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US 6,854,731 B2Granted
Method and device for playing an improved game of blackjack
OwnerRobert Saucierinventor
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Abstract
An improved method and device are set forth for playing Blackjack which provides for the player to make a side wager and win an award based upon that wager if the player's first two cards have a sum of twenty.
Claims2
A method of placing a wager on a side bet during a blackjack game comprising:
- placing a wager on a side bet;
- dealing two cards to player responsive to said placing said wager;
- dealing two cards to a dealer responsive to said placing said wager;
- determining a value of said two cards dealt to said player;
- determining a value of said two cards dealt to said dealer;
- awarding a payment to said player responsive to a determination of said value of said two cards dealt to said player equaling twenty and a determination of said value of said two cards dealt to said dealer equaling twenty-one;
- and
- issuing said payment according to the following schedule and based on the amount of said wager:
- same suited queens with dealer twenty-one pays out at least one thousand to one odds;
- same suited queens pays out at least one hundred twenty-five to one odds;
- same value cards pays out at least nineteen to one;
- same suited cards pays out at least nine to one;
- and
- any value of twenty pay out at least four to one.
11 more elements
A product for providing a wager on a side bet during a blackjack game comprising:
- instructions for directing a processor to:
- placing a wager on a side bet;
- dealing two cards to player responsive to said placing said wager;
- dealing two cards to a dealer responsive to said placing said wager;
- determining a value of said two cards dealt to said player;
- determining a value of said two cards dealt to said dealer;
- awarding a payment to said player responsive to a determination of said value of said two cards dealt to said player equaling twenty and a determination of said value of said two cards dealt to said dealer equaling twenty-one;
- and
- issuing said payment according to the following schedule and based on the amount of said wager:
- same suited queens with dealer twenty-one pays out at least one thousand to one odds;
- same suited queens pays out at least one hundred twenty-five to one odds;
- same value cards pays out at least nineteen to one;
- same suited cards pays out at least nine to one;
- and
- any value of twenty pay out at least four to one;
- and
- a media readable by said processor that stores said instructions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.