Patent ID: 7780170
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming establishment in which an East-West gaming environment is created by a plurality of gambling games offered to players, comprising: a casino, a first game involving a Feng Shui element of chance; a second game based upon a Chinese Poker Deck of cards having three different sets of nine cards in three suits of cards, each of said nine cards in one of said three suits of cards bearing a different designation representing the numbers 1 through 9, five different sets of four cards bearing a unique group designation with a hierarchal ranking of from 1 to 5 such that the hierarchal ranking of 1 is higher than 2 which is higher than 3 which is higher than 4 which is higher than 5 which is higher than a designation representing the number 9, and a set of five additional cards with a Feng Shui designation and a unique Feng Shui hierarchal ranking of from 1 to 5 such that the unique Feng Shui hierarchal ranging of 1 is higher than 2 which is higher than 3 which is higher than 4 which is higher than 5; wherein players are offered at least one Eastern game of poker based upon use of the Chinese Poker Deck of cards; wherein the at least one Eastern game of poker is comprised of the following steps: