Patent ID: 9662563
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A63F,G07F

Claim:
1. An apparatus for awarding a progressive prize at a table game, the apparatus comprising: a table with a table layout designed for a play of a card game, the table having 1) a plurality of player positions wherein each player position includes i) a first location for placing one or more first gaming chips used as a primary wager on the play of the card game wherein the primary wager is required to play the card game at the player position and ii) a second location for placing one or more second gaming chips used as a secondary wager at the player position wherein the secondary wager is required to be eligible for a progressive prize resulting from the play of the card game at the player position and wherein the primary wager and the secondary wager are placed prior to the beginning of the play of the card game at the player position, 2) a dealer position, 3) a wager detection means to detect whether the one or more second gaming chips are at the second location at each of the plurality of player positions and 4) a display device visible to the players at the plurality of player positions; a computer having a memory and at least one executable program, the computer operatively connected to the wager detection means and the display device, an input means at the dealer position on the table operatively connected to the computer for inputting to the computer the occurrence of at least the first card hand in the first instance of the play of the card game or the occurrence of the second card hand in the first instance of the play of the card game; the computer programmed to generate a random number; the computer programmed to, in response to receiving from the input means a first indication of the occurrence of the first card hand in the first instance of the play of the card game, generate the first bonus game including determining an award to the first bonus game using the random number and the first pay table and output the play of the first bonus game having the determined award to the display device and, in response to receiving from the input means a second indication of the occurrence of the second card hand in the first instance of the play of the card game, generate the second bonus game including determining the award to the second bonus game using the random number and the second pay table and output the play of the second bonus game having the determined award to the display device.