Patent ID: 7794324
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. An electronic card table for providing an electronic card game to a plurality of players, comprising: a table having a table top with a playing surface; a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top, the plurality of electronic player interaction areas being configured to be used by a plurality of players, a wagering interface provided by each electronic player interaction area, the wagering interface being configured to allow the player to send an initial wagering action from the electronic player interaction area at a time that is during a hand of the electronic card game and prior to the player's turn to make a wagering action in a betting round of the hand of the electronic card game, and a network including a game computer coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas, the game computer being configured to administer at least the betting round of the hand of the electronic card game, comprising the game computer being configured to determine when the player's turn to make a wagering action in the betting round occurs, wherein during the betting round of the hand of the electronic card game the game computer responds to the initial wagering action sent by the player by