US2005253333A1PendingUtilityA1

Gaming apparatus

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: May 14, 2004Filed: May 13, 2005Published: Nov 17, 2005
Est. expiryMay 14, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Anthony Boulton
A63F 5/0088A63F 5/00A63F 2009/2402G07F 17/326
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Abstract

Gaming apparatus comprising a roulette arrangement operable to provide first and second roulette games and a selection arrangement operable by a user for selecting one play symbol for the first roulette game and for selecting at least one further play symbol for the second roulette game. A method of operating gaming apparatus is also provided.

Claims

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1 . Gaming apparatus comprising a roulette arrangement operable to provide a game comprising first and second roulette games, and a selection arrangement operable by a user for selecting one play symbol for the first roulette game and for selecting at least one further play symbol for the second roulette game.  
   
   
       2 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the selection arrangement is operable for selecting at least two further play symbols for the second roulette game.  
   
   
       3 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the selection arrangement is operable by a user for selecting said one play symbol for the first roulette game prior to play of the first roulette game.  
   
   
       4 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the selection arrangement is operable by a user for selecting said further play symbols for the second roulette game following play of the first roulette game.  
   
   
       5 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 4 , in which the selection arrangement is operable by a user for selecting said further symbols following successful play of the first roulette game.  
   
   
       6 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the selection arrangement is operable by a user for selecting said one play symbol for the first roulette game and said further play symbol(s) for the second roulette game prior to play of the first roulette game.  
   
   
       7 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the selection arrangement enables a user to select the same play symbol for the or one or more of the further play symbols as the said one play symbol.  
   
   
       8 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the roulette arrangement is operable to generate one play symbol for the first roulette game.  
   
   
       9 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the roulette arrangement is operable to generate at least one further play symbol for the second roulette game.  
   
   
       10 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 9 , in which the roulette arrangement is operable to generate said at least one further play symbol following selection of said further play symbol(s) by a user.  
   
   
       11 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 9 , in which the further play symbols are generated sequentially during successive operations of the roulette arrangement.  
   
   
       12 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 9 , in which the roulette arrangement is operable to generate said further play symbols during a single operation of the roulette arrangement.  
   
   
       13 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 9 , in which the roulette arrangement is operable to generate a number of play symbols in the second roulette game corresponding to the number of further play symbols selected by the user for the second roulette game.  
   
   
       14 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 9 , in which the arrangement is operable to generate said further play symbols following successful play of the first roulette game.  
   
   
       15 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the gaming apparatus includes a storage arrangement for storing said selected one play symbol for the first roulette game and for storing said selected further play symbol(s) for the second roulette game.  
   
   
       16 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 15 , in which the gaming apparatus includes a comparator for comparing said stored selected one play symbol with said generated one play symbol.  
   
   
       17 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 16 , in which the comparator provides for play of the second roulette game when said stored selected one play symbol corresponds with said generated one play symbol.  
   
   
       18 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 16 , in which the comparator is also arranged to compare the stored selected further play symbol(s) with said generated further play symbol(s).  
   
   
       19 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 16 , in which the gaming apparatus includes win providing means associated with the comparator for providing a win when a predetermined combination of selected and generated play symbols is achieved during the first game.  
   
   
       20 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 19 , in which the win providing means only provides a win if the order of selection of the said further play symbols is the same as the order of generation of the further play symbols.  
   
   
       21 . Gaming apparatus as claimed in  claim 19 , in which the win providing means provides a win upon a predetermined degree of correspondence between the selected and generated symbols being achieved.  
   
   
       22 . A method of operating gaming apparatus including a roulette arrangement operable to provide a game comprising first and second roulette games, the method comprising selecting one play symbol for the first roulette game and selecting at least one further play symbol for the second roulette game.  
   
   
       23 . A method as claimed in  claim 22 , in which the method comprises selecting said one play symbol and said at least one further play symbols prior to play of the first roulette game.  
   
   
       24 . A method as claimed in  claim 22 , in which the method comprises selecting at least two further play symbols for the second roulette game.  
   
   
       25 . A method as claimed in  claim 22 , in which the method comprises selecting said one play symbol for the first roulette game and subsequently playing the first roulette game.  
   
   
       26 . A method as claimed in  claim 24 , in which the method comprises selecting said at least two further play symbols following successful play of the first roulette game.  
   
   
       27 . A method as claimed in  claim 24 , in which the method comprises playing the second roulette game following selection of said at least two further play symbols.  
   
   
       28 . A method as claimed in  claim 22 , in which the step of selecting the further play symbol comprises selecting the same play symbol for the or one or more of the further play symbol(s) as the user selected as the said one play symbol.  
   
   
       29 . A method as claimed in  claim 22 , in which the method comprises storing said selected one play symbol and said selected further play symbol(s).  
   
   
       30 . A method as claimed in  claim 22 , in which the method comprises generating one play symbol for the first roulette game.  
   
   
       31 . A method as claimed in  claim 22 , in which the method comprises generating at least one further play symbol for the second roulette game following selection of said further play symbol(s) by a user.  
   
   
       32 . A method as claimed in  claim 31 , in which the method comprises generating the further play symbols sequentially during successive operations of the roulette arrangement.  
   
   
       33 . A method as claimed in  claim 32 , in which the method comprises generating the further play symbol(s) during a single operation of the roulette arrangement.  
   
   
       34 . A method as claimed in  claim 31 , in which the method comprises generating a number of further play symbols for the second roulette game corresponding to the number of further play symbols selected by the user for the second roulette game.  
   
   
       35 . A method as claimed in  claim 31 , in which the step of playing the second roulette game comprises playing a plurality of individual games, each of said further play symbols being generated by each of the individual games.  
   
   
       36 . A method as claimed in  claim 31 , in which the further play symbols may only be generated following successful play of the first roulette game.  
   
   
       37 . A method as claimed in  claim 30 , in which the method comprises comparing said selected one play symbol with said generated one play symbol for the first roulette game and enabling play of the second roulette game when said selected one play symbol and said generated one play symbol correspond.  
   
   
       38 . A method as claimed in  claim 31 , in which the method comprises comparing stored selected further play symbols with said generated further play symbols for the second roulette game and providing a win when a predetermined combination of selected and generated play symbols is achieved during the first and/or second and/or both games.  
   
   
       39 . A method as claimed in  claim 30 , in which the method comprises providing a win when said selected one play symbol corresponds to said generated one play symbol.  
   
   
       40 . A method as claimed in  claim 31 , in which the method comprises providing a win when the selected further play symbol(s) correspond to further play symbol(s) generated for said second game.  
   
   
       41 . A method as claimed in  claim 40 , in which the method comprises providing a win if the order of selection of the said further play symbols is the same as the order of generation of the further play symbols.  
   
   
       42 . A method as claimed in  claim 31 , in which the method comprises providing a win upon a predetermined degree of correspondence between the selected play symbols and the generated play symbols being achieved.

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