Patent ID: 8474820

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: (i) for a first play of a roulette game: (a) causing a processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to operate with a display device to display a first roulette betting layout; (b) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions stored in the at least one memory device to: (A) operate with an input device to receive an input from a player, said input being associated with a designated bet option; and (B) store data representing the designated bet option in a database included in the at least one memory device; and (c) prior to enabling the player to place any bets on a second play of the roulette game, causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions stored in the at least one memory device to: (A) using the stored data representing the designated bet option, add at least one shortcut indicia representative of the designated bet option to the first roulette betting layout to form a second different roulette betting layout; and (B) store data representing the second different roulette betting layout in the database; (ii) for the second play of the roulette game, the second play of the roulette game being subsequent to the first play of the roulette game: (a) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions stored in the at least one memory device to operate with the display device to use the stored data representing the second different roulette betting layout to display the second different roulette betting layout, and (b) enabling the player to use the at least one shortcut indicia to place a bet on the designated bet option; and (iii) for a third play of the roulette game, the third play of the roulette game being subsequent to the second play of the roulette game, independent of any placed bets in any prior plays of the roulette game: (a) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions stored in the at least one memory device to operate with the display device to use the stored data representing the second different roulette betting layout to display the second different roulette betting layout, and (b) enabling the player to use the at least one shortcut indicia to place a bet on the designated bet option.