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Granted Patent B2
US 10,593,160 · App. 16/383,810 · Granted Mar 17, 2020

System and method for providing a baccarat game based on financial market indicators

Inventors: Dean P. Alderucci (Westport, CT); Lee M. Amaitis (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
Assignee: CFPH, LLC
G07F17/3288G07F17/32G07F17/3227G07F17/3244G07F17/3293
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,593,160
App. No.
16/383,810
Granted
Mar 17, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system comprises a client operable to communicate a bet regarding a baccarat game. The system further comprises a controller communicably coupled to the client and operable to determine a result of the baccarat game, the result based at least in part upon one or more digits of at least one financial market indicator at a configurable point in time. The controller is further operable to determine an outcome of the bet based at least in part on the determined result.

Claims (109)

1. A system, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory configured to store instructions that when executed by the at least one processor control to:

receive a bet regarding a card game;

determine at least one card of a first hand and at least one card of a second hand, wherein at least one of a card of the first hand or a card of the second hand is determined based at least in part on one or more digits of at least one financial market indicator;

display the first hand and the second hand;

determine a result of the card game based at least in part on the first hand and the second hand;

determine at least one of an outcome of the bet or a respective payout based at least in part on the determined result; and

display at least one of the outcome or the respective payout.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

a first digit from a first financial market indicator is associated with the first hand;

a second digit from a second financial market indicator is associated with the second hand;

a bet on the first hand wins if the first digit is greater than the second digit;

a bet on the second hand wins if the second digit is greater than the first digit; and

a bet on a tie wins if the first digit is equal to the second digit.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

determining the result comprises:

associating a first digit with the first hand, the first digit identified from a first decimal place of a first financial market indicator;

associating a second digit with the second hand, the second digit identified from a second decimal place of the first financial indicator, wherein the first decimal place is different than the second decimal place; and

comparing the first digit with the second digit; and

a bet on the first hand wins if the first digit is greater than the second digit;

a bet on the second hand wins if the second digit is greater than the first digit; and

a bet on a tie wins if the first digit is equal to the second digit.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a controller operable to determine the first hand and the second hand, wherein:

a first digit from a first financial market indicator corresponds to a first card in the first hand;

a second digit from the first financial market indicator corresponds to a second card in the first hand;

a third digit from a second financial market indicator corresponds to a first card in the second hand; and

a fourth digit from the second financial market indicator corresponds to a second card in the second hand.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein:

determining the result comprises determining a first hand total and a second hand total;

a bet on the first hand wins if the first hand total is greater than the second hand total;

a bet on the second hand wins if the second hand total is greater than the first hand total; and

a bet on a tie wins if the first hand total is equal to the second hand total.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein:

if the first hand total warrants a third card according to a card game tableau, the controller is further operable to identify a fifth digit from at least one given financial market indicator, the fifth digit corresponding to the third card in the first hand; and

if the second hand total warrants a third card according to the card game tableau, the controller is further operable to identify a sixth digit from at least one given financial market indicator, the sixth digit corresponding to the third card in the second hand.

7. The system of claim 4 , wherein determining the result comprises determining a first hand total based at least in part on:

adding the first digit and the second digit; and

if the first hand total is 10 or greater, subtracting 10 from the first hand total.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a controller operable to determine the first hand, wherein the determination comprises:

mapping a first digit from a first financial market indicator to a particular row in a matrix of cards;

mapping a second digit from a second financial market indicator to a particular column in a matrix of cards;

identifying a card in the matrix at an intersection of the particular row and the particular column; and

dealing the identified card to the first hand.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the determination of the first hand is based at least in part on financial market information from a first time; and

the controller is further operable to determine the second hand based at least in part on second financial market information from a second time.

10. A method comprising:

receiving a bet regarding a card game;

determining by at least one processor at least one card of a first hand and at least one card of a second hand, wherein at least one of a card of the first hand or a card of the second hand is determined based at least in part on one or more digits of at least one financial market indicator;

displaying the first hand and the second hand;

determining a result of the card game based at least in part on the first hand and the second hand;

determining at least one of an outcome of the bet or a respective payout based at least in part on the determined result; and

displaying at least one the outcome or the respective payout.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein:

a first digit from a first financial market indicator is associated with the first hand;

a second digit from a second financial market indicator is associated with the second hand;

a bet on the first hand wins if the first digit is greater than the second digit;

a bet on the second hand wins if the second digit is greater than the first digit; and

a bet on a tie wins if the first digit is equal to the second digit.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein:

determining the result comprises:

associating a first digit with the first hand, the first digit identified from a first decimal place of a first financial market indicator;

associating a second digit with the second hand, the second digit identified from a second decimal place of the first financial indicator, wherein the first decimal place is different than the second decimal place; and

comparing the first digit with the second digit; and

a bet on the first hand wins if the first digit is greater than the second digit;

a bet on the second hand wins if the second digit is greater than the first digit; and a bet on a tie wins if the first digit is equal to the second digit.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising determining the first hand and the second hand, wherein:

a first digit from a first financial market indicator corresponds to a first card in the first hand;

a second digit from the first financial market indicator corresponds to a second card in the first hand;

a third digit from a second financial market indicator corresponds to a first card in the second hand; and

a fourth digit from the second financial market indicator corresponds to a second card in the second hand.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein:

determining the result comprises determining a first hand total and a second hand total;

a bet on the first hand wins if the first hand total is greater than the second hand total;

a bet on the second hand wins if the second hand total is greater than the first hand total; and

a bet on a tie wins if the first hand total is equal to the second hand total.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

if the first hand total warrants a third card according to a card game tableau, identifying a fifth digit from at least one given financial market indicator, the fifth digit corresponding to the third card in the first hand; and

if the second hand total warrants a third card according to the card game tableau, identifying a sixth digit from at least one given financial market indicator, the sixth digit corresponding to the third card in the second hand.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein determining the result comprises determining the first hand total based at least in part on:

adding the first digit and the second digit; and

if the first hand total is 10 or greater, subtracting 10 from the first hand total.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising determining the first hand, wherein the determination comprises:

mapping a first digit from a first financial market indicator to a particular row in a matrix of cards;

mapping a second digit from a second financial market indicator to a particular column in a matrix of cards;

identifying a card in the matrix at an intersection of the particular row and the particular column; and

dealing the identified card to the first hand.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the determination of the first hand is based at least in part on financial market information from a first time, and further comprising determining the second hand based at least in part on second financial market information from a second time.

19. A system, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory configured to store instructions that when executed by the at least one processor control to:

receive a bet regarding a card game;

determine at least one card of a first hand and at least one card of a second hand,

wherein at least one of the card of the first hand or the card of the second hand is determined based at least in part upon one or more digits of at least one non-random value disassociated from the card game;

display the first hand and the second hand;

determine a result of the card game based at least in part on the first hand and the second hand;

determine at least one of an outcome of the bet or a respective payout based at least in part on the determined result; and

display at least one of the outcome or the respective payout.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the at least one non-random value is at least one of:

a financial market indicator;

a local or national death rate;

a local or national birth rate;

an amount of collected taxes;

a time of day;

a temperature in a particular location;

an amount of national debt;

an amount of power consumption or power output; or

a result in a sporting event.

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