Patent ID: 8956210
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for conducting a baccarat jackpot, based on results of one or more live baccarat games, on a baccarat gaming system, the baccarat gaming system having a control unit (CU), a betting computation and track record central processing unit (BCPU), and a plurality of betting terminals (BTs), the CU, the BCPU and the BTs being linked via a network, the CU including control buttons for allowing a dealer to control a shuffle mechanism for shuffling cards, to send card results in a player hand or a bank hand to the BCPU, and to send visual outputs to screens associated with the baccarat gaming system, the BCPU including components for receiving bets from the BTs, receiving the card results from the CU, sending betting results to the BTs, and sending credit to the BTs, the method comprising: receiving first bets pertaining to the live baccarat games from first players playing at the BTs, the one or more live baccarat games being played according to conventional baccarat rules including a third card draw; receiving second bets pertaining to the baccarat jackpot from second players playing at the BTs, the second bets including one or more bet units on one or more of the live baccarat games, each bet unit being a minimum permitted for the second bets; determining betting results of the baccarat jackpot for the second players placing the second bets according to the following rules: calculating a payout for each bet unit as a percentage of the baccarat jackpot pool, wherein the first players and the second players are selected from two distinct groups, two overlapping groups, or one single player.