US 4,467,424 A · Remote gaming system

Abstract

A remote gaming system for use with a wagering or gambling establishment such as a casino to enable a player's participation in a selected one of a plurality of wagering games from a remote location. The system includes a croupier station, a credit station and a player station remotely located from the croupier station and the credit station. The player station includes a live game display for displaying a selected one of a plurality of games being played at the croupier station, such as craps, roulette or keno. The player station includes a changeable playboard for displaying a selected one of a plurality of wagering possibilities corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of games being played and for displaying the results of the game played at the croupier station. The player station also includes a microprocessor for controlling the operation of the live game display and the changeable playboard.

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A remote gaming terminal for use in a gaming system enabling a player to participate in a plurality of live games being played at a remote location, comprising:

selection means for selecting one of said plurality of live games;
a live game display responsive to said selection means for displaying a selected game;
playboard means for displaying one of a plurality of playboards, each said playboard having indicia representing wagering possibilities for a corresponding one of said plurality of live games and indicia for displaying the results for said corresponding game when played, said playboard means displaying a playboard corresponding to said selected game in response to said selection means;
and
processor means responsive to said selection means for controlling said game display and said playboard means.

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A remote gaming system enabling a player to participate in a plurality of live games being played at a remote location, comprising:

a plurality of croupier stations for monitoring live game play;
a credit station for initiating, monitoring, and terminating a player's wagering account;
and a player station for accepting wagers and displaying results of said live game play, said player station being remotely located from said croupier station and from said credit station, said credit station including means for enabling said player station to communicate with said croupier station, and said player station including:
means for enabling said player station to communicate with said croupier station;
selection means for selecting one of said plurality of live games;
a live game display responsive to said selection means for displaying a selected game;
playboard means responsive to said selection means for displaying one of a plurality of playboards, each said playboard having indicia representing wagering possibilities for a corresponding one of said plurality of live games and indicia for displaying the results of said corresponding game when played, said playboard means displaying a playboard corresponding to said selected game in response to said selection means;
and
processor means responsive to said selection means for controlling said enabling means, said live game display, and said playboard means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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