Patent ID: 7131647
Filing Date: 2006-11-07
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A game method, using a game machine having a pinball unit and a casino unit, the casino unit is a roulette wheel having a plurality of spaces, each space having a predetermined dollar amount, operated by a player, comprising the steps of: (a) initiating play by the player depositing a wager in the game machine; (b) accumulating a score by the player by interacting the pinball with the playing field; (c) initiating a casino game by the game machine when the score reaches a predetermined score by spinning the roulette wheel and introducing the pinball into the roulette wheel such that the pinball lands in one of the spaces and determines an outcome of the casino game by said space the pinball lands upon; (d) rewarding the player with a monetary bonus according to the outcome of the casino game; (e) continuing steps (b), (c), and (d) until the pinball is lost from the playing field; and (f) paying the player the monetary bonus.