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Methods of progressive jackpot gaming
Assignee: International Game Technology
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Filing: 1997-03-06
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Granted: 1998-08-18
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Expires: 2017-03-06
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 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
2026-11-04 02:18
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: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino table card game comprising the steps of: (a) a player making a first wager to participate in the live casino table card game; (b) a player optionally making a second wager to participate in said jackpot component; (c) a dealer dealing playing cards to the player; and (d) if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a predetermined prize if the player has optionally made the second wager, wherein the steps (a) and (b) occur prior to step (c) and step (c) occurs prior to step (d), and wherein said predetermined arrangement and said predetermined prize are each determined before steps (a) and (b).
Claim 2
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino table card game comprising the steps of: (a) a player making a first wager to participate in the live casino table card game; (b) a player optionally making a second wager to participate in said jackpot component; (c) a dealer dealing playing cards to the player; and (d) if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a predetermined prize if the player has optionally made the second wager, wherein the steps (a) and (b) occur prior to step (c) and step (c) occurs prior to step (d), and wherein said predetermined arrangement and said predetermined prize are each determined before steps (a) and (b).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said predetermined arrangement consists of cards of the same suit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 2, wherein said predetermined arrangement consists of five cards of the same suit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said predetermined prize is at least 100 times the amount of said second wager.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 4, wherein said predetermined arrangement consists of a royal flush poker rank.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said jackpot component includes a progressive jackpot and wherein said predetermined prize is the entire amount of said progressive jackpot.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method of claim 6, wherein said predetermined arrangement consists of a royal flush poker rank.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) may occur either before, concurrently with, or after step (b).
Claim 10
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino table card game, said table including a plurality of player locations at which a player receives playing cards from a dealer to play said live casino table card game, comprising the steps of: (a) a player making a jackpot wager to participate in said jackpot component; (b) electronically registering said jackpot wager made by a player; and (c) electronically displaying a signal at the player location to indicate registering of said jackpot wager made by that player.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino table card game, said table including a plurality of player locations at which a player receives playing cards from a dealer to play said live casino table card game, comprising the steps of: (a) a player making a jackpot wager to participate in said jackpot component; (b) electronically registering said jackpot wager made by a player; and (c) electronically displaying a signal at the player location to indicate registering of said jackpot wager made by that player.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 9 further comprising the steps of electrically counting jackpot wagers made by players to participate in said jackpot component.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino table card game, said table including a plurality of player locations at which a player receives playing cards from a dealer to play said live casino table card game, comprising the steps of: (a) permitting a player to make a first wager to participate in said live casino table card game; (b) affording a player an opportunity of making a second wager to participate in said jackpot component; (c) electronically registering placement of said second wager by a player; (d) electronically displaying a signal at the player location to indicate placement of said second wager; (e) dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; and (f) if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards and the player has made the second wager, awarding a prize to the player.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino table card game, said table including a plurality of player locations at which a player receives playing cards from a dealer to play said live casino table card game, comprising the steps of: (a) permitting a player to make a first wager to participate in said live casino table card game; (b) affording a player an opportunity of making a second wager to participate in said jackpot component; (c) electronically registering placement of said second wager by a player; (d) electronically displaying a signal at the player location to indicate placement of said second wager; (e) dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; and (f) if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards and the player has made the second wager, awarding a prize to the player.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 11, wherein said live casino table card game is Stud Poker.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 11, wherein said live casino table card game is Twenty-One.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 11, wherein said live casino table card game is Draw Poker.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 11, wherein said live casino table card game is Lo-Ball Poker.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 11, wherein said live casino table card game is Caribbean Stud ™ Poker.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 11, wherein said prize has a value at least 100 times the value of said second wager.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 11, wherein said predetermined arrangement consists of a royal flush poker rank.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of electronically interlinking a plurality of tables to a common jackpot.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 11, wherein said prize is a predetermined fixed amount.
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