Blackjack Side-Bet
AssigneeTech Art, Inc.
InventorJoseph Christopher Baseel
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Abstract
A game of Blackjack may include a mid-game side-bet that the dealer will go bust. The side-bet offered may be placed against any dealer face-up card—Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, or King. The payoff may vary depending upon the dealer face-up card and paid in accordance with a pay table. The bet may be paid when the dealer hits their hand and exceeds the total of 21, therefore going bust. The bet may lose when the dealer receives a standing hand of 17, 18, 19, 20 or 21. The side-bet may be made once the dealer's face-up card has been determined. The side-bet may be asked for at one time similar to an insurance bet or as each player acts on their individual hands.
Claims20
A method of playing a game of Blackjack involving a side-bet, the method comprising:
- accepting a primary wager from a player;
- dealing a combination of player face-up cards to the player;
- dealing a combination of dealer face-up cards to a dealer;
- determining a first face value of the combination of player face-up cards as the game progresses;
- determining a second face value of the combination of dealer face-up cards as the game progresses;
- and
- if the first face value of the combination of player face-up cards or the second face value of the combination of dealer face-up cards is equal to a specific value during the game, offering the player an option of placing a secondary mid-game wager that the player or dealer having a face value of face-up cards equal to the specific value will go bust before acquiring Blackjack or a winning hand, wherein the specific value is between 2 and 9, inclusive, such that the player is offered the option of placing the secondary mid-game wager only when the face value of face-up cards belonging to the player or dealer is between 2 and 9.
A method of playing a game of Blackjack involving a side-bet, the method comprising:
- accepting a primary wager from a player;
- dealing a combination of player face-up cards to the player;
- dealing a combination of dealer face-up cards to a dealer;
- determining a first face value of the combination of player face-up cards as the game progresses;
- determining a second face value of the combination of dealer face-up cards as the game progresses;
- and
- if the first face value of the combination of player face-up cards or the second face value of the combination of dealer face-up cards is equal to a specific value during the game, offering the player an option of placing a secondary mid-game wager that the player or dealer having a face value of face-up cards equal to the specific value will go bust before acquiring Blackjack or a winning hand, wherein the specific value is 5, 6, and/or 7 such that the player is offered the option of placing the secondary mid-game wager only when the face value of face-up cards belonging to the player or dealer is 5, 6, and/or 7.
A method of playing a game of Blackjack involving a side-bet, the method comprising:
- accepting a primary wager from a player;
- dealing a combination of player face-up cards to the player;
- dealing a combination of dealer face-up cards to a dealer;
- determining a first face value of the combination of player face-up cards as the game progresses;
- determining a second face value of the combination of dealer face-up cards as the game progresses;
- and
- if the first face value of the combination of player face-up cards or the second face value of the combination of dealer face-up cards is equal to a specific value during the game, offering the player an option of placing a secondary mid-game wager that the player or dealer having a face value of face-up cards equal to the specific value will go bust before acquiring Blackjack or a winning hand, wherein the specific value is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ace, jack, queen, or king, inclusive, such that the player is offered the option of placing the secondary mid-game wager when the face value of face-up cards belonging to the player or dealer is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ace, jack, queen, or king.
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