Method and apparatus of playing a new casino game

A method of simultaneously playing at least two of the three games of Twenty-One, modified Draw Poker, and Baccarat wherein a player plays against a dealer and other players, comprising:

• each player making at least two first bets against the dealer to be eligible to play one hand in each of at least two of the three games;
• the dealer dealing a first card face-up to each player and one card face-down to the dealer;
• at least one player making second bets against other players based on the first card received from the dealer;
• the dealer dealing up to eight additional cards face-down to each of the players and to the dealer depending upon which games each player has placed first bets against the dealer;
• each player and the dealer assembling the cards received from the dealer in as many groups as first bets placed by each player, wherein two cards are assembled for Twenty-One, five cards are assembled for Draw Poker and two cards are assembled for Baccarat;
• the dealer comparing each of his assembled groups of cards to corresponding groups of cards of each player, paying each player having a winning hand compared to the corresponding hand of the dealer, and collecting bets from each player having a losing hand compared to the corresponding hand of the dealer;
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• the dealer comparing the assembled groups of cards of each player to settle any second bets made among the players.

An apparatus for playing a mixture of Twenty-One, modified Draw Poker and Baccarat wherein a player simultaneously plays against a dealer and other players, said apparatus comprising:

• a table having an upper playing surface;
• a dealer playing station at a first position on said playing surface, said dealer playing station comprising three horizontal rows of boxes, the first row including two boxes, the second row including five boxes and the third row including two boxes;
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• a plurality of player playing stations at spaced positions on the playing surface and opposed to said dealer playing station, each of said player playing stations comprising three horizontal rows of boxes arranged in the same manner as in the dealer playing station, a bank betting area positioned to one side of the rows of boxes and having three positions corresponding to said first, second and third rows of boxes, and a player betting area positioned to the other side of the horizontal rows of boxes and having three positions corresponding to said first, second, and third rows of boxes.

A method of simultaneously playing Twenty-One, modified Draw Poker and Baccarat wherein players play against the dealer and other players, comprising the steps of:

• a) each player making a first wager to participate against the dealer simultaneously in a combination of at least two of the following games:
• Twenty-One, Draw Poker and Baccarat;
• b) the dealer dealing one card face up to each player and one card face down to the dealer;
• c) at least one player making a second wager to participate in at least one game of Twenty-One, Draw Poker and Baccarat against other players who match said second wager;
• d) the dealer dealing up to eight additional cards face down to each player and to the dealer;
• e) each player and the dealer organizing his cards in up to three sets:
• two cards for Twenty-One, five cards for Draw Poker and two cards for Baccarat, and arranging the sets of cards face down;
• f) the dealer turning over the sets of cards of each player and the dealer;
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• g) the dealer settling first wagers between the bank and each player, and then settling second wagers between players.