Method and apparatus for wagering or entertainment based on outcomes of indicia

Abstract

A method and apparatus of playing a game based on numerical outcomes is disclosed. In one embodiment, the game is played utilizing a playing surface, a pair of dice, and a marker used to indicate wagers corresponding to the realized numerical outcome. In one embodiment, the method of play comprises one or more players placing wagers on betting locations associated with numerical outcomes being realized, a dealer generating a numerical outcome, and the dealer collecting losing wagers and paying out winning wagers based on a comparison of the bets in relation to the numerical outcome. The betting locations may be grouped into a one roll region, a before a predetermined number region, an odds betting region, and a hardway betting region.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A method of playing a wagering game utilizing indicia comprising: 
 receiving wagers on one or more betting locations in one or more betting regions wherein each betting location is associated with an outcome of the indicia, wherein the betting regions comprise one or more one roll bets regions, one or more before a predetermined number bets regions with associated one or more odds bet regions;    receiving at least one wager in the odds bet region;    generating a numerical outcome using the indicia after the receiving of wagers;    assessing the realized numerical outcome in relation to the wagers on the one or more betting locations;    collecting all non-winning wagers from all betting regions; and    paying all winning wagers.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the indicia comprise dice.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein winning wagers comprise one roll bets associated on the numerical outcome.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising a hardway betting region and wherein odds betting region is associated with the hardway betting region.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined number comprises seven and the before a predetermined number bets comprise betting locations corresponding to numerical outcomes two through six and eight through twelve.  
     
     
         6 . A method of playing a wagering game facilitated by a dealer(s) and played by one or more bettors comprising: 
 receiving one or more wagers by one or more bettors on one or more betting locations within any of a first betting region, a second betting region, or a third betting region, wherein each betting location denotes a numerical outcome;    generating one or more numerical outcomes using one or more indicia to generate a realized numerical outcome;    collecting all wagers within the first betting region except those in a betting location associated with the realized numerical outcome;    assessing if the realized numerical outcome is equal to a predetermined value;    collecting all wagers from all betting regions external to the first betting region if the realized numerical outcome is equal to the predetermined value;    paying all wagers within the first betting region corresponding to the betting location associated with the realized numerical outcome;    if the numerical outcome is not equal to the predetermined value, further comprising: 
 paying all wagers within the second betting region corresponding to a betting location associated with the realized numerical outcome; and  
 paying all wagers within the third betting region corresponding to a betting location associated with the realized numerical outcome.  
   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising assessing if the values of the indicia are identical; and 
 if the indicia are identical, the method further comprising: 
 paying all wagers within a fourth betting region corresponding to a betting location associated with the realized numerical outcome, and  
 leaving remaining wagers in the fourth betting region.  
   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the fourth betting region contains betting locations associated with numeric outcomes on two indicia of (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5), and (6, 6).  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the predetermined value comprises the value of seven.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein paying all wagers within the third betting region comprises paying true odds.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the indicia comprises one or more decks of cards.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the first betting region comprises betting locations labeled with numbers two through twelve.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the numerical outcomes may comprise the values two through twelve.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the second betting region consists of betting locations denoting the numerical values comprising 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the predetermined value equals a median value of all possible outcomes of the indicia.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the placing of wagers, the collecting of losing wagers, the paying of winning wagers is electronically simulated and played over a computing device and electronic display.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the one or more betting regions comprises one or a number of betting locations configured for wagering that a numerical outcome is above or below one or more specific values occurring two or more consecutive times.  
     
     
         18 . A method for offering a game comprising: 
 receiving one or more bets on any of one or more wagering locations on a gaming area, the wagering locations corresponding to a numeric outcome within a one roll region, a before a predetermined number region, and an odds region, wherein bets in the odds region may be made by a bettor after a bet is made in an associated location in the predetermined number region and wherein bets in the odds region may be made prior to generating a numeric outcome;    generating a numeric outcome;    providing an award to any bet placed on a wagering location that corresponds to the generated numeric outcome within the one roll region;    providing an award to any bet placed on a wagering location that corresponds to the generated numeric outcome within the before a predetermined number region; and    providing an award to any bet placed on a wagering locations in the odds region that is associated with the wagering location in the predetermined number region that corresponds to the generated numeric outcome.    
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the one roll region comprises a region containing wagering locations corresponding to the numeric outcomes of two through twelve.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the before a predetermined number region comprises a before-seven region.  
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 18 , further including receiving a hardway wager in a hardway betting region and receiving an odds wager on a hardway bet region.  
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein a bet on a numeric outcome in the predetermined number region comprises a bet that the indicia will generate a particular numeric outcome before generating the predetermined number.  
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the odds region comprises one or more wagering locations associated with one or more before a predetermined number regions and the odds region has a different award rate than winning bets in the predetermined number region.  
     
     
         24 . A method of providing a game comprising: 
 receiving one or more wagers on any of a one roll bet region, a before a predetermined number bet region, and an odds bet region, wherein each of the regions contains one or more betting locations associated with numerical values that may be generated during the game and wherein the receiving may occur either before or after generating a numeric outcome;    generating a numeric outcome;    comparing the numeric outcome to the betting locations on which wagers were placed;    providing an award to the wagers in the one roll bet region if the wagers are placed on betting locations associated with a numeric value that is identical to the numeric outcome and collecting all other wagers in the one roll bet region;    providing an award to the wagers in the before a predetermined number bet region if the wagers are placed on betting locations associated with a numeric value that is identical to the numeric outcome and leaving all other wagers in the before a predetermined number bet region but if the numeric outcome is the predetermined number then collecting all bets in the before a predetermined number bet region; and    providing an award to a wager in the odds betting region when providing an award to a corresponding wagers in the before a predetermined number bet region and collecting all wagers in the odds betting region if the numeric outcome comprises the predetermined number.    
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the receiving one or more wagers further comprises receiving a wager in a hardway bet region, the hardway bet region comprised on betting location associated with a numerical value obtained by adding two equal values; and 
 providing an award to a wager in the hardway bet region if the numerical outcome is equal to the numerical value associated with the betting location in the hardway bet region generated by adding two identical values.    
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the predetermined number is seven.  
     
     
         27 . An apparatus for playing a game based on numerical outcomes comprising: 
 a playing surface comprising: 
 a first betting region on the playing surface comprising a number of betting locations having a first set of numerical outcomes associated therewith;  
 a second betting region on the playing surface comprising a number of betting locations having a first set of numerical outcomes associated therewith;  
 a third betting region on the playing surface comprising a number of betting locations corresponding to betting locations associated with the betting locations of the second betting region;  
   an indicia used in generating a numerical outcome; and    a container for mixing the indicia prior to generating the numerical outcome.    
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein the first betting region comprises betting locations associated with numerical values comprising 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.  
     
     
         29 . The apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein the second betting region consists of betting locations associated with the first betting region, but not including a predetermined value.  
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 27 , further including one or more betting regions to accept wagers that a specific numeric outcome will occurs two or more consecutive times.  
     
     
         31 . The apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein the third betting region comprises a region for odds bets and each of the third betting regions is associated with one or more of the second betting regions.  
     
     
         32 . The apparatus of  claim 27 , further comprising a fourth betting area on the playing surface comprising a number of betting locations denoting a fourth set of numerical outcomes.  
     
     
         33 . The apparatus of  claim 32 , wherein the fourth betting region comprises betting locations for hardway bets.  
     
     
         34 . The apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein the indicia comprises a pair of dice.