Gaming method and surface therefor

Abstract

A gaming method using dice is provided in which each player places a wager on an outcome selected from the group comprising: pair only; two pairs or better, 3 of a kind or better; 4 of a kind or better; full house or better; straight or better, and five of a kind the outcome is generated by a dice roll each player that has wagered accurately upon the outcome is paid bets are collected from players that have inaccurate wagers. A gaming table is provided with a plurality of player areas, each associated with a seat for a player demarcated with eight distinct betting areas.

1 . A method using dice, wherein:
 each player places a wager on an outcome selected from the group comprising:
 pair only 
 two pairs or better 
 3 of a kind or better 
 4 of a kind or better 
 full house or better 
 straight or better; and 
 five of a kind; 
   the outcome is generated by a dice roll   each player that has wagered accurately upon the outcome is paid.   bets are collected from players that have inaccurate wagers.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the outcome is generated by a single roll of five identical dice. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 each player has the option of placing a zilch wager, and   a zilch wager is deemed accurate is the outcome is not one of:
 pair only, 
 two pairs or better, 
 3 of a kind or better, 
 4 of a kind or better, 
 full house or better, 
 straight or better, or 
 five of a kind. 
   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein if the outcome is not one of:
 pair only,   two pairs or better,   3 of a kind or better,   4 of a kind or better,   full house or better,   straight or better, or   five of a kind;   
       each player has the option of placing a five-of-a-single-kind wager; 
       one or more dice rolls are effected; 
       after each roll, each die presenting the kind is removed from play; 
       if, within a predetermined number of rolls, all dice of the kind are removed from play, each player that has placed a five-of-a-single-kind wager is paid. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein, if the outcome is not one of:
 pair only,   two pairs or better,   3 of a kind or better,   4 of a kind or better,   full house or better,   straight or better, or   five of a kind;   
       each player has the option of none of the kind wager, 
       if, within the predetermined number of rolls, none of the kind have been removed from play, each player that has placed the none-of-a-kind wager is paid. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the dice each bear the numbers 1-6. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein the kind is the number 6. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the kind is the number 6. 
     
     
         9 . A gaming table comprising:
 a plurality of player areas, each
 associated with a seat for a player 
 demarcated with eight distinct betting areas. 
   
     
     
         10 . The gaming table according to  claim 9 , wherein seven of the eight distinct betting areas bear the following demarcations:
 pair only,   two pairs or better,   3 of a kind or better,   4 of a kind or better,   full house or better,   straight or better, or   five of a kind.   
     
     
         11 . The gaming table according to  claim 9 , wherein seven of the eight distinct betting areas bear the following demarcations:
 pair only   two pairs or better   3 of a kind or better   4 of a kind or better   full house or better,   straight or better;   five of a kind; and   zilch.