IP Library Granted Patent US 7,686,305
Granted Patent B2
US 7,686,305 · App. 11/512,839 · Granted Mar 30, 2010

Craps game improvement

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Patent No.
US 7,686,305
App. No.
11/512,839
Granted
Mar 30, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A proposition bet for Craps referred to as a FIRE BET™. The method includes predetermining a schedule of a pay-out table, players placing FIRE BET wagers at respective player betting areas prior to a shooter's initial come out; accumulating points responsive to outcomes of the shooter's dice throws, wherein points are made when a number 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 is twice rolled before sevening out, and wherein repeating of any made number is ignored, and making a pay-out based upon the points accumulated and the schedule.

Claims (6)

1. A method for playing a proposition bet for a game of Craps, comprising the steps of:

predetermining a schedule of a pay-out table for the proposition bet;

accepting at least one player wager indication of the proposition bet prior to a shooter's initial come out;

a shooter causing dice outcomes beginning with the shooter's initial come out, wherein if the initial come out is a dice outcome of a 7 or 11 then the dice outcome is a natural winner, and wherein if the initial come out is a dice outcome of a 2, 3 or 12 then the dice outcome is a natural loser, and wherein if any dice outcome is a number other than a 2, 3, 7, 11, or 12 then that number establishes a point number, wherein once the point number has been established then the shooter will continue to cause dice outcomes until either the point number is again a dice outcome which thereby makes a made point and entitles the shooter to a repeat come out, or a dice outcome is a 7 resulting in a sevening out and the shooter forfeiting causing dice outcomes;

tracking accumulation of made points responsive to the dice outcomes, said made points being made when a number from the number group 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 is the dice outcome of any two of the dice outcomes prior to a sevening out, wherein repetition of a number of any previously made point is ignored with respect to the proposition bet, and wherein a natural winner or loser of the initial come out is ignored; and

paying a pay-out for each player wager indication based upon the made points accumulated and the schedule.

Assignments (11)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2022
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; WMS GAMING INC.; BALLY GAMING, INC.; DON BEST SPORTS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059756/0397 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (RELEASES REEL/FRAME 034530/0318) Recorded Nov 5, 2018
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; BALLY GAMING, INC.; WMS GAMING INC.
Reel/Frame 047924/0701 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 11, 2018
From: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; BALLY GAMING, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045909/0513 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; BALLY GAMING, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 044889/0662 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (RELEASES RF 031744/0825) Recorded Jul 25, 2017
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: SHFL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,FORMERLY KNOWN AS SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.
Reel/Frame 043326/0668 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 4, 2014
From: BALLY GAMING, INC; SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC; WMS GAMING INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 034530/0318 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 3, 2014
From: BALLY GAMING, INC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 034535/0094 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2014
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: SHFL ENTERTAINMENT, INC; ARCADE PLANET, INC.; BALLY GAMING, INC; BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC.; BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; SIERRA DESIGN GROUP
Reel/Frame 034501/0049 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 18, 2014
From: SHFL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
To: BALLY GAMING, INC.
Reel/Frame 033766/0248 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 20, 2014
From: SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.
To: SHFL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Reel/Frame 032092/0407 →
AMENDED AND RESTATED PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 30, 2013
From: SHFL ENTERTAINMENT, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 031744/0825 →