Method for casino table game play
First Claim
1. A method of including a jackpot as a required feature in an underlying live casino game in which each player makes at least one mandatory jackpot wager to play the live casino game and in which underlying live casino game a player makes a separate wager to win a separate, additional payoff amount, comprising the steps of:
- (a) requiring each player to make at least one mandatory jackpot wager as an ante wager before participating in the underlying live casino game;
(b) separating the ante wager into at least a casino portion and a jackpot funding portion into a jackpot fund;
(c) requiring each player to make a wager on the underlying live casino game;
(d) including the jackpot feature on a pay schedule;
(e) displaying a particular winning arrangement on the pay schedule for the jackpot fund;
(f) playing the underlying live casino game in accord with its rules of play;
(g) displaying a pay table for the underlying live casino game with the payoffs for each of a pluralities of winning arrangements in accord with the rules of play for the underlying live casino game;
(h) setting the pay table to return of wagers for optimal play over time as payoffs to players on the basis of a zero or near zero negative house advantage;
(i) determining a payoff amount of each player achieving one of the plurality of winning arrangements of in accord pay table and the rules of the underlying live casino game, and (j) paying to each player achieving the winning arrangement of the payoff amount according to the pay table and paying the total of the jackpot fund according to the pay schedule.
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Abstract
A method playing a live casino game by including a jackpot as a required feature in which each player makes at least one mandatory jackpot wager to play the game and a player makes a separate wager to win a separate, additional payoff amount. Each player makes at least one mandatory jackpot wager as an ante wager before making a wager and participating in the underlying live casino game. The ante wager is separated into a casino portion and a jackpot-funding portion. The pay tables and rules of the game are set to return wagers for optimal play over time as payoffs to players on the basis of a zero or near zero negative house advantage. The pay tables for the jackpot feature and the live casino game are displayed to the player. The underlying game is played according to the rule of play for the game. The player is awarded a payoff amount by achieving one of the plurality of winning arrangements according to the pay table and the rules of the underlying live casino game, and according to the pay schedule of the jackpot fund. Typical live casino games include five-card stud poker, baccarat, pai gow poker, blackjack and roulette.
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8 Claims
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1. A method of including a jackpot as a required feature in an underlying live casino game in which each player makes at least one mandatory jackpot wager to play the live casino game and in which underlying live casino game a player makes a separate wager to win a separate, additional payoff amount, comprising the steps of:
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(a) requiring each player to make at least one mandatory jackpot wager as an ante wager before participating in the underlying live casino game;
(b) separating the ante wager into at least a casino portion and a jackpot funding portion into a jackpot fund;
(c) requiring each player to make a wager on the underlying live casino game;
(d) including the jackpot feature on a pay schedule;
(e) displaying a particular winning arrangement on the pay schedule for the jackpot fund;
(f) playing the underlying live casino game in accord with its rules of play;
(g) displaying a pay table for the underlying live casino game with the payoffs for each of a pluralities of winning arrangements in accord with the rules of play for the underlying live casino game;
(h) setting the pay table to return of wagers for optimal play over time as payoffs to players on the basis of a zero or near zero negative house advantage;
(i) determining a payoff amount of each player achieving one of the plurality of winning arrangements of in accord pay table and the rules of the underlying live casino game, and (j) paying to each player achieving the winning arrangement of the payoff amount according to the pay table and paying the total of the jackpot fund according to the pay schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of playing concurrently a underlying live casino game and a jackpot game, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing jackpot game requiring at least one wager to support the house and the jackpot;
b. providing an underlying live casino game requiring at least another wager;
c. playing optimally the underlying live casino game under rules which are symmetrical as between each player and dealer wherein the paying out of winnings to the players and collecting of losses from the players by the house have a house advantage that is zero or approaches zero;
d. paying out in accord with the results of the playing of the underlying live casino game in line with the rules;
f. determining if there was a jackpot win, and g. paying the winner of the jackpot.
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8. A method of including a jackpot as a required feature in an underlying video representation of a live casino game in which each player makes at least one mandatory jackpot wager to play the video representation of a live casino game and in which underlying video representation of a live casino game a player makes a separate wager to win a separate, additional payoff amount, comprising the steps of:
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a. requiring each player to make at least one mandatory jackpot wager as an ante wager before participating in the underlying live casino game;
b. separating the ante wager into at least a casino portion and a jackpot funding portion into a jackpot fund;
c. requiring each player to make a wager on the underlying video representation of a live casino game;
d. including the jackpot feature on a pay schedule;
e. displaying a particular winning arrangement on the pay schedule for the jackpot fund;
f. playing the underlying video representation of a live casino game in accord with its rules of play;
g. displaying a pay table for the underlying video representation of a live casino game with the payoffs for each of a pluralities of winning arrangements in accord with the rules of play for the underlying live casino game;
h. setting the pay table to return of wagers for optimal play over time as payoffs to players on the basis of a zero or near zero negative house advantage;
i. determining a payoff amount of each player achieving one of the plurality of winning arrangements of in accord pay table and the rules of the underlying video representation of a live casino game, and j. paying to each player achieving the winning arrangement of the payoff amount according to the pay table and paying the total of the jackpot fund according to the pay schedule.
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