Patent ID: 6394901
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
Apparatus for play of the dice game of craps by a player, said apparatus contained in a single free-standing housing and comprising:a pair of dice or simulation thereof, means for throwing or â€œshootingâ€  said dice into a pit area or simulation thereof, means for sequentially placing a desired wager upon an outcome of an initial throw and selected subsequent throws of said dice, means for receiving wagers upon the initial and selected subsequent throws of said dice, wherein said wagers on the initial throw may be either â€œpass lineâ€  or â€œdon't passâ€  wagers, and said wagers on subsequent throws may be either â€œrightâ€  or â€œwrongâ€  wagers, means for initiating play, thereby to initially actuate said means for throwing said dice, means for determining the total shown on said dice after each throw, means for throwing said dice subsequent to said initial actuating throw, means for tallying the cumulative winning or positive outcomes of each initial and subsequent throws and wagers according to a predetermined schedule, and means for displaying and paying out to the player the total winnings, if any, accrued from said throws of the dice, wherein the means for throwing said dice includes a simulated human hand from which said dice are ejected into said pit area by mechanical means.