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US 6,474,649 B1Granted
Apparatus and method for playing a card game
AssigneeVegas Amusement, Inc.
InventorsJulian J. Kennedy, Bobby T. Price
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AssigneeVegas Amusement, Inc.
InventorsJulian J. Kennedy, Bobby T. Price
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A card game using conventional deck of 52 playing cards. Unique symbols which are different from the standard markings on playing cards of the conventional 52 card deck are provided on a select number of the playing cards. Each unique symbol being provided on only one card and no card having more than one unique symbol. Each player is associated with a unique symbol. The unique symbols may be associated to a player by providing a respective unique symbol at each player station of a card game table, and each player being assigned a player station. Each player optionally places a bet upon a chance that predetermined event will occur. Cards are dealt to the players and to a dealer according to a set of rules. If a predetermined event occurs wherein one or more of the player's cards and the dealer's cards having a playing card with a unique symbol corresponding with the player's associated unique symbol, that player is paid a return amount.
A method of playing a wagering card game, said method including the steps of:
A method of playing a wagering card game having rules substantially based on the card game twenty-one, said method including the steps of:
A method of playing a card game in which at least one player participates which includes the steps of:
A method of playing a wagering card game which includes the steps of:
Apparatus for playing a card game which includes:
Apparatus by means of which at least one player can play a card game, the apparatus including at least one player station, a unique symbol which is uniquely associated with the player station, input means at the player station for accepting at least a first wager made by a player at the player station, at least one standard deck of 52 playing cards with standard markings, one of the cards additionally having the unique symbol, the cards being distributed, after the wager is made, at least to the player and to a dealer who receives at least one card face down, means for paying a first return to the player if the player made a successful first wager in terms of rules of the card game, and means for paying a second return to the player if the player made a successful first wager, the amount of the second return depending at least on whether the dealer's face down card has the unique symbol.
Apparatus by means of which at least one player can play a card game, the apparatus including a card table with a plurality of player stations, unique symbols which are respectively associated with the player stations, at least one standard deck of 52 cards with standard markings, and at least some of the cards respectively additionally having at least some of the unique symbols, a payout, upon a successful wager by a player, being dependent in amount at least on whether one or more of said player's cards at the time include the unique symbol associated with said player's player station.
A method of playing a wagering card game which includes the steps of;
A gaming arrangement which includes a playing area with a dealer station and the plurality of player stations, at least one card deck which includes 52 playing cards divided into 4 standard 13 card sets of spades, diamonds, hearts and clubs respectively, each card including a value side and a back side, a plurality of the cards having respective unique symbols on their value sides, each unique symbol being provided only on one card and no card having more than one unique symbol, and each player station having a unique symbol applied to it, each unique symbol being applied to only one player station and no player station having more than one unique symbol.
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