Method of and apparatus for gaming

Abstract

An otherwise conventional craps table comprises a segment with an alternative betting option to the traditional “Big 6” and “Big 8” wagers. One embodiment provides a low portion which allows a player to wager that a two, three, four, or five will be thrown on the next roll of the dice during play of a craps game and a high portion which allows a player to wager that a nine, ten, eleven, or twelve will thrown on the next roll of the dice during play of a craps game. Another embodiment provides an odd portion which allows a player to wager that a five, seven, nine, or eleven will be thrown on the next roll of the dice during play of a craps game and an even portion which allows a player to wager that a two, four, six, eight, ten, or twelve will thrown on the next roll of the dice during play of a craps game. An additional embodiment provides an alternative which allows a player to wager that a hard four, hard six, hard eight, or hard ten will be thrown before a seven is thrown during play of a craps game whereby the player does not lose the wager if a four, six, eight, or ten is thrown in a form other than doubles.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 10 / 860,398 filed Jun. 3, 2004, currently pending, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10 / 403,275 filed Apr. 1, 2003, currently pending.TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] This invention relates generally to games of chance and more particularly to improvements in the gaming activity known as craps. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0003] As is well known to those skilled in the art, the gaming activity known as craps is a table game, that is, craps is played on a gaming table as opposed to a gaming machine. Gaming machines which emulate the craps table game are also known, and the present invention is equally applicable thereto. [0004] Craps differs from other table games in that the bets or wagers which are available to the player are clearly delineated on the craps table. Stated conversely, the only bets that can be made in the game of craps are identi...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a different wagering opportunity for a player to wager that a “hard” number will be thrown, but where the bet is not lost if the s

Problems solved by technology

Also, the payout resulting from a winning “BIG 6” or “BIG 8” is considered inadequate by most craps player

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