SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT GAMING

• US 20080073840A1
• Filed: 09/26/2007
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Comeau
• Original Assignee: David Comeau
• Inventors: Comeau, David
• Application Number:
  US11/861,919
• Publication Number:
  US 20080073840A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/138.1
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots

Abstract

Systems and methods for progressive jackpot gaming are disclosed herein. A method for progressive jackpot gaming includes betting on the outcome of a card game. All bets in the card game are placed in a community pot. The card game is played to completion. Once the card game is completed a winner of the card game is determined. The community pot is paid to the winner of the game and a rake placed in the jackpot. A bonus is then paid from a jackpot if a player has a bonus eligible hand, a portion of the jackpot may be paid to one or more players even if they are not the winner of the hand.

Claims

1. A method for progressive jackpot gaming comprising:

betting on the outcome of a card game such that all bets are placed in a pot;

playing the card game to completion;

determining the winner of the card game;

paying a bonus from a jackpot to a player when the player has a bonus eligible hand;

withholding a rake from the pot in order to fund the jackpot; and

distributing the remaining pot to the winner of the game.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the card game is Texas Hold '"'"'Em.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the bonus eligible hand comprises at least one of a royal flush, a straight flush, a daily double, four aces, four kings, four queens, four jacks, four tens, four nines, four eights, four sevens, four sixes, four fives, four fours, four threes, and four twos.

4. A system for progressive jackpot gaming comprising:

a memory configured to store jackpot information;

a display; and

a processor in data communication with the display and the memory, the processor comprising;

a first component configured to receive betting information from at least one player playing a card game;

a second component configured to execute the card game to completion;

a third component configured to determine a winner of the card game; and

a fourth component configured to pay a bonus from a jackpot to a player when the player has a bonus eligible hand;

a fifth component configured to withhold a rake from the pot in order to fund the jackpot; and

a sixth component configured to distribute the remaining pot to the winner of the game.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the card game is Texas Hold'"'"'Em.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the bonus eligible hand comprises at least one of a royal flush, a straight flush, a daily double, four aces, four kings, four queens, four jacks, four tens, four nines, four eights, four sevens, four sixes, four fives, four fours, four threes, and four twos.