Gaming system and method for multiple play wagering

Abstract

A gaming method and system which allows a player to wager varying amounts on whether that player will have multiple consecutive wins, losses, or ties of a game of chance and having the option of withdrawing from a consecutive wins, loss or tie bet before reaching the number of consecutive wins, losses or ties originally selected and select a reduced payoff or to make a consecutive wins, losses or ties bet without selecting a predetermined number of consecutive wins, losses or ties and which provides a simplified arrangement for monitoring the progress of such bets made by one or more players, as well as providing a multiple outcome bet tracking system and mark matching system to protect against bet tampering.

1 - 30 . (canceled)  
   
   
       31 . A method of playing the game of five card draw poker, hold-em poker, seven card stud, five card stud, draw lowball and razz (seven card stud lowball), and all other variations of the game of poker wherein the casino's advantage dealing the game and the player's advantage playing opposite the dealer are exactly even, wherein the cards are dealt either face up or face down to each individual player and to the dealer or a common hand is dealt face up or face down for all players and another hand is dealt for the dealer face up, or face down, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a layout with a dealer spot and player spots; (b) providing a plurality of consecutive wins, losses or ties bet receiving regions for each player, each such region identifying a number of consecutive wins, losses or ties, starting with the number two and going up to a maximum number of chip receiving regions permitted by the game; (c) the player making a bet selecting a predetermined number of consecutive wins, losses or ties by placing the bet in one of a predetermined group of consecutive bet receiving regions for use by the player, each bet receiving region representing a different number of consecutive wins, losses or ties, the bet being of a denomination permitted by the casino or relevant gaming authority or the player making a bet selecting a predetermined number of consecutive wins, losses or ties by placing the bet in one chip receiving region for use of the player with a numbered lammer placed onto or to the side of the bet thereby indicating the number of consecutive wins, losses or ties to be attempted and the bet being of a denomination permitted by the casino or relevant gaming authority; (d) a dealer dealing the player and/or players and himself a predetermined number of cards dealt face up or face down or a dealer dealing a common hand for all players and one hand for the dealer face up or face down, as dictated by the rules of the game; (e) deciding the winner of the game in accordance with the rules of the relevant game of poker; (f) providing a lammer for use in monitoring a number of consecutive wins, losses or ties made by the player or providing a series of pre-numbered lammers for use in monitoring a number of consecutive wins, losses or ties to be attempted by the player, and a number of consecutive wins, losses or ties successfully made by the player; (g) transferring the lammer to successively higher numbered consecutive bet receiving regions until the lammer is placed upon the consecutive wins, losses or ties bet receiving area in which the consecutive bet was originally placed or replacing the numbered lammer referenced in  1 ( g ) with a lower numbered lammer indicating after the first successful consecutive wins, losses or tie the current number of consecutive wins, losses or ties required in order to win the original consecutive bet; (h) repeating steps (d) and (e) during the play of each succeeding round; (i) paying a player an amount equal to the denomination of the consecutive wins, losses or ties bet made by the player at step (c) multiplied by the odds for the consecutive wins, losses or ties selected when the player wins, losses or ties a round following step (g); and (k) Designating the player as a losing player if the player loses any round representing the total number of consecutive wins, losses or ties selected at step (c) by the player and removing the player's consecutive bet.  
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 31 , wherein the designated number of consecutive wins and the designated consecutive bet receiving areas are identified by designating numerals, or the single consecutive betting region referenced in  1 ( c ).  
   
   
       33 . The method of  claim 31  wherein step (g) further includes marking the lammer so as to distinguish the lammer from any betting chip used by the player.  
   
   
       34 . The method of  claim 31  wherein step (a) is further comprised of providing an indication of the payment odds for achieving the number of consecutive wins, losses or ties for each associated consecutive wins chip-receiving region.  
   
   
       35 . The method of  claim 31  wherein the lammer is not advanced to a next higher consecutive bet receiving region when a dealer's hand and a player's and are the same.  
   
   
       36 - 59 . (canceled)