Method for providing a cribbage casino game

A gaming device for providing a single player video cribbage game, the gaming device comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a display coupled to the cabinet;
• a user input mechanism coupled to the cabinet and configured to receive input from the player;
• a game controller coupled to the cabinet, wherein the game controller is configured to:
• receive a bet from the player;
• deal a plurality of player cards from at least one deck of cards to the player;
• deal one or more crib cards from the at least one deck to a crib hand;
• receive at least one discard from the player cards to define a player hand from the player cards remaining;
• move the at least one discard to the crib hand;
• expose starter card from the at least one deck;
• total a value of the player hand in conjunction with the starter card;
• total a value of the crib hand in conjunction with the starter card;
• and
• determine a payout by comparing at least one of the value of the player hand and the value of the crib hand to a pay table.

A computer-readable storage medium having machine instructions stored therein, the instructions being executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a bet from a player in a cribbage game;
• dealing a plurality of player cards from at least one deck of cards to the player;
• dealing one or more crib cards from the at least one deck to a crib hand;
• receiving at least one discard from the player cards to define a player hand from the player cards remaining;
• moving the at least one discard to the crib hand;
• exposing a starter card from the at least one deck of cards;
• totaling a value of the player hand in conjunction with the starter card;
• totaling a value of the crib hand in conjunction with the starter card;
• and
• determining a payout by comparing at least one of the value of the player hand and the value of the crib hand to a pay table.