Patent ID: 7341519

Claim:
A casino game table, comprising: a game table surface having betting areas for a plurality of players and an area for a casino operator to run a casino game; at least one commerce display associated with the game table surface, the commerce display including a display screen oriented to be visible by at least one of the plurality of players and an input device, the commerce display providing an attract mode wherein a promotion is offered to a bystander in consideration for becoming a player of the casino game at the casino gaming table, wherein the bystander can accept the offer using the input device and the commerce display can be used by the bystander after accepting the offer and joining the casino game being played at the casino game table as a player to perform at least one action selected from the group: playing video blackjack, playing video poker, playing video roulette, playing bingo, playing keno, betting on sports, or betting on horse races; a payment acceptor that accepts payment at least one form selected from the group containing: coins, bills, credit cards, debit cards, stored value cards, coded receipts, chips, or tokens; a play tracker operatively interfaced to the commerce display to provide data regarding the player's turn in the casino game being played at the casino game table; and a commerce display override that affects the commerce display when the play tracker indicates that the player's turn is pending.