# US 2020/0410819 A1 · Card picks for progressive prize

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- Number: US 2020/0410819 A1
- Document ID: US20200410819A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/020,735
- Filed: 2020-09-14
- Published: 2020-12-31
- Earliest claimed: 2006-10-06
- Assignees: Cfph, LLC
- Applicants: Cfph, LLC
- Inventors: Howard W. Lutnick; Dean P. Alderucci; Geoffrey M. Gelman; Kevin Burman
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200410819A1

## CPC

- G07F 17/3258: {Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots}
- A63F 1/00: Card games
- G07F 17/3276: {wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament}
- G07F 17/3288: {Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking}
- G07F 17/3293: {Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack}
- A63F 2001/003: {Blackjack; Twenty one}
- Y10T 436/103332: Bilirubin or uric acid standard or control
- Y10T 436/104165: Lipid, cholesterol, or triglyceride standard or control
- Y10T 436/106664: Blood serum or blood plasma standard or control
- Y10T 436/107497: Preparation composition [e.g., lysing or precipitation, etc.]
- Y10T 436/108331: Preservative, buffer, anticoagulant or diluent
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})
- A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

In various embodiments, players around the casino may predict cards to be dealt in a game of blackjack.

## Claims

### Claim 1

(canceled)

### Claim 2

A method comprising:
controlling, by at least one processor:
designating a first game being played by a primary player as a featured game in which participation of secondary players is allowed;
displaying, over a communication network, simultaneously in real-time at a plurality of displays of a plurality of computing devices of a first plurality of secondary players, respectively, a progression of the first game as being played by the primary player;
receiving from a first secondary player a first bet based on the progression of the featured game, in which the first bet speculates that a plurality of cards dealt in the featured game will have a first characteristic related to at least one of suits or ranks of the cards;
providing a payout to the first secondary player based on a determination that the first characteristic matches the plurality of cards dealt in the first game, in which the payout is unaffected by whether the primary player wins the first game;
designating a second game being played by another primary player to be the featured game, instead of the first game; and
offering to the first plurality of secondary players an opportunity to bet on the second game.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, in which the first bet includes a bet that a second set of cards dealt in the first game will have a second characteristic.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, in which the plurality of cards is dealt to the primary player and the second set of cards is dealt to a dealer in the first game.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, in which the payout is facilitated based on the second set of cards matching the second characteristic.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, in which the primary player loses the first game.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, in which the first characteristic includes a description of a respective rank and a respective suit of each of the plurality of cards.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, in which providing the payout includes facilitating the payout based on the first bet in response to a determination that each of the plurality of cards includes one of respective ranks and respective suits.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, in which the first game includes a game of blackjack.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, further comprising:
controlling, by the at least one processor:
receiving, from a different second player of the first plurality of secondary players, a second bet that the plurality of cards will have a second characteristic chosen by the different second player; and
determining that the second bet is a losing bet based on the plurality of cards.

### Claim 11 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, in which the first bet includes a bet on at least one of cards dealt to the primary player or cards dealt to a first dealer in the first game.

### Claim 12 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, further comprising:
controlling, by the at least one processor:
receiving a second bet from a different secondary player of the first plurality of secondary players, in which the second bet includes an indication that a second plurality of cards having a second characteristic chosen by the different secondary player will be dealt in the second game; and
facilitating a second payout based on the second bet in response to a determination that the second characteristic matches the second plurality of cards.

### Claim 13 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, further comprising:
controlling, by the at least one processor:
determining at least one additional card dealt in the first game; and
in which providing the payout includes increasing the payout based on a determination that the at least one additional card matches the first characteristic.

### Claim 14 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, in which the first secondary player is a player at a same gaming table as the primary player.

### Claim 15 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, in which the first characteristic matches the plurality of cards based on a set of ranks associated with the plurality of cards and a set of ranks associated with the first characteristic matching.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, further comprising controlling, by the at least one processor, determining an increase in the payout based on a set of suits of the plurality of cards matching a set of suits of the first characteristic.

### Claim 17 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, in which an amount of the payout is determined based on a specificity with which the first characteristic and the plurality of cards match.

### Claim 18 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, further comprising controlling, by the at least one processor, determining the first game to be the featured game based on the first game being recorded.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The method of claim 18, in which determining the second game to be the featured game includes determining that a threshold number of games have been played by the primary player as the featured game and switching the featured game to games played by the another primary player in response to determining that the threshold number of games have been played.

### Claim 20 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, further comprising controlling, by the at least one processor:
receiving a second bet from the first secondary player that an outcome will result from play of the first game, in which the second bet includes odds based on a probability of an event occurring given a state after the plurality of cards are dealt in the first game; and
resolving the second bet based on a determination of whether the outcome occurred.

### Claim 21

An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor configured to control:
designating a first game being played by a primary player as a featured game in which participation of secondary players is allowed;
displaying, over a communication network, simultaneously in real-time at a plurality of displays of a plurality of computing devices of a first plurality of secondary players, respectively, a progression of the first game as being played by the primary player;
receiving from a first secondary player a first bet based on the progression of the featured game, in which the first bet speculates that a plurality of cards dealt in the featured game will have a first characteristic related to at least one of suits and ranks of the cards;
providing a payout to the first secondary player based on a determination that the first characteristic matches the plurality of cards, in which the payout is unaffected by whether the primary player wins the first game;
designating a second game being played by another primary player to be the featured game, instead of the first game; and
offering to the first plurality of secondary players an opportunity to bet on the second game.