Patent ID: 6663486
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
A computer program for simulating multiple rounds of a game of chance wherein each round results in a user of the program either winning the round or losing the round, the computer program comprising:(a) a gaming module; said gaming module including a user interface for inputting a betting strategy and a playing strategy; (b) the betting strategy including selection of a set of betting amounts for winning streaks of a plurality of different lengths and selection of a set of betting amounts for losing streaks of a plurality of different lengths and for adding to or subtracting from a betting amount depending on whether a hand is a winning hand or a losing hand; and (c) the playing strategy including selection of a decision rule indicative of how a round will be played when a particular event occurs during simulation of a round that would require a user to make a decision as to how to proceed in playing the round; (d) a simulation module for the simulation of multiple rounds of the game of chance in a short period of time; each of the multiple rounds of the game being based on a particular selection of a betting and playing strategy; (e) a statistics module for displaying the outcomes of the multiple rounds of the game of chance; wherein analysis of the display enables the user to learn the statistically likely outcome of the particular selection of the betting and playing strategy so as to be able to apply that learned knowledge to a later played actual game of chance.