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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Deck of Dice Gaming, Inc., Strongsville, OH (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Donelan, Strongsville, OH (US);
Mark C. Nicely, Daly City, CA (US);
Steve Cartwright, Strongsville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3246 (2013.01); G07F 17/3206 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3251 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01); G07F 17/3293 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gaming machine, system, and method for presenting a game may include accepting a wager, randomly selecting k relocatable indicia from a set of N possible indicia, where N>k, positioning the k indicia into j possible locations (j>=k), evaluating the k indicia relative to first paytable with payout rules based solely on the indicia values, evaluating the k indicia relative to a second paytable with payout rules based on at least the location of the indicia, and awarding any prizes earned.