Patent ID: 6325375
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
A method of including or combining a progressive jackpot wagering system in addition to a casino card game using at least one deck of playing cards comprising the steps of:a) a player placing a casino card game wager to participate only in said casino card game;b) providing said player an option to place a progressive jackpot wager to participate only in said progressive jackpot wagering system prior to viewing any cards;c) dealing a portion of a complete card hand to said player, wherein said complete card hand comprising a maximum number of cards said player receives before settling said casino card game wager and ending the casino card game, providing said player a further option to place said progressive jackpot wager to participate only in said progressive jackpot wagering system after viewing said portion of said complete card hand, wherein said progressive jackpot wager comprises a fixed monetary amount;d) apportioning said fixed monetary amount of each said progressive jackpot wager, with unequal amounts apportioned into each one of a progressive jackpot and a progressive bonus through a predetermined allocation in said jackpot wagering system, and separately allocating said progressive jackpot and said progressive bonus apart from said casino card game wager;e) dealing a remaining portion of said complete card hand, and ending said casino card game by settling said casino card game wager wherein said player either wins or loses said casino card game at the end of every casino card game; andf) if said player exercised said option and/or said further option and said complete card hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, then said player wins a predetermined percentage of said progressive jackpot, and if said player exercised said option and said further option and said complete card hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, then said player wins a predetermined percentage of said progressive jackpot and said progressive bonus, and deducting said predetermined percentage from said progressive jackpot and of said progressive bonus.