Apparatus for playing a roulette style game of chance

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EP 1 226 851 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/01

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	31.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/31

(21)	Application number: 02250484.9

(22)	Date of filing: 24.01.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A63F 5/00, A63F 9/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

25.01.2001 GB 0101977

(71)	Applicant: Pokonobe Associates
	San Anselmo, CA 94960 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Stainton, Andrew Windsor, Berkshire SL3 1TD (GB) Eveloff, Paul San Anselmo, CA 94960 (US) Grebler, David San Anselmo, CA 94960 (US) Grebler, Robert San Anselmo, CA 94960 (US)

(74)	Representative: Skone James, Robert Edmund
	GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)

(54)	Apparatus for playing a roulette style game of chance

(57) Game playing apparatus comprises a board (1) bearing markings defining individual and/or combinations of indicia to enable players to make bets; and a number of stacking blocks (35), each bearing one or more of the indicia. The game is played by creating a stack (36) of the blocks (35), removing a block from the stack, and rewarding players who have made bets corresponding to indicia on the removed block.

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