摘要：

A card playing machine for poker or the like including electronic circuitry for controlling a display of card transparencies. Initially a flashing card display is provided, the flashing time of which is selectively controlled so that either random selection or skilled selection of a card hand can be made by a player. A hand is normally obtained by the sequential operation of a plurality of manually depressed push-buttons. The control circuitry, moreover, will terminate operation and display a randomly selected hand if the player does not make his selection within a predetermined playing time. Additionally, electronic control means are also included for allowing the player to reject or discard one or more of the cards in the hand initially displayed and reselect or draw new cards in another predetermined time period in an effort to improve the card hand. Another embodiment of the invention discloses control circuitry which provides the player an option to play a game other than poker which may be, for example, black-jack or twenty-one.

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