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AssigneeIgt
InventorsJay S. Walker, James A. Jorasch, Stephen C. Tulley, Robert C. Tedesco, Magdalena M. Fincham
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According to an embodiment, a player of a game (e.g., video poker) wagers on a game in which a first set of cards represents a bonus hand having a high value (e.g., royal, straight). The player is also dealt a second set of cards. In one embodiment, an indication of a first set of cards may be output by a first display device and an indication of a second set of cards may be output by a second display device. The player selects one or more cards from the second set of cards that are to be discarded, and the player is dealt a replacement card for each such discarded card. Each card in the first set which matches a replacement card is removed. The value of each hand of the modified first set of cards is then determined. A credit balance is adjusted based on the determined values of the modified first set of cards.
A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising:
A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising:
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Type of games: card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack
Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services: for games, toys, sports, or amusements
Coin-freed or like apparatus
Term ended 21 Sep 2026 (estimated)
FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a video poker gaming device configured in accordance with an embodiment described herein;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of a video poker gaming device configured in accordance with an embodiment described herein;
FIG. 3 is a sample of a payout schedule associated with the video poker gaming device of FIG. 2 and arranged in accordance with an embodiment described herein;
Described herein are various methods and systems for facilitating play of primary card games and secondary card games. As a preliminary matter, various terms and concepts used herein are described.
Numerous embodiments are described in this patent application, and are presented for illustrative purposes only. The described embodiments are not, and are not intended to be, limiting in any sense. The presently disclosed invention(s) are widely applicable to numerous embodiments, as is readily apparent from the disclosure. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the disclosed invention(s) may be practiced with various modifications and alterations. Although particular features of the disclosed invention(s) may be described with reference to one or more particular embodiments and/or drawings, it should be understood that such features are not limited to usage in the one or more particular embodiments or drawings with reference to which they are described, unless expressly specified otherwise.
Neither the Title (set forth at the beginning of the first page of this patent application) nor the Abstract (set forth at the end of this patent application) is to be taken as limiting in any way as the scope of the disclosed invention(s).