Abstract: A method of providing a player-banked poker game on a specialized table that includes providing a card playing table with a card playing surface positioned above a support surface and a plurality of buttons positioned around the card playing table and communicatively coupled to an electronic display positioned above the card playing surface. Next, wagers are placed, hole and community cards are dealt to any players participating in the player-banked poker game. After dealing the community cards, a timer is initiated, whereby any player desiring to play will be required to modulate one of the plurality of buttons to cause a visual depiction on the electronic display of the same. Then, for those players who have modulated the button, their cards are compared to determined who wins according to a preset poker hand hierarchy.

Abstract: A method of providing a house-banked side game that includes receiving a side bet in the side game associated with the base game from one or more players in the base game, the side bet corresponding to a side game having a payout triggering event associated with a group of community playing cards being the same as at least one preset combination of playing cards, dealing at least two of the playing cards to at least two of users participating in the base game, dealing at least three community playing cards to the group of community playing cards shared by a at least two users participating in the base game, comparing the first three community playing cards with the preset combination, awarding a payout to the players from which a side bet is received responsive to the payout triggering event, and maintaining the side bets thereafter.

Abstract: A method of providing a house-banked side game that includes receiving a side bet in the side game associated with the base game from one or more players in the base game, the side bet corresponding to a side game having a payout triggering event associated with a group of community playing cards being the same as at least one preset combination of playing cards, dealing at least two of the playing cards to at least two of users participating in the base game, dealing at least three community playing cards to the group of community playing cards shared by a at least two users participating in the base game, comparing the first three community playing cards with the preset combination, awarding a payout to the players from which a side bet is received responsive to the payout triggering event, and maintaining the side bets thereafter.

Abstract: A method of utilizing dice related to a side bet that includes providing at least one deck of playing cards with four suits of varying rank used in connection with a base game and then placing a side bet associated with the base game, wherein the side bet corresponds to a side game having a triggering event based on a unique value associated with a plurality of the playing cards and utilizes at least one dice having a plurality of numerical values associated with the at least one dice. The method also includes dealing at least two playing cards corresponding to the triggering event, and causing the at least one dice to display one of the plurality of numerical values associated with the at least one dice that are then added and compared to a corresponding player payout on a payout scale, or progressive jackpot, associated with the side game.