Patent ID: 8333645

Claim:
A gaming system enabling a player to play a betting game against a computer dealer, the system enabling gaming credits to accumulate in at least one bonus pot that the player may subsequently access during game play, the system comprising: a computer game allowing a player to bet on the outcome of the betting game, the computer game having: a gaming credit system that a) awards game credits to the player based on the outcome of a betting game during a first level of play; and b) awards gaming credits to a bonus pot based on the outcome of a betting game during a first level of play; wherein a player may play for credits in one or more of the bonus pots by accessing a bonus round of play when the outcome of a first level of play matches pre-determined access criteria for the bonus round in accordance with a random number algorithm and wherein bonus pot credits are awarded to either the player or a house proprietor based on the outcome of the bonus round of play, wherein the number of bonus pots is greater than one and only one bonus pot may be accessed from one specific round of first level of play.