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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
May. 16, 2005
Steven N. Kane, Brookline, MA (US);
Dow Hardy, Marlborough, MA (US);
Mark E. Herrmann, Wellesley, MA (US);
Paul Larocca, Westport, CT (US);
Bijan Sabet, Sudbury, MA (US);
Jason Yanowitz, Amherst, MA (US);
Steven N. Kane, Brookline, MA (US);
Dow Hardy, Marlborough, MA (US);
Mark E. Herrmann, Wellesley, MA (US);
Paul LaRocca, Westport, CT (US);
Bijan Sabet, Sudbury, MA (US);
Jason Yanowitz, Amherst, MA (US);
Scientific Games Holdings Limited, Ballymahon, Co. Longford, IE;
Abstract
A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. In one example, the online game includes a poker game, such as, for example, a pai gow poker game. In a version of this embodiment, the poker game provides for a player to arrange a plurality of cards dealt to the player into a first hand and a second hand. In another example, the poker game is coupled with a second level game in which the result is revealed. In a specific example, the second level game is a slot machine game.