WO2015114290A1 - Jeu de type roulette - Google Patents

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WO2015114290A1
WO2015114290A1 PCT/GB2015/000021 GB2015000021W WO2015114290A1 WO 2015114290 A1 WO2015114290 A1 WO 2015114290A1 GB 2015000021 W GB2015000021 W GB 2015000021W WO 2015114290 A1 WO2015114290 A1 WO 2015114290A1
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Chi Fat Au-Yeung
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/04—Dice; Dice-boxes; Mechanical dice-throwing devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/04—Dice; Dice-boxes; Mechanical dice-throwing devices
    • A63F9/0415—Details of dice, e.g. non-cuboid dice
    • A63F2009/0446—Details of dice, e.g. non-cuboid dice twenty-sided
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F5/00—Roulette games

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  • the present invention relates to a roulette type game.
  • Roulette is played with a wheel having 37 pockets formed in its periphery, the pockets being numbered 0 to 36 (French/European Roulette); or 38 pockets numbered 0 to 36 and 00 (American roulette).
  • the same numbers are printed on the table lay-out in a matrix of boxes with three columns of 12 boxes, where bets may be placed.
  • the numbers on the wheel alternate between red and black, except 0 and 00 which are green.
  • the numbers themselves alternate between high/low and odd/even, with the 0 directly opposite the 00.
  • a Dealer (a casino employee) spins the wheel in one direction and the ball in the opposite direction. The players attempt to forecast the winning number which is determined by the pocket in the wheel into which the ball comes to rest.
  • Players may choose to place bets on either a single number or a range of numbers, the colours red or black, the high or low numbered pockets or whether the winning number is odd or even.
  • California legalised a form of roulette known as California Roulette.
  • California Roulette By law the game must use cards and not pockets on the roulette wheel to pick the winning number.
  • the dealer spins a wheel containing 38 cards from 1 to 36, plus 0 and 00, and after betting is closed, stops the wheel; a pointer identifies the winning card, which the dealer removes and shows to the players.
  • a wheel resembling a traditional roulette wheel is used, but it has only alternating red and black slots with no numbers.
  • the dealer takes cards from a shoe and places two of them face down on the table in red and black rectangles. When the ball lands in a red or black slot, the card in the corresponding rectangle is turned over to reveal the winning number.
  • Roulette is a popular casino game and various steps have been taken to try and keep the game simple, interesting and stimulating for the Players.
  • This invention is a modification of the Roulette game which allows the game to be played with a multifaceted indicator, for example die, in place of a roulette wheel and ball.
  • This modification while retaining the characteristics of roulette provides significant cost advantages, the multifaceted indicator being far less expensive and maintenance free, as compared to the conventional roulette wheel which is expensive to produce and must be maintained in balance.
  • an apparatus for playing a roulette type game is characterised by a multi: ' aceted indicator, the different faces of the indicator bearing different identifiers by which the different faces may be uniquely identified; and a table layout with boxes representing the different identifiers, on which bets may be placed on one or a combination of the identifiers.
  • the multifaceted indicator is a multifaceted die.
  • Other multifaceted objects for example polygonal prisms which may be rolled or spun or a multifaceted rotatable real, may be used.
  • the indicator will preferably have an even number of sides so that when the indicator comes to rest on one face, the uppermost face will be horizontally disposed and will indicate the winning identifier. It is possible to use indicators with odd numbers of faces, in which case the winning identifier would be that of the face on which the indicator comes to rest or a face indicated by pointer means.
  • the identifiers on each face of the indicator are preferably numbers, however other identifiers, for example letters of the alphabet, animals, colours, icons, symbols or combinations thereof, may be used.
  • the indicators may be grouped into two or more different sets, by for example using numbers, letters, animals, icons or symbols of different colour or animals, icons or symbols of different types.
  • the table layout may comprise a matrix of boxes representing the identifiers, arranged in a plurality of columns, each column having a plurality of rows, thereby permitting bets on individual identifiers or combinations of the identifiers, as with a conventional roulette layout.
  • Other boxes may also be attached to the main matrix, for other combinations of identifiers.
  • the main matrix of boxes may include an additional column corresponding to identifiers in a remote column of the main matrix, to allow bets to be place on further combinations of identifiers, as disclosed in EP2640480B1.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a multifaceted indicator in accordance with the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a diagrammatic representation of the indicator illustrated in figure 1 , showing the faces flattened out;
  • Figure 3 is a table layout for use with the indicator illustrated in figures 1 and 2;
  • Figure 4 is a diagrammatic representation of an alternative embodiment of the indicator illustrated in figure 1 , showing fie faces flattened out; and
  • Figure 5 is a table layout for use with the indicator illustrated in figures 1 and 4;
  • Figure 1 illustrates a die 20 having twenty identical faces 22. As illustrated in figure 2, the faces 22 are numbered from 0 to 18, one face 24 being left blank. The 0 is coloured green, numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11 , 13, 15 and 17 are coloured black and the numbers 1 , 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16 and 18 are coloured red.
  • the table layout 30 illustrated in figure 3 comprises a matrix of boxes 32 in three columns 34, each columns 34 having seven rows 36, 38.
  • the central row 38 comprising a single box 40 which extends across all three columns.
  • the first three and last three rows 36 and numbered sequentially 1 to 18, across the row 36 and then down to the next row 36.
  • the central row 38 is numbered 0.
  • An additional column 42 of seven boxes 44 is provided down the right hand side of the main matrix, the first three and last three of these boxes 44 being numbered the same as the column 34 of boxes 32 on the left hand side of the main matrix.
  • a further column of six boxes 46, 48, 50, 52, 54 and 56 is provided on the left hand side of the main matrix; box 46 marked “1 - 9"; box 48 marked “EVEN”; box 50 marked with a red diamond: box 52 marked with a black diamond; box 54 marked “ODD”; and box 56 marked "10 - 18".
  • the game is played in much the same manner as conventional roulette.
  • One or more players place their bets on the modified roulette layout 30 by placing chips of various monetary value on the table layout 30.
  • the Dealer shakes the twenty-sided die 20 in a dice-shaker and announces the winning number, whicn is the number on the uppermost face of the die 20. If the uppermost face of the die 20 is the blank face 24, the dealer throws the die 20 again, until a numbered face is uppermost.
  • the Dealer places a dolly (marker) on the winning number on the modified roulette table layout 30.
  • the Dealer clears all losing bets and pays all winning outside bets, at appropriate odds.
  • the faces 22 of the twenty sided die 20 are marked 1 to 18 in similar manner to the previous embodiment.
  • the remaining faces (22) are however marked 0 and 00 coloured green.
  • the layout 30 is modified, the central row 38 of the main matrix being divided into two boxes, box 58 being marked “0" coloured green and box 60 being marked "00" coloured green.
  • the game is played in similar manner to that described above.
  • the Players may make the following bets, by placing their chips as illustrated in figures 3 and 5, as follows:
  • Split bets on two numbers are made by placing a chip 72 so that it straddles the line between two boxes 32, 40, 44, 58 or 60 of the main matrix of the layout 30 or additional column 42. Winning split bets pays out at odds of 8 to 1.
  • Street bets on three numbers are made by placing a chip 74 on the outside line defining the left hand column 34 if the main matrix, between the upper and lower extremities of a row 36, to indicate a row 36 of three consecutive numbers, or on the intersection of a horizontal line with a vertical line adjoining three boxes 32, 40 and 44; 32, 44 and 60; or 32, 58 and 60. Winning street bets pay out at odds of 5 to 1.
  • Corner bets on four numbers are made by placing a chip 76 at the intersection of a horizontal line with a vertical line defining the inner edges of columns 34 and 42 of the main matrix, which adjoin four boxes 32, 44. Winning corner bets pay out at odds of 3.5 to 1.
  • Line bets on six numbers are made by placing a chip 78 on the line defining the outside of the left hand column 34 and straddling the horizontal line between two rows 36. Winning bets pay out at odds of 2 to 1.
  • Red or black bets on nine numbers coloured red or black are made by placing a chip 80 in box 50 or 52 respectively. Winning bets are paid out at odds of 1 to .
  • Odd or even bets on nine odd or nine even numbers are made by placing a chip 82 in boxes 54 or 48 respectively. Winning bets are paid out at odds of 1 to 1.
  • Bets on nine numbers 1 through 9 or 10 through 18 are made by placing a chip 84 in boxes 46 or 56 respectively. Winning bets are paid out at odds of 1 to 1.
  • any form of multifaceted indicator means may be used in place of the multifaceted die 20.
  • the multifaceted indicator may have more or fewer faces than the twenty faced die 20 described above.
  • the table layout 30 may also be varied with the number of faces on the indicator and/or to permit different betting combinations.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil pour jouer à un jeu de type roulette, comprenant un indicateur multifacette (20), les différentes facettes (22) de l'indicateur (20) portant différents identifiants qui permettent une identification univoque des différentes facettes (22) ; et une présentation de table (30) pourvue de cases (32) qui représentent les différents identifiants et dans lesquelles peuvent être faits les paris sur un ou une combinaison d'identifiants.
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FR621488A (fr) * 1926-09-09 1927-05-12 Jeu de salon
FR686287A (fr) * 1929-12-07 1930-07-24 Boule, à numéros ou figures multiples, pour jeux de hasard
FR803166A (fr) * 1935-10-08 1936-09-24 Jeu basé sur le principe du jeu de roulette
US6123333A (en) * 1997-03-17 2000-09-26 Mcginnis, Sr.; Richard G. Method of playing a wagering game
WO2004064954A2 (fr) * 2003-01-16 2004-08-05 Walter Anthony Wible De a jouer, procedes, cartes et dispositif electrique pour simuler un jeu de roulette

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR621488A (fr) * 1926-09-09 1927-05-12 Jeu de salon
FR686287A (fr) * 1929-12-07 1930-07-24 Boule, à numéros ou figures multiples, pour jeux de hasard
FR803166A (fr) * 1935-10-08 1936-09-24 Jeu basé sur le principe du jeu de roulette
US6123333A (en) * 1997-03-17 2000-09-26 Mcginnis, Sr.; Richard G. Method of playing a wagering game
WO2004064954A2 (fr) * 2003-01-16 2004-08-05 Walter Anthony Wible De a jouer, procedes, cartes et dispositif electrique pour simuler un jeu de roulette

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