HORSE RACING CASINO DERBY

Abstract

A casino game having a horse-racing theme. The casino game encompasses a number of playable races. A horseshoe playing surface is provided, which has a plurality of horse positions and a roulette-styled betting area inscribed thereon.

Claims

1. A casino game having a horse-racing theme, said casino game encompassing a plurality of playable races and comprising a horseshoe-shaped playing surface having a plurality of horse positions and a roulette-styled betting area inscribed thereon.

2. The casino game having a horse-racing theme in accordance with claim 1, wherein the casino game simulates a horserace.

3. The casino game having a horse-racing theme in accordance with claim 1, further comprising means for wagering.

4. The casino game having a horse-racing theme in accordance with claim 1, further comprising position markers representing horses on a track.

5. The casino game having a horse-racing theme in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a roulette-styled betting area.

6. The casino game having a horse-racing theme in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a chip loader unit.

7. The casino game having a horse-racing theme in accordance with claim 1, wherein the casino game comprises a plurality of playable races.

8. The casino game having a horse-racing theme in accordance with claim 4, wherein a player may bet on the horses represented by the respective position markers.

9. The casino game having a horse-racing theme in accordance with claim 1, wherein a player may bet via roulette-styled total sum betting.

10. The casino game having a horse-racing theme in accordance with claim 1, wherein players can bet on up to fourteen different horses, each of the horses having a unique horse position, in one horse racing game.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0024] A complete understanding of the present invention may be obtained by reference to the accompanying drawing, when considered in conjunction with the subsequent detailed description, in which:

[0025] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a horseshoe playing surface of the horseracing casino game in accordance with the present invention;

[0026] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing horse positions;

[0027] FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a roulette-styled betting area;

[0028] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of each horse betting spot available on both sides of the horseshoe playing surface area shown in FIG. 1; and

[0029] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a chip loader unit used with the inventive casino game.

[0030] Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the several figures of the attached drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0031] Although the following detailed description contains specific details for the purposes of illustration, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that variations and alterations to the following details are within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the exemplary embodiments of the invention described below are set forth without any loss of generality to, and without imposing limitations upon, the claimed invention.

[0032] In accordance with the invention, there is provided a casino game having a horse-racing theme. The casino game encompasses a number of playable races. In the preferred embodiment, the number of playable races is 84, but any number of races can be included in the game without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0033] Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 2, there is shown a schematic diagram of a horseshoe playing surface of the horseracing casino game in accordance with the present invention. A horseshoe-shaped playing surface 10 is provided, having fourteen horse positions 12a-12n, in the preferred embodiment, and a roulette-styled betting area 14 for total sum betting, inscribed thereon. The dimensions of the playing surface are approximately 1510. The roulette-styled betting area 14 is shown in enlarged detail in FIG. 3.

[0034] The game allows players to bet two ways:

[0035] 1) on the horses; and

[0036] 2) via roulette-styled total sum betting.

GameplayThe Horses

[0037] Referring now to FIG. 4, players can bet on fourteen different horses, in the preferred embodiment, by placing a chip or chips, not shown, in the horse betting spot 16 available on both side of the horseshoe surface playing area 10 in the following ways:

[0038] 1) N=Normal BetPlayer wages for a horse to Win by placing a chip in the space provided 18, Place by placing a chip in the space provided 20, or Show by placing a chip in the space provided 22.

[0039] 2) B2 or B3=Boxed (two) or (three)Player bets on two or three horses by placing a chip or chips in the space(s) provided 24 to come in in any order but must pick the correct two or three in order to win.

[0040] 3) Exta.=Exacta BetPlayer chooses a horse to Win and one to Place by placing chips in the respective spaces provided 24; the horses must come in the exact order.

[0041] 4) Tri.=TrifectaPlayer chooses three horses in the exact winning order by placing a chip in the spaces provided 24, 26.

GameplayTotal Sum Betting

[0042] Located in the center of the horseshoe-shaped table playing area 10 is the roulette-styled betting area 14 that provides an opportunity for players to win based on placing a chip in the respective space provided on the total sum of the three winning horse positions. The dimensions of the total sum area are 156.

Example: Win=6; Place=5; Show=12. Total Sum=23

[0043] In the preferred embodiment, 84 different races can be run before the game repeats. The total sum betting feature includes a progressive total pot. That is, when one horse position wins three races in a row, the progressive total is shared among the winners or is won by the single player bet.

[0044] Referring now to FIG. 5, there is shown a chip loader unit 30. The unit 30 has a post or stand 32 in the preferred embodiment on which a housing 34 containing a stacked pile of chips 36 is rotatably mounted. The lower portion of post 32 has a friction grip 38 for a dealer, not shown, to grasp in order to move chip loader unit 30 into each release row on roulette-styled betting area 14 (FIG. 3).

[0045] Chips 36 are color coded, such that green chips represent WIN, yellow chips represent PLACE, and black chips represent SHOW. The WIN, PLACE, and SHOW chips 36 are stacked in corresponding sections 40 of housing 34.

[0046] In operation, a casino dealer lifts post 32, moves it to a predetermined row on roulette-styled betting area 14, and imparts a circular motion to housing 34, rotating housing 34 until friction slows and stops the motion and a WIN, PLACE, or SHOW chip 36 is released from housing and lands on a portion of roulette-styled betting area 14.

[0047] Since other modifications and changes varied to fit particular operating requirements and environments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, this invention is not considered limited to the example chosen for purposes of this disclosure, and covers all changes and modifications which does not constitute departures from the true spirit and scope of this invention.

[0048] Having thus described the invention, what is desired to be protected by Letters Patent is presented in the subsequently appended claim.