Patent ID: 8241136

Claim:
A method of gaming comprising: providing a table game of the type where a player seeks to sink one or more balls of a set of balls in one or more pockets of the table by striking the balls with a cue ball in accordance with the rules of the table game; receiving a wager from a player additional to any amount required to play the table game, the wager entitling the player to receive at least one bonus respectively associated with at least one designated event; conducting the table game during which, and in response to receiving the wager, offering the player the chance to receive an alternative bonus associated with an in-game event, wherein if the player accepts the offer, the in-game event precludes the player from achieving the designated event; and electronically monitoring play of the table game to determine whether the player achieves the designated event or the in-game event and thereby determining whether the respectively associated bonus should be awarded to the player.