wagers were placed;
• providing an award to the wagers in the one roll bet region if the wagers are placed on betting locations associated with a numeric value that is identical to the numeric outcome and collecting all other wagers in the one roll bet region;
• providing an award to the wagers in the before a predetermined number bet region if the wagers are placed on betting locations associated with a numeric value that is identical to the numeric outcome and leaving all other wagers in the before a predetermined number bet region but if the numeric outcome is the predetermined number then collecting all bets in the before a predetermined number bet region;
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• providing an award to a wager in the odds betting region when providing an award to a corresponding wagers in the before a predetermined number bet region and collecting all wagers in the odds betting region if the numeric outcome comprises the predetermined number.

An apparatus for playing a game based on numerical outcomes comprising:

• a playing surface comprising:
• a first betting region on the playing surface comprising a number of betting locations having a first set of numerical outcomes associated therewith;
• a second betting region on the playing surface comprising a number of betting locations having a first set of numerical outcomes associated therewith;
• a third betting region on the playing surface comprising a number of betting locations corresponding to betting locations associated with the betting locations of the second betting region;
• an indicia used in generating a numerical outcome;
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• a container for mixing the indicia prior to generating the numerical outcome.