Patent ID: 11961355
Assignee: LNW GAMING, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A system comprising:
a plurality of shuffler devices, wherein each of the plurality of shuffler devices is configured to communicatively couple with a respective one of a plurality of gaming tables connected via a network; and
an electronic game controller for a progressive jackpot game, wherein the plurality of shuffler devices are communicatively coupled to the game controller via the network, said electronic game controller configured to perform operations that cause the system to:
detect a payout proximity trigger for the progressive jackpot game, wherein the progressive jackpot game is configured to pay out when a contribution pool reaches a payout threshold value;
analyze, in response to detection of the payout proximity trigger, shuffle-state image data of each of the plurality of shuffler devices;
determine, in response to analysis of the shuffle-state image data, a card order of an undealt portion for each deck of cards shuffled by the plurality of shuffler devices;
determine, based on the card order and based on card distribution rules, that a mystery card will be dealt from one deck of cards shuffled by one of the plurality of shuffler devices for a subsequent game play round of a wagering game during which the payout threshold value is reached;
determine, based on analysis of timing data from transceiver signals associated with the one of the plurality of shuffler devices, a physical location of a closest one of the plurality of gaming tables relative to the one of the plurality of shuffler devices;
capture, via environmental image sensors in a gaming environment at the physical location of the closest one of the plurality of gaming tables, environmental image data of any participants at the closest one of the plurality of gaming tables;
determine, in response to analysis of the environmental image data via a machine learning model, a participant to whom the mystery card was dealt; and
electronically validate, in response to determination of the participant, a win for one or more of the wagering game or the progressive jackpot game with an electronic account for the participant.