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7597623 Smart discard rack for playing cards  
A discard rack moves and reads suit and rank of individual cards. The cards are provided to a card in-feed area and moved to a card collection area. Both both suit and rank of each card is read in...
7594661 Playing card reading device and method  
A gaming device and method with a ramp with an upper rear corner cut-out where cards are slid face down up the ramp so that the mirrors or a video camera allow the card indicia to be viewed,...
7591728 Online gaming system configured for remote user interaction  
The present invention provides systems and methods relating to a physical gaming system that may host remote players. According to one embodiment of the invention, physical cards are utilized in a...
7568698 Tray for holding game pieces  
A tray for holding game pieces which have indicia on only one side thereof, such as domino tiles, Scrabble® tiles or playing cards. An elongate generally rectangular base having a reflective...
7562875 Gaming systems and methods  
The invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for playing games involving numbers or symbols, including but not limited to the classic game of BINGO. More particularly, the methods and...
7549921 Game player selection device and method  
A game player selection device for indicating a turn in a multiple player game is provided. The game player selection device includes a housing, a selector, a number of indicators, and a control...
7537216 Method, apparatus and article for computational sequence generation and playing card distribution  
A computationally generated playing card sequence (e.g., pseudo-random, non pseudo-random, or partially pseudo-random) allows shuffled distribution of playing cards. Playing cards may be organized...
7523935 Card shuffling apparatus with integral card delivery  
A card shuffling device includes a top surface, a card receiving area for receiving an initial set of playing cards, a randomizing system for randomizing the initial set of playing cards, a...
7506871 Table game having an elevated platform  
A combination of an elevated platform and a game table having a support structure including a game table and an elevated platform. The elevated platform including at least one support arm...
7478813 Device for holding and viewing playing cards  
A device for holding and viewing playing cards is herein provided and discloses an apparatus that allows the viewing of playing cards that are placed down on the device for those who have limited...
7473180 Controller and expansion unit for controller  
An expansion unit 50, 60 or 70 is connected to a controller body 10 including an analog direction key 12 , a digital direction key 14 , command buttons 20 a - 20 z , command levers 22 l ,...
7441779 Game piece  
A game piece for transferring an object across the surface of a board game or the like. The game piece generally comprises a carrier body having an upper end, a lower end, an entry opening...
7435178 Tremolo bar input for a video game controller  
A video game controller and a method of operating the controller are provided. The controller includes: a guitar-shaped housing comprising a body portion and a neck portion; a console interface for...
7427980 Game controller spatial detection  
A method of identifying a specific object representation in a computer simulation is presented. A computer simulation of a physical room is generated and displayed by a game console. A game...
7419158 Puzzle solving aid and method  
A puzzle solving aid in combination with a sudoku-type numerical puzzle. The puzzle solving aid (PSA) comprises a square or rectangular sheet having opaque or clouded portions at the four outer...
7416487 Communication device, game machine, and communication method  
A game machine which can be connected with a plurality of wireless controllers is proposed. A game machine according to the present invention holds identification information of wireless terminal...
7411521 Control system  
A control system comprising a control input device having a movable magnet, a pole-piece frame arrangement positioned about the magnet and positioned therein at least two magnetic flux sensors for...
7401782 Card holder and marking guide  
A lottery card holder and marking guide comprising a rectangular opaque base sheet and a transparent outer sheet aligned therewith, and joined with the base sheet along at least one edge thereof,...
7335105 Soccer game apparatus  
A soccer game apparatus includes a game processor, and the game processor allows at least a character of a soccer ball to be displayed on a television monitor screen. An signal outputting device is...
7331871 Tactile signal-producing vest worn while playing a video game  
A vest that is worn while playing a video game is in the shape of a bandoleer and has a multiplicity of tactile signal-producing elements thereon. The tactile-signal producing elements are located...
7331870 Multiplayer biofeedback interactive gaming environment  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus in which a biometric information relating to a player is used to facilitate game play in multiplayer game environments. In particular, the...
7309286 Gaming device having a co-molded switch and method of making same  
A gaming device having an extendable button and a co-molded switch. The apparatus and method includes inserting a pushbutton switch and connection cord into a mold. A first portion is formed around...
7300056 System and methods for randomizing playing instruments for use in online gaming  
Aspects of the present invention provide systems and methods relating to online gaming utilizing virtual playing instruments generated from physical playing instruments. According to one aspect of...
7278923 Smart discard rack for playing cards  
A discard rack moves and reads suit and rank of individual cards. The cards are provided to a card in-feed area and moved to a card collection area. Both suit and rank of each card is read in the...
7243920 Slotted game board and gaming table  
A gaming table for supporting cards and gaming pieces such as dominos. The gaming table has game boards that include first and second major surfaces and first and second sets of slots. The first...
7234672 Retractable hanger  
A retractable hanger comprising a base member which has recessed mounted therein a hook. The base member is adapted to be securely mounted on the exterior structure with the base member being...
7222852 Method, apparatus and article employing multiple machine-readable indicia on playing cards  
A stacked set of playing cards are supported to expose an information bearing portion bearing a first machine-readable indicia and an information bearing portion bearing a second machine-readable...
7198269 Convertible single-turn to multi-turn gaming steering wheel  
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for operating a gaming wheel system including a steering wheel which may be a single-turn wheel (at most 360° lock-to-lock)...
7192343 Multi-reel, multi-line bonus game for a casino base game having game features and method therefor  
A method for operating two different bonus games in a casino game machine. The first bonus game is played when a first predetermined orientation of the bonus symbols occurs on a pay line. The bonus...
7118106 Portable toy and game device  
A device ( 20, 301–306, 501–503, 566, 700 ) for playing “spotting type” games. In one embodiment, the device includes an elongate member ( 24 ) having visible thereon two sets ( 36, 40 ) of...
7115031 Game system displaying a game world on a common display and an individual display  
A game system includes a plurality of game machines each of which has an LCD. A game world in which a plurality of characters individually operated by the plurality of game machines appear is...
7108262 Table game improvements  
Improvements for use with table games include a first set of improvements which allow a player of a table game to more securely hold a paddle used in playing the table game. A second set of...
7090217 Component craps stick  
This invention is a component craps stick for manipulating dice in a gaming casino, formed as a three-component detachable assembly of a rattan hook, a rattan shaft and a pinewood handle. The...
7077399 Chip collecting machine  
A chip collecting machine includes an electric fan for sucking air; a suction chamber formed in a substantially cylindrical suction drum for air suction by the electric fan; a suction hose...
7040626 Gaming device base and method of use  
A gaming device base having a storage area configured to store at least one non-currency gaming item is disclosed. The gaming device base further includes a horizontal support member having a...
7040623 Game scoring kit  
A scoring kit of materials and method of using the materials of the kit to facilitate scoring of a game such as cornhole. The kit comprises a scoring strip having score indicia printed on one side...
6991540 Playing card supply method and apparatus  
A method for supplying playing cards ( 12 ) in which indicia carried by the cards ( 12 ) is derived or selected randomly and applied to the cards ( 12 ) prior to dealing. The indicia carried by the...
6988945 Coin collection system for a gaming machine  
A gaming machine comprises a cabinet, a coin outlet for dispensing coins, and a coin tray beneath the coin outlet. The coin tray is located a sufficient vertical distance from the coin outlet so as...
6964415 Dice game  
A dice game uses six-sided die. The object of the game is achieved with random dice rolls and is a game of chance. The simplicity of the game requires only numerical recognition of the values 1 to...
6958015 Movable gaming machine tray  
This specification discloses trays for use with a gaming machine. At least a first tray is mountable in adjacent intermediate the gaming interface side of a gaming machine and a game player so that...
6938897 Universal role playing game elevation indicator system  
A universal role playing game elevation indicator system for efficiently indicating elevation measurements of playing pieces used in role playing games. The universal role playing game elevation...
6938896 Automatic card dispensing unit with display capability  
An automatic card dispenser unit for displaying and dispensing cards includes a storage housing for storing an array of cards. A holding member operatively positions a lower most card at a load...
6933924 Enhanced computer peripheral input device  
An enhanced computer peripheral input device is provided. In one embodiment, the enhanced computer peripheral input device comprises a pointing device operable to be communicatively coupled to a...
6905409 Accounting system and method for casino game revenue  
A computer system for accounting for transactions at casino gaming tables relies upon data entry of the transaction at the gaming table by means of either a gaming terminal or a gaming computer....
6896620 Lockable security cabinet for casino game controllers  
A lockable security cabinet for game controllers of the type used to operate electronic slot and card games in gambling casinos. The cabinet includes multiple key locking doors and key operated...
6860814 Gaming apparatus having door mounted display  
A gaming apparatus for presenting a wager-type game comprises a cabinet and a door connected to the cabinet, the door moveable between a first position and a second position. In its first position,...
6852031 EZ pay smart card and tickets system  
A disclosed smart card includes a processor and memory configured to execute a number of gaming applications, such as a bonus game application, a progressive game application, a voucher application...
6848994 Automated wagering recognition system  
A system and method for acquiring and analyzing the bets at a plurality of locations at a plurality of tables is provided. The system includes a gaming table with a raised platform, underneath...
6843726 Game system  
A game system is provided with a converting means including a voice input member, such as a microphone, for allowing the game player or his/her friend to input voices and for converting the...
6837124 Directly-driven power swing rod device without dead points  
A directly driven power swing rod device without dead points includes a control rod provided with a coordinate rod base, two L-shaped frames respectively provided with a hole base having a bearing...