US 6,581,936 B1Granted

Casino card game

AssigneeZ Gaming, LLC

InventorsAlan F. Zoccolillo, Terese A. Zoccolillo

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Abstract

A casino card gaming method utilizes a conventional fifty-two card deck and begins by first determining the players for a given round. Players may select to be eligible for a bonus card. The individual players' hands, a set of common cards and a bonus card for players eligible for the bonus card are dealt. Players which continue through the round determine whether to play the hand as dealt or to utilize the common cards. Players utilizing the common cards discard a number of cards from their hands equal to the number of common cards. The relative ranking of the final hands for the players is determined with the relative ranking based upon the statistical likelihood of obtaining predetermined combinations of cards. The relative ranking accounts for the use of the set of common cards and the bonus card.

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Dependent claims

A card gaming method utilizing a conventional fifty-two card deck of cards, the gaming method comprising the steps of:

determining the players for a given round prior to dealing a hand of cards to each of the designated players for the given round;
determining which of the designated players is eligible for at least one bonus card in the given round;
dealing a hand of cards to each of the designated players for a given round, wherein each player hand as dealt has the same number of cards;
providing a set of common cards for the given round;
providing at least one bonus card for the players eligible for at least one bonus card in the given round, wherein the at least one bonus card may be utilized by the player in the player's final hand;
determining which of the players continuing through the given round may utilize the common cards as part of the player's final hand, wherein the players utilizing the common cards will discard from the player's hand as dealt a number of cards equal to the number of common cards, and wherein the discarded cards are not part of the player's final hand;
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determining the relative ranking of a final hand for each player that continued through the round, wherein the relative ranking is generally based upon the statistical likelihood of obtaining predetermined combinations of cards and wherein the relative ranking accounts for the use of the set of common cards and the at least one bonus card.

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A casino type card gaming method utilizing a conventional fifty-two card deck of cards, the casino gaming method comprising the steps of:

receiving ante wagers by all of the players for a given round prior to dealing a hand of cards to each of the designated players for the given round;
receiving a bonus wager from each of the players who elects to be eligible for at least one bonus card in the given round;
dealing a hand of cards to each of the designated players for a given round, wherein each player hand as dealt has the same number of cards;
dealing a set of common dealer's cards for the given round;
dealing at least one bonus card for the players eligible for at least one bonus card in the given round, wherein the at least one bonus card may be utilized by the player in the players final hand;
determining which of the players continuing through the given round may utilize the common dealer's cards as part of the player's final hand, wherein the players utilizing the common cards will discard from the player's hand as dealt a number of cards equal to the number of common dealer's cards, and wherein the discarded cards are not part of the player's final hand;
and
paying out players based upon the relative ranking of a final hand for each player that continued through the round, wherein the relative ranking is generally based upon the statistical likelihood of obtaining predetermined combinations of cards and wherein the relative ranking accounts for the use of the set of common dealer cards and the at least one bonus card.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.