System and method for providing electronic card game at a plurality of electronic poker tables
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- first and second electronic card tables, each card table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top, each electronic player interaction area providing a player interface for interaction with one of a plurality of players; and
a server computer coupled to the electronic player interaction areas of the first electronic card table and to the electronic player interaction areas of the second electronic card table for administering a first card game to a first group of the players at the first electronic card table and a second card game to a second group of the players.
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Abstract
A system for providing an electronic poker game to a plurality of players at first and second electronic poker tables. Each electronic poker table has a table top, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas, and a server computer. The table top has a playing surface. The plurality of electronic player interaction areas are located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of a plurality of players. The server computer is coupled to the electronic player interaction areas of the first electronic poker table and to the electronic player interaction areas of the second electronic poker table for administering a first poker game to a first group of the players at the first electronic poker table and a second poker game to a second group of the players at the second electronic poker table.
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52 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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first and second electronic card tables, each card table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top, each electronic player interaction area providing a player interface for interaction with one of a plurality of players; and
a server computer coupled to the electronic player interaction areas of the first electronic card table and to the electronic player interaction areas of the second electronic card table for administering a first card game to a first group of the players at the first electronic card table and a second card game to a second group of the players. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 27)
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16. A system, comprising:
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a first plurality of electronic card tables, each card table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top, each electronic player interaction area providing a player interface for interaction with a player;
a second plurality of electronic card tables, each card table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top, each electronic player interaction area providing a player interface for interaction with another player;
at least one server computer coupled to the electronic player interaction areas of the first and second electronic card tables for administering card games on the first and second plurality of electronic card tables. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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28. A method for providing an electronic card game, comprising:
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providing first and second electronic card tables, each card table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top, each electronic player interaction area providing a player interface for interaction with one of a plurality of players;
providing a server computer coupled to the electronic player interaction areas of the first electronic card table and to the electronic player interaction areas of the second electronic card table;
administering a first card game, by the server computer, to a first group of the players at the first electronic card table; and
,administering a second card game, by the server computer, to a second group of the players. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47)
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45. An electronic card table for providing an electronic card game to a plurality of players, comprising:
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a table having a table top with a playing surface;
a printer;
a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top, each electronic player interaction area providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players; and
a game computer coupled to the printer and to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas for administering the electronic card game determining a winner from among the players and awarding a pot to the winner and for monitoring a value or a cumulative value of pots awarded to the players and automatically printing a governmental reporting form on the printer if the value of a pot or the cumulative value of the pots awarded to one of the players exceeds a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (46, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method for providing an electronic card game on an electronic card table, the electronic card table having a table, a plurality of electronic player interface areas, a central display area and a game computer, the table has a playing surface, the electronic player interaction areas are located around a periphery of the table top, each electronic player interaction area providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players, the central display area located in a central location of the table top for displaying information to the players, the game computer being coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas, comprising:
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administering, by the game computer, the electronic card game;
determining a winner from among the players and awarding a pot to the winner;
monitoring a value or a cumulative value of pots awarded to the players and automatically printing a governmental reporting form on a printer if the value of a pot or the cumulative value of the pots awarded to one of the players exceeds a predetermined value.
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