Method for progressive jackpot gaming
US6485368B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2003/0017
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The method of the present invention generally involves a typical casino or cardroom game modified to include a progressive jackpot component. During the play of a Twenty-One game, for example, in addition to this normal wager, a player will have the option of making an additional wager that becomes part of, and makes the player eligible to win, the progressive jackpot. If the player's Twenty-One hand comprises a particular, predetermined arrangement of cards, the player will win all, or part of, the amount showing on the progressive jackpot. This progressive jackpot feature is also adaptable to any other casino or cardroom game such as Draw Poker, Stud Poker, Lo-Ball Poker or Caribbean Stud™ Poker. The apparatus used to practice the present invention comprises a gaming table, such as those used for Twenty-One or poker, modified with the addition of a coin acceptor that is electronically connected to a progressive jackpot meter. When a player drops a coin into the coin acceptor, a light is activated at the player's location indicating that he is participating in the progressive jackpot component of the game during that hand. At the same time, a signal from the coin acceptor is…
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