Multi-Tier Wagering System for Table Games
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing house banked poker-style games face challenges in offering exciting and viable variations due to issues such as slow gameplay, unfavorable house edges for players or the house, limiting player engagement and excitement.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for a card game that includes multi-tier main game wagering options, side bets, and proposition bets, where players can place ante, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary wagers, with community cards dealt to form the best five-card poker hand, and optional bets resolved independently, using a gaming table with input receiving devices and electronic displays to manage wagers and game information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple wagering opportunities are offered (ante, flop, turn, river bets), then player engagement and excitement are improved, but game complexity and house edge management become problematic
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the wagering process into distinct betting windows (ante, flop, turn, river) with specific rules for each. Each betting window operates independently with its own wagering requirements and resolution criteria, allowing complex multi-stage wagering while maintaining manageable game structure through clear segmentation of betting phases.
2Ease of operation
If players can check at various betting windows, then stakes are reduced and player risk is lowered, but game excitement and house revenue are diminished
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by implementing different wagering requirements at different betting windows. The ante wager requires specific hand qualifications, while flop, turn, and river bets have progressively relaxed requirements. This creates localized betting conditions where early windows maintain higher stakes through qualification requirements, while later windows offer flexibility without significantly reducing overall house revenue due to the cumulative wager structure.
3Reliability
If dealer hand must have qualifying rank, then house edge is protected, but player winning opportunities are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by establishing dealer qualification requirements before player hands are evaluated. The dealer must have a qualifying hand rank (typically at least a pair) before any player wagers can win. This preliminary dealer qualification protects the house edge by ensuring the dealer has a minimum hand strength before competing, while the game structure still allows players multiple wagering opportunities across different betting windows to maintain engagement.
4Ease of operation
If gameplay proceeds slowly through multiple betting stages, then player strategy and hand formation are enhanced, but game pace and excitement are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic action through structured betting windows that open and close at specific intervals (ante window, flop window, turn window, river window). Each window operates as a discrete periodic phase with defined wagering opportunities, allowing players time to strategize during each phase while maintaining overall game pace through the systematic progression through these periodic betting stages rather than continuous open betting.
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AI summary
In a method and system for presenting a game, such as a table game having a base portion and at least one side bet feature, a single combined wager is received, such as at a first wagering location as detected by a wager input sensor, and the combined wager is allocated, such as by a table controller, to an ante required for the base portion of the game and to a side bet required to the side bet feature of the game. An allocated portion of the combined wager to the ante and side bet feature may be variable, such as based upon input of the operator.