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Game of chanceGame of chance description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080207299, Game of chance. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
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This patent application claims priority to South Africa patent application number ZA 2006/08928, filed Oct. 26, 2006. BACKGROUNDThis invention relates to a game of chance, based on a card game, to be played at a gaming house such as a casino, which may be real or virtual. More particularly, it relates to apparatus for playing a game of chance, to methods of enhancing betting participation in games of chance, to games of chance and to a layout for a table on which the game is played. SUMMARYAccording to the invention, there is provided an apparatus for playing a game of chance which includes: a set of standard playing cards; a special card to be added to the set; and a random selection device to be operated when the special card is dealt to determine a supplementary payout to at least one participating player. The apparatus may include a table on which the card game is played, the random selection device being associated with the table. Further according to the invention, there is provided a method of enhancing betting participation in a card based game of chance which includes: adding a special card to a set of standard playing cards; and causing a random selection device to be operated when the special card is dealt to determine a supplementary payout to at least one participating player. Still further according to the invention, there is provided a card based game of chance which includes a set of standard playing cards; an additional special card; and a random selection device to be operated when the special card is dealt to determine a supplementary payout to at least one participating player. Even further according to the invention, there is provided a table layout for the card based game of chance described above which includes regions demarcated thereon for playing a basic game; and at least one extra participating betting region whereby at least one player may place a bet to participate in a supplementary game of chance associated with the random selection device. It will be appreciated that the basic card game being played is suspended when the special card is dealt and is resumed once the supplementary payout has been determined and paid, The table layout may have at least one extra participating region for each player station. The set of cards may be a plurality of packs of playing cards. Continue reading about Game of chance... Full patent description for Game of chance Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Game of chance patent application. Patent Applications in related categories: 20090291734 - Cooperative or tiered raffle system, especially suitable for educational scholarship purposes - Cooperative or tiered raffle system. An upper tier entity, for example a non-profit organization legally entitled to conduct raffles in the relevant jurisdiction, cooperates with a lower tier entity, for example a school, to conduct a raffle. During at least part of the period of sales of “tickets,” or raffle ... 20090291733 - Gaming method and a gaming system - The invention provides a method of gaming and a game controller and gaming system for implementing the method. The method includes selecting at least one symbol to form at least one player hand comprised of a plurality of symbols, selecting at least one symbol to form a jackpot hand comprised ... ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Game of chance or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Slot machine game having a plurality of ways to issue a percentage of a progressive award based upon any wager level (percentage progressive) Next Patent Application: Method for displaying a draw result as a race Industry Class: Amusement devices: games ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Game of chance patent info. IP-related news and info Results in 0.08638 seconds Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories: Computers: Graphics , I/O , Processors , Dyn. Storage , Static Storage , Printers 174 |
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