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Apparatus for progressive jackpot gaming
Assignee: International Game Technology
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1996-08-13
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract An 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 or 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
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 12:55
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; G07F17/3286; G07F17/3293; A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00; A63F1/06; A63F1/18; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00157; A63F9/00; A63F9/24; G07F17/3244; G07F17/3258; A63F2003/00167; A63F2003/0017; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/14; A63F2250/142
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
An apparatus for including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino table card game, comprising: a gaming table having a plurality of player locations at which a player receives playing cards from a dealer to play said live casino table card game; an acceptor associated with each player location for accepting a gaming token by which a player makes a wager to participate in the additional jackpot component of the live casino table card game; a light indicator associated with each playing location for visually indicating that a player has wagered a gaming token to participate in the jackpot component of the live casino table card game; a manually activated lockout switch adapted for manual activation by the dealer for preventing a player from participating in said jackpot component by making a wager after activation of said lockout switch by the dealer; and a manually activated reset switch for resetting the apparatus at the end of each hand of the live casino table card game upon activation of said reset switch by the dealer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
178 words
An apparatus for including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino table card game, comprising: a gaming table having a plurality of player locations at which a player receives playing cards from a dealer to play said live casino table card game; an acceptor associated with each player location for accepting a gaming token by which a player makes a wager to participate in the additional jackpot component of the live casino table card game; a light indicator associated with each playing location for visually indicating that a player has wagered a gaming token to participate in the jackpot component of the live casino table card game; a manually activated lockout switch adapted for manual activation by the dealer for preventing a player from participating in said jackpot component by making a wager after activation of said lockout switch by the dealer; and a manually activated reset switch for resetting the apparatus at the end of each hand of the live casino table card game upon activation of said reset switch by the dealer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a jackpot control including a plurality of buttons adjacent said dealer location adapted for manual activation by the dealer, said buttons corresponding to a plurality of predetermined winning arrangements of the playing cards achieved by a player for winning a preselected payoff amount in accordance with a predetermined payoff table.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of live casino card gaming tables electronically interlinked to a common jackpot component.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a control system electronically linked to said acceptors for maintaining an accounting of jackpot wagers placed and payoff amounts won.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a counter connected with said acceptors for counting wagers for said jackpot component.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a sensor operably associated with each acceptor for recognizing wagering of a gaming token.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said live casino table game comprises poker.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said live casino table card game consists essentially of stud poker.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
207 words
An apparatus for including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino table card game, comprising: a gaming table having a plurality of player locations at which a player receives playing cards from a dealer to play said live casino table card game; an acceptor associated with each player location for accepting a gaming token by which a player makes a wager to participate in the additional jackpot component of the live casino table card game; an electronic sensor operably associated with each acceptor for recognizing wagering of a gaming token; a counter operably associated with said acceptors for counting wagers for said jackpot component; a light indicator associated with each playing location for visually indicating that a player has wagered a gaming token to participate in the jackpot component of the live casino table card game; a manually activated lockout switch adapted for manual activation by the dealer for preventing a player from participating in said jackpot component by making a wager after activation of said lockout switch by the dealer; and a manually activated reset switch for resetting the apparatus at the end of each hand of the live casino table card game upon activation of said reset switch by the dealer.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
207 words
An apparatus for including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino table card game, comprising: a gaming table having a plurality of player locations at which a player receives playing cards from a dealer to play said live casino table card game; an acceptor associated with each player location for accepting a gaming token by which a player makes a wager to participate in the additional jackpot component of the live casino table card game; an electronic sensor operably associated with each acceptor for recognizing wagering of a gaming token; a counter operably associated with said acceptors for counting wagers for said jackpot component; a light indicator associated with each playing location for visually indicating that a player has wagered a gaming token to participate in the jackpot component of the live casino table card game; a manually activated lockout switch adapted for manual activation by the dealer for preventing a player from participating in said jackpot component by making a wager after activation of said lockout switch by the dealer; and a manually activated reset switch for resetting the apparatus at the end of each hand of the live casino table card game upon activation of said reset switch by the dealer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
57 words
The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a jackpot control including a plurality of buttons adjacent said dealer location adapted for manual activation by the dealer, said buttons corresponding to a plurality of predetermined winning arrangements of the playing cards achieved by a player for winning a preselected payoff amount in accordance with a predetermined payoff table.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a plurality of live casino card gaming tables electronically interlinked to a common jackpot component.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a control system electronically linked to said acceptors for maintaining an accounting of jackpot wagers placed and payoff amounts won.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said live casino table game comprises poker.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said live casino table card game consists essentially of stud poker.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
271 words
An apparatus for including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino table card stud poker game, comprising: a gaming table having a plurality of player locations at which a player receives playing cards from a dealer to play said stud poker game; an acceptor associated with each player location for accepting a gaming token by which a player makes a wager to participate in the additional jackpot component of the stud poker game; an electronic sensor operably associated with each acceptor for recognizing wagering of a gaming token; a counter operably associated with said acceptors for counting wagers for said jackpot component; a light indicator associated with each playing location for visually indicating that a player has wagered a gaming token to participate in the jackpot component of the stud poker game; a manually activated lockout switch adapted for manual activation by the dealer for preventing a player from participating in said jackpot component by making a wager after activation of said lockout switch by the dealer; a control system electronically linked to said acceptors for maintaining an accounting of jackpot wagers placed and payoff amounts won; a jackpot control including a plurality of buttons adjacent said dealer location adapted for manual activation by the dealer, said buttons corresponding to a plurality of predetermined winning arrangements of the playing cards achieved by a player for winning a preselected payoff amount in accordance with a predetermined payoff table; and a manually activated reset switch for resetting the apparatus at the end of each hand of the stud poker game upon activation of said reset switch by the dealer.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
271 words
An apparatus for including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino table card stud poker game, comprising: a gaming table having a plurality of player locations at which a player receives playing cards from a dealer to play said stud poker game; an acceptor associated with each player location for accepting a gaming token by which a player makes a wager to participate in the additional jackpot component of the stud poker game; an electronic sensor operably associated with each acceptor for recognizing wagering of a gaming token; a counter operably associated with said acceptors for counting wagers for said jackpot component; a light indicator associated with each playing location for visually indicating that a player has wagered a gaming token to participate in the jackpot component of the stud poker game; a manually activated lockout switch adapted for manual activation by the dealer for preventing a player from participating in said jackpot component by making a wager after activation of said lockout switch by the dealer; a control system electronically linked to said acceptors for maintaining an accounting of jackpot wagers placed and payoff amounts won; a jackpot control including a plurality of buttons adjacent said dealer location adapted for manual activation by the dealer, said buttons corresponding to a plurality of predetermined winning arrangements of the playing cards achieved by a player for winning a preselected payoff amount in accordance with a predetermined payoff table; and a manually activated reset switch for resetting the apparatus at the end of each hand of the stud poker game upon activation of said reset switch by the dealer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a plurality of live casino card stud poker gaming tables electronically interlinked to a common jackpot component.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1999-08-13 | 2000-02-12 | 2000-08-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2003-08-13 | 2004-02-12 | 2004-08-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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