A system and method for facilitating a shell game activity as a primary or secondary/bonus gaming activity in a mechanistic, electronic, or combined mechanistic/electronic manner. Embodiments of methods for presenting gaming payouts involve providing an automated shell-game device and presenting, to...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7364159?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7364159 - System and method for presenting payouts in gaming systems