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Granted Patent B2
US 9,997,013 · App. 15/376,841 · Granted Jun 12, 2018

Gaming table, novel event generator and method of altering underlying games on the game table

Inventor: Mark A. Litman (Edina, MN)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,997,013
App. No.
15/376,841
Granted
Jun 12, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gaming system enables enhancement of wagering outcomes using: a) a gaming table having a game play surface for multiple players; b) a programmable electronic random number generator; c) a player input control at a player position; d) a display system capable of indicating a secondary random event outcome provided by the programmable electronic random number generator for each of the multiple players; and e) the random number generator configured to control of a display individual player position secondary random events determined by the random number generator. The gaming system is configured so that i) after at least one wager has been locked in at a player position, ii) the secondary random event for the player position is indicated and locked into the display system for a round of play of an underlying primary wagering event at the gaming table.

Claims (8)

1. A gaming system for enabling enhancement of wagering outcomes comprising:

a) a gaming table having a game play surface with individual player positions for multiple players to receive individual hands of at least two physical playing cards and at least one dedicated position for placement of a wager;

b) a programmable electronic random number generator;

c) a player input control at each of the individual player positions;

d) a display system at each individual player position capable of indicating a secondary random event outcome provided by the programmable electronic random number generator for each of the multiple player positions; and

e) the random number generator controlling display on the display system of each individual player position secondary random event for each player position as determined by the random number generator from differently weighted secondary random events consisting of between 2-10 differently weighted secondary random events;

wherein the display of individual player position secondary random events is always locked on the display system of each individual player display system as virtual symbols or quantities of lights after a wager has been placed at one of the multiple player positions and before each individual player position has viewed any physical playing cards delivered to each individual player position; and

wherein the individual player position secondary random event acts as a special marking on individual ones of the physical playing cards delivered to each individual player position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2016
From: LITMAN, MARK A.
To: MARK A. LITMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.A.
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Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 14789995 · Jul 2, 2015
Continuation In Part 14805863 · Jul 22, 2015
Continuation In Part 14829800 · Aug 19, 2015
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