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Jackpot system for live card games based upon game play wagering and method - MCCREA, JR.; CHARLES H.
United States Patent 6117012
09/259606
273/292, 273/309, 463/12, 463/25
463/25-29, 463/12, 463/13, 273/292, 273/309, 273/274
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Scarne's Encyclopedia of Games, John Scarne, "Blackjack Casino Style", Harper & Row, Publishers, pp. 276-285, 1973.
1. A method of providing at least one jackpot in a computer controlled system for a live card game played on a gaming table between a dealer and a player, said method comprising the steps of:
the player placing a bet on the bet region of the gaming table to play the live card game,
sensing with the computer controlled system the value of the bet placed by the player in the bet region,
identifying with the computer controlled system each card in each of the hands during dealing,
awarding the at least one jackpot with the computer controlled system to the player when a winning sequence of cards occurs in the hand of the player in response to the step of identification.
the player placing a proposition bet on a proposition bet region of the gaming table,
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the live card game is blackjack and the proposition event is the dealer receiving a blackjack.
6. A system of providing at least one jackpot in a live card game played on a gaming table between a dealer and a player, said gaming table having a bet region, a dealer card region, and a player card region, said live card game having hands of cards, said system comprising the steps of:
a sensor detecting the value of a bet placed in the bet region by the player,
a reader identifying each card during dealing of the hands of the player and the dealer during the live card game,
a computer having a memory, said memory having stored therein a winning sequence of cards, said computer connected to the sensor and to the reader while preserving the full value of the bet during play of the live card game, said computer awarding the at least one table jackpot corresponding to a winning sequence of cards, to the player when said computer detects the winning sequence of cards in the hand of the player.
7. The system of claim 6 in which said sensor is located under said bet region of said gaming table.
8. The system of claim 6 in which said reader comprises:
9. A method of playing live card games and providing a player with an opportunity to win at least one jackpot corresponding to at least one predetermined card sequence stored in a computer controlled system the method comprising the steps of:
playing a multiplicity of conventional live card games on a plurality of separate live card game tables,
the player placing a bet on a region on the game table to participate in both the live card game and the at least one table jackpot,
sensing the value of the bet with the computer controlled system,
playing the card game on each table with a plurality of complete decks of cards,
awarding the at least one table jackpot to a player who holds said hand matching one of said predetermined card sequences.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the live card game is blackjack.
Where: 10C = 10 of Clubs JS = Jack of Spades 3D = 3 of Diamonds 10H = 10 of Hearts 7H = 7 of Hearts 2H = 2 of Hearts QC = Queen of Clubs 3S = 3 of Spades 5C = 5 of Clubs KH = King of Hearts JD = Jack of Diamonds
C 2 ($20) 50 JH 4C
Where: 8S = 8 of Spades 6H = 6 of Hearts 9C = 9 of Clubs 7S = 7 of Spades AC = Ace of Clubs 8H = 8 of Hearts 3C = 3 of Clubs 9H = 9 of Hearts 10H = 10 of Hearts 2C = 2 of Clubs AD = Ace of Diamonds 6S = 6 of Spades 9D = 9 of Diamonds QD = Queen of Diamonds JD = Jack of Diamonds JS = Jack of Spades 4D = 4 of Diamonds
Where: 8S = 8 of Spades 6H = 6 of Hearts 9C = 9 of Clubs 7S = 7 of Spades AC = Ace of Clubs AS = Ace of Spades 3C = 3 of Clubs 9H = 9 of Hearts 10H = 10 of Hearts 2C = 2 of Clubs AD = Ace of Diamonds 9S = 9 of Spades 10S = 10 of Spades
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