Live Table Gaming Interface for Electronic Side Wagers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing table games face challenges in implementing progressive jackpots without a mechanism for receiving progressive side wagers, converting electronic funds to physical chips, and remotely accepting promotions or reserving gaming table seats, limiting player interaction and utility.
Innovation Solution
A system with embedded sensors and user interface devices at each player position, enabling electronic fund access, promotion acceptance, and seat reservation, using mobile devices for communication and integrating video displays and bet sensors to manage bonus games and promotions, allowing players to wager electronically and convert funds to physical chips.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional live table game is used with physical chips and cash conversion, then players can participate in base games, but players cannot easily access electronic funds, accept promotions remotely, or wager on other players
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines traditional live table gaming with electronic interface devices (tablets, smartphones, or integrated table displays) to create a hybrid system. Players can use physical chips for base games while simultaneously accessing electronic features for promotions, side wagers, and fund management through the same interface device, merging physical and digital gaming experiences.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface device serves multiple functions: it acts as a display for base game information, a communication channel for promotions, a wagering terminal for side bets on other players, and an electronic fund access point. This multi-functional device eliminates the need for separate systems for each gaming feature.
2Adaptability or versatility
If electronic interface devices are integrated at each player position, then players can access electronic funds, accept promotions, and wager on other players, but the device complexity and system integration requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The interface device acts as an intermediary between the player, the casino's central system, and the physical gaming table. It mediates electronic fund transfers, promotion deliveries, and wager placements without requiring direct complex integration between all system components, simplifying the overall architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
Players can accept promotions and reserve seats in advance through the interface device before arriving at the table. Electronic funds are pre-loaded and available for immediate conversion to chips. Side wagers on other players are placed beforehand, allowing the system to prepare and process these transactions without complex real-time coordination during game play.
3Adaptability or versatility
If progressive jackpots are implemented without a mechanism for receiving progressive side wagers, then players can participate in base games, but there is no way to allocate funds to the jackpot or memorialize participation
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the base game wagering with progressive jackpot participation by allowing players to place side wagers through the same interface device used for base games. The interface consolidates multiple wagering options (base game, progressive jackpot, side bets on other players) into a single unified interaction point, maintaining convenience while enabling progressive features.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for facilitating wagers at a live gaming table are disclosed. The system utilizes a remote system to store a first player's electronic fund account and a local table system with player interface devices to facilitate a transaction. The transaction involves receiving an input at a first player's interface device to select a second player, receiving a subsequent input to place a wager on an outcome of the second player's hand, debiting the wager from the first player's electronic account, and crediting any resulting award to the first player's electronic account.