Case Update:

On October 7, 2009, Prime Table filed a notice for dismissal of the case under FRCP 41(a)(1). Rule 41 allows a plaintiff to dismiss an action without a court order by filing a notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a motion for summary judgment. In this case National Table Games had not responded to Prime Table’s suit with any court filings before Prime Table filed the voluntary dismissal. Based on the amount of time between the lawsuit being filed and dismissed, the parties likely started settlement discussions immediately after the case was filed, and Prime Table Games kept agreeing to delay the deadline for National Table Games to file its Answer to the Complaint in view of ongoing settlement discussions.

Original Post:

A casino game incorporates a first compulsory playing mode and one or more optional playing modes without a house advantage. Preferably, the first playing mode is a three-, five- or seven-card poker game against a payout scale based on the respective hand poker rank. Optional modes without a house advantage include head-to-head poker games against the dealer and poker games against other players. Side wager options are also available for high hands, thereby increasing player interest by providing a chance for a high payout.

1. A method of playing a casino game, comprising: (a) receiving a first wager for a first playing mode, the first playing mode being compulsory; (b) receiving at least a second wager for at least a second playing mode, wherein the second playing mode is without a house advantage; (c) dealing hands of playing cards to a dealer and to at least one player, and resolving the first wager according to a poker rank of the player hand against a payout scale; and (d) resolving the second wager without a house advantage according to a poker rank of the player hand against one of (1) a poker rank of the dealer hand, and (2) a poker rank of another player hand.

1. A wagering system for automatically accepting wagers comprising: a) communications means for receiving communications from subscribers, said communications means including computer means and a wireless link; b) message means connected to said communications means for receiving the incoming
communications routed from said communication means and for providing a series of messages requesting subscriber information particular to one of the plurality of wagering formats; and c) computer means having storage means connected to said message means for receiving and storing said subscriber wagering information, and assigning a reference number to a wager.

The NUAds will be located on the console dashboard, embedded in games and other video content. They are intended to help advertisers keep the attention of Xbox users in a way traditional television advertising does not by creating a way for users to interact and engage with their televisions. Using voice commands, gamers will also be able to send messages about ads to networking sites like Twitter, to text messages about ads, or to vote as part of promotions.

These new advertising options will be presented today (June 21, 2011) to advertisers at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, an annual conference for advertisers and marketers.

"The company's U.S. Patent Numbers 7,158,118; 7,262,760; and 7,414,611 cover a technology that is often used on television sets and allows users to access several forms of digital content, such as digital photographs, Internet Web sites and games, according to Hillcrest. The software typically uses a main menu that prompts users to choose which program they wish to use.

U.S. Patent Number 7,139,983, meanwhile, protects technology for a hand-held, three-dimensional pointing device that, unlike a two-dimensional device such as a computer mouse, allows the user to translate or rotate the pointing tool in space, instead of detecting movement relative to a flat surface."

• 5,775,995: Interactive Communication System for Communicating Video;
  



• 6,193,520: Interactive Communication System for Communicating Video Game & Karaoke Software;
  



• 6,488,508: Interactive Communication System for Communicating Video Game & Karaoke Software;



• 6,702,585: Interactive Communication System for Communicating Video Game & Karaoke Software; and
  



• 6,875,021: Interactive Communication System for Communicating Video Game & Karaoke Software.

transmitting at least one of the program, the data, and a combination of the program and data stored in a database provided in a distribution center to a requested communication terminal device via communication lines;

storing the transmitted program, the data, and the combination of the program and data in a memory provided in the communication terminal device; and

enabling execution of the program or data processing according to the program, the data, and the combination of the program and data in the memory,

said distribution center comprising:

a transmitter device for transmitting the program, the data, or the combination of the program and data at the request of said communication terminal devices to said communication terminal device; and

a charging device for charging a fee for at least one use of the transmitted program, the data, or the combination of the program and data in said communication terminal device.