US 12,223,805 B2
Gaming apparatus and method for playing a game
Paolo Serafini, East Fremantle (AU)
Appl. No. 16/648,501
Filed by Paolo Serafini, East Fremantle (AU)
PCT Filed Sep. 20, 2018, PCT No. PCT/AU2018/051031
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 18, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/056064, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 28, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2017903827 (AU), filed on Sep. 20, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0282175 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3288 (2013.01) [G07F 17/322 (2013.01); G07F 17/3276 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming apparatus for operatively playing a dice game by a dealer and at least one player, said apparatus comprising:
a gaming surface configured to define a plurality of betting zones, a processing system, a recording device for recording an outcome of the dice rolled, a sensor for automatically determining betting tokens placed in particular betting zones, and a visual display;
wherein the plurality of betting zones are shaped and dimensioned for operatively receiving the betting token from at least one player, said token indicative of a value of a wager placed on an outcome of dice rolled sequentially by a player and the dealer, receipt of such betting tokens into the betting zones facilitating determination, via the processing system and the sensor, of total betting values of the at least one participant;
wherein the processing system is adapted to calculate the wager payout portion for each player according to such total betting values, the recorded outcome of the dice rolled, and a plurality of predefined ratios based upon sequential dice rolls of each participant calculated on a statistical likelihood of occurrence, said calculated wager payout portion displayed by the visual display to provide an efficient avenue for each game participant to know of the likelihood and associated financial outcomes of sequential dice rolls.