Patent number: 6805628

Abstract: A gaming assembly to play a variation of the game baccarat, the gaming assembly includes a computer processor assembly, a display assembly and a user actuatable selector assembly. The computer processor assembly generates a player's hand and a banker's hand in accordance with rules of baccarat, one of those hands being designated the user's hand, and subsequently determines a winning hand in accordance with the rules of baccarat, designating the user as a winner if the user's hand is also the wining hand. Additionally, the computer processor assembly monitors consecutive ones of the user's hands and indicates a bonus payout to the user in the event that consecutive ones of the user's hands have a final number count equal to a natural nine, and during game play may allow one of the initial cards that comprise the player's hand or the banker's hand to be discarded in exchange for a new card to complete the initial hand.

Type: Grant

Filed: February 27, 2001

Date of Patent: October 19, 2004

Assignee: Baccarat Plus Enterprises, Inc.

Inventor: Santiago Romero

Patent number: 6896614

Abstract: A assembly to play a variation of the game baccarat including a computer processor, a display and a user actuatable selector is provided. The computer processor is structured to determine a winning hand in accordance with rules of baccarat. Additionally, the computer processor monitors the nature of the winning hand and/or monitors consecutive ones of the user's hands and indicates a bonus payout for user in the event that the winning hand totals a natural nine or that consecutive ones of the user's hands have a final number count equal to a natural nine. In one variation, the user is further able to designate one of the initial cards that comprise the player's hand or the banker's hand in exchange for a new card to complete the initial hand and/or may view the initial cards before selecting whether to play the banker's hand or the player's hand.

Type: Grant

Filed: January 15, 2002

Date of Patent: May 24, 2005

Assignee: Baccarat Plus Enterprises, Inc.

Inventor: Santiago Romero

Patent number: 7335100

Abstract: A baccarat gaming assembly to play a variation of the game baccarat, the gaming assembly including a computer processor, a display and an input having at least one user actuatable selector. The computer processor is structured to generate a player's hand and a banker's hand in accordance with rules of baccarat, one of those hands being designated the user's hand based upon a user selection. Further, the computer processor is structured to deal the hands with an initially visible card in each hand, thereby allowing the user to better select which hand will be the user hand. Additionally, the computer processor is further responsive to a user input which designates whether to discard one or more of the visible cards in the hands, thereby increasing the chances for success. With the hands finally dealt, the computer processor is structured to determine a winning hand in accordance with the rules of baccarat, designating the user as a winner if the user's hand is also the wining hand.

Type: Grant

Filed: July 2, 2003

Date of Patent: February 26, 2008

Assignee: Baccarat Plus Enterprises, Inc.

Inventor: Santiago Romero

Patent number: 6585586

Abstract: A method and gaming assembly to play a variation of the game baccarat, the gaming assembly including a computer processor assembly, a display assembly and at least one user actuatable selector assembly. The computer processor assembly is structured to generate a player's hand and a banker's hand in accordance with rules of baccarat, one of those hands being designated the user's hand. Further, the computer processor assembly is structured to determine a winning hand in accordance with the rules of baccarat, designating the user as a winner if the user's hand is also the wining hand. Additionally, the computer processor assembly is structured to monitor consecutive ones of the user's hands and to indicate a bonus payout to the user in the event that consecutive ones of the user's hands have a final number count equal to a natural nine.

Type: Grant

Filed: April 10, 2000

Date of Patent: July 1, 2003

Assignee: Baccarat Plus Enterprises, Inc.

Inventor: Santiago Romero

Patent number: 6582302

Abstract: A gaming assembly to play a variation of the game baccarat, the gaming assembly including a computer processor assembly, a display assembly and at least one user actuatable selector assembly. The computer processor assembly is structured to generate a player's hand and a banker's hand in accordance with rules of baccarat, one of those hands being designated the user's hand. Further, the computer processor assembly is structured to determine a winning hand in accordance with the rules of baccarat, designating the user as a winner if the user's hand is also the winning hand. Additionally, the computer processor assembly is structured to monitor consecutive ones of the user's hands and to indicate a bonus payout to the user in the event that consecutive ones of the user's hands have a final number count equal to a natural nine.

Type: Grant

Filed: January 16, 2001

Date of Patent: June 24, 2003

Assignee: Baccarat Plus Enterprises, Inc.

Inventor: Santiago Romero

Patent number: 6293864

Abstract: A method and assembly designed to play a variation of the game baccarat wherein one of a plurality of players, designated the banker, has the option of making a bonus wager in addition to a primary wager, wherein the bonus wager provides the banker/player the possibility of participating in a bonus payout in the event the total number count of each of at least two consecutive hands equals a predetermined number count. Typically the predetermined number count will be nine in that nine is the best possible hand in a conventional baccarat game. The total number count of nine of the banker's hands can be either a natural nine or a broken nine and still qualify for participation in the bonus payout, which can increase either randomly or in accordance with a pre-set schedule or rate of increase, set by the house or casino in the event that more than two consecutive banker's hands each have a total number count equal to the predetermined number count.

Type: Grant

Filed: November 3, 1999

Date of Patent: September 25, 2001

Assignee: Baccarat Plus Enterprises, Inc.

Inventor: Santiago Romero

Publication number: 20070090598

Abstract: A method of playing a baccarat-type card game that provides players with the opportunity to play a simpler version of baccarat with the winning hand having a hand value closest to nine based on the traditional baccarat scoring system, but without all of the complex baccarat rules for determining if and when a third card is to be dealt. The baccarat-type card game of the present invention is both easier to understand, capable of being played by more players than standard baccarat, and provides each player with the opportunity to decide when to receive an additional card.

Type: Application

Filed: October 21, 2005

Publication date: April 26, 2007

Inventor: Andrew Regos

Publication number: 20140256390

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing wagering games associated with an underlying game of baccarat which are configured for receiving a wager relating to the associated wagering game; conducting the underlying game of baccarat until a baccarat outcome is achieved according to the rules of the baccarat game, wherein the baccarat outcome includes data relating to a player hand score, a banker hand score, the number of cards in the player hand, and the number of cards in the banker hand; comparing the baccarat outcome data with preset criteria, wherein the preset criteria includes at least a number of playing cards for at least one of the respective player and banker hands, a numerical score for at least one of the respective player or banker hands, and a relationship between the player and banker hands; and providing a payout if the preset criteria is satisfied by the baccarat outcome data.

Type: Application

Filed: May 14, 2014

Publication date: September 11, 2014

Inventors: Robin Powell, Francisco Tejeda

Publication number: 20120135790

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing wagering games associated with an underlying game of baccarat which are configured for receiving a wager relating to the associated wagering game; conducting the underlying game of baccarat until a baccarat outcome is achieved according to the rules of the baccarat game, wherein the baccarat outcome includes data relating to a player hand score, a banker hand score, the number of cards in the player hand, and the number of cards in the banker hand; comparing the baccarat outcome data with preset criteria, wherein the preset criteria includes at least a number of playing cards for at least one of the respective player and banker hands, a numerical score for at least one of the respective player or banker hands, and a relationship between the player and banker hands; and providing a payout if the preset criteria is satisfied by the baccarat outcome data.

Type: Application

Filed: November 28, 2011

Publication date: May 31, 2012

Inventors: Robin Powell, Francisco Tejeda

Publication number: 20050218598

Abstract: A combination baccarat and blackjack game. Preferably, each wagering player plays a baccarat-type game and a blackjack-type game against a dealer who also plays baccarat and blackjack hands. In one embodiment, a determination card is utilized in the event of a tie, to determine whether or to what extent a player loses his/her initial wager. A bonus feature may also be provided, to permit players to achieve a bonus payout for achieving particular blackjack and/or baccarat hands. In another embodiment, only one player blackjack hand and one player baccarat hand is provided, with players wagering on dealer or player blackjack hands and/or baccarat hands.

Type: Application

Filed: April 5, 2004

Publication date: October 6, 2005

Inventors: Christine Parsadaian, Serge Parsadaian

Publication number: 20120184342

Abstract: A baccarat game system, a method of using the baccarat game system, a baccarat game program and a recording medium, in which a great number of players can simultaneously participate in the game at the same table, in which any player can concentrate on the game in his personal space, in which, from the viewpoint of game operation side, the number of dealers standing-by can be decreased while at the same time the number of cards to be discarded is reduced, thereby reducing the cost, and in which any doubt of injustice can be removed while maintaining the sense of reality and the feeling of tension. The baccarat game system includes an image-capturing mechanism for taking images of cards in a baccarat game; an image-delivery mechanism for delivering the card images taken by the image-capturing mechanism; and an image display mechanism for displaying the delivered card images.

Type: Application

Filed: November 16, 2011

Publication date: July 19, 2012

Inventors: Kenichi OKUJYO, Tomoyuki Hashimoto

Patent number: 8758105

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing wagering games associated with an underlying game of baccarat which are configured for receiving a wager relating to the associated wagering game; conducting the underlying game of baccarat until a baccarat outcome is achieved according to the rules of the baccarat game, wherein the baccarat outcome includes data relating to a player hand score, a banker hand score, the number of cards in the player hand, and the number of cards in the banker hand; comparing the baccarat outcome data with preset criteria, wherein the preset criteria includes at least a number of playing cards for at least one of the respective player and banker hands, a numerical score for at least one of the respective player or banker hands, and a relationship between the player and banker hands; and providing a payout if the preset criteria is satisfied by the baccarat outcome data.

Type: Grant

Filed: November 28, 2011

Date of Patent: June 24, 2014

Assignee: The Talisman Group, LLC

Inventors: Robin Powell, Francisco Tejeda

Patent number: 8657658

Abstract: A baccarat game system, a method of using the baccarat game system, a baccarat game program and a recording medium, in which a great number of players can simultaneously participate in the game at the same table, in which any player can concentrate on the game in his personal space, in which, from the viewpoint of game operation side, the number of dealers standing-by can be decreased while at the same time the number of cards to be discarded is reduced, thereby reducing the cost, and in which any doubt of injustice can be removed while maintaining the sense of reality and the feeling of tension. The baccarat game system includes an image-capturing mechanism for taking images of cards in a baccarat game; an image-delivery mechanism for delivering the card images taken by the image-capturing mechanism; and an image display mechanism for displaying the delivered card images.

Type: Grant

Filed: November 16, 2011

Date of Patent: February 25, 2014

Inventors: Kenichi Okujyo, Tomoyuki Hashimoto

Publication number: 20030151199

Abstract: A table and method of playing a baccarat-type card game that provides players with the opportunity to play a simpler version of baccarat that is both easier to understand and capable of being played by more players. The method of playing a baccarat-type card game comprises dealing 3 cards to both a house hand and a player hand, with the winning hand having a hand value closest to nine based on the traditional baccarat scoring system, but without all of the complex baccarat rules for determining if and when a third card is to be dealt.

Type: Application

Filed: February 12, 2002

Publication date: August 14, 2003

Inventor: James C. Lee

Publication number: 20060071429

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention is to provide an epoch-making baccarat game system, a method of using such a baccarat game system, a baccarat game program and a recording medium, in which a great number of players can simultaneously participate in the game at the same table, in which any player can concentrate on the game in its personal space, in which, from the viewpoint of game operation side, the number of standing-by dealers can be decreased while at the same time the number of cards to be discarded is reduced, thereby reducing the cost, and in which any doubt of injustice can completely wiped away while maintaining the sense of reality and the feeling of tension. The baccarat game system of the present invention comprises card image capture means 21 for taking images of cards in a baccarat game; card image delivery means 110 for delivering the card images taken by said card image capture means 21; and card image display means 30 for displaying said delivered card images 110.

Type: Application

Filed: September 22, 2005

Publication date: April 6, 2006

Inventors: Kenichi Okujyo, Tomoyuki Hashimoto

Publication number: 20140312567

Abstract: A device for playing a game comprising: jackpot betting sensors comprising a betting sensor and a lamp; a baccarat table; a local server coupled to the jackpot betting sensors; a monitor attached to a pole; the jackpot betting sensors are mounted on top of the baccarat table allowing a first player to play the baccarat game on the baccarat table and allowing the first player or a second player to place a jackpot bet by placing a betting chip on the betting sensor; wherein the lamp in the jackpot betting sensor turns on when a betting chip covers the jackpot betting sensor to indicate that the jackpot bet is placed; and wherein the baccarat table is adapted to permit the second player to place the jackpot bet without placing a bet for the baccarat game; and wherein the local server causes the winning combination to be shown on the monitor.

Type: Application

Filed: March 18, 2014

Publication date: October 23, 2014

Inventor: Jay Chun

Publication number: 20080230995

Abstract: A method of playing a wagering game using at least one deck of playing cards is disclosed. The game includes the step of each player making a play wager to participate in a three card baccarat game against a dealer hand. Each player optionally makes a bonus side bet wager on the occurrence of at least one predetermined winning three card bonus baccarat hand, the winning baccarat hand having a rank of at least one of an 8, 9 or three face cards. Each player and the dealer receive at least three cards to form a three card baccarat hand. The relative ranking of the hands is determined using modified baccarat rules. Players who placed an optional bonus side bet and received a predetermined winning three card bonus baccarat hand are paid a bonus payout.

Type: Application

Filed: March 20, 2007

Publication date: September 25, 2008

Inventor: Roger M. Snow

Patent number: 8087984

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention is to provide an epoch-making baccarat game system, a method of using such a baccarat game system, a baccarat game program and a recording medium, in which a great number of players can simultaneously participate in the game at the same table, in which any player can concentrate on the game in its personal space, in which, from the viewpoint of game operation side, the number of standing-by dealers can be decreased while at the same time the number of cards to be discarded is reduced, thereby reducing the cost, and in which any doubt of injustice can completely wiped away while maintaining the sense of reality and the feeling of tension. The baccarat game system of the present invention comprises card image capture means 21 for taking images of cards in a baccarat game; card image delivery means 110 for delivering the card images taken by said card image capture means 21; and card image display means 30 for displaying said delivered card images 110.

Type: Grant

Filed: September 22, 2005

Date of Patent: January 3, 2012

Inventors: Kenichi Okujyo, Tomoyuki Hashimoto

Publication number: 20140287808

Abstract: A baccarat game system, a method of using the baccarat game system, a baccarat game program and a recording medium, in which a great number of players can simultaneously participate in the game at the same table, in which any player can concentrate on the game in his personal space, in which, from the viewpoint of game operation side, the number of dealers standing-by can be decreased while at the same time the number of cards to be discarded is reduced, thereby reducing the cost, and in which any doubt of injustice can be removed while maintaining the sense of reality and the feeling of tension. The baccarat game system includes an image-capturing mechanism for taking images of cards in a baccarat game; an image-delivery mechanism for delivering the card images taken by the image-capturing mechanism; and an image display mechanism for displaying the delivered card images.

Type: Application

Filed: February 25, 2014

Publication date: September 25, 2014

Inventors: Kenichi Okujyo, Tomoyuki Hashimoto

Publication number: 20080032760

Abstract: A gaming machine provides a player a baccarat game and includes: a display device; a storage device that stores an award odds table that defines an award to be paid out to a player when the player wins the baccarat game; an operation unit that allows the player to input commands for playing the baccarat game; and a processor that operates to: control the display device to display a progress of the baccarat game that provides the player bet targets including a BANKER, a PLAYER, a TIE, and an additional betting target; allow the player to input commands through the operation unit to bet on the bet targets; determine an award to be paid out to the player in reference to the award odds table when the player wins the baccarat game; and pay out the determined award to the player.

Type: Application

Filed: July 2, 2007

Publication date: February 7, 2008

Applicant: ARUZE CORP.

Inventor: Kazumasa Yoshizawa