Roulette game with a randomly selected bonus

Abstract

A method and assembly for playing roulette wherein normal bets are placed by players and a roulette wheel having a plurality of pocket numbers is rotated to randomly receive a ball by chance to determine a winning roulette number. The invention is characterized by randomly selecting a plurality of numbers as bonus game numbers, randomly selecting a plurality of numbers as player positions, randomly selecting a bonus odds prize, and awarding the selected player a bonus payout on all winning bets.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of playing roulette comprising the steps of; 
 placing roulette bets by at least one player,    rotating a roulette wheel ( 14 ) having a circular periphery and a plurality of ball receptor pockets ( 16 ) each having a different number and disposed about the circular periphery thereof,    moving a ball ( 18 ) about a ball track ( 20 ) above the pockets ( 16 ) for falling into one of the pockets ( 16 ) by chance to determine a winning roulette number,    randomly selecting a plurality of numbers as bonus game numbers,    randomly selecting a plurality of numbers as player positions,    selecting a bonus prize by virtue of the randomness of a roulette wheel awarding the selected player a bonus payout.    
     
     
         2 . A method as set forth in  claim 1  further defined as awarding the selected player bonus pay-outs on any winning bets.  
     
     
         3 . A method as set forth in  claim 2  including selecting odds and applying the odds to the winning bets of the selected player.  
     
     
         4 . A method as set forth in  claim 3  further defined as randomly selecting the odds.  
     
     
         5 . A method as set forth in  claim 4  including establishing a table of different odds and applying the table of odds to different roulette numbers each time the wheel is spun.  
     
     
         6 . An assembly for playing roulette comprising; 
 an area for placing roulette bets by at least one player,    a roulette wheel ( 14 ) having a circular periphery and a plurality of ball receptor pockets ( 16 ) each having a different number and disposed about the circular periphery thereof,    a ball ( 18 ),    a ball track ( 20 ) above the pockets ( 16 ) for depositing the ball ( 18 ) into one of the pockets ( 16 ) by chance to determine a winning roulette number,    said assembly characterized by a processor ( 22 ) for    randomly selecting a plurality of numbers as bonus game numbers,    randomly selecting a plurality of numbers as player positions,    randomly selecting a bonus prize    awarding the selected player a bonus payout.