| CPC G07F 17/322 (2013.01) [A63F 1/00 (2013.01); G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/3248 (2013.01); G07F 17/3258 (2013.01); G07F 17/3288 (2013.01); G07F 17/3293 (2013.01); A63F 2001/005 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A method of presenting a game to a player, said game having a base game portion and at least one side bet feature, comprising the steps of:
providing a gaming table comprising:
a table controller having a processor and a memory;
a playing surface; and
a game layout, the game layout comprising a first betting location, a first wager input sensor associated with said first betting location, said first wager sensor connected to the table controller, said at least one first wager input sensor comprising a proximity sensor which is configured to detect the association of one or more first physical wagering chips with said first betting location, at least one second betting location, and a second wager input sensor associated with said least one second betting location, said at least one second wager input sensor comprising a proximity sensor which is configured to detect the association of one or more second physical wagering chips with said second betting location, said second wager input sensor connected to the table controller;
at least one video display device in communication with said table controller;
receiving a combined first wager at said first betting location by sensing at least one first physical wagering chip which is associated with said first betting location with the first wager input sensor;
receiving a second wager at said at least one second betting location by sensing at least one second physical wagering chip which is associated with said second betting location with the second wager input sensor;
registering, via said processor of said table controller, a first monetary-value amount of said combined wager based upon an output of said at least one first wager input sensor and a second monetary-value amount of said second wager based upon an output of said at least one second wager input sensor;
storing, in said memory associated with said processor of said table controller, a selected combined wager allocation split, wherein said combined wager allocation split is variable and said selected combined wager allocation split comprise one of a plurality of different combined wager allocation splits;
allocating via said processor of said table controller, based upon said selected combined wager allocation split stored in said memory, a portion of said first monetary-value amount of said combined first wager to an ante to play said game and a remaining portion of said first monetary-value amount of said combined first wager to at least one side bet required to participate in said at least one side bet feature;
allocating, via said processor of said table controller, said second wager to said base game portion of said game;
graphically displaying, based upon an output of said table controller provided to said at least one video display device, a payout amount for a winning outcome of said side bet for said stored combined wager allocation split, wherein one or more of said plurality of different combined wager allocation splits have different associated payout amounts;
dealing, from at least one deck of physical playing cards onto said gaming table, one or more playing cards;
determining an outcome of said game with reference to one or more of said dealt playing cards and awarding first winnings to said player for a winning outcome of said game; and
determining an outcome of said at least one side bet feature with reference to one or more of said dealt playing cards and awarding second winnings defined by said payout amount to said player for a winning outcome of said at least one side bet feature.
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