US2006244218A1PendingUtilityA1

Methods of playing Pai Gow games

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 29, 2005Filed: Apr 17, 2006Published: Nov 2, 2006
Est. expiryApr 29, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Michael Y. FrankelPeter FrankelSusan Frankel
A63F 2001/005A63F 3/00157
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Abstract

A method of playing Pai Gow Poker card or tile games include the steps of (a) affording each player an opportunity to place a SIDE BET; (b) affording each player an opportunity to place an ANTE wager to participate in the game; (c) randomly determining an order of dealing hands to players; (d) resolving the SIDE BET wagers based upon the result of the step of randomly determining an order of dealing hands to players according to a predetermined payout table. A set of three dice may be used to randomly determine the order of dealing the hands to players and the payoff table may include various payoff odds associated with predetermined results of rolls of the set of dice. The payout table may include payouts for rolling the same number on all three dice or payouts for rolling sequential numbers on all three dice. A gaming table layout may comprise a plurality of designated wager zones at each player position to enable a player to place a chip or token within one or more of the wager zones to make a SIDE BET on one or more of the predetermined winning results prior to play of the game. The game may be played on a variety of media, including regular paper playing cards or tiles at a table and electronic media, such as video machines at gaming establishments, standalone personal computers, personal computers on a network, and personal digital assistants (PDAs)

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1 . A method of playing a Pai Gow card or tile game comprising the steps of: 
 (a) affording each player an opportunity to place at least one SIDE BET;    (b) affording each player an opportunity to place at least one ANTE wager to participate in the game,    (c) randomly determining an order of dealing hands to players by generating at least two indicia randomly selected from at least two sets of indicia;    (d) after step (c) resolving said SIDE BET wagers based upon the result of said step of randomly determining an order of dealing hands to players according to a predetermined payout table which includes at least one payout amount paid when a player wagers that said at least two indicia match; and    (e) after step (c) resolving said ANTE wager.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step (c) comprises rolling at least two dice.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step (c) comprises rolling three dice.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said Pai Gow game is played on a live casino gaming table.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said Pai Gow game is played on an electronic video gaming machine.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said Pai Gow game is played on a personal computer.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the placement of the SIDE BET in step (a) is optional.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the placement of the SIDE BET in step (a) is mandatory.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step (c) consists of rolling three dice.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step (c) consists of generating three random numbers.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said payout table includes payouts for winning wagers of one-one-one; two-two-two; three-three-three; four-four-four; five-five-five; six-six-six; and any three matching numbers.  
   
   
       12 . A method of playing a Pai Gow card or tile game comprising the steps of: 
 (a) affording each player an opportunity to place at least one SIDE BET;    (b) affording each player an opportunity to place at least one ANTE wager to participate in the game,    (c) randomly determining an order of dealing hands to players by generating at least two indicia randomly selected from at least two sets of indicia;    (d) after step (c) resolving said SIDE BET wagers based upon the result of said step of randomly determining an order of dealing hands to players according to a predetermined payout table which includes at least one payout amount when a player wagers that said at least two indicia are in sequential order; and    (e) after step (c) resolving said ANTE wager.    
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein step (c) comprises rolling at least two dice.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein step (c) comprises rolling three dice.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said Pai Gow game is played on a live casino gaming table.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said Pai Gow game is played on an electronic video gaming machine.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said Pai Gow game is played on a personal computer.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the placement of the SIDE BET in step (a) is optional.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the placement of the SIDE BET in step (a) is mandatory.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein step (c) consists of rolling three dice.  
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein step (c) consists of generating three random numbers.  
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein said payout table includes payouts for winning wagers of one-two-three; two-three-four; four-five-six; and any three sequential numbers.  
   
   
       23 . A method of playing a Pai Gow card or tile game comprising the steps of: 
 (a) affording each player an opportunity to place at least one SIDE BET;    (b) affording each player an opportunity to place at least one ANTE wager to participate in the game,    (c) randomly determining an order of dealing hands to players by generating at least two indicia randomly selected from at least two sets of indicia;    (d) after step (c) resolving said SIDE BET wagers based upon the result of said step of randomly determining an order of dealing hands to players according to a predetermined payout table which includes payouts for predetermined combinations of indicia selected from the group consisting of matching indicia and sequential indicia; and    (e) after step (c) resolving said ANTE wager.    
   
   
       24 . A method of playing a Pai Gow card or tile game comprising the steps of: 
 (a) affording each player an opportunity to place at least one SIDE BET;    (b) affording each player an opportunity to place at least one ANTE wager to participate in the game,    (c) randomly determining an order of dealing hands to players by generating at least three indicia randomly selected from at least three identical sets of indicia;    (d) after step (c) resolving said SIDE BET wagers based upon the result of said step of randomly determining an order of dealing hands to players according to a predetermined payout table which includes payouts for predetermined combinations of indicia selected from the group consisting of matching indicia and sequential indicia; and    (e) after step (c) resolving said ANTE wager.    
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein each player has identical SIDE BET wagering options.  
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the placement of the SIDE BET in step (a) is optional.  
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the placement of the SIDE BET in step (a) is mandatory.

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