A gaming apparatus for playing at least part of a feature game during the playing of a table game, the table game having predetermined table game winning criteria, the apparatus including:
- a gaming table having a plurality of predetermined player positions for playing of the feature game and table game by a plurality of players;
- and
- a gaming computer system, the computer system including
- a bet data receiving component,
- a temporary memory,
- a programmable unit adapted to be programmed with trigger data and eligibility data, and
- a CPU,
- wherein
- each player position of said plurality of predetermined player positions is adapted for one or more player of said plurality of players, that is playing at the respective player position, each to place a respective position wager at, so as to be associated with, the respective player position, wherein at least a portion of the respective position wager is a table game allocated for playing the table game and at least a portion of the respective position wager is a feature game allocation allocated for playing the feature game;
- the bet data receiving component is adapted to receive respective bet data in relation to each player position of said plurality of predetermined player positions at, or in association with which, said one or more player has placed a respective wager, wherein, for each of the respective player positions for which the bet data is received, the respective bet data represents an identification of the respective player position and a quantum of the respective feature game allocation, if any, of each position wager placed at, or so as to be associated with, the respective player position by each player of the plurality of players playing at that position;
- the temporary memory is adapted to store the bet data received by the bet data receiving component;
- the CPU is adapted to determine, based at least partly on said trigger data, feature game triggering criteria, and to determine, based at least partly on the triggering criteria, and independent of play of the table game after initiation thereof and of each outcome of the table game, whether the feature game is to be triggered to run in relation to any player position of said plurality of predetermined player positions, and for each player position of the plurality of predetermined player positions for which the CPU determines that the feature game is to be triggered to run, to trigger the running of the feature game such that it runs at least partly contemporaneously with play of the table game, and
- the CPU is adapted to determine, based at least partly on said eligibility data, and independent of play of the table game after initiation thereof and of each outcome of the table game, whether each player position of the plurality of predetermined player positions for which the CPU determines that the feature game is to be triggered to run, is an eligible position being a position that is eligible to receive a feature game award on a winning occurrence, for the respective position, of the feature game.