US 7,048,629 B2 · Automated system for playing casino games having changeable displays and play monitoring security features

Abstract

Systems and methods for playing live casino games. The systems have changeable displays which portray virtual playing cards or symbols to live participants. Shuffling, cutting, dealing and return of playing cards are accomplished using data processing functions within an electronic game processor or processors which enable these functions to be performed quickly and without manual manipulation of playing cards. The invention allows casinos to speed play and reduce the risk of cheating while maintaining the attractive ambiance of a live table game. The systems can also be multi-user slot machines using the processor to associate or assign one or more symbols either with the virtual playing cards or as slot symbols in participant subsets. The participant subsets are compared to a predetermined list so that payoffs can be awarded on the basis of winning symbols or combinations of symbols.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus forming a gaming system for playing a live casino game involving a plurality of live players and at least one live dealer who attend the casino game together as live participants, comprising:

a gaming table;
at least one game processor for processing data to perform action of the game;
a plurality of changeable electronic visual player displays mounted to the gaming table and arranged about the table for play by said live players;
said player displays being controlled by said at least one game processor to provide changeable player display images therefrom;
at least one dealer control for controlling play of the game;
payline displays associated with each of the plurality of player display images for players engaged in the live casino game;
said at least one game processor operating under at least partial control of said at least one dealer control to assign a plurality of virtual slot symbols to the payline displays for each player display engaged in the live casino game;
awarding a prize to players who receive a winning slot symbol combination on a player's payline display from a pre-defined group of combined slot symbols contained on a payoff list programmed into said at least one game processor.

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a gaming table;
at least one game processor for processing data to perform action of the game played at the gaming table;
a plurality of changeable electronic visual player displays mounted to the gaming table and arranged about the table for play by said live players;
said player displays being controlled by said at least one game processor to provide changeable player display images therefrom;
at least one dealer control for controlling play of the game;
payline displays associated with each of the plurality of player display images for players engaged in the live casino game;
said at least one game processor operating under at least partial control of said at least one dealer control to assign a plurality of virtual slot symbols to the payline displays for each player display engaged in the live casino game;
at least one dealer display which is a changeable electronic display controlled by said at least one game processor, said at least one dealer display including display areas that display images containing symbols that can be used to determine whether a prize is awarded to a player engaged in the live casino game;
awarding a prize to players who receive a winning slot symbol combination from a pre-defined group of combined symbols on a payoff list programmed into said at least one game processor.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Automated system for playing casino games having changeable displays and play monitoring security features

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Automated system for playing casino games having changeable displays and play monitoring security features

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