Abstract:
A method of playing a game, permitting a player to place a bet forecasting separately the outcome of the game and the outcome of one or more other random events.

Description:
[0001]    This application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/101,504 filed on Apr. 11, 2008 which claims priority from British Patent Application No. 0707123.6 filed on Apr. 13, 2007. 
     
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     Introduction and Definitions 
       [0002]    The present invention relates to a variation of Roulette and other games. 
         [0003]    Where the context so admits herein reference to the male shall include the female, use of the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and the following expressions shall bear the following meanings that is to say: 
         [0004]    ‘the tariff’ shall mean ‘a list or schedule of pay-outs’ 
         [0005]    ‘standard bet’ shall mean ‘any bet available by using a chip or chips representing money when playing the traditional game of Roulette the standard (European) layout for which is illustrated in FIG.  1 ” 
         [0006]    ‘plus-bet box’ shall mean ‘any of the boxes set out on any of the specially designed gaming cloths and so identified in the illustrations’ 
         [0007]    ‘plus-bet’ shall mean ‘a bet on the outcome of a standard roulette bet combined with the random event or events depicted by the Gaming Generator such bet being placed or registered in the appropriate plus-bet box’ 
         [0008]    ‘Treble-bet’ shall mean ‘a bet on the outcome of a standard roulette bet combined with the outcome of two random events depicted by the Gaming Generator and placed on the appropriate bet-box’ 
         [0009]    ‘accumulator bet’ shall mean ‘a bet on the outcome of a standard roulette bet combined with the outcome of three or more events depicted by the Gaming Generator and placed on the appropriate bet box’ 
         [0010]    ‘the Gaming Generator’ shall mean ‘an electronic device producing a random number, letter, colour or symbol or any combination of any of them’ or alternatively ‘one or more multi-sided devices displaying numbers, letters, colours or symbols, which device or devices may be real, virtual, mechanical, inert or digital’ 
         [0011]    ‘the additional equipment’ shall mean “the Gaming Generator and the specially designed gaming cloths as illustrated’ ( FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3  or  FIG. 4 ) 
         [0012]    Equipment: 
         [0013]    The equipment for the Game shall be a wheel with slots each of the same size and each identified with different numbers, letters or symbols, a ball capable when spun round the rim of the wheel to fit into and land in any one of the slots, specially designed gaming cloths (as illustrated in  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 2   a ) and a Gaming Generator. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The Game 
     Background 
       [0014]    Roulette is a casino game from the French word for ‘small wheel’. 
         [0015]    In the game a dealer or croupier spins a wheel in one direction and a ball in the opposite direction around a tilted circular surface running around the rim of the wheel. 
         [0016]    The ball eventually falls onto the wheel and into one of 37 (in European Roulette) or 38 (in American Roulette) coloured and numbered slots on the wheel. 
         [0017]    Wheel Layout 
         [0018]    The main slots are numbered from 1 to 36 alternating between red and black. 
         [0019]    The slots are not in numerical order round the wheel. There is a neutral slot generally coloured green identified as zero (and in American Roulette there is also a second green slot marked double zero). 
         [0020]    Betting 
         [0021]    Players may place a variety of ‘inside’ bets (selecting the number of the slot or a range of slots in which the ball will land), and ‘outside’ bets being bets on whether the ‘winning numbered slot’ falls within a nominated one third of the wheel, or one of the identified even chances typically 1-18 or 19-36, red or black, or odd or even. The pay-out odds for each type of bet is based on its likelihood while allowing a small ‘edge’ to the roulette operator or casino. The bets are placed on the gaming cloth. 
         [0022]    History 
         [0023]    Roulette has been played in its current form since 1796 (in Paris). 
         [0024]    In 1842 the zero (displayed as “0”) was added to the roulette wheel in order to achieve a house advantage. 
         [0025]    In the early 1800s roulette was introduced to the USA and a second zero, “00”, was introduced. (In some forms of early American roulette the double-zero was replaced by an American Eagle.) 
         [0026]    In the 1800s roulette spread all over both Europe and the USA becoming one of the most famous and most popular casino games. 
         [0027]    Types of Bets 
         [0028]    Inside Bets: 
         [0029]    Straight: a single number. The chip is placed entirely on the middle of a number square. 
         [0030]    Split: a bet on two adjoining numbers, either on the vertical or horizontal (as in 14-17 or 8-9). The chip is placed on the line between these numbers. 
         [0031]    Street: a bet on three numbers on a single horizontal line. The chip is placed on the edge of a vertical line level with the three numbers intended to be covered by the bet e.g. 1-2-3 or 31-32-33. 
         [0032]    Corner (or square): a bet on four numbers in a square layout (as in 11-12-14-15). The chip is placed at the horizontal and vertical intersection of the lines around the numbers. 
         [0033]    Line or Six line: a bet on two adjoining streets with the chip placed at the corresponding intersection as if in between where two street bets would be placed. 
         [0034]    Outside Bets 
         [0035]    Evens: a bet on 18 numbers. This is placed in the a box representing the attribute (black/red, low/high, or even/odd) that the player intends to bet on. 
         [0036]    Dozen or Group Bets: a bet on the first, second, or third group of twelve numbers i.e. 1 to 12, 13 to 24 or 25 to 36. 
         [0037]    Column: a bet on all 12 numbers on any of the three vertical lines (such as 1-4-7-10 on down to 34). The chip is placed on the space below the final number in this string. 
         [0038]    Standard Pay Table 
         [0039]    In addition to each under-mentioned pay-out the bet is returned 
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                 Number of 
                   
               
               
                   
                 slots covered 
               
               
                 Bet name 
                 by the bet 
                 Pay-out 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                 0 or zero 
                 one 
                 35 to 1 
               
               
                 00 or double zero 
                 one 
                 35 to 1 (American 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Roulette only) 
               
               
                 Straight up (single number other 
                 one 
                 35 to 1 
               
               
                 than zero or double zero 
               
               
                 Split 
                 two 
                 17 to 1 
               
               
                 Zero Row 0 + 00 
                 two 
                 17 to 1 (American 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Roulette only) 
               
               
                 Street (e.g. Row 1-2-3) 
                 three 
                 11 to 1 
               
               
                 five number (bet 0-00-1-2-3) 
                 five 
                 6 to 1 (American 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Roulette only) 
               
               
                 Column (e.g. 1-4-7 etc. to 34) 
                 twelve 
                 2 to 1 
               
               
                 Dozen (e.g. 1 to 12 inclusive) 
                 twelve 
                 2 to 1 
               
               
                 Odd or Even 
                 eighteen 
                 1 to 1 
               
               
                 Red or Black 
                 eighteen 
                 1 to 1 
               
               
                 Low (1 to 18) or High (19 to 36) 
                 eighteen 
                 1 to 1 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0040]    According to one aspect of the present invention in a variation of Roulette, a player may place a bet on the outcome of a spin of the Roulette wheel in combination with the outcome of one or more other random events. 
         [0041]    Bets may be placed on the spin of the roulette wheel in accordance with conventional criteria, as described above. The other random event may comprise an electronic random generator device producing a random number, letter, colour or symbol or any combination of any of them, or alternatively one or more multi-sided device displaying numbers, letters, colours or symbols, which device or devices may be real, virtual, mechanical, inert or digital. 
         [0042]    The odds paid out on a successful bet will be an appropriate multiple of the odds paid out on the conventional Roulette forming the first part of the bet, depending on the odds involved in predicting the outcome of the random event forming the second part of the bet. 
         [0043]    According to a further embodiment of the invention, a player may place a bet on the outcome of a spin of the Roulette wheel in combination with the outcome of two or more, other random events. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0044]    The invention is now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:— 
           [0045]    The games in accordance with the present invention, as described below, may be played for fun or gaming purposes. 
           [0046]      FIG. 1  is a layout for a gaming cloth for conventional Roulette; 
           [0047]      FIG. 2  is a layout for a gaming cloth for one embodiment of a game in accordance with the present invention; 
           [0048]      FIG. 3  is a layout for a gaming cloth for an alternative embodiment of a game in accordance with the present invention; 
           [0049]      FIG. 4  is a layout for a gaming cloth for a further embodiment of a game in accordance with the present invention; 
           [0050]      FIG. 5  illustrates a layout for a card game in accordance with the present invention; 
           [0051]      FIG. 6  illustrates a layout for an alternative card game in accordance with the present invention; and 
           [0052]      FIG. 7  illustrates a layout for a dice game in accordance with the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0053]    In the conventional layout illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the numbers 1 to 36 of the roulette wheel are set out in a matrix  10  of three columns of twelve rows, with an additional box  12  of one row across all three columns, at the top for “0”. Additional outside betting boxes  14  are provided at the bottom of each column, for placing bets on the twelve numbers from 1 to 36 in each of the columns. Further outside betting boxes are placed along the sides of the columns; boxes  16  for placing bets on numbers “1 to 12”, “13 to 24” and “25 to 36” respectively; boxes  18  for placing bets on numbers “1 to 18”, and “19 to 36” respectively; boxes  20  for placing bets on “odd” and “even” respectively; and boxes  22  for placing bets on “red” or “black” respectively. 
         [0054]    According to one embodiment a game in accordance with the present invention may be played by any number of players on a specially designed gaming cloth as illustrated in  FIG. 2 , on which bets may be placed combining standard Roulette betting procedures coupled with additional betting boxes as illustrated. 
         [0055]    A player may place a bet on the outcome of the spin of the Roulette Wheel only, in conventional manner as described above. In addition or alternatively the player may place a bet on the outcome of the spin of the Roulette Wheel in combination with the outcome of the throw of a six sided dice, the sides of the dice being numbered 1 to 6 or an electronic number generator which may randomly select any number from 1 to 6. 
         [0056]    As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the modified layout is based on the conventional Roulette layout of  FIG. 1 . Additional betting boxes  30  are provided, each box  30  corresponding to one row of the conventional Roulette layout. Each of the boxes  30  is subdivided into six boxes which are marked +1 to +6. A further additional betting box  32  corresponds to the 12 box of the conventional layout, the box  32  being subdivided into six boxes marked +1 to +6. Further additional boxes  34 ,  36  are associated with the box  12  and outside betting boxes  14  to  22  of the conventional layout, boxes  34  being marked “Hi” and boxes  36  being marked “Lo”. 
         [0057]    The dealer or croupier will spin the ball in the usual way and in addition will throw the dice or activate the electronic random number generator which will display a random number of from 1 to 6. 
         [0058]    In order to be paid the players must successfully forecast the outcome of both events that is the number on the wheel against which the spun ball shall have come to rest and the random number displayed by the dice or random number generator. 
         [0059]    In addition to the conventional betting options, a player may:—
       Place a bet in one subdivisions of one of the boxes  30 , to bet on the three numbers in the row corresponding to the particular box  30 , for example 1, 2 and 3, the subdivision corresponding to one of the numbers +1 to +6, for example +4. The player will win the bet if the number coming up on the Roulette wheel is 1, 2 or 3 and the number thrown on the dice or generated by the random number generator is 4. The player is played out at the odds given in the pay table below.   Place a bet in one subdivisions of one of the box  32 , to bet on “0”, the subdivision corresponding to one of the numbers +1 to +6, for example +3. The player will win the bet if the number coming up on the Roulette wheel is “0” and the number thrown on the dice or generated by the random number generator is 3. The player is paid out at the odds given in the pay table below.   Place a bet in one or more of the boxes  34  or  36  associated with box  12  or boxes  14  to  22  of the conventional layout. The player will win the bet placed in one of the boxes  34  if “0” or the conventional outside bet corresponding to the box  14  to  22  comes up and the number thrown on the dice or generated by the random number generator is 4 to 6. The player will win the bet placed in one of the boxes  36  if “0” or the conventional outside bet corresponding to the box  14  to  22  comes up and the number thrown on the dice or generated by the random number generator is 1 to 3. The player is paid out at the odds given in the pay table below.       
 
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                 PAY-OUT TABLE 
               
               
                 In addition to each under-mentioned pay-out the bet is returned 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 Zero and (+1 to +6) (Box 32) pays: 
                 210 to 1 
               
               
                 Zero and (+Hi or +Lo) (Box 34 or 36) pays: 
                 70 to 1 
               
               
                 Row and (+1 to +6) (Box 30) pays: 
                 70 to 1 
               
               
                 Column and (+Hi or +Lo) (Box 34 or 36 in Box 14) pays: 
                 5 to 1 
               
               
                 1-12, 13-24 or 25-36 and (+Hi or +Lo) 
                 5 to 1 
               
               
                 (Box 34 or 36 in Box 16) pays: 
               
               
                 1-18 or 19-36 and (+Hi or +Lo) (Box 34 or 36 in box 18) pays: 
                 5 to 1 
               
               
                 Odd or Even and (+Hi or +Lo) (Box 34 or 36 in Box 20) pays: 
                 3 to 1 
               
               
                 Black or Red and (+Hi or +Lo) (Box 34 or 36 in Box 22) pays: 
                 3 to 1 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0063]    In a simplified embodiment of the game described above, as illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the (Hi−Lo) options are dispensed with. Furthermore boxes  40 ,  42  corresponding to boxes  30  and  32  of the embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 2 , are divided into four, the four boxes being numbered +1 to +4. The random number generator in this case is a twelve sided dice with three faces numbered +1 to +4 respectively. Alternatively an electronic random number generator capable of generating numbers +1 to +4 may be used. 
         [0064]    With this embodiment of the game the pay out table may be as follows:— 
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                 In addition to each under-mentioned pay-out the bet is returned 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Zero and (+1 to +4) (Box 42) pays: 
                 140 to 1 
               
               
                   
                 Row and (+1 to +4) (Box 40) pays: 
                 45 to 1 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0065]    In the further embodiment illustrated on  FIG. 4 , a player has an opportunity of placing a bet on the outcome of a spin of the roulette wheel together with two additional random events. This embodiment of the game in accordance with the present invention may be played by any number of players on a specially designed gaming cloth on which bets may be placed combining standard Roulette betting procedures coupled with additional betting boxes as illustrated in  FIG. 4 . 
         [0066]    In addition to the conventional roulette wheel, the equipment for playing the game may include a first random generator, for example an dice with an even number of sides, the sides of the dice being marked with a series of numbers, for example the dice may have six sides marker  1  to  6 . Alternatively, equal numbers of the faces may be marked “Hi” and “Lo”. A second random generator, for example a dice with an even number of sides, equal numbers of the sides being of different colour, for example “Red” or “Blue”. In place of the first and second random generators, an electronic generator may be used to randomly select either “Hi” or “Lo” and either “Red” or “Blue”. According to a further alternative a single, a single twelve sided dice may have six pairs of sides marked 1 to 6, one of each pair being marked “Red” while the other if each pair is marked “Blue”, so that a throw of the dice will give a random selection of “Hi” (4 to 6) or “Lo” (1 to 3) and “Red” or “Blue”. It should be remembered that “Red” in this context refers to “Red” on the random generator and not “Red” as opposed to “Black”, in the conventional Roulette game. 
         [0067]    As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , an additional betting box  50  corresponds to the zero box  12  of the conventional Roulette layout; additional betting boxes  52  are aligned intermediate of the rows of the matrix  10  of the conventional Roulette layout; additional betting boxes  54  are provided in boxes  14 ,  18 ,  20  and  22  of the conventional roulette layout; and additional betting boxes  56 ,  58  are provided in each of the boxes  16  of the conventional Roulette layout. The boxes  50 ,  52  and  54  are quartered diagonally, opposite quarters being marked “Hi” and “Lo” and the other opposite quarters being coloured “Red” and “Blue”. In order to fit in with the conventional layout, the boxes  56  and  58  correspond to half&#39;s of the boxes  50  to  54 , box  56  being marked “Hi” and “Red” and “Blue” and box  58  being marked “Lo” and “Red” and “Blue”. 
         [0068]    The dealer or croupier will spin the ball in the usual way and in addition will throw the dice or activate the electronic random number generator which will; display a random number of from 1 to 6 (1 to 3 being “Lo” and 4 to 6 being “Hi”) and a random colour “Red” or “Blue”. 
         [0069]    In order to be paid the players must successfully forecast the outcome of all three events that is the number on the wheel against which the spun ball shall have come to rest, whether the random number displayed by the dice or random number generator is “Hi” or “Lo” and whether the random colour is “Red” or “Blue”. 
         [0070]    The player indicates his bet by placing a bet in one or more of the boxes  50  to  58 , on the diagonal between the selected choice of “Hi” or “Lo” and the selected choice of “Red” or “Blue” 
         [0071]    In addition to the conventional betting options, a player may place a bet on “Hi” or “Lo” and “Red” or “Blue” in combination with the spin of the Roulette wheel coming up:— 
       Zero (Box  50 ); 
       [0072]    One of a series of six numbers e.g. (1 to 6) (Box  52 );
 
A column of 12 numbers (Box  54 );
 
       1-18, 9-36 (Box  54 ); 
     Even, Odd (Box  54 ); 
       [0073]    Red, Black (Box  54 ); and/or
 
1-12, 13-24, 25-36 (boxes  56 ,  58 );
 
the successful bets being paid out, for example, at the odds set out in the table below.
 
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                 in addition to each under-mentioned pay-out the bet is returned 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 Zero and (“Hi” or “Lo”) and (“Red” or “Blue”) pays: 
                 140 to 1 
               
               
                 One of six numbers, and (“Hi” or “Lo”) and (“Red” or 
                 22 to 1 
               
               
                 “Blue”) pays: 
               
               
                 Column and (“Hi” or “Lo”) and (“Red” or “Blue”) pays: 
                 11 to 1 
               
               
                 1-12, 13-24, 25-36 and (“Hi” or “Lo”) and 
                 11 to 1 
               
               
                 (“Red” or “Blue”) pays: 
               
               
                 1-18, 9-36 and (“Hi” or “Lo”) and (“Red” or “Blue”) pays: 
                 7 to 1 
               
               
                 Even, Odd and (“Hi” or “Lo”) and (“Red” or “Blue”) pays: 
                 7 to 1 
               
               
                 Red, Black and (“Hi” or “Lo”) and (“Red” or “Blue”) pays: 
                 7 to 1 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0074]    In an alternative embodiment of the game illustrated on  FIG. 4 , a player may have the option of betting on a combination of the spin of the roulette wheel with only one random event, either “Hi” or “Lo” or “Red” or “Black”, by placing the bet in the quarter appropriately marked rather that on the diagonal. For this option, the odds paid will be appropriately adjusted. 
         [0075]    In alternative embodiments the games described herein may be played with roulette wheels having more or fewer slots, with slots identified by symbols or letters and/or plus-bet boxes with more or fewer betting opportunities. 
         [0076]    In alternative embodiments the games described herein may be played with three or more different random events generated in addition to the standard Roulette number, group or range of numbers or any combination of two or more such random events all or any such additional random events shall be generated by the Gaming Generator or Generators. 
         [0077]    In alternative embodiments the games described herein or any variation thereof may also be adapted for Internet entertainment, video slot machines, computer programs, interactive television or any electronic medium in such case the term ‘gaming cloth’ as herein described is intended to cover a virtual representation of a gaming cloth and the term ‘Gaming Generator’ is intended to cover a virtual representation thereof. 
         [0078]    Furthermore use of the term ‘cloth’ is not intended to restrict the claims to use of a particular material but will cover any medium which defines a playing area for the games, whether real, virtual, artificially illuminated or otherwise. 
         [0079]    Furthermore one or more Gaming Generators may be used in the course of playing the Game or any of the Games described or referred to herein. 
         [0080]    Additionally or alternatively the game or any variation thereof may be played or adapted for use in or as a lottery, on a scratch-card or by random selection of labelled balls or other equipment. 
         [0081]    With the American version of the conventional game in which boxes, corresponding to box  12  of the European version of the game, are provided for “0” and “00” the options for additional bets may include individual additional bets on “0” and “00”, an additional bet on “0-00” and/or an additional bet on “0, 00, 1, 2, 3”. 
         [0082]    While the invention has been described above as a variation of Roulette, the use of a random event generator device to introduce a forecast bet, may be used with other gaming apparatus which will generate one of a plurality of specified outcomes upon which a player of the game may place a bet upon that outcome occurring. Such other gaming apparatus may include, playing cards, one or more dice or even a second random event generator device. 
         [0083]      FIG. 5  illustrates the layout of a gaming cloth for a card game in which two cards are dealt to the or each of one or more players playing the game. Alternatively, only cards may be dealt, the two cards being common to all the players participating in the game. 
         [0084]    Betting boxes  60 ,  62 ,  64  are provided in which the or each player may place a bet that the two cards dealt will constitute:— 
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                 A pair 
                 (two cards of the same rank); 
               
               
                   
                 A straight 
                 (two cards of consecutive rank); or 
               
               
                   
                 A Flush 
                 (two card of the same suit). 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0085]    A player correctly predicting the occurrence of one of the specified hands will win the bet and will be paid out at appropriate odds. 
         [0086]    Additional multi-choice betting boxes  66  are provided associated with each of the betting boxes  60 ,  62 ,  64 . The additional betting boxes  66  are divided into four, the four boxes being numbered +1 to +4. The random number generator in this case may be similar to that described with reference to  FIG. 3 , that is a multi sided dice with equal numbers of faces numbered +1 to +4 respectively. Alternatively an electronic random number generator capable of generating numbers +1 to +4 may be used. 
         [0087]    A player may optionally place a bet in one of the divisions of one of the additional betting boxes  66  associated with one of the betting boxes  60 ,  62 ,  64 . If the player correctly forecasts the specified two card hand corresponding to the box  60 ,  62 ,  64  associated with the box  66  in which he has placed his bet and correctly predicts the number generated by the random number generator, then he will win the bet and will be paid out at odds which are an appropriate multiple of the basic odds for predicting the specified two card hand. 
         [0088]    In the game illustrated by the layout shown in  FIG. 6  a single individual or common card is dealt and a player may place a bet on the suit or rank of the card by placing a bet in one of the betting boxes  70  or  72 , respectively. Again additional betting boxes  74 , similar to the betting boxes  66  of  FIG. 5 , are associated with each of the betting boxes  70 ,  72 , in which a player may place a bet and if correctly predicting the suit or rank of the card and the number generated by a random number generator similar to that described with reference to  FIG. 5 , winning the bet and being paid out at appropriately increased odds. 
         [0089]    The games described with reference to  FIGS. 5 and 6  may be played as a stand alone card game or may provide a side bet in another principal game, for example the game illustrated by  FIG. 5  may be played as a side bet in Texas Hold&#39;em poker, the two card dealt to each player being used to decide the side bet. 
         [0090]      FIG. 7  illustrates a layout for playing Sic-Bo. Sic-Bo is a dice game in which three dice are rolled and bets may be placed on individual dice of specified number (betting box  80 ); two dice of the same number (betting boxes  82 ); various specified combinations of two dice (betting boxes  84 ); three dice of the same number (betting boxes  86 ); or the totals of the three dice (betting boxes  88 ). 
         [0091]    Additional betting boxes  90  are associated with betting boxes  84  and  86 . The additional betting boxes  90  are divided and numbered +1 to +4 corresponding to numbers that may be generated by a random number generator similar to that described with reference to  FIG. 5 . A player may place a bet in one division of an additional betting area  90  associated with one of the betting boxes  84 ,  86 , the player winning the bet and being paid at appropriately increased odds if he correctly predicts the specified result of the roll of the dice and the number generated by the random number generator.