Method and system for side wagering
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1. A side wagering system comprising:
- a game table having a dealer interface and at least one player interface, the at least one player interface comprising two or more wagering areas including a first wagering area and a second wagering area with each wagering area having a wager detector that generates a wager signal when a side wager has been placed by a player at a respective wagering area, the dealer interface comprising at least one input device configured to accept input from a dealer at least to cause the two or more wagering areas to cease accepting wagers;
a table controller, associated with the game table, configured to receive a first wager signal from the wager detector at the first wagering area and a second wager signal from the wager detector at the second wager area, the first wager signal and second wager signal indicating whether a player placed a wager at the wagering areas; and
an award server in communication with the table controller and configured to generate, in response to a winning game outcome, at least one award having a value that corresponds to whether wagers were placed at the first wagering area, the second wager area, or both.
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Abstract
A side wagering system for table games includes a table controller, a dealer interface and at least one player interface, the at least one player interface including a first wager area and at least one second wager area, which permit a player to place first, second or one or more third supplemental wagers for the opportunity to win corresponding first, second or one or more third awards, such as a first, a second or a third progressive jackpot. The table controllers or multiple tables may be linked to a common award server.
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1. A side wagering system comprising:
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a game table having a dealer interface and at least one player interface, the at least one player interface comprising two or more wagering areas including a first wagering area and a second wagering area with each wagering area having a wager detector that generates a wager signal when a side wager has been placed by a player at a respective wagering area, the dealer interface comprising at least one input device configured to accept input from a dealer at least to cause the two or more wagering areas to cease accepting wagers; a table controller, associated with the game table, configured to receive a first wager signal from the wager detector at the first wagering area and a second wager signal from the wager detector at the second wager area, the first wager signal and second wager signal indicating whether a player placed a wager at the wagering areas; and an award server in communication with the table controller and configured to generate, in response to a winning game outcome, at least one award having a value that corresponds to whether wagers were placed at the first wagering area, the second wager area, or both. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A gaming table comprising:
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a gaming table configured for game play of a wagering game; a table controller that includes a processor for executing machine-readable instructions and at least one memory; at least two wagering areas, the at least two wagering areas comprising a wager detector communicatively coupled to the table controller, the wager detector determining when a side wager has been placed by a player at a wagering area of the at least two wagering areas, wherein the player may place a wager relative to individual wagering areas of the at least two wagering areas and relative to more than one of the at least two wagering areas which translate to three or more different types of wagers or three or more different total amounts wagered using the at least two wagering areas; and a dealer interface comprising at least one input device configured to accept input from a dealer at least to cause the two or more wagering areas to cease accepting wagers; wherein the table controller is configured to; determine whether the player placed a wager at one or more of the at least two wagering areas via information received from the wagering areas and determining which of the three or more different amounts was wagered; and when one or more winning criteria have been met, the table controller outputting a signal that a player should be provided an award, an award amount depending upon the amount wagered by the player. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of accepting a side wager at a gaming table comprising at least two side wagering areas that each have a wager detecting device, a dealer interface, and a table controller comprising a processor executing machine-readable instructions which are stored on at least one memory, the method comprising:
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detecting, using a first wager detecting device, whether a wager is placed at a first wagering area and transmitting results as first data to the table controller; detecting, using a second wager detecting device, whether a wager is placed at a second wagering area and transmitting results as second data to the table controller; determining at the table controller based on the first data and the second data received from the first wager detector and the second wager detector whether a first wager, a second wager, or a third wager is placed by a player; and causing the first wagering area and the second wagering area to cease accepting wagers in response to accepting an input from a dealer interface comprising at least one input device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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