Methods of administering a wagering game based on comparison of straights
AssigneeBally Gaming, Inc.
InventorsRoger M. Snow, Elliot Frome
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Abstract
Methods of administering wagering games include comparing a longest straight of a first set of cards with a longest straight of a second set of cards. A payout may be paid to a player associated with the first set of cards when the longest straight of the first set of cards is longer than the longest straight of the second set of cards or the longest straight of the first set of cards is of equal length to the longest straight of the second set of cards and a final card of the longest straight of the first set of cards is higher or equal in rank to a final card of the longest straight of the second set of cards. Systems, gaming tables, and electronic gaming machines to perform such methods are disclosed.
Claims22
A method of administering a wagering game on a playing surface of a gaming table, comprising:
- accepting an ante wager in a designated ante wager area of a player position on the playing surface of the gaming table from at least one participating player positioned at the player position;
- dealing a set of physical player cards from at least one deck of 52 physical playing cards to the at least one participating player at the player position on the playing surface of the gaming table;
- dealing a set of physical dealer cards from the at least one deck of 52 physical playing cards face down to a dealer position on the playing surface of the gaming table;
- allowing the at least one participating player to inspect his or her set of physical player cards;
- accepting a play wager in a designated play wager area of the player position on the playing surface of the gaming table from the at least one participating player;
- and
- resolving the ante wager and the play wager, comprising:
- comparing a longest straight of the set of physical player cards of the at least one participating player with a longest straight of the set of physical dealer cards;
- and
- paying a payout on at least one of the ante and play wagers to the at least one participating player solely when the longest straight of the set of physical player cards is longer than the longest straight of the set of physical dealer cards or, when the longest straight of the set of physical player cards is of equal length to the longest straight of the set of physical dealer cards, paying a payout on at least one of the ante and play wagers to the at least one participating player when a highest ranking card of the longest straight of the set of physical player cards is of a higher rank than a highest ranking card of the longest straight of the set of physical dealer cards.
A method of administering a wagering game on a playing surface of a gaming table, comprising:
- dealing a first set of physical cards and a second set of physical cards from at least one deck of 52 physical playing cards face down on the playing surface of the gaming table to respective first and second positions of the playing surface of the gaming table;
- accepting an ante wager in a designated ante wager area on the playing surface of the gaming table from a player associated with the first set of physical cards;
- allowing the player to inspect the first set of physical cards;
- allowing the player to fold or place a play wager;
- accepting a play wager in a designated play wager area on the playing surface of the gaming table from the player;
- comparing a longest straight of the first set of physical cards with a longest straight of the second set of physical cards;
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- resolving the ante wager and the play wager, comprising paying a payout to the player when the longest straight of the first set of physical cards is longer than the longest straight of the second set of physical cards or when the longest straight of the first set of physical cards is of equal length to the second set of physical cards and the final card of the longest straight of the first set of physical cards is higher in rank to the final card of the longest straight of the second set of physical cards.
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