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Players could sit at “one giant iPad” for a game of Texas Hold ’em, with other games such as electronic blackjack available during the down time. The electronic poker table automatically computes the players’ chip stacks. Jackpot Digital
Dealer-less poker tables? Electronic alternative is faster — and you don’t need to tip
By Nick Sortal
SAugust 22, 2017 4:21 PM
A Vancouver company has developed what could be a game-changer: poker tables with virtual cards — and lots of action. The tables can also be programmed to offer other electronic table games, horse or sports wagering to poker players who have folded for that particular hand.
“Picture players sitting at a table that’s basically one giant iPad,” says Jake Kalpakian, CEO of Jackpot Digital. “And it’s faster game play, which generates more money.” (Dealers don’t have to count out chips or shuffle cards, for example.) Jackpot Digital already has a contract with Carnival Cruise Line and will install the machines in U.S. poker rooms later this year, although none yet in South Florida.
Good Texas Hold ’em players fold as much as 90 percent of their starting hands, which makes for a lot of down time. Walk into any poker room and you’ll see players fiddling with their phones, snacking, or even reading a book. In any poker room at a site that offers horse racing, you’ll probably see some players studying the daily charts.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/entertain...#storylink=cpy
Players could sit at “one giant iPad” for a game of Texas Hold ’em, with other games such as electronic blackjack available during the down time. The electronic poker table automatically computes the players’ chip stacks. Jackpot Digital
Dealer-less poker tables? Electronic alternative is faster — and you don’t need to tip
By Nick Sortal
SAugust 22, 2017 4:21 PM
A Vancouver company has developed what could be a game-changer: poker tables with virtual cards — and lots of action. The tables can also be programmed to offer other electronic table games, horse or sports wagering to poker players who have folded for that particular hand.
“Picture players sitting at a table that’s basically one giant iPad,” says Jake Kalpakian, CEO of Jackpot Digital. “And it’s faster game play, which generates more money.” (Dealers don’t have to count out chips or shuffle cards, for example.) Jackpot Digital already has a contract with Carnival Cruise Line and will install the machines in U.S. poker rooms later this year, although none yet in South Florida.
Good Texas Hold ’em players fold as much as 90 percent of their starting hands, which makes for a lot of down time. Walk into any poker room and you’ll see players fiddling with their phones, snacking, or even reading a book. In any poker room at a site that offers horse racing, you’ll probably see some players studying the daily charts.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/entertain...#storylink=cpy
