Amusement devices: games – Card or tile games – cards or tiles therefor
Patent
1997-08-13
1999-10-12
Layno, Benjamin H.
Amusement devices: games
Card or tile games, cards or tiles therefor
A63F 100
Patent
active
059644648
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to methods for playing seven card stud and five card draw poker variants including an optional progressive jackpot feature, and more particularly relates to particular variations of the CARIBBEAN STUD (registered trademark) poker variant disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,836,553 and including an optional progressive jackpot component as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,861,041 and 5,078,405.
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Layno Benjamin H.
Progressive Games, Inc.
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