VIRTUAL DISTRIBUTED MULTIMEDIA REGULATED GAMING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON ACTUAL CASINO GAMES

WIPO Patent Application WO2000079467

B1

A virtual gaming experience is enabled by using randomly retrieved gaming episodes from a pre-recorded episode database. The pre-recorded videos are obtained from previously recorded casino security video or from closed regulated tournament video recordings or from computer generated animations. The casino based multimedia source provides audio-video signals depicting various legally-authorized live casino games. An accounting subsystem manages the compensation, credit accounts, and authentication for a virtual player. An electronic or mechanical database distribution center connects the multimedia video source and the player accounting subsystem to a virtual player station. The virtual player station includes an appropriately secured display for displaying to the virtual player the multimedia video signal depicting the legally-authorized live casino game or a pre-recorded legally randomized casino game or the artificially generated pre-recorded game. The virtual player station also provides appropriately secured gaming information, which enables the legally authenticated (biometric or otherwise) virtual player to place a game episode outcome wager. The virtual player station also provides gaming information to enable the virtual player to receive a payout. Novel simplified wagering rules also enable the virtual player to bet either for or against the actual player depicted in each of the pre-recorded gaming episodes using either a live casino multimedia video signal or a restricted randomized casino multimedia game video from a pre-recorded storage medium. Pay table related decisions for the simplified wagering rules are as simple as video slot wagering compared to more complicated casino pay tables for card and other games, such as craps. A virtual player can concurrently play several dissimilar casino games with these simplified wagering rules at the same player gaming station. When selecting a game, the virtual player can virtually roam around a casino and then participate in a plurality of selected games and purchase casino sponsored E-commerce services and products without leaving the virtual player gaming station.

KARMARKAR JAYANT S (US)

PCT/US2000/040242

January 24, 2002

June 19, 2000

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KARMARKAR JAYANT S (US)

G06F19/00; G07F17/32; (IPC1-7): G06F19/00; A63F13/12

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