US 8,986,106 B2Granted

Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing selectable different roulette wheels for play of roulette game

AssigneeIgt

InventorMark C. Nicely

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Abstract

A gaming table, gaming system, gaming device, and gaming method that provide a roulette game having a plurality of different roulette wheels. For each play of the roulette game, one of the different roulette wheels is selected and employed in or for that play of the roulette game. When the player or players place their wagers, they do not know which of the different roulette wheels will be employed for that play of the roulette game. After the player or players place their wagers for the play of the roulette game, the selected roulette wheel for that play of the roulette game is indicated to the player or players, and the play of the roulette game commences using that indicated roulette wheel. Wagers placed on the play of the roulette game are settled or resolved based on the outcome on that indicated roulette wheel for that play of the game.

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Dependent claims

A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising, for a play of a roulette game:

(a) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to operate with at least one display device to display a plurality of different roulette wheels, each of the different roulette wheels having a plurality of different outcomes;
(b) causing the at least one processor to operate with at least one input device to enable a player to place at least one wager on said play of the roulette game without indicating which of the plurality of different roulette wheels the at least one wager is associated with;
(c) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to select only a single one of the different roulette wheels;
(d) after receipt of the at least one wager, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to indicate which of the different roulette wheels was selected for association with the at least one wager;
(e) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the at least one display device to display said play of the roulette game using the selected roulette wheel, said play of the roulette game including an indication of one the outcomes of the selected roulette wheel;
and
(f) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to cause any awards to be provided based on the at least one wager and only on the indicated outcome of the single selected roulette wheel.

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A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising, for a play of a roulette game:

(a) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to operate with at least one input device to enable a player to place at least one wager on said play of the roulette game without indicating which of a plurality of roulette wheels the at least one wager is associated with;
(b) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to, after receipt of the at least one wager, determine at least one roulette wheel based on the at least one wager;
(c) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to select only a single one of the plurality of roulette wheels, the plurality of roulette wheels including said determined at least one roulette wheel, each of the plurality of roulette wheels including a plurality of different outcomes;
(d) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to indicate which of the plurality of roulette wheels was selected for association with the at least one wager;
(e) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with at least on display device to display said play of the roulette game using said selected roulette wheel, said play of the roulette game including an indication of one the outcomes of said selected roulette wheel;
and
(f) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to cause any awards to be provided based on the at least one wager and only on the indicated outcome of the single selected roulette wheel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.