Roulette-type game with multiple tracks

A method of playing a game of chance using a game controller comprising:

• receiving a wager of a player on a desired one of a plurality of potential outcomes in said game;
• randomly selecting a predetermined number of said potential outcomes in accordance with rules of said game;
• the game controller recording said randomly selected outcomes over said predetermined number of plays of said game, and comparing in the game controller said desired outcome and said randomly selected outcomes recorded to generate a comparison result;
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• the game controller calculating a payout as a function of said comparison result, said payout being greater than 0 credits if said desired outcome is one of said randomly selected outcomes, wherein the odds that said desired outcome is at least one of said randomly selected outcomes is equal to or greater than 25%.

An apparatus for playing a game of chance comprising:

• a station for receiving a wager on some desired ones of a plurality of potential patterns of at least three positions;
• a game controller for randomly selecting at least three of a plurality of potential positions;
• and
• a payout controller for providing a payout as a function of said wager if any combination of said randomly selected positions matches any one of said desired patterns.

A method of playing a game of chance using a game controller comprising:

• selecting some desired ones of a plurality of potential patterns of at least three positions;
• placing a wager on said desired patterns;
• the game controller randomly selecting in a game controller at least three of a plurality of potential positions;
• and
• the game controller determining in a game controller a payout as a function of said wager if any combination of said randomly selected positions matches any of said desired patterns.

An apparatus for playing a game of chance comprising:

• a station for receiving a first wager on a desired one of a plurality of potential positions, and for receiving a second wager on a desired one of a plurality of potential patterns of at least three positions;
• a game controller for randomly selecting at least three of said plurality of potential positions;
• and
• a payout controller for providing a payout as a function of said first wager if said desired position is one of the randomly selected positions, and for providing a payout as a function of said second wager if any combination of said randomly selected positions matches said desired pattern.

An apparatus for placing wagers on potential outcomes of a game of chance, said apparatus comprising:

• a station for receiving a first wager on a desired one of said potential outcomes, and for receiving a second wager on a desired group of at least two of said potential outcomes;
• a first interface controller for causing a display of said potential outcomes along a first closed shape, and for causing a display of a visual indicator of said first wager over said desired outcome;
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• a second interface controller for causing a display of groups of at least two of said potential outcomes along a second closed shape, and for displaying a visual indicator of said second wager over said desired group, wherein those of said displayed outcomes belonging to a same one of said displayed groups are contiguous, and each of said displayed outcomes is aligned with those of said displayed groups to which it belongs.

In a multiplayer game of chance in which players can place their wagers at any time over the course of a wager phase, an apparatus for identifying in real-time, and to said players, one of two stations from which each of said wagers is placed, said apparatus comprising:

• a first one of said stations for receiving some of said player wagers and for providing a wager signal to a wager sequencer upon receiving each one of said first station player wagers, wherein said first station wager signals comprise the identity of said first station;
• a second one of said stations for receiving some of said player wagers and for providing a wager signal to said wager sequencer upon receiving each one of said second station player wagers, wherein said second station wager signals comprise the identity of said second station;
• said wager sequencer for providing said first and said second station wager signals to an interface controller in the order in which they were provided by said first and said second station;
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• said interface controller for causing a display of a visual indicator of one of said first and said second station that received each of said wagers upon being provided each of said first and said second station wager signals.

In a game of chance that offers a plurality of wager options, an apparatus for displaying winning ones of said options after an outcome of said game has been determined, said apparatus comprising:

• a winning wager options controller for identifying those of said options that are met by said determined outcome, namely said winning options;
• a winning wager options sequencer for dividing said winning options into at least two groups of winning options, and for providing each of said groups to an interface controller individually and at predetermined intervals of time;
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• said interface controller for causing an individual display of a most recently provided one of said groups.