Patent ID: 6045130
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
A method of including a jackpot component as an additional feature in a live casino table card game, said table including a plurality of player locations at which a player receives playing cards from a dealer to play said live casino table card game, comprising the steps of:a) affording a player an opportunity to make a first wager to participate only in said live casino table card game;b) affording a player an opportunity to optionally make a second, jackpot wager to participate in said jackpot component, wherein no portion of said second wager contributes to the play or winnings of said live casino table card game;c) dealing playing cards to form a player's hand only after the player has made said first wager and has decided whether to optionally make said second wager;d) determining whether the player's hand comprises a preselected winning hand; ande) paying to a player achieving a preselected winning hand a jackpot amount, wherein said jackpot amount is at least 100 times the amount of said second wager, only if the player opted to make said second wager.