Roulette game

Abstract

A game layout modifying the traditional game of Roulette includes an additional betting region defining a winning bet for Red & Even, together with a specified payout ratio, and another winning bet based on a single number result, advantageously “0” or “00”, also with a specified payout ratio. The payout ratios are adjusted prior to play by the game operator, advantageously to either ensure an expected payoff ratio for the player, or a slightly higher House advantage for the new region. Another corresponding region defines a winning bet for Black & Odd. The Red & Even and Black & Odd regions are placed next to existing areas marked “Even” and “Odd”, respectively. The regions are adapted for either Single Zero or Double Zero layouts.

1 . A Roulette style game layout usable with a means of generating a chance numerical result, comprising:
 delineated betting regions visibly defined upon the layout, including a series of black and red numbered squares, and row and column headings associated with the numbered squares;   two additional delineated betting regions visibly defined upon the layout, each including   (i) a first betting aspect visibly indicated within the betting region, defining a winning bet group corresponding to a chance group numerical result selected from the group consisting of an even red number, an odd red number, an even black number, and an odd black number, the winning bet having a payout ratio associated therewith, the ratio defined prior to the commencement of play and   (ii) a second betting aspect visibly indicated within the betting region, defining a winning bet number corresponding to a chance single numerical result selected from a Roulette number included in the layout, the winning bet having a payout ratio associated therewith, the ratio defined prior to the commencement of play;   wherein a payout is earned based on either the chance group numerical result or the chance single numerical result, for a bet within a delineated betting region; and   the chance group numerical result selected for the first betting aspect of one delineated betting region is different than the chance group numerical result selected for the first betting aspect of the other delineated betting region.   
     
     
         2 . The game layout of  claim 1 , wherein in the first betting aspect, the winning bet group is either an even red number or an odd black number. 
     
     
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         4 . The game layout of  claim 1 , wherein said winning bet group of said first betting aspect of one delineated betting region is even and red, and said winning bet group of said first betting aspect of the other delineated betting region is odd and black. 
     
     
         5 . The game layout of  claim 4 , wherein said betting region is disposed adjacent to a betting area visibly indicating the word “even”, and said second betting region is disposed adjacent to a betting area visibly indicating the word “odd”. 
     
     
         6 . The game layout of  claim 1 , wherein said winning bet number is either “0” or “00”. 
     
     
         7 . The game layout of  claim 1 , wherein said game layout is fabricated using a material selected from the group consisting of: fabric, felt, cardboard, wood, metal, composite, glass, crt screen, lcd screen, computer monitor, projected image. 
     
     
         8 . The game layout of  claim 1 , wherein said payout ratio of said first aspect is visibly indicated upon the betting region as a single number, corresponding to a ratio of the single number to a unitary amount bet, or a pair of numbers separated by a symbol, corresponding to a ratio of payout to an amount bet. 
     
     
         9 . The game layout of  claim 1 , wherein said payout ratio of said second aspect is visibly indicated upon the betting region as a single number, corresponding to a ratio of the single number to a unitary amount bet, or a pair of numbers separated by a symbol, corresponding to a ratio of payout to an amount bet. 
     
     
         10 . The game layout of  claim 1 , wherein said payout ratio of said first aspect and said payout ratio of said second aspect are visibly indicated upon the betting region. 
     
     
         11 . The game layout of  claim 1 , wherein the winning bet group of said first aspect is indicated using the words “red”, “black”, “odd”, “even”, “rouge”, “noir”, “pair”, or “impair”, the words corresponding to the chance group numerical result selected, and the language format of the traditional layout included. 
     
     
         12 . The game layout of  claim 11 , wherein the words “red”, “even”, “rouge” and “pair” appear in the color red, and the words “black”, “odd”, “noir” and “impair” appear in the color black. 
     
     
         13 . The game layout of  claim 1 , wherein the winning bet number appears in a color that corresponds to the color of the same number elsewhere on the layout. 
     
     
         14 . The game layout of  claim 1 , wherein the chance group numerical result and chance single numerical result are generated using a means selected from the group consisting of: wheel and ball, mechanical number generator, electronic number generator, and wherein the term chance denotes a reasonably random result limited to the Roulette numbers on the layout. 
     
     
         15 . A Roulette style game layout usable with a means of generating a chance numerical result, comprising:
 delineated betting regions visibly defined upon the layout, including a series of black and red numbered squares, and row and column headings associated with the numbered squares;   a first delineated betting region visibly defined upon the layout;   a first betting aspect visibly indicated within the first betting region, defining a first winning bet group corresponding to a chance numerical result of either an even red number or an odd red number, the first winning bet group having a payout ratio associated therewith visibly indicated adjacent to the defined first winning bet group, the ratio defined prior to the commencement of play; and   a second betting aspect visibly indicated within the first betting region, defining a first winning bet number corresponding to a chance single numerical result selected from a Roulette number included in the layout, the first winning bet having a payout ratio associated therewith visibly indicated adjacent to the defined first winning bet, the ratio defined prior to the commencement of play; and   a second delineated betting region visibly defined upon the layout;   a third betting aspect visibly indicated within the second betting region, defining a second winning bet group corresponding to a chance numerical result of either an odd black number if the first winning bet group is an even red number, or an even black number if the first winning bet group is an odd red number, the second winning bet group having a payout ratio associated therewith visibly indicated adjacent to the second winning bet group, the ratio defined prior to the commencement of play; and   a fourth betting aspect visibly indicated within the second betting region, defining a second winning bet number corresponding to a chance numerical result selected from a Roulette number included in the layout, the second winning bet number having a payout ratio associated therewith visibly indicated adjacent to the second winning bet number, the ratio defined prior to the commencement of play   wherein a payout is earned based on either the chance group numerical result or the chance single numerical result, for a bet within a delineated betting region.   
     
     
         16 . The game layout of  claim 15 , wherein the second and fourth betting aspects are not different winning bet numbers. 
     
     
         17 . The game layout of  claim 15 , wherein the second and fourth betting aspects define a winning bet number of either “0” or “00”, corresponding to the inclusion of a traditional single zero, or double zero layout, respectively. 
     
     
         18 . A Roulette style game layout usable with a means of generating a chance numerical result, comprising:
 a first betting region visibly defined upon the layout, disposed adjacent to a betting area visibly indicating “even”;   a first betting aspect visibly indicated upon the first betting region, defining a first winning bet group defining a chance result of an even red number, the first winning bet group having a payout ratio associated therewith visibly indicated adjacent to the defined first winning bet group, the ratio defined prior to the commencement of play; and   a second betting aspect visibly indicated upon the first betting region, defining a first winning bet number “0” if the traditional layout included is a single zero style layout, or a first winning bet number “00” if the traditional layout included is a double zero style layout, the first winning bet number having a payout ratio associated therewith visibly indicated adjacent to the first winning bet number, the ratio defined prior to the commencement of play; and   a second betting region visibly defined upon the layout, disposed adjacent to a traditional betting area visibly indicating “odd”;   a third betting aspect visibly indicated upon the second betting region, defining a second winning bet group defining a chance result of an odd black number, the second winning bet group having a payout ratio associated therewith visibly indicated adjacent to the second winning bet group, the ratio defined prior to the commencement of play; and   a fourth betting aspect visibly indicated upon the second betting region, defining a second winning bet number the same as the first winning bet number, the second winning bet having a payout ratio associated therewith visibly indicated adjacent to the second winning bet number, the ratio defined prior to the commencement of play;   wherein a payout is earned based on either the chance group numerical result or the chance single numerical result, for a bet within a delineated betting region.   
     
     
         19 . The game layout of  claim 18 , wherein the payout of the first and third betting aspects are the same, and the payout of the second and fourth betting aspects are the same. 
     
     
         20 . The game layout of  claim 18 , wherein the payout of the first betting aspect is 3 to 1, and the payout of the second betting aspect is 3 to 2. 
     
     
         21 . The game layout of  claim 1 , wherein the series of black and red numbered squares range from 1 to 36, with squares corresponding to the numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 30, 32, 34, and 36 are red and the remaining numbers in the series are black, and a column heading is the number 0, and wherein a player of the game has 9 chances of a winning bet. 
     
     
         22 . The game layout of  claim 1 , wherein the house odds are higher with the inclusion of said two additional delineated betting regions than they would otherwise be without said two additional delineated betting regions.