U.S. patent application number 14/707090 was filed with the patent office on 2015-11-12 for 12-color roulette wheel, 12-color pinwheel, and betting table associated therewith.
The applicant listed for this patent is Nicholas Sorge. Invention is credited to Nicholas Sorge.
Application Number | 20150321081 14/707090 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 54366945 |
Filed Date | 2015-11-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150321081 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Sorge; Nicholas |
November 12, 2015 |
12-COLOR ROULETTE WHEEL, 12-COLOR PINWHEEL, AND BETTING TABLE
ASSOCIATED THEREWITH
Abstract
A gaming apparatus, configured as a roulette wheel, includes a
circular surface rotationally anchored to a base at a central axis
perpendicular to a plane of the circular surface; a plurality of
indicia uniformly arranged at a periphery of the circular surface,
each indicia being assigned a unique number and one of twelve
colors; and a marker configured to select one of the plurality of
indicia or house indicia. Another embodiment of a gaming apparatus
is configured as a pinwheel including a first circular surface
having a plurality of numeral indicia uniformly arranged at a
periphery; and a second circular surface concentrically disposed
with respect to the first circular surface. The second circular
surface is configured to rotate independent of the first circular
surface, and has a plurality of color indicia uniformly arranged at
a periphery of the second circular surface, each indicia being
assigned one of twelve colors.
Inventors: |
Sorge; Nicholas; (Bellport,
NY) |
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Applicant: |
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Sorge; Nicholas |
Bellport |
NY |
US |
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Family ID: |
54366945 |
Appl. No.: |
14/707090 |
Filed: |
May 8, 2015 |
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Application
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Patent Number |
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61990969 |
May 9, 2014 |
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Current U.S.
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273/142E |
Current CPC
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A63F 5/046 20130101;
A63F 5/007 20130101; A63F 5/0094 20130101; A63F 5/043 20130101;
A63F 2003/00277 20130101; A63F 5/02 20130101; A63F 5/00
20130101 |
International
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A63F 5/00 20060101
A63F005/00; A63F 5/02 20060101 A63F005/02 |
Claims
1. A gaming apparatus comprising: a circular surface rotationally
anchored to a base at a central axis perpendicular to a plane of
the circular surface; and a plurality of indicia uniformly arranged
at a periphery of the circular surface, each indicia being assigned
a unique number and one of twelve colors, wherein ach of the 12
colors are assigned to at least one indicia.
2. The apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the plurality of indicia
are arranged and labeled in a numerical pattern of: 18, 24, 11, 5,
30, 36, 23, 17, 4, 10, 35, 29, 16, 22, 3, 9, 28, 34, 15, 21, 8, 2,
27, 33, 20, 14, 1, 7, 32, 26, 13, 19, 6, 12, 25 and 31; and a house
indicia disposed between 18 and 31.
3. The apparatus as in claim 2, wherein a first color of the twelve
colors is assigned to 18, 16 and 8.
4. The apparatus as in claim 3, wherein a second color of the
twelve colors is assigned to 24, 22 and 2.
5. The apparatus as in claim 4, wherein a third color of the twelve
colors is assigned to 11, 36 and 34.
6. The apparatus as in claim 5, wherein a fourth color of the
twelve colors is assigned to 5, 27 and 25.
7. The apparatus as in claim 6, wherein a fifth color of the twelve
colors is assigned to 30, 17 and 28.
8. The apparatus as in claim 7, wherein a sixth color of the twelve
colors is assigned to 23, 33 and 31.
9. The apparatus as in claim 8, wherein a seventh color of the
twelve colors is assigned to 4, 14 and 6.
10. The apparatus as in claim 9, wherein an eighth color of the
twelve colors is assigned to 10, 32 and 12.
11. The apparatus as in claim 10, wherein a ninth color of the
twelve colors is assigned to 35, 15 and 13.
12. The apparatus as in claim 11, wherein a tenth color of the
twelve colors is assigned to 29, 21 and 19.
13. The apparatus as in claim 12, wherein an eleventh color of the
twelve colors is assigned to 3, 1 and 26.
14. The apparatus as in claim 13, wherein a twelfth color of the
twelve colors is assigned to 9, 20 and 7.
15. The apparatus as in claim 3, wherein a second house indicia,
labeled as 00 is disposed between indicia 15 and 34 of the
plurality of indicia.
16. The apparatus as in claim 15, further comprising a betting
table comprising: individual betting spaces labeled with numerals
and colors corresponding to the plurality of indicia and the house
indicia; and twelve color betting spaces corresponding to the
twelve colors assigned to the plurality of indicia.
17. A gaming apparatus comprising: a first circular surface
rotationally anchored to a base at a central axis perpendicular to
a plane of the circular surface; and a plurality of indicia
uniformly arranged at a periphery of the first circular surface,
each indicia being assigned a unique number; and a second circular
surface concentrically disposed with respect to the first circular
surface, the second circular surface being rotationally anchored to
a base at the central axis and configured to rotate independent of
the first circular surface, the second circular surface having a
plurality of color indicia uniformly arranged at a periphery of the
second circular surface, each indicia being assigned one of twelve
color.
18. The apparatus as in claim 17, wherein the plurality of indicia
are arranged and labeled in a numerical pattern of: 1, 60, 50, 29,
39, 18, 8, 47, 57, 36, 26, 15, 5, 44, 54, 33, 23, 2, 12, 51, 41,
40, 30, 9, 19, 58, 48, 27, 37, 16, 6, 55, 44, 34, 13, 3, 42, 52,
31, 21, 20, 10, 49, 59, 38, 28, 7, 17, 56, 46, 35, 25, 4, 14, 53,
43, 22, 32 and 11.
19. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the roulette wheel has only 36
indicia and each color is assigned to three different indicia so
that only three indicia are of the same color.
20. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the roulette wheel has only 60
indicia and each color is assigned to five different indicia so
that only five indicia are of the same color.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is related to and claims the benefit of
U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/990,969 filed on May 9,
2014, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference
herein
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to games of chance,
and more particularly to roulette wheel or pinwheel and
accompanying betting table.
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0003] Roulette is a well-known game of chance enjoyed throughout
the world. The equipment used for playing roulette generally
comprises a roulette wheel and a game surface.
[0004] The roulette wheel generally comprises a horizontally
disposed wheel mounted in a bowl-shaped housing. The wheel is
adapted to rotate about a vertical axis and includes a plurality of
pockets disposed around its periphery. Each pocket has a unique
number associated with the pocket, as well as a color associated
therewith. Each pocket is adapted to receive a small ball which is
introduced into the bowl shaped housing by an operator or croupier
as the wheel is set in motion. The wheel is typically spun in one
direction and the ball projected around the circumference of the
housing in an opposite direction. As the ball loses speed, it rolls
down the concave housing wall, eventually coming to rest in one of
the pockets. The outcome or result of the spin is the number and
color associated with the pocket in which the ball comes to
rest.
[0005] The game surface includes a plurality of wagering areas
indicating various numbers, colors, parities (the odd or even
quality of a number) and groupings of numbers. One or more players
make wagers on a predicted outcome of a spin of the roulette wheel.
A player indicates his or her wager by placing one or more wagering
devices, such as chips or markers representing an amount of the
wager, at a predetermined location on the game surface
corresponding to a predicted outcome of a spin of the roulette
wheel.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0006] A gaming apparatus of the present invention includes a
circular surface rotationally anchored to a base at a central axis
perpendicular to a plane of the circular surface; a plurality of
indicia uniformly arranged at a periphery of the circular surface,
each indicia being assigned a unique number and one of twelve
colors; and a marker configured to select one of the plurality of
indicia or house indicia. In this embodiment, each color is used at
least once, while in another embodiment, each number is used at
least twice, while in a third embodiment, each number is assigned
to 3 different indicia. In an embodiment, each of the colors is
assigned to the same number of indicia on the roulette wheel.
[0007] Another embodiment of the present invention is a gaming
apparatus configured as a pinwheel including a first circular
surface rotationally anchored to a base at a central axis
perpendicular to a plane of the first circular surface; a plurality
of indicia uniformly arranged at a periphery of the first circular
surface, each indicia being assigned a unique number; a second
circular surface concentrically disposed with respect to the first
circular surface. The second circular surface is rotationally
anchored to a base at the central axis and configured to rotate
independent of the first circular surface. The second circular
surface has a plurality of color indicia uniformly arranged at a
periphery of the second circular surface, each indicia being
assigned one of twelve colors. Additionally, a marker is configured
to select one of the plurality of indicia on the first circular
surface and one of the plurality of color indicia on the second
circular surface.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the
present invention will become better understood with regard to the
following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings
wherein:
[0009] FIG. 1 illustrates a roulette wheel in accordance with an
embodiment of the present invention;
[0010] FIG. 2 illustrates a betting table for use with the roulette
wheel embodiment shown in FIG. 1;
[0011] FIG. 3 illustrates a pinwheel in accordance with an
embodiment of the present invention; and
[0012] FIG. 4 illustrates a betting table for use with the pinwheel
embodiment shown in FIG. 3.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DISCLOSURE
[0013] Referring to FIG. 1, a roulette wheel 102 of an embodiment
of the present invention is shown. The roulette wheel is configured
with a circular planar surface 106. Upon the planar surface 106 a
plurality of receiving slots 108 are evenly spaced along the
periphery of the planar surface 106. Each receiving slot 108 aligns
and corresponds with one of a plurality of indicia 110 or at least
one house number 112, which is identified as a 0 or 00 or some
other arbitrary symbol that is different from the indicia. Each one
of the indicia 110 has a unique number and one of twelve colors
assigned thereto. If the house number is assigned a color, the
twelve colors on the indicia are a different color than the house
number. The roulette wheel may contain at least one house number,
such as 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 house numbers, although in an embodiment,
it contains one or two house numbers if it has 36 indicia and 1, 2,
3, or 4 house number if it contains 60 indicia. At least 12 of the
indicia are assigned different colors, but each indicia is assigned
to only one color. Additionally, the at least one house number 112
is assigned the value of 0 or 00 or some other symbol
distinguishing it from the indicia. The receiving slot 108 is
configured to receive a ball (not shown), which acts as a marker
for indicating a selected indicia 110 or house indicia 112 during
play of a roulette game. Further, in an embodiment, some colors may
be assigned to a different number of indicia as long as at least
twelve of the indicia are different colors. For example, in an
embodiment, there may be more than three indicia assigned to any
one color. In another embodiment, at least one color is assigned to
two different indicia. In another embodiment, each of the colors is
assigned an equal number of time to the indicia on the roulette
wheel, i.e., each of the colors are used the same number of times
on the indicia on the roulette wheel. In an embodiment, in a
roulette wheel containing 36 colors, each color is assigned three
times to different indicia on the wheel, while in a roulette wheel
of 60 different indicia; each color is assigned five different
times to the indicia on the wheel. The colors on the indicia are
assigned randomly. In an embodiment, two adjacent digits may be the
same color. However, the assignment of the colors to the indicia
does not preferably form a pattern. Thus, in one embodiment, no
three adjacent indicia are of the same color to form a pattern. In
other words, in this latter embodiment, the roulette wheel is not
divided into three sets of twelve indicia, where three adjacent
indicia are the same color, and every fourth indicia is a different
color. Also, in this embodiment, the roulette wheel is not divided
into a pattern where the first twelve indicia are different colors,
and the 1.sup.st, 13.sup.th and 25.sup.th indicia are the same
color, and the 2.sup.nd, 14.sup.th and 26.sup.th indicia are the
same color, and the 3.sup.rd, 15.sup.th and 27.sup.th indicia are
the same color, the 4.sup.th, 16.sup.th and 28.sup.th indicia are
the same color, the 5.sup.th, 17.sup.th, and 29.sup.th indicia are
the same color, the 6.sup.th, 18.sup.th and 30.sup.th indicia are
the same color, the 7.sup.th, 19.sup.th and 31.sup.st indicia are
the same color, the 8.sup.th, 20.sup.th and 32.sup.nd indicia are
the same color, the 9.sup.th, 21.sup.st and 33.sup.rd indicia are
the same color, the 10.sup.th, 22.sup.nd and 34.sup.th indicia are
the same color, the 11.sup.th, 23.sup.rd and 35.sup.th indicia are
the same color, and the 12.sup.th, 24.sup.th and 36.sup.th indicia
are of the same color.
[0014] In an embodiment, the roulette wheel has a multiple of 12
indicia, such as 36 or 60 indicia, the 12 colors are used the same
number of times around the wheel. Thus, in a roulette wheel having
36 indicia, the same color is assigned to three different indicia,
while in a 60 indicia roulette wheel, the same color is assigned to
five different indicia.
[0015] In an embodiment, the indicia 110 are arranged in the
following order: 18, 24, 11, 5, 30, 36, 23, 17, 4, 10, 35, 29, 16,
22, 3, 9, 28, 34, 15, 21, 8, 2, 27, 33, 20, 14, 1, 7, 32, 26, 13,
19, 6, 12, 25 and 31. The house indicium 112 is disposed between
the indicia 110 having the values of 18 and 31. In another
embodiment, a second house indicium 114, as shown in FIG. 2, is
disposed between the indicia 110 having the values of 15 and 34.
The second house indicium 114 is assigned the value of 00.
[0016] As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a first color is assigned to
indicia 110 having values of 18, 16 and 8. A second color is
assigned to indicia 110 having values of 24, 22 and 2. A third
color is assigned to indicia 110 having values of 11, 36 and 34. A
fourth color is assigned to indicia 110 having values of 5, 27 and
25. A fifth color is assigned to indicia 110 having values of 30,
17 and 28. A sixth color is assigned to indicia 110 having values
of 23, 33 and 31. A seventh color is assigned to indicia 110 having
values of 4, 14 and 6. An eighth color is assigned to indicia 110
having values of 10, 32 and 12. A ninth color is assigned to
indicia 110 having values of 35, 15 and 13. A tenth color is
assigned to indicia 110 having values of 29, 21 and 19. An eleventh
color is assigned to indicia 110 having values of 3, 1 and 26. A
twelfth color is assigned to indicia 110 having values of 9, 20 and
7.
[0017] In FIG. 1, an embodiment of the present invention is shown
with an equal number of each of the twelve colors, such that each
color appears at three different locations along the roulette wheel
102. However, the present invention is not intended to be limited
by the particular arrangement of colors shown in FIG. 1. Rather,
the present invention envisions embodiments in which the twelve
colors are unequally distributed, for example, such that certain
colors appear more often than other colors. In this case, the
individual colors would have different odds of being selected.
Additionally, the twelve colors may be arranged in an orderly
pattern or randomly distributed amongst the indicia 110.
[0018] Further, the roulette wheel 102 in FIG. 1 is shown with 36
indicia 110 plus two house indicia 112 and 114. However, the
present invention envisions embodiments in which the number of
indicia 110 provided on the roulette wheel 102 may be 48, 60 or any
other number divisible by 12. Alternatively, if the twelve colors
are not equally distributed, as described above, the number of
indicia 110 present on the roulette wheel 102 may be any number
considered appropriate for providing a desired gaming experience.
Additionally, any number of house indicia may be provided on the
roulette wheel 102 as well. Consequently, in all embodiments of the
present invention each of the twelve colors must appear at least
once on the roulette wheel 102.
[0019] FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a betting table 200 for use
with the roulette wheel 102 shown in FIG. 1. The betting table 200
has a plurality of betting spaces 202. The betting spaces are
grouped into a subset of numeral betting spaces 204 corresponding
to the plurality of indicia 110, a subset of color betting spaces
206 corresponding to the twelve colors assigned to the indicia 110,
and one or more house indicia betting spaces 208 corresponding to
house indicia 112 and 114. The numeral betting spaces 204 are
arranged in a 3 column.times.12 row matrix. Column betting spaces
210 are provided for betting on individual columns of the numeral
betting spaces 204. Numeral group betting spaces 212 are also
provided for placing a bet on groups of 4 rows of the numeral
betting spaces 204, and half numeral betting spaces 214 for betting
on either the first 18 numerals or the second 18 numerals of the
plurality of indicia 110. An even betting space 216 and an odd
betting space 218 provide a betting opportunity on either an even
or an odd numbered indicium of the indicia 110 being selected
during game play.
[0020] In an alternative embodiment, shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4,
the present invention is implemented as double-spin pinwheels 300
in which two independently rotatable wheels are concentrically
configured and rotate about a common central axis. As the roulette
wheel, the pinwheel contains multiple of 12 numeral indicia, such
as 36 (not shown) or 60 numeral indicia, as shown in FIG. 3. The
first wheel 302 is marked with 60 numeral indicia 304 at equal
intervals around its perimeter. The second wheel 306 is marked with
60 color indicia 308 at equal intervals around its perimeter. Each
color indicium 308 and each numeral indicium 304 are configured to
align with one another when the first wheel 302 and the second
wheel 306 are at rest.
[0021] The first wheel 302 and the second wheel 306 are similarly
constructed with pins or ridges disposed between each numeral
indicium 304 and each color indicium 308. A marker (not shown) is
configured to contact the pins or ridges of both the first wheel
302 and the second wheel 306. During game play the marker provides
a drag to the rotation of each wheel causing the wheels to
gradually come to a stop. When the first wheel 302 and the second
wheel 306 are at rest the marker points to the selected (i.e.,
winning) indicia combination of numeral and color.
[0022] On the first wheel 302, the numeral indicia 304 are arranged
in the following order: 1, 60, 50, 29, 39, 18, 8, 47, 57, 36, 26,
15, 5, 44, 54, 33, 23, 2, 12, 51, 41, 40, 30, 9, 19, 58, 48, 27,
37, 16, 6, 55, 44, 34, 13, 3, 42, 52, 31, 21, 20, 10, 49, 59, 38,
28, 7, 17, 56, 46, 35, 25, 4, 14, 53, 43, 22, 32 and 11. On the
second wheel 306, the color indicia 308 are arranged with each
indicium 308 having a color assigned thereto, which is selected
from twelve predefined colors. In one embodiment the twelve colors
are sequentially arranged to form a repeating pattern around the
second wheel 306. In another embodiment, the twelve colors are
randomly arranged such that each color appears at five color
indicia 308 on the second wheel 306.
[0023] FIG. 4 illustrates a representation of a betting table 400
for use with the double-spin wheel 300 shown in FIG. 3. The betting
table 400 has betting regions 402 corresponding to each of the
numeral indicia 304 on the first wheel 302. The betting region 402
is subdivided into a central area 404 having a numeral
corresponding to the numeral indicia 304. Additionally, the betting
region 402 has twelve color spaces 406 arranged along the perimeter
the central area 404 of each betting region 402. Each of the twelve
color spaces 406 corresponds to respective colors of the color
indicia 308 on the second wheel 306.
[0024] In FIG. 3, an embodiment of the present invention is shown
with an equal number of each of the twelve colors, such that each
color appears at five different locations along the second wheel
306 of the pinwheel 300. However, the present invention is not
intended to be limited by the particular arrangement of colors
shown in FIG. 3. Rather, the present invention envisions
embodiments in which the twelve colors are unequally distributed,
for example, such that certain colors appear more often than other
colors. In this case, the individual colors would have different
odds of being selected. Additionally, the twelve colors may be
arranged in an orderly pattern or randomly distributed on the
second wheel 306. In all embodiments of the present invention each
of the twelve colors must appear at least once on the pinwheel
300.
[0025] Further, the pinwheel 300 in FIG. 3 is shown with 60 indicia
304 disposed on the first wheel 302. However, the present invention
envisions embodiments in which the number of indicia 304 provided
on the first wheel may be 48, 72 or any other number considered
appropriate for providing a desired gaming experience.
[0026] In the betting table 400 shown in FIG. 4 the central area
404 is dimensioned as a square with the twelve color spaces 406
arranged along the four sides of the central area 404. Each of the
twelve color spaces 406 is dimensioned as a square as well.
However, the central area 404 may be dimensioned as a circle and
the twelve color spaces 406 may be evenly arranged around the
circumference of the central area 404. Alternatively, the central
area 404 may be dimensioned as a triangle or any other geometric
shape.
[0027] A bettor designates a bet by placing a chip, token or money,
collectively referred to herein as a betting token, on one or more
betting regions 402, thus designating selection of one or more
numerals. A betting token placed on the central area 404 designate
that the bettor is placing a bet on the corresponding numeral being
selected on the first wheel 302 regardless of the color selected on
the second wheel 306. A betting token placed on one or more of the
twelve color spaces 406 designates that the bettor is placing a bet
on the corresponding numeral being selected on the first wheel 302
in combination with the corresponding color selected on the second
wheel 306.
[0028] In addition to the betting regions 402, the betting table
includes twelve color bet regions 408, which allow a bettor to
place a bet on the selection of a particular color on the second
wheel 406 irrespective of the numeral selected on the first wheel
302.
[0029] Although the pinwheel depicted herein contains two
independent wheels, in another embodiment, the pinwheel is
comprised of only one wheel having the numeral indicia arranged as
on the roulette wheel and optionally having house numbers (not
shown). In this embodiment, the pinwheel is similar to a vertical
roulette wheel with the arrangement of numbers and colors as
described hereinabove with respect to the roulette wheel. In this
embodiment, the pinwheel is comprised of one rotatable wheel
concentrically configured to rotate about a common central axis. As
the roulette wheel, the pinwheel contains multiple of 12 numeral
indicia, such as 36 (not shown) or 60 numeral indicia. The wheel is
constructed with pins or ridges disposed between each numeral
indicium. A marker (not shown) is configured to contact the pins or
ridges of the wheel. During game play the marker provides a drag to
the rotation of the wheel causing the wheel to gradually come to a
stop. The colors are arranged on the pinwheel as in the roulette
wheel described hereinabove. Again, as in the roulette wheel, the
pinwheel has twelve colors, with each numerical indicia assigned to
only one color. Each one of the indicia has a unique number and one
of twelve colors assigned thereto. The pinwheel may have 0 house
numbers thereon or it may have at least one house number thereon,
such as 1, 2, 3 or 4 house number. In an embodiment, it has 0 house
numbers thereon. If a house number is present and is assigned a
color, the twelve colors on the indicia are a different color than
the house number. At least 12 of the indicia are assigned different
colors, but each indicia is assigned to only one color. Further, in
an embodiment, some colors may be assigned to a different number of
indicia as long as at least twelve of the indicia are different
colors. For example, in an embodiment, there may be more than three
indicia assigned to any one color. In another embodiment, at least
one color is assigned to two different indicia. In another
embodiment, each of the colors is assigned an equal number of times
to the indicia on the roulette wheel, i.e., each of the colors are
used the same number of times on the indicia on the pinwheel. In an
embodiment, in a pinwheel containing 36 colors, each color is
assigned three times to different indicia on the wheel, while in a
pinwheel of 60 different indicia; each color is assigned five
different times to the indicia on the wheel. The colors on the
indicia are assigned randomly. In an embodiment, two adjacent
digits may be the same color. However, the assignment of the colors
to the indicia does not preferably form a pattern. Thus, in one
embodiment, no three adjacent indicia are of the same color to form
a pattern. In other words, in this latter embodiment, the pinwheel
is not divided into three sets of twelve indicia, where three
adjacent indicia are the same color, and every fourth indicia is a
different color. Also, in this embodiment, the pinwheel is not
divided into a pattern.
[0030] In an embodiment, the pinwheel has a multiple of 12 indicia,
such as 36 or 60 indicia, and the 12 colors are used the same
number of times around the wheel. Thus, in a pinwheel having 36
indicia, the same color is assigned to three different indicia,
while in a 60 indicia pinwheel, the same color is assigned to five
different indicia. When the wheel comes to a stop and is at rest
the marker points to the selected (i.e., winning) indicia
combination of numeral and color.
[0031] The corresponding table corresponding to this pinwheel is
identical to the table described with respect to the roulette
wheel, although as indicated hereinabove, in an embodiment, there
are no house numbers on the table. In addition, in an embodiment,
not only are there no house numbers, but also, there is no
indication thereon of odd or even or 1.sup.st third of the numbers,
or 2.sup.nd third of the numbers or last third of the numbers or
any other equivalent. In the pinwheel game with this arrangement,
the player can place one or more bets on individual numbers (each
number having a fixed color assigned thereto) and/or individual
colors. However, in other embodiments, the pinwheel table will have
a column for betting odd or evens, as in the roulette table, and in
another embodiment, it would allow the player to not only bet on
odd or even, but also on the first third of the numbers, or the
second third of the numbers or the last third of the numbers.
[0032] The described embodiments of the present invention are
intended to be illustrative rather than restrictive, and are not
intended to represent every embodiment of the present invention.
Various modifications and variations can be made without departing
from the spirit or scope of the invention as set forth in the
following claims both literally and in equivalents recognized in
law.
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