Video gaming device and method of wagering on a virtual round of golf

Abstract

A video gaming device and method for wagering on a virtual round of golf or golf game comprising a video touch screen or display and a selector control panel including a plurality of selector control keys to selectively generate a plurality of golf stroke selections and control signals including golf stroke selection signals and wagering selection signals, and a microprocessor including game data comprising a plurality of wager selections and a plurality of club selections corresponding to the golf stroke selection signals and wagering selection signals and a predetermined game situation profile; a data processing section including logic to receive the golf stroke selection signal and control signals from the plurality of selector control keys to generate display signals in response to the club selection and control signals to be displayed on the video screen or display in response to operator input from the plurality of selector control keys and to generate a golf game play image on the video screen or display as the golf stroke executed against the predetermined golf game situation profile and display the wagering results.

1 . A video gaming device for wagering on a virtual round of golf or golf game comprising a video touch screen or display and a selector control panel including a plurality of selector control keys to selectively generate a plurality of golf stroke selections and a plurality of wage selections, and control signals including golf stroke selection signals and wagering selection signals, and a microprocessor including game data comprising a plurality of wager selections and a plurality of club selections corresponding to the golf stroke selection signals and wagering selection signals and a predetermined game situation profile; a data processing section including logic to receive the golf stroke selection signal and control signals from said plurality of selector control keys to generate display signals in response to the club selection and control signals to be displayed on the video screen or display in response to operator input from said plurality of selector control keys and to generate a golf game play image on the video screen or display to show the play of the golf ball relative to the tee, fairway, green and hole as the golf stroke executed against said predetermined golf game situation profile and display the wagering results.  
   
   
       2 . The video gaming device of  claim 1  wherein said microprocessor selects a club from said plurality of club selections and illuminates the corresponding golf stroke selections from said plurality of golf stroke selections to be executed by the players.  
   
   
       3 . The video gaming device of  claim 2  wherein the selection of the club of said plurality of club selections by said microprocessor is determined by the position of the golf ball relative to green and hole and hazards.  
   
   
       4 . The video gaming device of  claim 3  wherein said predetermined golf game situation profile comprises a menu driven random selection process.  
   
   
       5 . The video gaming device of  claim 2  wherein said predetermined golf game situation profile comprises a menu driven random selection process.  
   
   
       6 . The video gaming device and method of  claim 5  wherein said selector control panel comprises a plurality of selector control keys to generate game selections signals including said golf stroke selections and wagering selections and wager/payment mechanism comprises a plurality of apertures to receive payment by the player and means to generate a payment signal.  
   
   
       7 . The video gaming device and method of  claim 6  wherein said microprocessor includes game data comprising a plurality of wager selections and a plurality of play selections and a data processing section including logic receives the game selection signals from said selector control keys and payment signals from said wage/payment mechanism and to generate display signals in response to said game selection signals and payment signals to be displayed on said video screen in response to operator input from said selector control keys and wage information in response to input from said wager/payment mechanism, and to generate game play images on the video screen of individual selected play executed against the game plan of drives, strokes or putts and a game situation profile and display the wagering results.  
   
   
       8 . A video gaming device and method for wagering on a virtual round of golf comprising a game cabinet and base to operatively support a video screen and a selector control panel and a wager/payout mechanism and to house a microprocessor said selector control panel includes a plurality of selector control keys to selectively generate a corresponding plurality of game selections including play selection and wagering selection, wagering and display or viewing control signals fed to the microprocessor, said plurality of selector control keys comprises a plurality of game control keys to control the game including said play selection and plurality of wagering keys to select the amount of wagers including said wagering selection and a plurality of display keys to selectively display a corresponding plurality of menus or game information/data.  
   
   
       9 . The video gaming device and method of  claim 8  wherein said plurality of game control keys comprises a start/enter key and a cash out key and said plurality of wagering keys comprises keys of different monetary denominations.  
   
   
       10 . The video gaming device and method of  claim 9  wherein said plurality of display keys comprises a payoff or odds menu key, a money available/pending wager status key, a proposition wager menu key and a money wagered key.  
   
   
       11 . The video gaming device and method of  claim 8  wherein said wager/payment mechanism comprises a currency receptacle, a coin receptacle, a credit card slot and a credit card key pad and a cash return payout.  
   
   
       12 . The video gaming device and method of  claim 8  wherein said microprocessor includes game data comprising a plurality of wager selections and a plurality of stroke selections.  
   
   
       13 . The video gaming device and method of  claim 8  further comprising a data processing section including logic to receive said game selection signals from said selector control keys and said payment signals from said wage/payment mechanism and to generate display signals in response to said game selection signals and said payment signals to be displayed on said video screen in response to operator input from said selector control keys and wages information in response to input from said wager/payment mechanism, and to generate game play images on said video screen of individual executed strokes against the lay and a menu driven random outcome.  
   
   
       14 . The video gaming device and method of  claim 14  wherein said data processing section to receive, record, calculate, account and payout for the game transactions and plays.  
   
   
       15 . The video gaming device and method of  claim 13  wherein said game situation profile comprises a plurality of sets of drives, strokes and putts wherein plays within each said set is programmed game situation profile selects a drive, stroke or putt said the plurality of preselected drives, strokes or putts to play against the selected stroke.  
   
   
       16 . The video gaming device and method of  claim 15  wherein said data processing section records the player's bank or balance, wagers and calculates winnings/losses against the predetermined odds, displays amounts on said video screen along with the available stroke selections, selected and and executed strokes.