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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2003
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
James A. Jorasch, Stamford, CT (US);
Magdalena M. Fincham, Norwalk, CT (US);
Jason Krantz, Madison, WI (US);
Victor M. Garcia, New Haven, CT (US);
Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford, CT (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Stephen C. Tulley, Fairfield, CT (US);
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
James A. Jorasch, Stamford, CT (US);
Magdalena M. Fincham, Norwalk, CT (US);
Jason Krantz, Madison, WI (US);
Victor M. Garcia, New Haven, CT (US);
Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford, CT (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Stephen C. Tulley, Fairfield, CT (US);
Walker Digital, LLC, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention comprises a method including steps of populating a primary set of card positions with a first set of initial cards, determining at least one discarded card from the first set of initial cards, replacing the at least one discarded card from the first set of initial cards with replacement cards to form a final set of cards, and determining whether to include the at least one discarded card in at least one secondary set of card positions. If the at least one discarded card is to be included in the at least one secondary set of card positions, the method further provides for populating the at least one secondary set of card positions with the at least one discarded card. Some embodiments of the present invention also provide for determining a payout based on at least the final set of cards.