Methods of progressive jackpot gaming
AssigneeCaribbean Stud Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsDaniel A. Jones, James P. Suttle
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for including a progressive jackpot component in a live casino table game. In addition to playing a live casino table game, each player makes an additional wager at the beginning of each hand that makes that player eligible to win all of part of a jackpot. If during the play of the hand a player is dealt a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected percentage of the jackpot amount. The jackpot is progressive in that unwon amounts of the jackpot carry over to the next hand. Apparatus is provided to receive each gaming token wagered for the jackpot component, to increment the jackpot meter which displays the jackpot amount, to decrement the jackpot meter whenever a winning hand is paid and to reset the apparatus for the next hand.
Claims19
A method of including a jackpot component in a live casino table game comprising the steps of:
- (a) a player wagering a first gaming token to participate in the live casino game,
- (b) a player wagering a second gaming token to participate in the jackpot component,
- (c) a dealer dealing a hand of playing cards to the player,
- (d) if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot.
A method of including a jackpot component in a live casino table game comprising the steps of:
- (a) two players each wagering a first gaming token to participate in the live casino game, which first token is placed in the game pot,
- (b) each player wagering a second gaming token to participate in the jackpot component,
- (c) a dealer dealing a hand of playing cards to each player,
- (d) the player with the higher poker hand winning the game pot,
- (e) if the losing player has a poker hand comprising a predetermined arrangement of cards, the losing player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot.
A method of including a jackpot component in a live casino table game comprising the steps of:
- (a) two players each wagering a first gaming token to participate in the live casino game, which first token is placed in the game pot,
- (b) each player wagering a second gaming token to participate in the jackpot component,
- (c) a dealer dealing a hand of playing cards to each player,
- (d) the player with the higher poker hand winning the game pot,
- (e) if the losing player has a poker hand comprising a predetermined arrangement of cards, the losing player wins part of a preselected amount of the jackpot and the winning player wins part of the preselected amount of the jackpot.
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