WIDE AREA GAMING TABLE SYSTEM

摘要

An electronic gaming table adapted to host table games involving wagers includes a physical surface adapted for the play of live table games that include live players and the use of a live dealer and physical game components, multiple player terminals having separate processors, a master table controller in communication with each of the player terminal processors and adapted to control a plurality of electronic gaming table functions, and at least one interface in communication with the master table controller and one or more additional electronic gaming tables remotely located from the electronic gaming table. Each player terminal allows for a live player stationed thereat to participate in a first live table game directly at the electronic gaming table and also a second live table game remotely at a remotely located table. The first and second live table games can be different games, and can be played simultaneously.

主权项

1. An electronic gaming table adapted to host table games involving wagers, table games based on the wagers, and monetary awards based on the results of the table games, the electronic gaming table comprising:
a physical surface adapted for the play of live table games that include the use of a live dealer and physical game components; a dealer station situated proximate said physical surface and adapted to provide for the presence of a live dealer at the electronic gaming table, wherein the live dealer facilitates the play of said live table games; a plurality of player terminals situated proximate to and distributed about said physical surface, wherein each of said plurality of player terminals provides for the presence of a live player at the electronic gaming table and includes a player terminal processor coupled to a player interface having one or more player input devices and one or more player output devices; a master table controller in communication with each of said plurality of player terminal processors and adapted to control a plurality of electronic gaming table functions; and at least one interface in communication with said master table controller and adapted for communications with one or more additional electronic gaming tables remotely located from said electronic gaming table, wherein at least one of said plurality of player terminals is adapted to allow a live player stationed thereat to participate in a first live table game at the electronic gaming table and also a second live table game at one of the additional remotely located electronic gaming tables.