Abstract: A system which can implement an electronic version of pai gow poker using an electronic gaming system, as well as a physical pai gow game played with physical cards on a physical table.

Abstract: A system which can implement an electronic version of pai gow poker using an electronic gaming system. The game utilizes a 53 card deck comprising a standard 52 card deck plus a joker. The joker can be used as a “bug” which can be used to complete a straight, flush, straight flush, or act as a suitless ace. If the dealer's hand is an ace-high pai gow (or in another embodiment a king-high or lower pai gow), then the player's main wager automatically pushes and the game ends for that player. Otherwise, if the player loses the pai gow game then the player loses the main wager, but if the player wins the pai gow game the player wins a payout on the main wager without paying any commission to the house (casino).

Abstract: A method may include copying transaction rollback data to a buffer in a first memory. The method may further include calculating a checksum for the transaction rollback data, and storing the calculated checksum and a checksum pointer in the first memory. The checksum pointer may refer to a last valid location in a transactional memory region of the second memory for which the checksum is calculated. The method may further include writing, to the transactional memory region, the transaction rollback data from the buffer and the checksum and the checksum pointer from the first memory, and performing at least part of the transaction by writing new transaction data to the heap. The transaction rollback data may be useable to restore the heap to a state prior to initiating the transaction if the transaction was incomplete, upon reconnecting the card computing device after determining that a card tear event has occurred.

Abstract: A method may include copying transaction rollback data to a buffer in a first memory. The method may further include calculating a checksum for the transaction rollback data, and storing the calculated checksum and a checksum pointer in the first memory. The checksum pointer may refer to a last valid location in a transactional memory region of the second memory for which the checksum is calculated. The method may further include writing, to the transactional memory region, the transaction rollback data from the buffer and the checksum and the checksum pointer from the first memory, and performing at least part of the transaction by writing new transaction data to the heap. The transaction rollback data may be useable to restore the heap to a state prior to initiating the transaction if the transaction was incomplete, upon reconnecting the card computing device after determining that a card tear event has occurred.

Abstract: A system which can implement an electronic version of pai gow poker using an electronic gaming system. The game utilizes a 53 card deck comprising a standard 52 card deck plus a joker. The joker can be used as a “bug” which can be used to complete a straight, flush, straight flush, or act as a suitless ace. If the dealer's hand is an ace-high pai gow (or in another embodiment a king-high or lower pai gow), then the player's main wager automatically pushes and the game ends for that player. Otherwise, if the player loses the pai gow game then the player loses the main wager, but if the player wins the pai gow game the player wins a payout on the main wager while paying a 5% commission (or other amount) to the house (casino).