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US 7,410,417 B2Granted
Method of playing a poker-type keno game
AssigneeNew Vision Gaming & Development, Inc.
InventorJohn Feola
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Abstract
A method of playing a poker-type keno game where a player wagers on a game that has two cards revealed in each of a plurality of hands. The player wagers on one or more of the hands. Five community cards are revealed and are part of each hand. The winning hand is determined by comparing the best five cards of each hand to each other and/or to a pay table. Optionally, the player can wager on a bonus hand comprised of a subset of the community cards.
Claims10
A method of playing a succession of poker-type keno games with a deck of playing cards, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a plurality of hands each having a first at least one predetermined playing card having a predetermined value, said first at least one predetermined playing card being revealed to at least one player prior to said at least one player wagering, said first at least one predetermined playing card remaining the same for all of said games of said succession of games;
- (b) removing said first at least one predetermined playing card of all of said hands from said deck;
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- (c) playing said poker-type keno game a plurality of times in succession, said game comprising the steps of:
- (1) said at least one player becoming a wagering player upon wagering on one or more of said hands as wagered hands;
- (2) before, during, or after said wagering, randomly choosing a second at least one playing card from said deck as community cards, said community cards being part of each of said hands;
- (3) revealing said community cards to said player after said wagering;
- and (4) paying said at least one player a payout amount if at least one of said wagered hands has a winning combination.
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