[54] VIDEO POKER MACHINE WITH REVEALED SIXTH CARD
[75] Inventors: Thomas J. Sanduski; Robert J.
Piechowiak, both of Las Vegas, Nev.
[73] Assignee: Sigma Game Inc., Las Vegas, Nev.
[21] Appl. No.: 09/031,123 [22] Filed: Feb. 26, 1998
[51] Int. CI.7 A63F 1/00
[52] U.S. CI 463/13; 273/292
[58] Field of Search 463/13, 12, 11,
463/16, 20; 273/292, 274
[56] References Cited
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Same's Encyclopedia of Card Games, ©1983 pp. 33-38 and 41.
Primary Examiner—-Valencia Martin-Wallace
Assistant Examiner—-John Paradiso
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Skjerven, Morrill, MacPherson,
Franklin & Friel, LLP; Brian D. Ogonowsky
[57] ABSTRACT
A video poker gaming machine is described where, after initially dealing five cards to a player, the machine displays a sixth card to replace a discarded card by the player. In one embodiment, the sixth card automatically replaces the leftmost discarded card. In another embodiment, the sixth card can replace any of the discarded cards.
22 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets
