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First Patented Casino Game
| October 1st, 2011 at 2:43:32 AM permalink | |
| EvenBob Member since: Jul 18, 2010 Threads: 231 Posts: 6400 | I read the first patented casino game was Caribbean Stud. And any table game before that is free for them to use. Is that true? One casino owner to another: "It would be so much easier if we could just hit them over the head, steal their money, and throw their bodies in the creek." Al Swearengen, Deadwood |
| October 1st, 2011 at 3:01:48 AM permalink | |
| Paigowdan Member since: Apr 28, 2010 Threads: 54 Posts: 2112 | Yes. In fact the early patented games are now out of patent, but most are not popular. Gambling doesn't build character, it reveals..no character. But a lot of characters. |
| October 1st, 2011 at 8:16:39 AM permalink | |
| MathExtremist Member since: Aug 31, 2010 Threads: 46 Posts: 2518 | Caribbean Stud was US Pat. No. 4836553 to Suttle et al. (Google patent link; USPTO link). It was issued in 1989 and is therefore expired. I'm pretty sure the trademark is still in-force, but if you wanted to spread Caribbean Stud without calling it the same, I believe you're free to do so. "In my own case, when it seemed to me after a long illness that death was close at hand, I found no little solace in playing constantly at dice."
-- Girolamo Cardano, 1563 |
| October 1st, 2011 at 9:04:26 AM permalink | |
| gambler Member since: Jan 11, 2010 Threads: 111 Posts: 480 | How long does a patent last? |
| October 1st, 2011 at 9:06:04 AM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 105 Posts: 5714 | Wasn't Caribbean Stud invented by ShuffleMaster, and used as a vehicle to sell their shufflers? Or am I thinking of a different game? Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown.
But how much does it cost to knock on wood? |
| October 1st, 2011 at 9:34:19 AM permalink | |
| Paigowdan Member since: Apr 28, 2010 Threads: 54 Posts: 2112 | I think the origins of the real inventor of Caribbean Stud is hazy, with one patent holder selling the game to Shufflemaster, who used the product to support the shuffler market. Gambling doesn't build character, it reveals..no character. But a lot of characters. |
| October 1st, 2011 at 9:34:59 AM permalink | |
| Paigowdan Member since: Apr 28, 2010 Threads: 54 Posts: 2112 |
17 years, plus a 4 year extention. Trademarks last longer Gambling doesn't build character, it reveals..no character. But a lot of characters. |
| October 1st, 2011 at 9:47:00 AM permalink | |
| MrCasinoGames Member since: Sep 13, 2010 Threads: 39 Posts: 311 |
It was Let it Ride ShuffleMaster use as a vehicle to sell their shufflers, Not Caribbean Stud. Stephen Au-Yeung
(Mr CasinoGames®) |
| October 1st, 2011 at 9:59:36 AM permalink | |
| Paigowdan Member since: Apr 28, 2010 Threads: 54 Posts: 2112 | Ahh. Also, Let It Ride came out of patent earlier this year. Gambling doesn't build character, it reveals..no character. But a lot of characters. |
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