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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
May. 07, 2024
Applicant:
Igt, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventors:
Kera Skillings, Hornell, NY (US);
Benjamin R. Holsclaw, Sparks, NV (US);
Christopher John Richardson, Reno, NV (US);
Bradley James Fredella, Henderson, NV (US);
Assignee:
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3293 (2013.01); G07F 17/3262 (2013.01);
Abstract
The gaming systems and methods provide selective re-deals for no-hold initial hands for plays of a draw poker game, wherein each of the no-hold initial hands includes no pairs of Jacks or better, no two pairs, no three-of-a-kinds, no four-of-a-kinds, no straights, no flushes, no full houses, no straight flushes, no matching pairs of 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, or 10s, no combinations of cards that are missing one card from forming a straight, a flush, or a straight flush, and no royal cards.