Abstract: This present pari-mutuel invention provides for a network of table games and real time electronic devices operating slots, poker, keno, bingo and other games. Players compete against other players for non-banked prizes which are paid only from player pools. Player pools start with a balance of zero. The player pool receives one hundred percent (100%) of player bets, less appropriate rental fees. Posted prizes cannot exceed the player pool. The player receives dynamic displays of the pool balance and corresponding posted prizes. A top prize feature prevents the pool from dropping back to zero. The house receives a fee from players who rent a pari-mutuel device. The house does not seed the pool with money, nor take any money from it. The devices can operate in a stand-alone-mode with local player pools under local control. However, they have linked access to a network controlled by a central management system to receive the benefit of centralized Player pools.

Abstract: This present invention provides a Pari-Mutuel method for table games (Blackjack, Pai-Gow, etc.), and real time electronic gaming (slots, draw poker, keno, bingo and others). Players compete only against other players for non-banked prizes, which are paid from accrued player pools. In the preferred embodiment, players must pay rent for apparatus use before they can wager. The house does not seed the pool, nor take money from it. Rapid build-up of a player pool occurs without seeding. The player pool receives one hundred percent (100%) of player bets, less winnings, not just a fractions of bets. Paylines are not posted (or paid) at full odds, when the pool is small. The pool rises with bets, and falls with wins. A Top-prize feature prevents the pool from dropping to zero. One overall system pool has many money pots, having individual accrual rates. The apparatus operates in a stand-alone mode, or in a network (including Internet) of linked machines controlled by a management system.

Abstract: A game of chance and skill where a player, after making a wager, is dealt, face-up, a hand of five cards which is placed in a player-hand area (122). The player also receives a solitary card, which is dealt face down in a single-card area (124). The player then has a chance to improve the ranking of the five-card hand by discarding up to five cards and replacing them with an equal number of new cards. After the player rearranges the five-card hand, the solitary card is turned face-up and all the cards in the player's hand which have the same face value as the solitary card are designated wild. The ranking winnings are calculated according to a statistical pay table.

Abstract: A game of chance which can be played as a table game or as a computer video game where a player, after making a wager, is dealt a hand of seven cards, which he or she then arranged into a two-card "Tiger" hand and a five-card "Pay" hand. The dealer receives a three-card "Dragon" hand, which remains face down until the player's cards are arranged such that the "Pat" hand is of higher order that the "Tiger" hand. To win the round, the player's "Tiger" hand must have a higher ranking than the dealer's "Dragon" hand. The priority of the winning hand is determined by conventional rules of poker. If the player's "Tiger" hand beats the dealer's "Dragon" hand, the player receives a jackpot which is determined according to the rank of the "Pay" hand.