Abstract: A system and method provides an electronic poker game to a plurality of players using an electronic poker table. The electronic poker table has a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. The electronic poker table includes at least one device coupled to the electronic poker table for reading tickets having an associated value. A game computer administers the electronic poker game by using electronic cards and electronic chips, associates the value of a first ticket read by the at least one device with one of the players and allows the one player to purchase electronic chips with at least a portion of the value of the first ticket.

Abstract: An electronic poker table provides an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. The electronic poker table includes a table top, a plurality of display devices, and a game computer. The display devices are located around a periphery of the table top. Each display device implements an electronic player interaction area. The game computer is coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas and administers the electronic poker game using electronic chips and the electronic cards.

Abstract: A system and method for providing an electronic poker game of the present invention includes a table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs) located around the playing surface. Each electronic player interaction area is designed to provide a player interface for interaction with one of the players. A seat request button is defined in each EPIA to allow the players to request a new electronic player interaction area. A game computer is coupled to the plurality of EPIAs for administering the electronic poker game and for assigning one of the players to the new electronic player interaction area as one of the electronic player interaction areas becomes available as the player activated the seat request button.

Abstract: An electronic poker table provides an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. The electronic poker table includes a table top, a display device, and a game computer. The display device forms a plurality of a plurality of player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. The game computer is coupled to the display device for dealing a hand of the electronic poker game composed of electronic cards, displaying the electronic cards on the electronic player interface areas and administering the electronic poker game using electronic chips and the electronic cards.

Abstract: An electronic card table includes a space table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. A game computer is coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas to administer the electronic card game using electronic cards and electronic chips and determine an allowed wager limit for each player's turn during the at least one betting round.

Abstract: System and method for providing an electronic card game on an electronic card table. The electronic card table has a table, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas and a server computer. The electronic player interaction areas are located around a periphery of the table top. The server computer is coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas. The method includes the steps of administering at least one hand of the electronic card game using electronic cards, allowing the players to make wagers during at least one betting round of each hand using electronic chips, reporting information regarding the hand to the server computer, detecting a fault condition, and restoring the electronic card game in response to the fault condition as a function of the stored data.

Abstract: A system and method provides an electronic poker game of an electronic poker. The system includes a table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs) located around the playing surface. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. A player away button is defined in each EPIA to allow the players to elect to leave the electronic poker game and to allow the one of the players to elect to re-join the electronic poker game. A game computer is coupled to the plurality of EPIAs for administering the electronic poker game using electronic cards and chips and for responding to the player electing to re-join the electronic poker game as the game computer determines if the player is allowed to continue the electronic poker game.

Abstract: An electronic poker table and method provide an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. A hand of the electronic poker game is administered using electronic cards. The hand of the electronic poker game includes at least one community card displayed face-up on a central display and at least one hole card for each player displayed on a respective electronic player interaction area. The at least one common card being displayed in a larger size than the at least one hole card.

Abstract: A system provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players on an electronic card table. The electronic card table has a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. A database maintains a player account for each player. Each player account includes identification information and a monetary amount. A server computer is coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas and the database for administering the electronic card game using electronic cards and electronic chips. The server computer allows each player to log-in to one of the electronic player interaction areas, draw down at least a portion of the monetary amount in their player account, and purchase electronic chips using the drawn down portion of the monetary amount.

Abstract: An electronic card table and method provides a timed electronic card game to a plurality of players. A hand of the electronic card game has at least one betting round. Each remaining player has at least one turn in each betting round. Each turn has an associated response time. If the player does not respond within the associated response time, then a default action is automatically taken.

Abstract: An electronic card table and method provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players. The electronic card table includes a table, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas, a central display area and a game computer. The table has a table top with a playing surface. The electronic player interaction areas are located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. The central display area is located in a central location of the table top for displaying information to the players. The game computer is coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas and the central display area for dealing a hand of the electronic card game composed of electronic cards, displaying the electronic cards on the electronic player interaction areas and/or the central display area, and administering the electronic card game using electronic chips and the electronic cards.

Abstract: A queuing system and method are provided for filling vacancies at electronic card tables in a card room by establishing electronic waiting lists. The queuing system comprises a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs), a queue interface, and a server computer networked to the EPIAs and the queue interface. In use, new players are placed on one or more of the electronic waiting lists, while the EPIAs are monitored for vacancies. Upon detecting a vacant EPIA, the server computer automatically assigns the next new player on the corresponding waiting list to the vacant EPIA.

Abstract: An electronic poker table and method provide an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. The electronic poker table includes a table having a table top with a playing surface, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top, and a game computer. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. Each player interface has a rabbit button. At least one hand of the electronic poker game is administered using virtual cards. A winner for the at least one hand is determined and a pot is awarded to the winner. The hand includes at least one common card and, after the winner has been determined, a player may view any undealt common cards by actuating the rabbit button.

Abstract: A system and method for providing an electronic poker game o includes a table having a table top with a central display area and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs) located around the table top. Each EPIA is designed to provide a player interface for interaction with one of the players. A dealer button and a button indicating a turn of the player in a next round are defined in each EPIA. A game computer is coupled to the plurality of EPIAs for administering the electronic poker game and for indicating a rake amount on the EPIA and the central display area, determining a winner from among the players; awarding a pot to the winner, and the like.

Abstract: A system and method provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players using an electronic card table. The system includes a player tracking system. The player tracking system is coupled to the electronic card table and stores information related to the players.

Abstract: An electronic poker table for provides an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. The table include a table top, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas, a video source, a central display area, and a game computer. The table top has a playing surface. The plurality of electronic player interaction areas are located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. The central display area is located in a central location of the table top for displaying information to the players. The game computer is coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas and the central display for administering the electronic poker game and for determining a winner from among the players and awarding a pot to the winner. The video from the video source may be displayed on the electronic player interaction areas and/or the central display.

Abstract: A system and method provides an electronic poker game to a plurality of players on an electronic poker table. A game computer administers the electronic poker game by dealing one or more hands using electronic cards and electronic chips. Each hand includes one or more betting rounds. The game computer allows the players to make wagers into a pot with the electronic chips during the one or more betting rounds. The game computer dynamically determines a rake amount of a pot and retains the rake amount from the pot.

Abstract: A table game apparatus including a substantially planar table top having an upper surface and a lower surface extending to a border. The table top defines a centrally located electronic display. A plate is attached to the lower surface for supporting the table top. A support frame supports the table top. A hinge is used for pivotal movement of the table top relative to the support frame between a closed position and an open position. The plate presents a plate aperture substantially co-extensive with the electronic display and the plate is connected to the hinge for supporting the table top.

Abstract: An electronic card game provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players on an electronic card table. The electronic card table includes a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. A server computer administers the electronic card at the electronic card table using electronic cards and electronic chips. The electronic card table reports information regarding play of the electronic card game to the server computer. The server computer stores the information in a database.

Abstract: A system and method provides a card tournament on one or more electronic card tables. The card tables have a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of a plurality of players. A tournament computer is coupled to the electronic player interaction areas of the electronic card table for administering the card tournament. The card tournament includes a series of card hands of a card game played at the electronic card table using electronic cards and electronic chips.