Roulette game
OwnerAnthony M. Carbonaroinventor
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Abstract
The roulette game is based upon a wheel having multiple series of consecutive numbers thereon. Each number is distinguished by a color, with a different quantity of colors repeating to provide a unique color and number combination for each position on the wheel. The colors may be selected to represent the colors of a national flag, e.g., red, white, and blue for the U.S., red, white, and green for Mexico, etc. House profit may be provided by payment of lower than actual odds, by the retention of a percentage of winning wagers, or by designating one or more wheel positions as winning positions for the house. This system may incorporate a progressive wagering system wherein retention of the house profit is waived for players who choose to place progressive wagers on consecutive plays of the wheel.
Claims15
A method of playing a roulette game, comprising the steps of:
- providing a roulette wheel having a plurality of primary wagering positions and at least one supplemental wagering position disposed peripherally about the wheel, each of the primary wagering positions having a numerical indicium and an index indicium combination displayed thereon, the numerical indicium being selected from a set of mutually distinct numerical indicia, the index indicium being selected from a group of at least three mutually distinct background colors, each of said primary wagering positions comprising one of said numerical indicia displayed on a background of at least one of the background colors wherein the primary wagering positions are arranged in at least two sets, each of the sets consisting of ten contiguous wagering positions, each of the ten wagering positions in each set having a numerical indicium displayed on one of the at least three background colors whereby the at least three background colors appear at least three times in each set;
- providing a betting layout including a first betting area having a plurality of betting positions distinguished by unique numerical indicium and index indicium combinations corresponding to the primary wagering positions displayed thereon, and a second betting area having at least one supplemental indicium displayed thereon corresponding to the at least one supplemental wagering position;
- placing at least one wager upon at least one of the wagering positions of the roulette wheel, the wager being placed by each participating player on a betting area;
- wherein the step of placing the wager is executed on a betting layout including a first betting area having a plurality of betting positions distinguished by unique numerical indicium and index indicium combinations corresponding to the primary wagering positions displayed thereon, and a second betting area having at least one supplemental indicium displayed thereon corresponding to the at least one supplemental wagering position;
- spinning the roulette wheel, thereby randomly selecting a winning wagering position on the roulette wheel;
- collecting the entire wager of each player placing a losing wager;
- determining the exact odds of any winning wagers;
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- paying out winning wagers to any winning players in an amount based upon the exact odds.
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