System and method for controlling operation of a game device
A system and method includes a game server configured to provide a game to a plurality of players, at least one target device in communication with the game server, the at least one target device including a software controller to provide a virtual dealer, the software controller executing a program to allow the virtual dealer to finalize wagers made on an instance of the game after one or more players have entered a wager, deal cards for the card game, and determine an outcome based on the cards dealt, and at least one player device in communication with the game server to allow access to the at least one target device, each player device programmed to allow each respective player to enter a wager on the instance of the game; and display the outcome of the instance of the game to the player.
1. A system, comprising:
a game server configured to provide a game to a plurality of players, wherein the game is a card game;
at least one target device in communication with the game server, the at least one target device including a software controller to provide a virtual dealer, the software controller executing a program to allow the virtual dealer to:
finalize wagers made on an instance of the game after one or more players have entered a wager;
deal a plurality of cards for the card game; and
determine an outcome of the card game based on the cards dealt;
at least one player device in communication with the game server to allow access to the at least one target device, each at least one player device programmed to:
allow each respective player to enter a wager on the instance of the game; and
display the outcome of the instance of the game to the player; and
wherein the game server creates a room map by partitioning rooms, wherein the gamer server projects a local room map onto the software controller, and wherein the software controller partitions a room by a number of the at least one player device.
2. A system, as set forth in claim 1 , including a Random Number Generator to derive the dealt cards.
3. A system, as set forth in claim 1 , including a fixed odds database to derive the dealt cards.
4. A system, as set forth in claim 1 , including a physical Bingo Ball Draw engine to derive the dealt cards.
5. A system, as set forth in claim 1 , including an electronic Bingo Ball Draw engine to derive the dealt cards.
6. A system, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the dealt cards are virtual cards.
7. A system, as set forth in claim 1 , including chips for placing wagers on the dealt cards, wherein the chips are virtual chips.
8. A system, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the at least one player device is a mobile device.
9. A system, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the virtual dealer receives one of chips and cash from the players.
10. A system, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the at least one target device is a table game.
11. A control method for a system, the system including a game server, at least one target device, and at least one player device, the game server is configured to provide a game to a plurality of players, the game being a card game, the at least one target device including a software controller to provide a virtual dealer; the at least one player device allowing access to the at least one target device, the method including the steps of:
creating a room map, by the game server, by partitioning rooms;
projecting, by the game server, a local room map onto the software controller;
partitioning a room, by the software controller, by a number of the at least one player device;
allowing each respective player to enter a wager on the instance of the game;
finalizing wagers made on an instance of the game after one or more players have entered a wager;
dealing a plurality of cards for the card game;
determining an outcome of the card game based on the cards dealt; and
displaying the outcome of the instance of the game to the player.
12. The control method as set forth in claim 11 including the step of deriving the dealt cards by a Random Number Generator.
13. The control method as set forth in claim 11 including the step of deriving the dealt cards by a fixed odds database.
14. The control method as set forth in claim 11 including the step of deriving the dealt cards by a physical Bingo Ball Draw engine.
15. The control method as set forth in claim 11 including the step of deriving the dealt cards by an electronic Bingo Ball Draw engine.
16. The control method as set forth in claim 11 including the step of deriving the dealt cards by virtual cards.
17. The control method as set forth in claim 11 including the step of placing wagers on the dealt cards using chips, wherein the chips are virtual chips.
18. The control method as set forth in claim 11 , wherein the at least one player device is a mobile device.
19. The control method as set forth in claim 11 including the step of receiving by the virtual dealer one of chips and cash from the players.
20. The control method as set forth in claim 11 , wherein the at least one target device is a table game.
21. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by a processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:
create a room map by partitioning rooms;
project a local room map onto a software controller;
partition a room by a number of the at least one player device;
allow each respective player to enter a wager on the instance of the game;
allow a virtual dealer to finalize wagers made on an instance of the game after one or more players have entered a wager;
allow the virtual dealer to deal a plurality of cards for the card game;
allow the virtual dealer to determine an outcome of the card game based on the cards dealt; and
display, on the at least one player device, the outcome of the instance of the game to the player.