# US 8,540,248 B2 · Craps game with novel proposition wagers

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- Number: US 8,540,248 B2
- Document ID: US8540248B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 10/926,567
- Filed: 2004-08-26
- Published: 2006-03-02
- Granted: 2013-09-24
- Earliest claimed: 2004-08-26
- Applicants: Alan H. Golden
- Inventors: Alan H. Golden
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8540248B2

## CPC

- A63F 3/00157: {Casino or betting games (horse races A63F3/00082)}
- A63F 9/04: Dice; Dice-boxes; Mechanical dice-throwing devices
- A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A casino craps table layout is provided with unique wagering opportunities. There are specific wagering areas for placing a wager on at least one of two new wagering opportunities. These new wagering opportunities are selected from the group consisting of a) a wager that the next roll of the dice will be a hard 4, 6, 8 or 10 and b) a wager that the next roll of the dice will be a pair of numbers. Another new wagering opportunity is a placed wager for any specific number (e.g., 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10).

## Claims

### Claim 1

In the method of play of a game of craps, wherein at least one player places a proposition wager on random events generated by dice, and random dice outcomes are provided, the improvement comprising providing a player at least one wagering opportunity on a single roll of the dice selected from the group consisting of a) a wager that the next roll of the dice will be a hard 4, 6, 8 or 10; and b) a wager that the next roll of the dice will be any pair of numbers; and
a player placing a wager on at least one of the at least one wagering opportunities.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein a proposition wager opportunity is present that provides a wager opportunity that provides odds for the hard 4, 6, 8, and 10 between 6:1 and 8:1 on a single roll of the dice.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2 wherein odds for a) are offered and odds for b) is not offered.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein a wager opportunity is present that provides odds for the pair of numbers between 3:1 and 5:1 on a single roll of the dice.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4 wherein odds for b) are offered and odds for a) is not offered.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein a wager opportunity is present that provides odds at for the hard 4, 6, 8, and 10 at 7:1 on a single roll of the dice.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein a wager opportunity is present that provides odds for the pair of numbers at 4:1 on a single roll of the dice.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein odds for both a) and b) are offered, and odds for the hard 4, 6, 8, and 10 is between 6:1 and 8:1, and wherein odds for the pair of numbers is between 3:1 and 5:1.

### Claim 9

A method of playing a game of craps wherein at least one player places a proposition wager on random events generated by dice, and random dice outcomes are provided, that method comprises providing a player at least one proposition wagering opportunity selected from the group consisting of a) a wager that the next roll of the dice will be a hard 4, 6, 8 or 10 and b) a wager that the next roll of the dice will be a pair of numbers; and
a player placing a proposition wager on at least one of the at least one wagering opportunities.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9 wherein odds for the hard 4, 6, 8, and 10 is between 6:1 and 8:1.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10 wherein odds for a) are offered and odds for b) are not offered.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9 wherein odds for the pair of numbers is between 3:1 and 5:1.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12 wherein odds for b) are offered and odds for a) are not offered.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9 wherein odds at for the hard 4, 6, 8, and 10 is 7:1.

### Claim 15 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9 wherein odds for the pair of numbers is 4:1.

### Claim 16 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9 wherein odds for both a) and b) are offered and odds for the hard 4, 6, 8, and 10 is between 6:1 and 8:1, and wherein odds for the pair of numbers is between 3:1 and 5:1.