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Methods of progressive jackpot gaming
Assignee: International Game Technology
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Filing: 1988-07-05
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Granted: 1989-08-29
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Expires: 2008-07-05
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel A. Jones
- 👤 James P. Suttle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 13:50
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; G07F17/3244; G07F17/3258; A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00; A63F1/06; A63F1/18; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00157; G07F17/3286; G07F17/3293; A63F2003/00167; A63F2003/0017; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/14; A63F2250/142
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
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.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
78 words
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.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein a plurality of players participate in the jackpot component of the game.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the jackpot component is progressive in that any amount of the jackpot that is not won on the first hand carries over to the next hand.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the live casino game is five card stud poker.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the predetermined arrangement of cards and the preselected winning amounts are as follows: ______________________________________
Royal Flush 100%
Straight Flush 10%
Four of a Kind 100 tokens
Full House 25 tokens
______________________________________
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the live casino game is five card draw poker.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the predetermined arrangement of cards and the preselected winning amount are as follows: ______________________________________
Royal Flush 100%
Straight Flush 10%
Four of a Kind 100 tokens
Full House 25 tokens
______________________________________
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the live casino game is seven card stud poker.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the predetermined arrangement of cards and the preselected winning amount are as follows: ______________________________________
Royal Flush 100%
Straight Flush 10%
Four of a Kind 100 tokens
Full House 25 tokens
______________________________________
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the live casino game is lo-ball poker.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the predetermined arrangement of cards and the preselected winning amounts are as follows: ______________________________________
5-4-3-2-Ace 100%
6-4-3-2-Ace 10%
6-5-3-2-Ace 100 tokens
7-4-3-2-Ace 25 tokens
______________________________________
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the live casino game is Caribbean Stud™ poker.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the predetermined arrangement of cards and the preselected winning amounts are as follows: ______________________________________
Royal Flush 100%
Straight Flush 20%
Four of a Kind 1%
Full House 50 tokens
Flush 25 tokens
______________________________________
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the live casino game is Twenty-One.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the predetermined arrangement of cards and the preselected winning amounts are as follows: ______________________________________
Four 5's and an Ace
100%
Ace, two, three, four,
4%
five and six
Six, seven, eight of
100 tokens
same suit
Three 7's 50 tokens
______________________________________
Claim 17
Independent Claim
105 words
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.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
105 words
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.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
120 words
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.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
120 words
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.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 17 wherein the losing player receives a first percentage of the preselected amount and the winning player receives a second percentage of the preselected amount.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the losing player receives 80% of the preselected amount and the winning player receives 20% of the preselected amount.
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