Michael W Forster

US Patent:

7416187, Aug 26, 2008

Filed:

Sep 26, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/235813

Inventors:

Michael Forster - Lomita CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 1/00

US Classification:

273292, 273274

Abstract:

A gaming method is disclosed and comprises the following steps, which need not necessarily be performed in the exact order: providing at least two card representations to a player, each card representation comprising a symbol, the symbol having a corresponding predetermined value; providing at least two card representations to a dealer, each card representation comprising a symbol, the symbol having a corresponding predetermined value; evaluating a blackjack game outcome by comparing the values of the player and the dealer's card representations, wherein the player wins the blackjack game if the sum of the predetermined values of the player's card representations is higher than the dealer's; using two of the player's card representations for a game of poker; using two of the dealer's card representations for a game of poker; defining values for a plurality of combinations of two card representations; and evaluating a poker game outcome based on the player and the dealer's two card representations, wherein the player wins the poker game when the player possesses a two card combination that has a higher predetermined value than any of the dealer's two card combination.

US Patent:

8020872, Sep 20, 2011

Filed:

Jul 7, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/217713

Inventors:

Michael Williams Forster - Lomita CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 1/00

US Classification:

273292, 463 13, 463 12

Abstract:

A gaming method is disclosed and comprises the following steps, which need not necessarily be performed in the exact order: allowing a player to play a first poker game using at least two card representations; allowing the player to play a blackjack game using card representations from the first poker game; and allowing the player to play a second poker game using the card representations used in the first poker game and the blackjack game.