Patent classifications
A63F2009/2451
Card show apparatus and table game system
A system includes a card shoe that includes a housing for housing cards and an opening through which the housed cards can be drawn. The system includes a computer to detect whether there is any of the following predefined arrangements: (1) for each of a predefined number of consecutively drawn cards, the respective rank of the respective card is larger or smaller by one than an immediately preceding one of the cards drawn from the card housing; (2) a respective rank of each of a predefined number of consecutively drawn cards is the same; (3) a respective suit of each of a predefined number of consecutively drawn cards is the same; or (4) a same sequence in which a predefined number of the cards are consecutively drawn is repeated.
PROJECTION FEATURE FOR AMUSEMENT DEVICES
An amusement game device is provided. The amusement game device includes a projectile launcher configured to launch a projectile, and a light-emitting device associated with the projectile launcher. The light-emitting device is configured to emit light for a first period of time towards the projectile at a time after the projectile has been launched by the projectile launcher. The amusement game may also include one or more projectors, such as for causing different target information to be displayed.
CARD SHOW APPARATUS AND TABLE GAME SYSTEM
A system includes a card shoe that includes a housing for housing cards and an opening through which the housed cards can be drawn. The system includes a computer to detect whether there is any of the following predefined arrangements: (1) for each of a predefined number of consecutively drawn cards, the respective rank of the respective card is larger or smaller by one than an immediately preceding one of the cards drawn from the card housing; (2) a respective rank of each of a predefined number of consecutively drawn cards is the same; (3) a respective suit of each of a predefined number of consecutively drawn cards is the same; or (4) a same sequence in which a predefined number of the cards are consecutively drawn is repeated.