Patent ID: 6070878
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
An apparatus for including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a table game comprising:(a) a gaming table having a plurality of player locations at which a player receives playing cards from a live human dealer at a dealer location;(b) means associated with each player location for receiving a gaming token by which the player makes a wager to participate in the additional jackpot component of the table card game;(c) means for indicating on a jackpot meter the amount in the jackpot;(d) means for increasing the amount shown on the jackpot meter a preselected amount for each gaming token wagered; and(e) means operable by the dealer for decrementing the amount shown on the jackpot meter by the amount won by a player if the player achieves a predetermined arrangement of the playing cards.