Method for casino table game play

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20040023712A1
SERIAL NO

10213310

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A method playing a live casino game by including a jackpot as a required feature in which each player makes at least one mandatory jackpot wager to play the game and a player makes a separate wager to win a separate, additional payoff amount. Each player makes at least one mandatory jackpot wager as an ante wager before making a wager and participating in the underlying live casino game. The ante wager is separated into a casino portion and a jackpot-funding portion. The pay tables and rules of the game are set to return wagers for optimal play over time as payoffs to players on the basis of a zero or near zero negative house advantage. The pay tables for the jackpot feature and the live casino game are displayed to the player. The underlying game is played according to the rule of play for the game. The player is awarded a payoff amount by achieving one of the plurality of winning arrangements according to the pay table and the rules of the underlying live casino game, and according to the pay schedule of the jackpot fund. Typical live casino games include five-card stud poker, baccarat, pai gow poker, blackjack and roulette.

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MIKOHN GAMING CORPORATIONP O BOX 98686 LAS VEGAS NV 89193-8686

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Oliver, Terrance William Reno, NV 13 789

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