US2001005690A1PendingUtilityA1

Gaming Apparatus

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Priority: Dec 7, 1999Filed: Dec 6, 2000Published: Jun 28, 2001
Est. expiryDec 7, 2019(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Anthony Boulton
A63F 5/00A63F 2009/2442A63F 5/0088
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Claims

Abstract

Gaming apparatus ( 10 ) comprising a body ( 12 ) on which is presented a tangible or virtual roulette-type wheel ( 14 ), a plurality of tangible or virtual balls ( 16 ) locatable on the wheel ( 14 ), sensor means ( 18 ) operable to sense location of the balls ( 16 ) on the wheel ( 14 ) and comparison means ( 20 ) operable to compare the location of the balls ( 16 ) and pre-selected locations inputted into the apparatus ( 10 ) by a player, whereby to enable determination of the success of the player.

Claims

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1 . Gaming apparatus comprising: 
 a body,    a roulette-type wheel presented on said body,    a plurality of balls locatable on the wheel,    a sensor means operable to sense location of the balls on the wheel, and    a comparison means operable to compare the location of said balls and pre-selected locations inputted into the apparatus by a player, whereby to enable determination of the success of a player.    
     
     
         2 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 1   , in which a control means is provided to enable selective introduction of the balls to the wheel.  
     
     
         3 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 2   , in which a means is provided to enable removal of balls from location on the wheel for supply to the control means.  
     
     
         4 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 3   , in which the ball removal means comprises a moveable base of the wheel on which balls rest when located and which is moveable to a position in which it enables the balls to move from the wheel.  
     
     
         5 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 3   , in which a collection means is provided to collect balls removed from the wheel.  
     
     
         6 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 5   , in which the control means provides for selective blowing of balls from the collection means for reintroduction to the wheel.  
     
     
         7 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 1   , in which the balls are permanently resting on the wheel to be selectively moveable for random location during use.  
     
     
         8 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 7   , in which the balls are moveable upon rotation of the wheel.  
     
     
         9 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 8   , in which the apparatus comprises a selection means to enable a player to pre-select locations on the wheel before or during movement of the balls.  
     
     
         10 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 9   , in which the selection means enables a player to pre-select the same number of areas as balls on or to be introduced to the wheel.  
     
     
         11 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 10   , in which the number of areas is determined by the value of credit inserted in the apparatus.  
     
     
         12 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 2   , in which the apparatus comprises a selection means to enable a player to pre-select locations on the wheel before or during introduction of the balls.  
     
     
         13 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 12   , in which the selection means enables a player to pre-select the same number of areas as balls on or to be introduced to the wheel.  
     
     
         14 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 13   , in which the number of area is determined by the value of credit inserted in the apparatus.  
     
     
         15 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 1   , in which the comparison means comprises a processing unit operable to receive signals from the sensor means indicating the location of balls on the wheel and signals from the selection means indicating the area(s) pre-selected by a player, to compare these and to determine whether the player has successfully pre-selected one or more areas on which one or more balls have located, and to control the award or win according to the degree of pre-selection success.  
     
     
         16 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 1   , in which a removal means is provided to remove the balls from location in the respective areas following completion of the game.  
     
     
         17 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 16   , in which the removal means comprises means to move the wheel sufficiently quickly or otherwise to dislodge or allow for movement of the balls from location on the wheel.  
     
     
         18 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 1   , in which the roulette wheel comprises the image of a wheel such as a video image.  
     
     
         19 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in    claim 1   , in which the balls comprise images of balls or similar such objects.

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