US 6,164,652 A · Match the dealer card game

Abstract

A matching card game where players are dealt five cards apiece. Each player tries to match the cards with the dealers hand. Any matches between the players match cards and the dealers cards wins. Progressive jackpots are included with subsequent card games. An automated casino card game version monitors the tracking, and jackpots of players at gaming tables. The automated version includes a table, player LED displays on one side of the table for displaying credits available for a progressive jackpot, a dealer control panel on the opposite side of the table, and a central processing unit, the player LED displays, the dealer control panel and the central processing unit together monitoring the tracking, and jackpots of each player at the player LED displays.

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Dependent claims

A method of playing a matching card game between a dealer and at least one player comprising the steps of:

(a) selecting a deck of cards, said deck of cards comprising a plurality of cards each having a face value, said deck having cards of different face values wherein there are at least two same face value cards for each face value;
(b) initially dealing a hand of five cards to each player and to the dealer;
and (c) selecting a card or a plurality of same face value cards in each player hand in an attempt to match the face value of the player selected card or cards with face value of a card or plurality of same face value cards in the dealer's hand;
(d) comparing the face value of said player selected card or cards with the face value of a card or cards in the dealer's hand, wherein the each player having any match wins the matching card game.

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