SHUFFLE MASTER AUSTRALASIA PTY LIMITED Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130184044 | TABLE GAMES AND RELATED METHODS - A gaming table in which the outcome of the game is determined manually, and in which players place bets electronically and wins or losses are calculated electronically. The gaming system is applicable to any suitable game including roulette. | 07-18-2013 |
20120322529 | ENHANCED WAGERING GAME - A method of operating an enhanced game of roulette is provided. The method includes receiving one or more selections and player-funded wagers on possible roulette game outcomes from a player. An actual roulette game outcome is then determined. The determined outcome then determines whether the player is to be awarded any winnings and, if so, any determined winnings are awarded to the player. The method further includes determining if a trigger event has occurred. If a trigger event has occurred, then one or more subsequent games of roulette are provided to the player. Each subsequent game does not require any player-funded wagers from the player. In each subsequent game, a roulette game outcome is determined for the subsequent game. A determination is made as to whether the player is to be awarded any bonus award based upon the roulette game outcome for the subsequent game. A bonus award is determined and, if any bonus award is determined to be awarded, then the bonus award is awarded to the player. Methods for enhancing other wagering games are also provided. | 12-20-2012 |
20120309498 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SLOT MACHINE GAMES - A slot machine includes an option in which the probability of an outcome is influenced by changing the probability of one or more symbols occurring on one or more reels (reel | 12-06-2012 |
20120157192 | AWARD FEATURE FOR A GAMING MACHINE - A method for providing an award feature on a gaming machine is provided. The method includes providing a sequential series of games, each game producing a game outcome which can be a winning or losing outcome. A winning outcome results in an award value to be added to a player's award total. The highest single award value is determined from all award values resulting from all the games of the series of games. Prior to adding the highest single award value to the player's award total, a multiplier is applied to the highest single award value to obtain a multiplied value. The multiplied value is added to the player's award total in place of the highest award value. | 06-21-2012 |