Patent ID: 6120377
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A method of playing a wagering game against a house, comprising the steps of:(a) wagering an amount of credits;(b) randomly selecting at least two primary sets of symbols, each of said primary sets to have at least two symbols, each of said symbols being selected from a set of possible symbols, said set of possible symbols being finite and the probability of randomly selecting any of said possible symbols being knowable to a player;(c) randomly selecting at least one secondary set of symbols, said secondary set to have at least one symbol, each said symbol of said secondary set being selected from said possible set of symbols and being included in all said primary sets;(d) wherein the conditional probability between any two symbols within each primary set is less than 1, and the conditional probability between any two symbols of different primary sets that are not also in the secondary set is less than 1; and(e) making a payout based on the combination of symbols in at least one of said primary sets.