Method and apparatus for the casino Feng Shui slot machine game

Abstract

A slot machine that allows a player to make multiple bets of differing amounts for a simulated roll of three dice, and also allows the player to bet upon the selection of a given Feng Shui indictor from a set of Feng Shui indicators. The slot machine contains a display mechanism that includes a carousel wheel having inner and middle wheels divided into 6 segments and an outer wheel divided into six pairs of segments. Each wheel contains the numbers 1 to 6 and the outer wheel also contains the Feng Shui indicators. The carousel can be spun so that its wheels rotate with different degrees of freedom and independently of one another; the inner and middle wheels can spin in opposite directions of each other while the outer wheel can remain stationary while its designators are shuffled. The slot machine is controlled by a computer software program and the length of time that the control mechanism takes to create the session spin of the carousel can be at least partly dependent upon the total number of betting units wagered by a player for a session spin. The input mechanism of the slot machine allows a player to make session bets selected from a group of Sic Bo bets tied to the outcome of the simulated roll of three dice, and these bets can be represented by certain numbers related to the Sic Bo bets.

Description

NOTICE OF RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 919,092, filed Aug. 16, 2004, the disclosure of which is specifically incorporated herein by reference, and is related to another patent application being filed concurrently herewith entitled “Method and Apparatus for the Casino Feng Shui Sic Bo Game,” the disclosure of which is also specifically incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention is in the field of games of chance. In particular, this invention discloses a method and apparatus for creating a slot machine concept based upon the ancient Chinese dice game of Sic Bo (Tai Sai). This is accomplished by adding the game feature of the Chinese folk culture of Feng Shui, the use of new apparatus and a novel summing representation for the betting rules of the old game. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Sic Bo (table game), known to some people as Tai Sai, means dice pair in Chinese...

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Benefits of technology

[0024] The present invention is generally directed to a slot machine that allows a player to make multiple bets of differing amounts for a simulated roll of three dice, and also allows the player to bet upon the selection of a given Feng Shui indicator from a set of Feng Shui indicators, such as a set associated with luck, wealth, wind, longevity, health and fertility.

Problems solved by technology

On the other hand, playing the game can also be exceedingly complex as there are 50 different ways to make bets and it will take most players quite a long time to develop the kind of betting strategies that they would individually enjoy.

Third, Sic Bo is an ancient Chinese game played with very unsophisticated apparatus like three dice, a plate and a bowl.

This is perhaps the most serious weakness of the Sic Bo game, not to mention the remote yet realistic chance of encountering the “loaded dice” fraud, that must be dealt with if ever it can become a popular casino game in the business.

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