Patent ID: 8821239

Claim:
An electronic gaming table adapted to host live table games based on wagers with monetary awards based on results of the live table games, the electronic gaming table comprising: a physical surface adapted for the play of the live table games that include the use of a live dealer and one or more physical game components; a dealer station situated proximate said physical surface and adapted to provide for the presence of the live dealer at the electronic gaming table, wherein the live dealer facilitates the play of said live table games; a plurality of player terminals situated at or nearby the electronic gaming table, wherein each of said plurality of player terminals provides for the presence of a live player to play said live table games and includes a player terminal processor coupled to a player interface having one or more player input devices and one or more player output devices; and a table controller coupled to said plurality of player terminals and adapted to control a plurality of electronic gaming table functions, wherein said table controller is further adapted to administer a first live table game pitting a first hand against a second hand, wherein each of a plurality of live players is permitted to make different live game decisions independently based upon the same second hand, and wherein said table controller is further adapted to resolve a game play decision with respect to the second hand based upon collective input by the plurality of live players.