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US 7,621,533 B2Granted
Baccarat insurance game
AssigneeGlobal Connection Development Ltd.
InventorJames Thomas Kenny
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Abstract
Additional options for the placement of wagers in the game of baccarat are provided, to expand the potential interest and excitement of the game. The various betting or wagering options include different types of “insurance” in which the customer is buying insurance against the loss (or tie in certain cases) of the hand being insured. These optional wagers may be placed in addition to the traditional wagers on the Banker, Player, or Tie bets.
Claims15
A method of playing a baccarat game, comprising:
- a dealing step, wherein a hand of physical playing cards is dealt face down from at least one standard deck of playing cards comprising 52 cards, to form at least one player hand and a banker hand, each of at least two cards;
- a player hand turning step, wherein the at least two cards of said at least one player hand are turned face up whereby customers at the game may view the player hand cards;
- a banker hand turning step, wherein the at least two cards of said at least one banker hand are turned face up whereby customers at the game may view the banker hand cards;
- an insurance offering step, wherein said customers are provided an opportunity to take insurance on the hand first turned face up if the sum of the value of said at least two cards of said hand is within a predefined range of hand total values that is based on whether the hand first turned up is the banker hand or is the player hand;
- and
- continuing play of said hand.
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A method, comprising:
- accepting a wager from at least one player in a game of baccarat;
- dealing face down from at least one standard deck of physical playing cards comprising 52 cards, at least one player hand and a banker hand, each of at least two cards;
- turning the at least two cards of said at least one player hand face up whereby the player hand cards are visible;
- turning the at least two cards of said banker hand face up whereby the banker hand cards are visible;
- after one of said turning steps and prior to a second of said turning steps, offering insurance to players of the game of baccarat wherein said players may take insurance on said wager if said wager is on the hand first turned face up and if the sum of the value of said at least two cards of said face up hand is a predefined range of hand total values based on whether the hand first turned up is the banker hand or is the player hand;
- and
- continuing play of said hand.
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