Determining and selling outcomes for table games to be viewed remotely

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10026260-B2
Application number	US-201615234755-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 11, 2016
Priority date	Dec 4, 2006
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, a plurality of outcomes are generated and used to create a video presentation of representative outcomes (e.g., for a roulette game) for one or more players. The video presentation is recorded onto a tangible medium (e.g., DVD or CD-ROM) or otherwise provided to one or more players (e.g., a player may access the video presentation online). This allows one or more players to purchase a video presentation of (e.g., predetermined) outcomes in a jurisdiction in which gambling is legal yet view the presentation at the player's convenience (e.g., from any jurisdiction and at any time). At least one player who is associated with such a video presentation may subsequently redeem it for a redemption value associated therewith.

First claim

The invention is claimed as follows:

1. A gaming system comprising:
a gaming table configured to facilitate a play of a game utilizing a plurality of physical game components, wherein at least one outcome associated with the play of the game is determined, at least in part, based on at least one currently displayed physical game component of the plurality of physical game components;
an image capturing device located above a plane defined by a bottom of the at least one currently displayed physical game component and configured to, before the at least one outcome associated with the play of the game is displayed to any players at the gaming table, capture at least one image associated with the play of the game, said at least one captured image being the at least one currently displayed physical game component which is at least partially deterministic of the at least one outcome; and
a processor programmed to stream the at least one captured image associated with the play of the game to a server, wherein the server causes the streamed at least one captured image associated with the play of the game to be available to be viewed by a player from a location remote from the gaming table.

2. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the image capturing device includes a camera.

3. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the image capturing device is configured to capture the at least one image associated with the play of the game before any wagers are placed on the play of the game at the gaming table.

4. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the streamed at least one captured image associated with the play of the game is available to be viewed by the player upon a player purchase.

5. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one image associated with the play of the game is streamed via an internet.

6. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of physical game components include a roulette wheel and a roulette ball of a roulette game.

7. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of physical game components include a plurality of playing cards of a card game.

8. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the gaming table is located within a gaming establishment and the location remote from the gaming table includes another location within the gaming establishment.

9. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
facilitating a play of a game at a gaming table utilizing a plurality of physical game components, wherein at least one outcome associated with the play of the game is determined, at least in part, based on at least one currently displayed physical game component of the plurality of physical game components;
before the at least one outcome associated with the play of the game is displayed to any players at the gaming table, causing an image capturing device located above a plane defined by a bottom of the at least one currently displayed physical game component to capture at least one image associated with the play of the game, said at least one captured image being the at least one currently displayed physical game component which is at least partially deterministic of the at least one outcome; and
streaming, by a processor, the at least one captured image associated with the play of the game to a server, wherein the server causes the streamed at least one captured image associated with the play of the game to be available to be viewed by a player from a location remote from the gaming table.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the image capturing device includes a camera.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the image capturing device is configured to capture the at least one image associated with the play of the game before any wagers are placed on the play of the game at the gaming table.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the streamed at least one captured image associated with the play of the game is available to be viewed by the player upon a player purchase.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the at least one image associated with the play of the game is streamed via an internet.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of physical game components include a roulette wheel and a roulette ball of a roulette game.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of physical game components include a plurality of playing cards of a card game.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the gaming table is located within a gaming establishment and the location remote from the gaming table includes another location within the gaming establishment.

Assignees

• Igt Reno Nev

Inventors

• Walker Jay S

Classifications

• A63F13/86

  Watching games played by other players · CPC title

• A63F5/02

  Roulette-like ball games · CPC title

• A63F13/213

  comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells (A63F13/219 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G07F17/3244

  Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes · CPC title

• G06Q50/34

  Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting · CPC title