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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
May. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Yukinori Inamura, Koto-ku, JP;
Kenta Kitamura, Koto-ku, JP;
Hiroki Munakata, Koto-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Universal Entertainment Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Aruze Gaming America, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gaming machine executing the processing of (A) accepting an input for placing a normal bet; (B) accepting an input for placing a side bet different from the normal bet, (C) starting a card game and displaying a player initial card on a display; (D) determining a result of a side game based on the player initial card, when a side bet has been placed; and (E) offering a first payout based on the result of the side game, advancing the card game to determine a result of the card game, and offering a second payout based on the result of the card game.