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In order to increase interest in a roulette game, roulette apparatus is provided with a counter to accumulate, and a display for displaying in the vicinity of the roulette table, a jackpot fund which increases as play progresses. A jackpot is paid out of the jackpot fund according to prescribed crit

In order to increase interest in a roulette game, roulette apparatus is provided with a counter to accumulate, and a display for displaying in the vicinity of the roulette table, a jackpot fund which increases as play progresses. A jackpot is paid out of the jackpot fund according to prescribed criteria. A parallel fund, not displayed to the players, may also be accumulated for replenishing the jackpot fund rapidly after a jackpot payout occurs.

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A roulette apparatus for use in playing roulette at a roulette table according to conventional rules for the conduct of the play at the table but with modified payout rules varied in favor of the players, the apparatus comprising: (a) a roulette wheel; (b) a first detector operatively associated wit

A roulette apparatus for use in playing roulette at a roulette table according to conventional rules for the conduct of the play at the table but with modified payout rules varied in favor of the players, the apparatus comprising: (a) a roulette wheel; (b) a first detector operatively associated with the roulette wheel for detecting the winning number in each roulette game played on the wheel; (c) at least one jackpot counter device operatively connected to the first detector for storing a value representing the amount to be paid out in accordance with said modified payout rules on occurrence of a jackpot, the jackpot occurring when a predetermined jackpot condition is satisfied; (d) at least one display operatively connected to the at least one jackpot counter device for displaying the amount of money represented by the value stored in the at least one jackpot counter device; (e) a second detector operatively connected to the first detector for monitoring the winning number of each game played a the roulette table for determining whether the predetermined jackpot condition has occurred; and (f) means operatively connected to the second detector and to the at least one jackpot counter device for incrementing the value stored by the at least one jackpot counter in the event that the second detector determines that the jackpot condition has not occurred and for signaling, in the event that the second detector determines that the jackpot condition has occurred, that a payout of the jackpot should take place.