Patent ID: 6336859
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
A method of including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a table game in which a plurality of players may participate, said jackpot component including at least one progressive amount and at least one non-progressive amount, comprising the steps of:(a) a player making at least one game wager to participate only in the table game; (b) the player optionally making at least one jackpot wager to participate in the jackpot component, wherein no portion of said at least one jackpot wager contributes toward the play or winnings of said table game; (c) playing said table game only after the player has made said game wager and decided whether to optionally make said jackpot wager; (d) determining whether a player who has made said at least one jackpot wager has won according to a predetermined set of rules; and (e) paying to said winning player who has made said at least one jackpot wager at least a portion of said at least one progressive amount.