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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2006
Warren R. White, Reno, NV (US);
Loren T. Nelson, Reno, NV (US);
Dimo D. Ditchev, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Russ F. Marsden, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Warren R. White, Reno, NV (US);
Loren T. Nelson, Reno, NV (US);
Dimo D. Ditchev, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Russ F. Marsden, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A system and method for adding a bonus round to any poker-style card game on a Nevada-style gaming machine. The bonus round is characterized by the existence of a match card. The match card is not part of the traditional poker hand (the 'in-hand' cards) of the player, and only comes into play during a bonus round. The suit and value of the match card may be generated by the game machine or a remote game controller or backend server. The match card is then displayed in a manner visually associating the match card with one of the player's 'in-hand' cards. A bonus is determined by evaluating the associated pair. Alternatively a bonus may be determined first, in which case the game machine determines a match card and associated card from the player's in-hand cards that is the equivalent of the predetermined bonus.