Patent ID: 6776413
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a dice game based on craps numbers and using two dice among a plurality of players and a dealer, said method comprising the steps of:providing a pair of dice having six faces numbered one to six; establishing a first craps proposition based upon a first group of dice numbers at first craps odds; establishing a second craps proposition based upon a second group of dice numbers at second craps odds; establishing a third craps proposition based upon a third group of dice numbers at third craps odds; establishing a low wager proposition at even odds; establishing a high wager proposition at even odds; establishing a tie wager proposition at first tie odds for a first pair of dice numbers; at second tie odds for a second pair of dice numbers, at third tie odds for a third pair of dice numbers, at fourth tie odds for a fourth pair of dice numbers, at fifth tie odds for a fifth pair of dice number, and at sixth tie odds for the remaining sixth dice number, placing a high/low wager on one of the high and low wager propositions on behalf of each player; placing an optional tie wager on the tie wager proposition on behalf of any player electing to do so; rolling the dice by the dealer to establish a house dice number; providing the option to each player to place a craps wager on any one of the first, second and third craps propositions after the dealer has rolled the dice for the house dice number, selecting one of the players to roll the dice and rolling the dice by that selected player to establish a player dice number; paying each player having made a low wager even odds when the player dice number is below the house dice number; paying each player having made a high wager even odds when the player dice number is above the house dice number; allowing each player having made a high/low wager to retain the wager in the event the player number ties the house dice number except for a tie on the sixth dice number, in which case the player looses the wager; paying each player having placed a tie wager at the first tie odds in the event the player number ties the house dice number at any one of the first pair of dice numbers; paying each player having placed a tie wager at the second tie odds in the event the player number ties the house dice number at any one of the second pair of dice numbers; paying each player having a tie wager at the third tie odds in the event the player number ties the house dice number at any one of the third pair of dice numbers, paying each player having placed a tie wager at the fourth tie odds in the event the player number ties the house dice number at any one of the fourth pair of dice numbers; paying each player having placed a tie wager at the fifth tie odds in the event the player number ties the house dice number at any one of the fifth pair of dice numbers; paying each player having placed a tie wager at the sixth tie odds in the event the player number ties the house dice number at the sixth dice number; paying each player having made a craps wager on the first craps proposition at the first craps odds in the event the player number matches anyone of the first group of dice numbers; paying each player having made a craps wager on the second craps proposition at the second craps odds in the event the player number matches anyone of the second group of dice numbers; paying each player having made a craps wager on the third craps proposition at the third craps odds in the event the player number matches anyone of the third group of dice numbers; establishing a first progressive pot for the first group of dice numbers; establishing a second progressive pot for the second group of dice numbers; establishing a third progressive pot for the third group of dice numbers; placing a progressive pot ante on behalf of each of the players; placing a portion of each ante into each of the progressive pots; rolling the dice by the dealer for a progressive pot qualifying number in the event of the house dice number equals anyone of the first pair of dice numbers; selecting a player to roll the dice for the progressive pot in the event the progressive pot qualifying number ties the house dice number; rolling the dice by the player selected to roll for the progressive pot to establish a progressive pot dice number; dividing the first progressive pot among the players in the event the progressive pot dice number ties any one of the first group of dice; dividing the second progressive pot among the players in the event the progressive pot dice number ties any one of the second group of dice numbers; and dividing the third progressive pot among the players in the event the progressive pot dice number ties any one of the third group of dice numbers.