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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2001
Michael W. Wood, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
John Edward Roethel, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Michael W. Wood, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
John Edward Roethel, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Other;
Abstract
During the play of a session of video poker, one or more playing cards, either as simply a group of cards or as recognizable poker hands, are designated and shown to the player on the video screen of the gaming machine. As the playing cards are dealt to the player during the play of the regular video poker game, each dealt card that corresponds to one of the designated cards results in a match of the designated card. The designated card that has been matched is shown by highlighting the matched card on the video screen. When the player has matched all of the designated cards, the player receives a bonus award. The amount of the bonus award is based on the number of deals of video poker that it took to match all of the designated cards.