Gaming Table Electronic Random Number Generator Jackpot Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming systems face challenges in creating large progressive jackpots for blackjack and baccarat games, as the frequencies of winning outcomes with physical playing cards are below 1:50,000, leading to low jackpot sizes and reduced player engagement.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that incorporates a programmable electronic random number generator to control display elements at player positions, providing secondary random event outcomes that can alter paytables, introduce additional game outcomes, and manage progressive jackpots, eliminating the need for specially marked cards by using randomly lit lights to indicate rare card appearances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If physical playing cards are used to determine game outcomes, then the game maintains traditional card game authenticity, but the jackpot size remains limited due to low winning frequencies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines traditional physical card games with electronic random number generation and display systems. The gaming table integrates both physical cards and electronic displays, merging two different systems to achieve both authenticity and enhanced jackpot capabilities. The electronic system overlays additional random events onto the traditional card game framework.
Solution Approach 2:
The gaming table system performs multiple functions: it conducts traditional card games, generates secondary random events, displays outcomes visually, and manages progressive jackpots. This multi-functional system allows the same table to provide both authentic card game experience and enhanced gambling entertainment with larger jackpots.
2Quantity of substance
If specially marked cards are used to increase winning frequencies, then jackpot sizes can be increased, but the system becomes more complex and requires special card handling
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of specially marked physical cards with an electronic random number generation system. Instead of relying on physical card modifications, the system uses electronic RNG to determine secondary outcomes, eliminating the need for special card handling while achieving the same effect of controllable winning frequencies.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a virtual copy of the card game outcome through electronic display. Rather than modifying physical cards, it generates electronic representations of card values and outcomes, allowing for enhanced control over game results without altering the physical cards themselves.
3Ease of operation
If the game uses only traditional card outcomes, then the game rules remain simple, but player engagement decreases due to low hit frequencies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the game into two independent parts: the traditional card game portion and the secondary random event portion. Each can be played and understood separately, maintaining the simplicity of traditional rules while adding an independent layer of excitement with better odds through the electronic random event system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a new dimension to the traditional card game by introducing secondary random events that are independent of the card outcomes. This creates a layered game experience where players engage with both the traditional card play and the enhanced electronic random events, increasing overall engagement without complicating the base game rules.
4Reliability
If progressive jackpots are implemented with traditional card frequencies, then the game maintains fairness, but the jackpots never reach attractive sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic random number generator acts as an intermediary between the traditional card game and the jackpot system. It provides a separate, controllable source of randomness that can be tuned to achieve desirable jackpot frequencies while maintaining the integrity and fairness of the original card game outcomes.
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AI summary
A gaming system enables enhancement of wagering outcomes using: a) a gaming table having a game play surface for multiple players; b) a programmable electronic random number generator; c) a player input control at a player position; d) a display system capable of indicating a secondary random event outcome provided by the programmable electronic random number generator for each of the multiple players; and e) the random number generator configured to control of a display individual player position secondary random events determined by the random number generator. The gaming system is configured so that i) after at least one wager has been locked in at a player position, ii) the secondary random event for the player position is indicated and locked into the display system for a round of play of an underlying primary wagering event at the gaming table.