Method and apparatus for playing a wagering game based upon the arrival of an elevator car
OwnerRoger E. Skoff, Michael D. Rileyinventors
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Abstract
A gaming method allows players to predict and place a wager about the future arrival of an elevator car at the floor of a building. If the player's prediction is correct, the player receives a payoff. The method can be played in buildings having one or more elevators. In an embodiment of the invention, a self-service automated gaming machine accommodates making the prediction, placing the wager, and receiving the payoff.
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A method for playing a wagering game between a banker and a player, comprising:
- (a) providing a site of play, the player disposed at said site of play;
- (b) providing an elevator car which stops at said site of play;
- (c) the player making a prediction about a future arrival of said elevator car at said site of play;
- (d) the player placing a wager that said prediction of step (c) is correct;
- and,
- (e) the banker paying the player a payoff if said prediction of step (c) is correct.
A method for playing a wagering game between a banker and a player, comprising:
- (a) providing a site of play, the player disposed at said site of play;
- (b) providing a plurality of elevator cars each of which stops at said site of play;
- (c) the player making a prediction about a future arrival of a said elevator car at said site of play;
- (d) the player placing a wager that said prediction of step (c) is correct;
- and,
- (e) the banker paying the player a payoff if said prediction of step (c) is correct.
An automated gaming machine for wagering upon the future arrival of an elevator car at a site of play, comprising:
- means for making a prediction about a future arrival of the elevator car;
- means for placing a wager that said prediction is correct;
- and,
- means for receiving a payoff if said prediction is correct.
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