Game With Bonus Jackpot

Abstract

There is disclosed a method of playing a card game involving a dealer and a banker, who may be the same person or may be a computing device, and at least one player. Each player first may determine whether to pay a collection allowing the player to participate in a bonus jackpot game. The collection may be added to the bonus jackpot pool. The dealer may deal a hand of two or more cards to the banker and to each player. Predetermined rules define a plurality of hands eligible for a bonus jackpot payout and the amount of payout for each eligible hand. Each player who paid the collection and who was dealt an eligible hand may receive a bonus jackpot payout from the bonus jackpot pool.

1 . A method of playing a card game involving a dealer and optionally a banker, who may be the same person or may be one or more computing devices, and at least one player, the method comprising the steps of:
 accepting a collection from at least one player who has elected to participate in a bonus jackpot game, wherein the collection is added to a bonus jackpot pool   dealing to each player a hand of two or more cards   paying a predetermined bonus jackpot payout from the bonus jackpot pool to each player who paid the collection and was dealt a hand equal to one of a plurality of hands eligible for a bonus jackpot payout according to predetermined rules.   
   
   
       2 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 1 , wherein the dealer, banker and at least one player concurrently participate in at least one additional game using the same dealt hands. 
   
   
       3 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one additional game is selected from the group consisting of draw poker, stud poker, low-ball, Texas Hold-em, Omaha, blackjack, baccarat, pai-gow poker, pai-gow tiles, Caribbean Stud, Easy Poker, pan nine, super nine, thirteen card, and three-card poker. 
   
   
       4 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 2 , wherein the bonus jackpot game is played with a three-card hand 
   
   
       5 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one additional game is three-card poker. 
   
   
       6 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one additional game requires hands of more than three cards, and the bonus jackpot game is played with the first three cards dealt to each player. 
   
   
       7 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 4 , wherein the predetermined bonus jackpot payout for at least one possible 3-card hand is at least 100 times the collection amount. 
   
   
       8 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 7 , wherein the predetermined bonus jackpot payout for at least one possible 3-card hand is at least 200 times the collection amount. 
   
   
       9 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 8 , wherein the bonus jackpot payouts are made according to the following pay-out table:
 mini royal flush of spades: 200 times the collection amount   straight flush (not mini royal flush of spades): 40 times the collection amount   three of a kind: 30 times the collection amount   straight: 6 times the collection amount   flush: 3 times the collection amount   pair: equal to the collection amount.   
   
   
       10 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 8 , wherein the bonus jackpot payouts are made according to the following pay-out table:
 mini royal flush of spades: 200 times the collection amount   mini royal flush (not spades): 100 times the collection amount   straight flush (not mini royal flush): 40 times the collection amount   three of a kind: 30 times the collection amount   straight: 6 times the collection amount   flush: 3 times the collection amount   pair: equal to the collection amount.   
   
   
       11 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 8 , wherein the bonus jackpot payouts are made according to the following pay-out table:
 mini royal flush: 200 times the collection amount   straight flush (not mini royal flush): 40 times the collection amount   three of a kind: 30 times the collection amount   straight: 6 times the collection amount   flush: 3 times the collection amount   pair: equal to the collection amount.   
   
   
       12 . A method of playing a card game involving a dealer and a banker, who may be the same person or may be one or more computing devices, and at least one player, the method comprising the steps of:
 the banker accepting a first bet from a least one player that the player's hand will be one of a plurality of hands eligible for a bonus jackpot payout according to predetermined rules   the dealer dealing to the banker and to each player a hand of three cards   the banker paying a predetermined bonus jackpot payout to each player who made the first bet and was dealt a hand equal to one of a plurality of hands eligible for a bonus jackpot payout   wherein the predetermined bonus jackpot payout for at least one possible 3-card hand is greater than 100 times the collection amount.   
   
   
       13 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 12 , wherein the dealer, banker and at least one player concurrently participate in at least one additional game using the same dealt hands. 
   
   
       14 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one additional game is a poker game. 
   
   
       15 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one additional game is three-card poker. 
   
   
       16 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one additional game requires hands of more than three cards, and the method of  claim 12  is applied to the first three cards dealt to each player. 
   
   
       17 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 12 , wherein the predetermined bonus jackpot payout for at least one possible 3-card hand is at least 200 times the collection amount. 
   
   
       18 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 17 , wherein the bonus jackpot payouts are made according to the following pay-out table:
 mini royal flush of spades: 200 times the collection amount   straight flush other than mini royal flush of spades: 40 times the collection amount   three of a kind: 30 times the collection amount   straight: 6 times the collection amount   flush: 3 times the collection amount   pair: equal to the collection amount.   
   
   
       19 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 17 , wherein the bonus jackpot payouts are made according to the following pay-out table:
 mini royal flush of spades: 200 times the collection amount   mini royal flush other than mini royal flush of spades: 100 times the collection amount   straight flush other than mini royal flush: 40 times the collection amount   three of a kind: 30 times the collection amount   straight: 6 times the collection amount   flush: 3 times the collection amount   pair: equal to the collection amount.   
   
   
       20 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 17 , wherein the bonus jackpot payouts are made according to the following pay-out table:
 mini royal flush: 200 times the collection amount   straight flush, other than mini royal flush: 40 times the collection amount   three of a kind: 30 times the collection amount   straight: 6 times the collection amount   flush: 3 times the collection amount   
   
   
       21 . A computing device for playing a jackpot bonus game, the computing device comprising:
 a user input device   a display device   a processor   a memory   wherein the processor and the memory comprise circuits and software for
 receiving, via the user input device, an election from at least one player to participate in a bonus jackpot game 
 receiving a collection from each player who elected to participate in the bonus jackpot game, wherein the collection is added to a bonus jackpot pool 
 dealing to each player a hand of two or more cards 
 paying a predetermined bonus jackpot payout from the bonus jackpot pool to each player who elected to participate in the bonus jackpot game and was dealt a hand equal to one of a plurality of hands eligible for a bonus jackpot payout according to predetermined rules. 
   
   
   
       22 . The computing device for playing a jackpot bonus game of  claim 21 , wherein the computing device and at least one player concurrently participate in at least one additional game using the same dealt hands. 
   
   
       23 . The computing device for playing a jackpot bonus game of  claim 22 , wherein the at least one additional game is selected from the group consisting of draw poker, stud poker, low-ball, Texas Hold-em, Omaha, blackjack, baccarat, pai-gow poker, pai-gow tiles, Caribbean Stud, Easy Poker, pan nine, super nine, thirteen card, and three-card poker. 
   
   
       24 . The computing device for playing a jackpot bonus game of  claim 22 , wherein the jackpot bonus game is played using three-card hands. 
   
   
       25 . The computing device for playing a jackpot bonus game of  claim 24 , wherein the at least one additional game is three-card poker. 
   
   
       26 . The computing device for playing a jackpot bonus game of  claim 24 , wherein the at least one additional game requires hands of more than three cards, and the method of  claim 1  is applied to the first three cards dealt to each player. 
   
   
       27 . The computing device for playing a jackpot bonus game of  claim 24 , wherein the predetermined bonus jackpot payout for at least one possible 3-card hand is at least 100 times the collection amount. 
   
   
       28 . The computing device for playing a jackpot bonus game of  claim 27 , wherein the predetermined bonus jackpot payout for at least one possible 3-card hand is at least 200 times the collection amount. 
   
   
       29 . The computing device for playing a jackpot bonus game of  claim 28 , wherein the bonus jackpot payouts are made according to the following pay-out table:
 mini royal flush of spades: 200 times the collection amount   straight flush (not mini royal flush of spades): 40 times the collection amount   three of a kind: 30 times the collection amount   straight: 6 times the collection amount   flush: 3 times the collection amount   pair: equal to the collection amount.   
   
   
       30 . The computing device for playing a jackpot bonus game of  claim 28 , wherein the bonus jackpot payouts are made according to the following pay-out table:
 mini royal flush of spades: 200 times the collection amount   mini royal flush (not spades): 100 times the collection amount   straight flush (not mini royal flush): 40 times the collection amount   three of a kind: 30 times the collection amount   straight: 6 times the collection amount   flush: 3 times the collection amount   pair: equal to the collection amount.   
   
   
       31 . The computing device for playing a jackpot bonus game of  claim 28 , wherein the bonus jackpot payouts are made according to the following pay-out table:
 mini royal flush: 200 times the collection amount   straight flush (not mini royal flush): 40 times the collection amount   three of a kind: 30 times the collection amount   straight: 6 times the collection amount   flush: 3 times the collection amount   pair: equal to the collection amount.