Apparatus for progressive jackpot gaming
First Claim
1. A table for playing a wagering game, said table having a plurality of player locations at which a player receives tangible, physical cards from a live human dealer, said table including:
- (a) an electronic sensor operative to sense the making of a wager by a player; and
(b) an indicator operative in response to said sensor to produce a signal indicating whether a player has made said wager.
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Abstract
An apparatus 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. The apparatus is provided to receive each gaming token wagered for the jackpot component. An electronic sensor is operated to sense each wagered gaming token, and an indicator is operated in response to the sensor to produce a signal indicating whether each wagered gaming token was received. The apparatus is also provided 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.
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15 Claims
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1. A table for playing a wagering game, said table having a plurality of player locations at which a player receives tangible, physical cards from a live human dealer, said table including:
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(a) an electronic sensor operative to sense the making of a wager by a player; and
(b) an indicator operative in response to said sensor to produce a signal indicating whether a player has made said wager. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A table for playing a wagering game, said table having a plurality of player locations at which a player receives tangible, physical playing cards from a live human dealer, said table including:
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(a) an electronic sensor operative to sense the making of a wager by a player; and
(b) a counter electronically interconnected to said sensor and operative to count wagers sensed by said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A table for playing a wagering game, said table having a substantially horizontal playing surface substantially defined by a tangible, physical sheet of flexible material that may be rolled bearing information indicating locations on the sheet where wagers may be placed, said table including:
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(a) an electronic sensor operative to sense the making of a wager by a player; and
(b) an indicator operative in response to said sensor to produce a signal indicating whether a player has made said wager. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A table for playing a wagering game, said table having a substantially horizontal playing surface substantially defined by a tangible, physical sheet of flexible material that may be rolled bearing information indicating locations on the sheet where wagers may be placed, said table including:
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(a) an electronic sensor operative to sense the making of a wager by a player; and
(b) a counter electronically interconnected to said sensor and operative to count wagers sensed by said sensor.
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