Disclosed is a bonus bet system for use with a roulette game or other games as it relates to a player placing a bonus bet on an outcome of the roulette game or the other games. The bonus bet system may include a first outcome determination device, such as a wheel, and a second outcome determination device, such as a second wheel. The first outcome determination device includes a first plurality of outcomes displayed thereon, and the second outcome determination device has a second plurality of outcomes displayed thereon. The first and second pluralities of outcomes may be the same, or the second plurality of outcomes may be a subset of the first plurality of outcomes. When the outcome of the second outcome determination device corresponds to the outcome of the first outcome determination device, a bonus may be applied to successful wagers on the first outcome.

An electronic device or entertainment gaming machine comprising: at least one betting terminal having a software program or plurality of software programs that allow at least a second player to place a bet on a jackpot if a first player declines the right to place a bet on the jackpot, wherein the second player is at a betting terminal that is apart from the conventional casino table game and the first player is playing at a conventional casino table game and is granted a right of first refusal to place a bet on jackpot by virtue of the first player's bet on the conventional casino table game, wherein the outcome of the jackpot is determined according to a combination of cards or dice in the conventional casino table game.

A gaming apparatus and method are disclosed wherein a gaming surface having distinct betting locations is provided in order to assist in the play of a hybrid version of blackjack and poker games having a side bet. The gaming surface includes a main betting spot for the blackjack game and a separate raised betting platform for the side bet to keep the bets from being comingled. The side bet of the hybrid game is based on whether or not the dealer's hand is a qualifying poker hand. Multipliers and a progressive jackpot are used during the hybrid game to increase the potential winnings.

A system and method for conducting a card game including a player v. dealer arrangement involving a comparison of HI and LO hand values. Players declare a three-card hand as either HI or LO and a dealer forms three-card LO and HI hands using five cards with a shared card being used in both the LO and HI hand. Aces have a value of 1 point when used in a LO hand and 11 when used in a HI hand, face cards have a value of 0 points and cards 2 through 10 have values matching their rank. Match and poker bonus features may also be incorporated.

There is described a gaming apparatus for providing an auxiliary jackpot game to a live casino table in which players may place gaming chips anywhere in a betting zone defined on the gaming table surface to signify entry in the auxiliary jackpot game. The gaming apparatus includes sensors to detect the positions of gaming chips placed in the betting zone, memory means to record the physical positions of the detected betting chips, random number generating apparatus, and processor means operable to select, on the basis of a generated random number, which of the detected positions is occupied by the winning bet. Optionally, the gaming apparatus further includes determining means for determining, on the basis of a generated random number, whether or not a jackpot payout is to be made, and the processor means is operated to select a winning bet position only when the determining means determines that a payout is to be made.

Provided is a casino-style game for one or more players. A standard, shuffled four-suited deck of playing cards is provided, along with at least one wager-indicating marker is for each player. A playing field having indicia indicating designated areas is provided. The designated areas including integer spaces designated for the integers five through seventeen on which at least one wager-indicating marker is placed by a player. To determine an integer between five and seventeen, the cards are dealt sequentially until five cards of one suit have been dealt. The determined integer is the total numbers of cards dealt. Any bet made on the determined integer is paid according to predetermined odds.

A system and method for conducting a card game including a player v. dealer arrangement involving a comparison of HI and LO hand values. Players declare a three-card hand as either HI or LO and a dealer forms three-card LO and HI hands using five cards with a shared card being used in both the LO and HI hand. Aces have a value of 1 point when used in a LO hand and 11 when used in a HI hand, face cards have a value of 0 points and cards 2 through 10 have values matching their rank. Match and poker bonus features may also be incorporated.

A gaming table system for executing gaming events with physical playing cards or two dice having: a support layer with multiple functional layers, the multiple functional layers comprising a bottom table top layer, an intermediate padding layer and a top layout layer; beneath the support layer is an array of infrared-sensitive cameras having overlapping focal areas that cover all areas on a bottom surface of the support layer where playing cards are or dice are placed face down on the top layout layer during the gaming events; a source of infrared LED lighting having a projection area that covers all areas on the bottom surface of the support layer where playing cards are placed face down on the top layout layer; the array of infrared-sensitive cameras having a communication link to a processor; and the support layer being translucent to infrared emissions from the source of infrared LED lighting.

Disclosed is a bonus bet system for use with a roulette game or other games as it relates to a player placing a bonus bet on an outcome of the roulette game or the other games. The bonus bet system may include a first outcome determination device, such as a wheel, and a second outcome determination device, such as a second wheel. The first outcome determination device includes a first plurality of outcomes displayed thereon, and the second outcome determination device has a second plurality of outcomes displayed thereon. The first and second pluralities of outcomes may be the same, or the second plurality of outcomes may be a subset of the first plurality of outcomes. When the outcome of the second outcome determination device corresponds to the outcome of the first outcome determination device, a bonus may be applied to successful wagers on the first outcome.

A gaming table system for executing gaming events with physical playing cards or two dice having: a support layer with multiple functional layers, the multiple functional layers comprising a bottom table top layer, an intermediate padding layer and a top layout layer; beneath the support layer is an array of infrared-sensitive cameras having overlapping focal areas that cover all areas on a bottom surface of the support layer where playing cards are or dice are placed face down on the top layout layer during the gaming events; a source of infrared LED lighting having a projection area that covers all areas on the bottom surface of the support layer where playing cards are placed face down on the top layout layer; the array of infrared-sensitive cameras having a communication link to a processor; and the support layer being translucent to infrared emissions from the source of infrared LED lighting.