US 7,588,250 B2Granted

Roulette game apparatus and method

OwnerNicholas Sorgeinventor

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Abstract

A method for arranging indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel includes arranging indicia indicating numbers from 1 through 36 on the game surface. The numbers are arranged in ascending order with half of the numbers associated with a first color and a remaining half associated with a second color, The numbers are arranged in three groups of twelve numbers each with each group having three even numbers and three odd numbers associated with each of the two colors. Indicia indicating each of the numbers are arranged on a roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group, are disposed in a same column, are disposed in a same row, or are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface.

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A method for balancing an arrangement of indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel for a roulette game, the method comprising the steps of:

a) arranging indicia indicating one or more house numbers on the game surface;
b) arranging indicia indicating thirty six whole numbers comprising the numbers 1 through 36, wherein one half of the whole numbers are associated with a first color and a remaining half of the whole numbers are associated with a second color, on the game surface in a matrix of three columns and twelve rows, the whole numbers being arranged in ascending order beginning from a top left corner and proceeding from left to right across the rows;
wherein the whole numbers are arranged in three groups of twelve numbers each, a first group comprising the numbers 1 through 12, a second group comprising the numbers 13 through 24 and a third group comprising the numbers 25 through 36;
and
wherein each of said first, second and third group comprises three even numbers associated with the first color, three odd numbers associated with first color, three even numbers associated with the second color and three odd numbers associated with the second color;
c) arranging indicia indicating the one or more house numbers on the roulette wheel;
and
d) arranging indicia indicating each of the thirty six whole numbers on the roulette wheel in a circumferential manner by:
selecting a first whole number associated with the first color or the second color and disposed in one of the three columns and one of the three groups and indicating the first whole number on the roulette wheel;
selecting a second whole number associated with another of the first color or the second color and disposed in another of the three columns and another of the three groups and indicating the second whole number on the roulette wheel adjacent to the first number;
and
repeating this pattern on the roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group on the game surface, are disposed in a same column on the game surface, are disposed in a same row on the game surface, and are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface, said pattern providing a balance of color and numbers on the roulette wheel with respect to the game surface.

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Abstract

A method for balancing an arrangement of indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel for a roulette game, the method comprising the steps of:

a) arranging indicia indicating one or more house numbers on the game surface;
b) arranging indicia indicating thirty six whole numbers comprising the numbers 1 through 36, wherein one half of the whole numbers are associated with a first color and a remaining half of the whole numbers are associated with a second color, on the game surface in a matrix of three columns and twelve rows, the whole numbers being arranged in ascending order beginning from a top left corner and proceeding from left to right across the rows;
wherein the whole numbers are arranged in three groups of twelve numbers each, a first group comprising the numbers 1 through 12, a second group comprising the numbers 13 through 24 and a third group comprising the numbers 25 through 36;
and
wherein each of said first, second and third group comprises three even numbers associated with the first color, three odd numbers associated with first color, three even numbers associated with the second color and three odd numbers associated with the second color;
c) arranging indicia indicating the one or more house numbers on the roulette wheel;
and
d) arranging indicia indicating each of the thirty six whole numbers on the roulette wheel in a circumferential manner by:
selecting a first whole number associated with the first color or the second color and disposed in one of the three columns and one of the three groups and indicating the first whole number on the roulette wheel;
selecting a second whole number associated with another of the first color or the second color and disposed in another of the three columns and another of the three groups and indicating the second whole number on the roulette wheel adjacent to the first number;
and
repeating this pattern on the roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group on the game surface, are disposed in a same column on the game surface, are disposed in a same row on the game surface, and are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface, said pattern providing a balance of color and numbers on the roulette wheel with respect to the game surface.

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