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Methods of progressive jackpot gaming
Assignee: International Game Technology
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Filing: 1994-11-09
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Granted: 1997-05-06
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Expires: 2014-11-09
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
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:56
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: 76
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 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 only in the live casino game; (b) a player wagering a second gaming token to participate in the jackpot component, with no portion of said second gaming token contributing toward wagers for the live casino game; (c) a dealer dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; and (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
96 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 only in the live casino game; (b) a player wagering a second gaming token to participate in the jackpot component, with no portion of said second gaming token contributing toward wagers for the live casino game; (c) a dealer dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; and (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
39 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said jackpot component is an additional feature and the wager of step (b) is optional, and in step (d) the player wins only if previously opting to make the wager of step (b).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein step (c) comprises a dealer dealing a hand of playing cards for said live casino game to the player.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein steps (a) and (b) are performed prior to step (c), and steps (a), (b), and (c) are performed prior to step (d).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the dealer does not place a wager in said live casino game.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the dealer does not place a wager in said jackpot component.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said preselected amount is 100% of said jackpot.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said preselected amount is less than 100% of said jackpot.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said preselected amount is less than 11% of said jackpot.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said preselected amount is not based upon a predetermined multiple of the value of the wager of step (b).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said preselected amount is a predetermined multiple of the value of the wager of step (b).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said dealer consists of a person hired by the casino to deal the cards.
Claim 14
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 15
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 1, 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 player achieving said predetermined arrangement of cards wins a preselected amount of said common jackpot total.
Claim 16
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 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of decrementing said jackpot by said preselected amount won by a player.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
123 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: providing: a gaming table including a plurality of playing locations for players participating in said live casino table game, a coin acceptor located at each player location for accepting a gaming token wagered by the player to participate in the jackpot component of the live casino table game, a jackpot meter associated with said coin acceptors for indicating the amount in the jackpot, circuitry responsive to said coin acceptors for increasing the amount shown on the jackpot meter upon acceptance of a gaming token, and at least one button operably associated with said jackpot meter such that activation of said button deducts said preselected amount won by a player from said jackpot meter.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of providing a plurality of buttons corresponding to a plurality of different predetermined winning card arrangements and associated circuitry such that activation of each of said buttons deducts from said jackpot meter a preselected winning amount corresponding to said different predetermined winning card arrangements.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said live casino table game comprises Twenty-One.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said live casino table game comprises Caribbean Stud™ Poker.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said live casino table game comprises Stud Poker.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said live casino table game comprises Draw Poker.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said preselected amount consists of a fixed percentage of said jackpot.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said preselected amount consists of a fixed ratio of the amount of the wager in step (b).
Claim 26
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 27
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of providing a light adjacent at least one player location and illuminating said light if the player makes the wager of step (b) to indicate whether the player made the wager of step (b).
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of increasing the amount displayed on a jackpot meter by a predetermined amount for each of the wagers of step (b).
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of different predetermined arrangements of cards win a corresponding plurality of different preselected amounts of said jackpot.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of preventing late wagers for said jackpot component before step (c).
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of incrementing a jackpot meter a predetermined percentage, but less than one hundred percent, of the value of each of the wagers of step (b).
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1, wherein less than all of said wager of step (b) is added to said jackpot and any amount of the jackpot that is not won on the first hand carries over to the next hand, which is played in accordance with steps (a) through (d).
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 31, wherein at least a portion of said wager of step (b) in said next hand is added to said jackpot.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises three 7's.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises a royal flush.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein no portion of said wager of step (a) contributes toward said jackpot.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
77 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a live casino table game, comprising the steps of: (a) a player making a first wager to participate in the live casino game; (b) a player making a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; (c) a dealer dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; and (d) if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot.
Claim 38
Independent Claim
77 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a live casino table game, comprising the steps of: (a) a player making a first wager to participate in the live casino game; (b) a player making a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; (c) a dealer dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; and (d) if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said jackpot component is an additional feature and the wager of step (b) is optional, and in step (d) the player wins only if previously opting to make the wager of step (b).
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 36, wherein step (c) comprises a dealer dealing a hand of playing cards for said live casino game to the player.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 36, wherein steps (a) and (b) are performed prior to step (c), and steps (a), (b), and (c) are performed prior to step (d).
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 36, wherein the dealer does not place a wager in said live casino game.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 36, wherein the dealer does not place a wager in said jackpot component.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said preselected amount is 100% of said jackpot.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said preselected amount is less than 100% of said jackpot.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said preselected amount is less than 11% of said jackpot.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said preselected amount is not based upon a predetermined multiple of the value of the wager of step (b).
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said preselected amount is a predetermined multiple of the value of the wager of step (b).
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said dealer consists of a person hired by the casino to deal the cards.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 36, wherein only a portion of the wager of step (b) contributes to said jackpot amount.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 36, 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 player achieving said predetermined arrangement of cards wins a preselected amount of said common jackpot total.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 49, further comprising the step of visibly displaying said common jackpot total on a jackpot meter.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 36, further comprising the step of decrementing said jackpot by said preselected amount won by a player.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
123 words
The method of claim 36, further comprising the steps of: providing: a gaming table including a plurality of playing locations for players participating in said live casino table game, a coin acceptor located at each player location for accepting a gaming token wagered by the player to participate in the jackpot component of the live casino table game, a jackpot meter associated with said coin acceptors for indicating the amount in the jackpot, circuitry responsive to said coin acceptors for increasing the amount shown on the jackpot meter upon acceptance of a gaming token, and at least one button operably associated with said jackpot meter such that activation of said button deducts said preselected amount won by a player from said jackpot meter.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 52, further comprising the step of providing a plurality of buttons corresponding to a plurality of different predetermined winning card arrangements and associated circuitry such that activation of each of said buttons deducts from said jackpot meter a preselected winning amount corresponding to said different predetermined winning card arrangements.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said live casino table game comprises Twenty-One.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said live casino table game comprises Caribbean Stud™ Poker.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said live casino table game comprises Stud Poker.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said live casino table game comprises Draw Poker.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said preselected amount consists of a fixed percentage of said jackpot.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said preselected amount consists of a fixed ratio of the amount of the wager in step (b).
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 36, 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 63
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 36, further comprising the steps of providing a light adjacent at least one player location and illuminating said light if the player makes the wager of step (b) to indicate whether the player made the wager of step (b).
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 36, further comprising the step of increasing the amount displayed on a jackpot meter by a predetermined amount for each of the wagers of step (b).
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 36, wherein a plurality of different predetermined arrangements of cards win a corresponding plurality of different preselected amounts of said jackpot.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 36, further comprising the step of preventing late wagers for said jackpot component before step (c).
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 36, further comprising the step of incrementing a jackpot meter a predetermined percentage, but less than one hundred percent, of the value of each of the wagers of step (b).
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 36, wherein less than all of said wager of step (b) is added to said jackpot and any amount of the jackpot that is not won on the first hand carries over to the next hand, which is played in accordance with steps (a) through (d).
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 66, wherein at least a portion of said wager of step (b) in said next hand is added to said jackpot.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises three 7's.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises a royal flush.
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 36, wherein no portion of said wager of step (a) contributes toward said jackpot.
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 36, wherein the wager of step (a) does not contribute to said jackpot component and the wager of step (b) does not contribute toward said live casino game.
Claim 74
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 36, wherein no portion of said wager of step (b) contributes toward said live casino game.
Claim 75
Independent Claim
138 words
A method of including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino card game, comprising the steps of: (a) permitting a player to make a first wager to participate in the live casino card game; (b) affording the player an option of making a second wager to participate in the jackpot component, with no portion of said second wager contributing toward wagers for the live casino game; (c) a dealer, subsequent to steps (a) and (b), dealing a hand of playing cards for the live casino card game to the player; and (d) subsequent to steps (a), (b), and (c), if the player's hand for the live casino game comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards and if the player opted to make said second wager, awarding to the player a preselected amount of the jackpot.
Claim 76
Independent Claim
138 words
A method of including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino card game, comprising the steps of: (a) permitting a player to make a first wager to participate in the live casino card game; (b) affording the player an option of making a second wager to participate in the jackpot component, with no portion of said second wager contributing toward wagers for the live casino game; (c) a dealer, subsequent to steps (a) and (b), dealing a hand of playing cards for the live casino card game to the player; and (d) subsequent to steps (a), (b), and (c), if the player's hand for the live casino game comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards and if the player opted to make said second wager, awarding to the player a preselected amount of the jackpot.
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