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WO/2010/143005A1
A service protecting a poker player's stack by refunding part of a tournament's subscription fee in case the player got dismissed from the tournament due to bad luck or during the bubble stage. Bad luck indicates a situation where a prot...  
WO/2010/141744A2
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for playing cards (100) that float and are water resistant for use in water environments. The playing cards (100) comprise a foam layer (102) and plastic layer (104) laminated together, the ...  
WO/2010/135031A1
An instructional aid comprises a mat shaped like a letter "U" and suitable, e.g., for placement on a floor. Pairs of cards may be provided for use with the mat. For example, one set may relate to "fruit," and two cards in the set may bea...  
WO/2010/135275A2
Disclosed in this specification is an electronic board game. In use, a primary game (e.g. a card game) is played until one of the players presses an activation button. The other players attempt to quickly react and press their buttons. T...  
WO/2010/131858A2
Disclosed is a card game apparatus. The card game apparatus according to the present invention enables players to play card games using a plurality of cards, each of which has an identification surface and a non-identification surface. T...  
WO/2010/129152A2
A methodology and apparatus for providing casino game signage for a casino game which incorporates display information that is dynamically interchangeable between game specific and game non-specific information responsive to automatic de...  
WO/2010/096747A9  
WO/2010/123631A2
Disclosed is a game for at least one player that includes a set of skill cards, each of which represent a particular skill. A set of mission cards, each representing a particular mission, may also be included. The game further includes a...  
WO/2010/121314A1
Described embodiments relate to a deck of playing cards comprising a plurality of individual playing cards, each of the individual playing cards having a front side and a back side, the front side having displayed thereon a card identifi...  
WO/2010/120366A1
A card game has three card hands in a round. A player compares three card hands for hand strength first categorizing hands into classes; wherein the highest special hand is the three of a kind. The second highest special class is the thr...  
WO/2010/117446A1
An apparatus is for shuffling a plurality of playing cards used in gaming. The apparatus includes a support adapted to support the unshuffled cards on-edge. An exciter is also included, and is adapted to impart vibrational action to the ...  
WO/2010/117373A1
A method for implementing a casino wagering game to be implemented with physical cards or electronically using an electronic gaming machine. The player can split his or her hand into two smaller hands and a dealer can split his or her ha...  
WO/2010/101813A1
Validation of gaming operations is described. One method includes receiving a video signal depicting a game from at least one video device, receiving game play events from a gaming apparatus, combining a graphical representation of the g...  
WO/2010/099584A1
Playing cards of comparison between alcoholic beverages containing information about its features, manufacturing qualities and consumption", deals with a playing cards, boards or plates containing information, quantitative and qualitativ...  
WO/2010/098808A1
A method for conducting a tournament and event consisting of a plurality of tournaments includes conducting at least one game of chance and tracking at least one chance event that may occur in the game of chance. A tournament outcome bas...  
WO/2010/096076A2  
WO/2010/091514A1
A video card game for a plurality of players comprises a common interface and a plurality of private interfaces. The common interface is viewable by all the players and displays a plurality of computer avatars, each corresponding to a gi...  
WO/2010/054170A9  
WO/2010/045501A9  
WO/2010/077369A1
Among other things, a system can include a card reader which identifies a value associated with a card being dealt. The system can also include an analysis system in communication with the card reader to receive data representing the val...  
WO/2010/073833A1
Disclosed is a game device that facilitates device miniaturization and facilitates execution of a player-versus-player game scene through simulation, based on operation input on the part of a player. The game device comprises a field pan...  
WO/2010/062653A2
Game systems and methods facilitate remote card games. A game system can include a game table, a card reader, a processing system, and a plurality of state indicators. The game table can receive a plurality of playing cards during a card...  
WO/2010/001209A9  
WO/2010/055181A1
The invention consists of a counter device which allows the user to select a numerical value and to increase or decrease the latter, and to vary the speed with which the numerical value is selected and increased or decreased, which affec...  
WO/2010/056929A1
A method of playing and/or providing for a game of chance is disclosed. The game may be played by incorporating use of the methods and/or systems described herein, and may be played as a player v. house (i.e., dealer) or player v. player...  
WO/2010/055328A1
A dealing apparatus is described for dealing playing cards comprising an optional shuffler; a playing card receiver; a playing card reader to read the face of each playing card successively and to retrieve the identity to thereof; a deck...  
WO/2010/056554A1
A semi-automatic gaming table system is disclosed, compπsing, a gaming table surface, at least one playing card delivery device, the playing card delivery device compπsing a card storage area, an internal processor, a card moving syste...  
WO/2010/056562A1
Methods and apparatus for identifying unexpected cards in a card handling device are disclosed. The method comprises providing a card handling device, wherein the card handling device comprises card storage area, an output end for the ma...  
WO/2010/052573A2
Playing card handling devices, such as shufflers, dealing shoes, discard racks and verification systems are rotatably secured to a gaming table to allow for functional and ergonomic adjustment of the card handling device, without removal...  
WO/2010/050398A1
A gaming system comprises a control unit quipped with a controller. The control starts the reception of bets from a plurality of stations, displays, on a dealer display, termination order images from the plurality of the stations in acco...  
WO/2010/043422A1
The invention relates to a data carrier, or a group of such data carriers, allowing a unique allocation of information, to the use of said data carriers, and to a reading unit, wherein a data carrier may be allocated any desired action o...  
WO/2010/033477A2
A method of operating an electronic gaming system includes receiving value from a human user of an electronic gaming machine, initiating a machine -implemented game on the electronic gaming machine, displaying indicia representative of a...  
WO/2010/008434A9  
WO/2010/027930A1
A system is disclosed for developing perceptual motor skills, and more particularly, a system for developing perceptual motor skills through a variety of activities.  
WO/2010/022266A2
A game having a plurality of game cards, a plurality of targets, a plurality of objects; and a launcher for launching at least one of the objects at one of the plurality of targets is disclosed. The game also includes at least one specia...  
WO/2010/019708A1
A playing card delivery shoe has a cartridge for receiving a first set of shuffled playing cards useful in the play of the casino table card game, the cartridge having a back end and front card-delivery end. An automated motor-driven pla...  
WO/2007/113625A9  
WO/2009/155998A1
A card game played on a standard casino-type gaming table where patrons wager against a croupier representing the house. Each player will place a single initial wager and then be dealt a single card from a pre-arranged dealing shoe conta...  
WO/2009/147491A2
A method is disclosed for conducting a supplemental proposition wager on base games utilizing a plurality of community, or shared, cards. Optionally, supplemental proposition wagers may be placed by non-participants of the base game. Sup...  
WO/2009/137885A1
A method and apparatus for playing a game, where at step (100), a game piece is selected, where the game piece has a first distinguishing feature. At step (110), the game piece is placed in a position associated with a scoring device. In...  
WO/2009/137541A2
An apparatus and method of automatically shuffling a deck of playing cards is described. The apparatus includes three compartments disposed laterally with respect to each other and at least one compartment movable vertically with respect...  
WO/2009/135903A1
The present invention relates to a device for determining at least one bid in a game comprising an auction, the device comprising a first container (110) and a first detector (201) for reading a marker (212), wherein the first container ...  
WO/2009/130669A1
A system and methodology for combining a lottery game with playing cards provides a plurality of decks of playing cards to purchasers. Each deck includes a set of a defined number and type of cards to play any manner of card game separat...  
WO/2009/131564A1
A method of playing a game, the method comprising the steps of: dealing four cards to a plurality of players; providing two community cards; providing a third community card; providing a fourth community card; allowing at least one playe...  
WO/2009/129518A2
A matching-based competitive game is used to reinforce the association, correlation, translation, or equation of values. The values are indicia on the face of the tiles, where each tile has at least two different indicia. These values ma...  
WO/2009/110232A1
A card shooter device (1) is equipped with a card shooter part (3), which is equipped with a card storage part (10) and an opening (11), a card guide (15) that guides a card (C) drawn from the opening (11) onto a table (T), a card reader...  
WO/2009/110876A1
The present invention discloses an article of manufacture comprising a game which includes playing media such as sticks or cards. The playing media have a first side with an identifying indicia and a second side with a question and its c...  
WO/2009/107128A2
A biomass carrier including a multiplicity of generally elongate plastic biomass attachment strips joined to each other at at least one location therealong, the multiplicity of generally elongate plastic biomass attachment strips being m...  
WO/2009/100582A1
Disclosed herein is a modified form of blackjack as well as methods, systems, and machine-readable instructions for playing the modified form of blackjack. The modified form of blackjack comprises dealing two cards to each of one or more...  
WO/2009/091444A1
Systems and methods related to the play of games that include interim betting. Some embodiments may provide players of a Baccarat Game with an opportunity to make interim bets during a hand of the game. For example, after one or more car...  

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