Patent ID: 6083105
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
A computerized roulette playing apparatus for a single player comprising:a housing that contains a two-speed drive means, a shaft rotatingly supported in said housing and driven into rotation by said two-speed drive means, and a controllable clutch means between said shaft and said two-speed drive means;a roulette wheel rigidly connected to said shaft and located outside of said housing, said roulette wheel having a plurality of recesses formed on the peripheral edge of said roulette wheel;a transparent cover over said roulette wheel which prevents access of a player to said roulette wheel and which allows the player to see said roulette wheel;a ball launching station within said housing with means for launching said ball to said roulette wheel;a single ball for playing the game which is suitable for launching from said ball launching station to said roulette wheel;ball guiding means for guiding said ball under gravity from any of said recesses to said ball launching station;means for raising said shaft together with said roulette wheel to a position in which said ball falls down from any of said recesses onto said ball guiding means;ball position detecting means comprising a first ball sensing means for detecting a position of said ball in any of said recesses, a second ball sensing means for detecting the presence of said ball in said launching station, and indexing means having marking means corresponding to said recesses, and third sensing means for detecting angular positions of said marking means;a central processing unit for controlling operation of said two-speed drive means, said controllable clutch, said ball launching station, said first ball sensing means, said second ball sensing means, and said means for raising said shaft; anddisplay means connected to said central processing unit, said display means displaying at least a main roulette game field patterned in accordance with the game rules, said pattern including at least betting places, a message display portion, a win number display place, a token number display place, a win token number display place, a game start place, and game exit place.