Abstract: A system and method for providing an electronic card 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 wager options buttons, such as “Raise”, “Fold”, and “Check” buttons are defined in each EPIA to allow the players to make pre-selected wagering action in advance as the electronic card game proceeds. A game computer is coupled to the plurality of EPIAs for administering the electronic card game and for determining when the player is allowed to activate on of the wager options buttons.

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 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: An electronic card table and method provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players. 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 computer administers the electronic card game using electronic cards, determines a winner from among the players and awards a pot to the winner at the end of each hand. The computer further detects possible collusion between two or more of the players.

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: A method for playing a series of electronic card games includes, prior to beginning the series of electronic card games, determining a jackpot event and a minimum jackpot for the series of electronic card games, and insuring against the jackpot event for the minimum jackpot. The method also includes determining a jackpot winner in response to the jackpot event and paying at least a portion of the minimum jackpot in response to the determined jackpot winner.

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: A system and method for providing an electronic card 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 wager options buttons, such as “Raise”, “Fold”, and “Check” buttons are defined in each EPIA to allow the players to make pre-selected wagering action in advance as the electronic card game proceeds. A game computer is coupled to the plurality of EPIAs for administering the electronic card game and for determining when the player is allowed to activate on of the wager options buttons.

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 card table and method provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players. 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 computer administers the electronic card game using electronic cards, determines a winner from among the players and awards a pot to the winner at the end of each hand. The computer further detects possible collusion between two or more of the players.

Abstract: An electronic card game is provided to a plurality of players using an electronic card table. The electronic card table has a table top with a playing surface, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top and a central display area located in a central location 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 and the central display area for administering the electronic card game using virtual cards and chips. A host console is coupled to the game computer for configuring the electronic player interaction areas and the central display area and for establishing parameters of the electronic card game.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for incorporating a jackpot into an electronic poker game played at electronic poker tables having a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs). The system includes a game computer for administering the electronic poker game and a jackpot administrator for administering the jackpot. The jackpot administrator monitors the EPIAs of each of the players for predetermined jackpot events such as predetermined card sequences, consecutive losses, etc, and then awards the jackpot when the predetermined jackpot events are detected.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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.