Roulette game apparatus and mehtod

Abstract

A method for arranging indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel. Indicia indicating numbers from 1 through 36 are arranged on the game surface in ascending order with half of the numbers associated with a first color and half associated with a second color. The numbers are arranged in three groups of twelve, each group having three even numbers and three odd numbers associated with each of the two colors. Indicia indicating each of the numbers are arranged on a roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group, are disposed in a same column, are disposed in a same row, or are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface and such that each pair of numbers disposed substantially diametrically across from one another on the roulette wheel is disposed in a same group and column on the game surface.

1 . (canceled) 
   
   
       2 . A roulette game apparatus comprising:
 a) a game surface comprising:
 i) one or more house number wagering areas; 
 ii) an even number wagering area; 
 iii) an odd number wagering area; 
 iv) a first color wagering area; 
 v) a second color wagering area; 
 vi) a low number wagering area corresponding to a whole number from 1 to 18; 
 vii) a high number wagering area corresponding to a whole number from 19 to 36; 
 viii) a first dozen wagering area corresponding to a whole number from 1 to 12; 
 ix) a second dozen wagering area corresponding to a whole number from 13 to 24; 
 x) a third dozen wagering area corresponding to a whole number from 25 to 36; and 
 xi) thirty six individual number wagering areas, each corresponding to a whole number from 1 to 36, said thirty six individual number wagering areas arranged in ascending order from left to right in a matrix of three columns and twelve rows and in three groups of twelve numbers each, a first group comprising the numbers 1 through 12, a second group comprising the numbers 13 through 24 and a third group comprising the numbers 25 through 36; wherein individual number wagering areas corresponding to numbers 1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 32, 35 and 36 are associated with said first color, and individual number wagering areas corresponding to numbers 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 33 and 34 are associated with said second color; and 
   b) a roulette wheel comprising a plurality of pockets disposed in a circumferential manner, each of said pockets corresponding to a house number or to a whole number from 1 to 36, wherein each of the whole numbers is associated with said first color or said second color as on said game surface, and wherein said pockets are arranged on said roulette wheel such that no two adjacent numbers on the roulette wheel are associated with a same color, are disposed in a same group on the game surface, are disposed in a same column on the game surface, are disposed in a same row on the game surface, or are disposed adjacent one another on the game surface to provide a balance of color and numbers on the roulette wheel with respect to the game surface, and such that each pair of numbers disposed substantially diametrically across from one another on the roulette wheel is disposed in the same group on the game surface and in the same column on the game surface.   
   
   
       3 . The roulette game apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein said pockets are arranged in the following clockwise sequence with respect to a corresponding number: a first house number, 8, 15, 28, 9, 16, 29, 4, 17, 27, 2, 21, 34, 3, 22, 35, 10, 23, 30, a second house number, 11, 24, 25, 6, 13, 26, 1, 14, 36, 5, 18, 31, 12, 19, 32, 7, 20 and 33. 
   
   
       4 . The roulette game apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein said pockets are arranged in the following clockwise sequence with respect to a corresponding number: a house number, 8, 15, 28, 9, 16, 29, 4, 17, 27, 2, 21, 34, 3, 22, 35, 10, 23, 30, 11, 24, 25, 6, 13, 26, 1, 14, 36, 5, 18, 31, 12, 19, 32, 7, 20 and 33.