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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1992
Alfred H Wilms, Las Vegas, NV (US);
United Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
Video card gaming devices and their method of use are disclosed. These permit players to use extensive wagering strategies analogous to the wagering available with table card games. The invention permits wagering of many denominations of coins, currency or markers and rapid major changes in the total value of each wager. The described video gaming device includes a video screen, money receiver and an operating panel; a player-interactive game operating system; display generator responsive to the game operator to produce a visual display representing the hands of the card game; money identifier to identify the amount of money (or credit) available and wagered; denomination and amount selector to indicate the amount of wager to be applied to each play; and a credit determiner to determine and display the number of plays available at the amount and denomination indicated by the player and to redetermine and display a remaining number of plays available after each play. Also disclosed is method a playing a simulated video card game. The game can be terminated at any time. The gaming devices are usable with any monetary value and denomination of coin, currency and credit indicators (markers); various currency systems can be accommodated.