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US 8,074,992 B1Granted
Bad beat blackjack
AssigneeOlympian Gaming LLC
InventorStacy Friedman
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Abstract
A side wager for blackjack that allows the player to win when the player loses a hand that the player would have expected to win. If the player is initially dealt a good hand, e.g., 20, and the player still loses, then the player can be rewarded by collecting a “bad beat” award.
Claims22
An electronic gaming apparatus for playing a blackjack game comprising:
- a computer;
- a computer readable storage medium;
- a source of playing card values;
- wherein the computer is configured to execute instructions from the computer readable storage medium to perform the following operations after receipt of a main wager and a side wager from a player:
- obtaining two initial playing card values from the source of playing card values;
- allowing the player to choose between standing on the two initial playing card values or another option(s);
- completing the blackjack game which includes resolving the main wager;
- requiring, in order to trigger a winning payout for the side wager, that the player satisfy at least one winning condition in a set of predetermined winning condition(s), wherein a winning condition in the set of predetermined winning condition(s) is that the player chose to stand on the two initial playing card values and a point total of the two initial playing card values falls within a predetermined range and the player loses the main wager, and if the player did satisfy at least one winning condition in the set of predetermined winning condition(s) then paying the player based on the side wager and a fixed paytable;
- if the player chose to hit on the two initial playing card values then taking the side wager;
- and
- if the player did choose to stand on the two initial playing card values and if the player wins the main wager, then taking the side wager.
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An electronic gaming apparatus for playing a side wager in a blackjack game comprising:
- a computer;
- a computer readable storage medium;
- a source of playing card values;
- wherein the computer is configured to execute instructions from the computer readable storage medium to perform the following operations after receipt of a side wager from a player:
- obtaining two initial playing card values from the source of playing card values;
- allowing the player to choose between standing on the two initial playing card values or another option(s);
- completing the blackjack game which includes determining a player hand and a dealer hand;
- requiring, in order to trigger a winning payout for the side wager, that the player satisfy at least one winning condition in a set of predetermined winning condition(s), wherein a winning condition in the set of predetermined winning condition(s) is that the player chose to stand on the two initial playing card values and a point total of the two initial playing card values falls within a predetermined range and the dealer hand beats the player hand;
- and
- if the player did satisfy at least one winning condition in the set of predetermined winning condition(s), then paying the player an award based on the side wager and a fixed paytable.
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A method for playing an electronic version of a blackjack game comprising:
- executing a program on an electronic computer used by a player, the program directing the computer to perform:
- receiving a main wager and a side wager from the player;
- obtaining two initial playing card values for the player from a source of playing card values;
- allowing the player to choose between standing on the two initial playing card values or another option(s);
- completing the blackjack game which includes resolving the main wager;
- resolving the side wager, wherein in order to win the side wager the player is required to satisfy at least one winning condition in a set of predetermined winning condition(s), wherein a winning condition in the set of predetermined winning condition(s) is that the player chose to stand on the two initial playing card values and a point total of the two initial playing card values falls within a predetermined range and the player loses the main wager, and if the player did satisfy at least one winning condition in the set of predetermined winning condition(s) then the player wins a payout on the side wager.
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A method for playing an electronic version of a blackjack game comprising:
- initiating, by a player, a blackjack game on a computer;
- placing, by the player using the computer, a main wager and a side wager;
- viewing, by the player using the computer, two initial playing card values for the player from a source of playing card values;
- choosing, by the player using the computer, between standing on the two initial playing card values or another option(s);
- viewing a completion of the game, by the player using the computer, which includes determining a player hand and a dealer hand;
- wherein the side wager is resolved, wherein in order to win the side wager the player is required to satisfy at least one winning condition in a set of predetermined winning condition(s), wherein a winning condition in the set of predetermined winning condition(s) is that the player chose to stand on the two initial playing card values and a point total of the two initial playing card values falls within a predetermined range and the dealer hand beats the player hand, and if the player did satisfy at least one winning condition in the set of predetermined winning condition(s) then the player wins a payout on the side wager.
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An electronic gaming apparatus for playing a blackjack game comprising:
- a computer;
- a computer readable storage medium, storing instructions executable by the computer to perform the following operations after receipt of a main wager and a side wager from a player:
- obtaining two initial playing card values from a source of playing card values;
- allowing the player to choose between standing on the two initial playing card values or another option(s);
- completing the blackjack game which includes resolving the main wager;
- requiring, in order to trigger a winning payout for the side wager, that the player satisfy at least one winning condition in a set of predetermined winning condition(s), wherein a winning condition in the set of predetermined winning condition(s) is that the player chose to stand on the two initial playing card values and a point total of the two initial playing card values falls within a predetermined range and the player loses the main wager, and if the player did satisfy at least one winning condition in the set of predetermined winning condition(s) then paying the player based on the side wager and a fixed paytable;
- if the player chose to hit on the two initial playing card values then taking the side wager;
- and
- if the player did choose to stand on the two initial playing card values and if the player wins the main wager, then taking the side wager.
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An electronic gaming apparatus for playing a side wager in a blackjack game comprising:
- a computer;
- a computer readable storage medium, storing instructions executable by the computer to perform the following operations after receipt of a main wager and a side wager from a player:
- obtaining two initial playing card values from a source of playing card values;
- allowing the player to choose between standing on the two initial playing card values or another option(s);
- completing the blackjack game which includes determining a player hand and a dealer hand;
- requiring, in order to trigger a winning payout for the side wager, that the player satisfy at least one winning condition in a set of predetermined winning condition(s), wherein a winning condition in the set of predetermined winning condition(s) is that the player chose to stand on the two initial playing card values and a point total of the two initial playing card values falls within a predetermined range and the dealer hand beats the player hand;
- and
- if the player did satisfy at least one winning condition in the set of predetermined winning condition(s), then paying the player an award based on the side wager and a fixed paytable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.