Appeal No. 2004-1219 Page 4
Application No. 10/115,632
In usual play, side bets are permitted. That is, having rolled a point, the
shooter bets additionally on whether or not he will make his point, and other players
may bet on the same question among themselves. To win consistently, a player
must be cognizant of the odds available at each throw of the dice.
In most games, there is continual action in betting. If the shooter rolls a point,
he may additionally bet on the series of rolls beginning with his next roll, which are
called "come" or "don't come" bets. He may bet that he is "right" or "wrong",
meaning that he will shoot a winning number or crap out, respectively, in the next
roll. These designations may have different meanings in different localities, so the
player should ascertain the meaning of these terms at the location of play.
The appellant's specification states (p. 7) that:
The present invention provides, in slot-machine format, all of the thrills
associated with the play of the game of craps and is similar, in every respect, to the
play of the game at a casino craps table. Eliminated in the device of the invention
are all biases in favor of the house such as those arising from biased dice or an
overly skilled croupier. In fact, in the play of the game according to the invention,
human intervention is eliminated completely.
Other casino games, and even pari-mutuel horse racing, have been adapted
so as to be played in slot-machine-like devices. For example, poker, keno, lotto and
bingo all have slot-machine counterparts to be found in the patent literature (see,
e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,935,002 and 5,800,269). No known reference, however,
discloses or suggests play of the game of craps, in all its significant detail, in the
configuration of a slot machine.
Moore's invention relates generally to dice games utilizing two dice outputs to
generate numbers based multiple repetitions or a count of numbers prior to novel
termination and payout events. Moore's invention may be used on a traditional craps table
or on a Four The Money Table. Moore's dice game may be embodied in a table or slot
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