US 6,550,772 B1Granted

Method of playing a wagering game

OwnerJude Austin Streeks, David Prior Watson +1inventors

InventorsJude Austin Streeks, David Prior Watson, Chen Shein Hsi

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Abstract

A method of playing a wagering game and apparatus includes a playing area having four lanes labeled diamonds, clubs, spades, and hearts. Each of the lanes have a plurality of card-receiving stations. A player places a conventional wager upon the lane which he or she believes will be filled with cards first. The player can also place a supplemental or bonus wager. A dealer then deals cards on one or more bonus stations. The dealer next sequentially deals cards face up from the deck, and places the dealt cards on a card-receiving station of the lane which corresponds to suit of the dealt card. The first lane in which all the card-receiving stations are filled is declared the winning lane. The player wins a conventional payoff if he or she placed a conventional wager on the winning lane. The player also wins a supplemental payoff if any of the cards dealt on the bonus stations match the suit of the winning lane, and the player placed a supplemental wager.

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Dependent claims

A method of playing a wagering game, comprising:

(a) providing a playing area, said playing area including;
four lanes, one lane labeled with a suit of diamonds, one lane labeled with a suit of clubs, one lane labeled with a suit of spades, and one lane labeled with a suit of hearts, each said lane including a first plurality of card-receiving stations;
at least one player wagering station, said at least one player wagering station including (1) a conventional wagering area, and (2) a supplemental wagering area;
and,
at least one supplemental card-receiving station;
(b) providing a deck of playing cards, said deck having equal numbers of diamond cards, club cards, spade cards, and heart cards;
(c) a dealer shuffling said deck of playing cards;
(d) said dealer dealing a card on each said supplemental card-receiving station of step (a);
(e) a player placing a conventional wager upon one of said lanes, and said player optionally placing a supplemental wager;
(f) said dealer dealing a card from said deck and placing said card on a card-receiving station of said lane which corresponds to said suit of said dealt card;
(g) repeating step (f) until all said card-receiving stations of one said lane are filled;
(h) said player receiving a conventional payoff if said conventional wager was placed on said lane whose card-receiving stations were filled in step (g);
and,
(i) said player receiving a supplemental payoff if said suit of any said card dealt in step (d), matches said suit of said lane filled in step (g), and said player placed a supplemental wager in step (e).

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