Claims
- 1. A live casino card game on a game table having a plurality of player locations, said game table having an enhanced apparatus payoff separate from the play of the live casino card game, said enhanced payoff apparatus comprising:an acceptor on the game table for receiving a plurality of bet amounts from a player, said acceptor sensing each received bet amount up to a maximum bet; at least one display on the game table, said at least one display having a preset payout for each of a plurality of predetermined hands in said live casino card game, said preset payout increasing in value with each received bet amount, wherein said preset payout increases more with a final bet amount providing said maximum bet than with bet amounts providing a total bet below said maximum bet.
- 2. The live casino card game of claim 1 wherein said enhanced payoff apparatus further comprises:an indicator corresponding to each said player location, said indicator being activated when said acceptor senses said maximum bet.
- 3. The live casino card game of claim 1 wherein said preset payout increases in value, for a given bet, for each one of said plurality of predetermined hands.
- 4. The live casino card game of claim 1 wherein said display is a pay table matrix visible by said player.
- 5. A live casino card game on a game table having a plurality of player locations, said game table having an enhanced apparatus payoff separate from the play of the live casino card game, said enhanced payoff apparatus comprising:an acceptor on the game table for receiving a plurality of bet amounts from a player, said acceptor sensing each received bet amount up to a maximum bet; and at least one display on the game table, said at least one display having a preset payout for each of a plurality of predetermined hands in said live casino card game, said preset payout increasing in value with each received bet amount and increasing more in response to a final bet amount providing said maximum bet than with bet amounts providing a total bet below said maximum bet.
- 6. The live casino card game of claim 5 wherein said enhanced payoff apparatus further comprises:an indicator corresponding to each said player location, said indicator being activated when said acceptor senses said maximum bet.
- 7. The live casino card game of claim 5 wherein said preset payout increases in value, for a given bet, for each one of said plurality of predetermined hands.
- 8. The live casino card game of claim 5 wherein said display is a pay table matrix visible by said player.
- 9. A live casino card game on a game table having a plurality of player locations, said game table having an enhanced apparatus payoff separate from the play of the live casino card game, said enhanced payoff apparatus comprising:a computer located at said game table; an acceptor on the game table, and in communication with said computer, for receiving a plurality of bet amounts from a player, said acceptor sensing each received bet amount up to a maximum bet; at least one display on the game table and in communication with said computer, said at least one display having a preset payout for each of a plurality of predetermined hands in said live casino card game, said preset payout increasing in value with each received bet amount and increasing more in response to a final bet amount providing said maximum bet than with bet amounts providing a total bet below said maximum bet; and an indicator corresponding to each said player location, said indicator being activated when said acceptor senses said maximum bet.
- 10. The live casino card game of claim 9 wherein said preset payout increases in value, for a given bet, for each one of said plurality of predetermined hands.
- 11. The live casino card game of claim 9 wherein said display is a pay table matrix visible by said player.
- 12. The live casino card game of claim 9 further comprising:a radio frequency link between said display and said computer enabling said communication therebetween.
- 13. The live casino card game of claim 9 further comprising:a hard wired link between said display and said computer enabling said communication therebetween.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/293,525 filed Apr. 15, 1999 entitled “Maximum Bet Table Game Method and Apparatus” now U.S. Pat. No. 6,568,682 issued May 27, 2003.
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