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Methods of progressive jackpot gaming
Assignee: International Game Technology
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Filing: 1994-10-25
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Granted: 1996-12-17
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Expires: 2014-10-25
Abstract
Abstract A method 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
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2026-11-07 03:46
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00; A63F1/06; A63F1/18; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00157; G07F17/3244; G07F17/3258; G07F17/3286; G07F17/3293; A63F2003/00167; A63F2003/0017; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/14; A63F2250/142
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 35
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a live casino card game, comprising the steps of: (a) a player placing a first ante wager to participate only in the live casino card game; (b) a player optionally placing a second wager to participate in the jackpot component, wherein no portion of said second wager contributes toward the play or winnings of said live casino card game and at least a portion of said second wager contributes to the jackpot amount of said jackpot component; (c) playing said live casino card game only after the player has placed said first ante wager and decided whether to optionally place said second wager; (d) determining a winning player; and (e) paying to a winning player a predetermined amount of said jackpot.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
129 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a live casino card game, comprising the steps of: (a) a player placing a first ante wager to participate only in the live casino card game; (b) a player optionally placing a second wager to participate in the jackpot component, wherein no portion of said second wager contributes toward the play or winnings of said live casino card game and at least a portion of said second wager contributes to the jackpot amount of said jackpot component; (c) playing said live casino card game only after the player has placed said first ante wager and decided whether to optionally place said second wager; (d) determining a winning player; and (e) paying to a winning player a predetermined amount of said jackpot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
68 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said live casino card game comprises a table game, and further comprising the step of electronically interlinking a plurality of tables to a common jackpot, whereby the jackpots of each of the games on each of the tables are combined to achieve a common jackpot total and wherein a winning player wins at least a predetermined amount of said common jackpot total.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of visibly displaying said common jackpot total on a jackpot meter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein only a portion of the wager of step (b) contributes to said jackpot amount.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1, wherein any amount of the jackpot that is not won on the first card game carries over to the next card game.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said predetermined amount of said jackpot is 100%.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said predetermined amount of said jackpot is based upon a predetermined multiple of the value of said second wager.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said predetermined amount of said jackpot is not based upon a predetermined multiple of the value of said second wager.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a live casino card game, comprising the steps of: (a) a player placing a first ante wager to participate only in the live casino card game; (b) a player optionally placing a second wager to participate in the jackpot component, wherein no portion of said second wager contributes toward the play or winnings of said live casino card game and at least a portion of said second wager contributes to the amount of said jackpot component; (c) a dealer dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; (d) determining a winning player; and (e) paying to a winning player at least a portion of said jackpot.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a live casino card game, comprising the steps of: (a) a player placing a first ante wager to participate only in the live casino card game; (b) a player optionally placing a second wager to participate in the jackpot component, wherein no portion of said second wager contributes toward the play or winnings of said live casino card game and at least a portion of said second wager contributes to the amount of said jackpot component; (c) a dealer dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; (d) determining a winning player; and (e) paying to a winning player at least a portion of said jackpot.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 9, wherein said portion of said jackpot is predetermined.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 9, wherein said portion of said jackpot is 100%.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 9, wherein said portion of said jackpot is based upon a predetermined multiple of the value of said second wager.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 9, wherein said portion of said jackpot is not based upon a predetermined multiple of the value of said second wager.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 9, wherein said live casino card game comprises a table game, and further comprising the step of electronically interlinking a plurality of tables to a common jackpot, whereby the jackpots of each of the games on each of the tables are combined to achieve a common jackpot total and wherein a winning player wins at least a portion of said common jackpot total.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of visibly displaying said common jackpot total on a jackpot meter.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 9, wherein steps (a) and (b) are performed before step (c).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 9, wherein any amount of the jackpot that is not won on the first hand carries over to the next hand.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the winning player in step (d) has a poker hand comprising a Royal Flush.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the live casino card game is draw poker.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the live casino card game is stud poker.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a live casino card game, comprising the steps of: (a) affording a player an opportunity of placing at least one first wager to participate only in the live casino card game; (b) affording a player an opportunity to optionally place a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; (c) dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; (d) determining whether the player's hand comprises a predetermined winning arrangement of cards; and (e) paying to a winning player having a predetermined winning arrangement of cards a preselected payoff for said jackpot component amount, only if the winning player opted to place said second wager.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a live casino card game, comprising the steps of: (a) affording a player an opportunity of placing at least one first wager to participate only in the live casino card game; (b) affording a player an opportunity to optionally place a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; (c) dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; (d) determining whether the player's hand comprises a predetermined winning arrangement of cards; and (e) paying to a winning player having a predetermined winning arrangement of cards a preselected payoff for said jackpot component amount, only if the winning player opted to place said second wager.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 21, wherein step (e) comprises paying to a winning player a fixed preselected payoff amount corresponding to the poker rank of said predetermined winning arrangement of cards.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
74 words
The method of claim 21, wherein step (e) comprises paying a winning player one of a plurality of fixed preselected payoff amounts corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined winning arrangements of cards, each of said predetermined winning arrangements of cards comprising a poker hand and the corresponding fixed preselected payoff amount for a higher ranked poker hand being greater than the corresponding fixed preselected payoff amount for a lower ranked poker hand.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of claim 21, further comprising the steps of: providing a gaming table including a plurality of player locations at which players receive cards from a dealer for playing said live casino card game; providing a human dealer for dealing a hand of cards to the player; and electronically recognizing placement of said second wager at said player locations on said gaming table.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 24, further comprising the step of electronically interconnecting a plurality of gaming tables to a common jackpot component.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
72 words
The method of claim 21, further comprising the steps of: providing a gaming table including a plurality of player locations at which players receive cards from a dealer for playing said live casino card game; providing at least one light on said table at each player location for indicating placement of said second wager; and indicating placement of said second wager by a player by illuminating the light at the player's location.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 21, wherein said live casino card game comprises poker.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
164 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a live casino poker card game, comprising the steps of: providing a gaming table including a plurality of player locations at which players receive cards from a dealer for playing said live casino card game; providing a human dealer; affording a player an opportunity of placing at least one first wager to participate only in the live casino poker card game; affording a player an opportunity to optionally place a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; electronically recognizing placement of said second wager at said player locations on said gaming table; dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; determining whether the player's hand comprises a predetermined winning arrangement of cards; and paying to a winning player having a predetermined winning arrangement of cards a preselected payoff amount for said jackpot component dependent on the poker rank of the winning player's hand, only if the winning player opted to place said second wager.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
164 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a live casino poker card game, comprising the steps of: providing a gaming table including a plurality of player locations at which players receive cards from a dealer for playing said live casino card game; providing a human dealer; affording a player an opportunity of placing at least one first wager to participate only in the live casino poker card game; affording a player an opportunity to optionally place a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; electronically recognizing placement of said second wager at said player locations on said gaming table; dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; determining whether the player's hand comprises a predetermined winning arrangement of cards; and paying to a winning player having a predetermined winning arrangement of cards a preselected payoff amount for said jackpot component dependent on the poker rank of the winning player's hand, only if the winning player opted to place said second wager.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 28, further comprising the step of electronically interconnecting a plurality of gaming tables to a common jackpot component.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
81 words
The method of claim 28, wherein said step of paying to a winning player comprises paying to a winning player one of a plurality of fixed preselected payoff amounts corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined winning arrangements of cards, each of said predetermined winning arrangements of cards comprising a poker hand and the corresponding fixed preselected payoff amount for a higher ranked poker hand being greater than the corresponding fixed preselected payoff amount for a lower ranked poker hand.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 28, further comprising the steps of: providing at least one light on said table at each player location for indicating placement of said second wager; and indicating placement of said second wager by a player by illuminating the light at the player's location.
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