Granted Patent B2

US 8,920,238 · App. 13/665,991 · Granted Dec 30, 2014

Inventor: Jay Chun (Hong Kong, CN)

Abstract

Claims (22)

1. A gaming system comprising a main cabinet in a casino and a computer server, the system comprising:

a mechanism in a main cabinet in a casino for selecting and playing, by a player, one or more live casino game(s) from a plurality of live casino games being played at a plurality of tables spaced away from said main cabinet;

a switching mechanism in said main cabinet in a casino for selecting and playing one or more casino slot machine game(s) by said player,

at least one first portion of a first screen in said main cabinet in a casino for displaying the one or more live-casino game(s) to said player wherein the one or more live casino game(s) is a game offered in at least one casino resort, wherein a results history for each table is displayed in said at least one first portion of a first screen to provide a results history display,

at least one or more second additional portion of a screen in said main cabinet in a casino for displaying at least one casino slot machine game(s) to said player wherein said casino slot machine game(s) is offered in at least one casino resort, wherein said screen may be the same as or different than said first screen,

wherein the switching mechanism for selecting and playing one or more casino slot machine game(s) is adapted to allow the player to switch between the plurality of live casino games and at least one casino slot machine games according to at least the results history display for each table.

2. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the computer server is a stand alone server or included in the mechanism for selecting and playing one or more live casino game(s).

3. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more live casino game(s) is a live baccarat game, a felt-table game, poker game, Sic Bo game, a Roulette game, a Fish-Prawn-Crab game, or a Wheel of Fortune game.

4. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the casino slot machine game is a video server based game.

5. The gaming system of claim 4 , wherein the casino slot machine game is a video server based slot machine game.

6. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the switching mechanism for selecting and playing one or more live casino game(s) comprises a touch screen.

7. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the switching mechanism for selecting and playing one or more casino slot machine game(s) comprises a touch screen.

8. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of a first screen(s) and at least one or more second additional portion of a screen for displaying the one or more live-casino game(s) comprises a upper screen and a lower screen.

9. The gaming system of claim 8 , wherein the upper screen and the lower screen are connected through a connection mechanism.

10. The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the connection mechanism comprises a hinge(s) or an arm(s).

11. The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the connection mechanism comprises at least one hinge, allowing the at least one screen for displaying the casino slot machine game to be folded to the main cabinet to cover up the upper screen.

12. The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the connection mechanism comprises a metallic arm(s).

13. The gaming system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one screen for displaying the casino slot machine game(s) is either connected to and integratedly extended from the upper screen or the lower screen.

14. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more live casino game(s) are connected to the computer server by a wired or wireless network.

15. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more live casino game(s) are offered in a single casino resort.

16. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more live casino game(s) are offered in multiple casino resorts.

17. The gaming system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one screen for displaying the casino slot machine game(s) is folded or fixed.

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Continuity (9)