US 7,407,434 B2 · Method and apparatus for a secondary game played in conjunction with a primary game

Abstract

The present invention is a method, device and system for playing a primary game played in conjunction with a secondary game in an attractive format. The primary game can be played with or without playing the secondary game in any of a multiple of embodiments. Various pre-determined step or steps may be specified that must be accomplished in order for play of the secondary game. Additionally, the games can be played wherein a player may wager on the outcome of either the primary game, the secondary game, or both Any winnings accomplished by a player may be paid in the form of an award, a prize, or other payout.

Claims5

Dependent claims

A method of operating a gaming machine, comprising the steps of:

placing a wager;
providing a first game of chance wherein said first game of chance is a card game employing a deck of cards and includes dealing a hand of cards to a player from said deck of cards;
providing a second game of chance operated at the beginning of said first game of chance and in conjunction with said first game of chance, wherein said second game of chance is a game having a plurality of differing award indicia, wherein said award indicia are assigned to each card dealt from said deck of cards, displaying said award indicia of said hand of cards, wherein said second game of chance has the potential on every play thereof for achieving an award;
and
awarding any award achieved in said second game of chance.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/051,316Filed 18 Jan 2002

Published

US 2003/0157977 A121 Aug 2003

Granted

5 Aug 2008

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

G07F 17/34
For games, toys, sports, or amusements: depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines
G07F 17/32
Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services: for games, toys, sports, or amusements
G07F 17/3267
Game play aspects of gaming systems: game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher…
G07F 17/3293
Type of games: card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Method and apparatus for a secondary game played in conjunction with a primary game

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Method and apparatus for a secondary game played in conjunction with a primary game

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Abstract

Claims5