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US 8,262,448 B2Granted
Gaming system, method and device including player/dealer role reversal for modified blackjack game
AssigneeIgt
InventorsMark C. Nicely, Paul D. Miltenberger, Scott A. Caputo
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Abstract
A modified version of a Blackjack game includes a plurality of Blackjack rules including at least one player rule and at least one dealer rule. The modified Blackjack game includes at least one deck of cards, a plurality of participant hands formable from the deck, and a plurality of game administrator hands formable from the deck. A game outcome can be produced by applying the player rule to at least one of the game administrator hands, and by applying the dealer rule to at least one of the participant hands.
Claims29
A method of operating a modified version of a Blackjack game, the method comprising:
- causing at least one processor to operate with at least one display device and at least one input device to:
- initiate a single play of the Blackjack game upon a wager;
- deal from one or more decks of cards:
- (a) a first hand for a participant and a first hand for a game administrator for the single play, and
- (b) a second hand for the participant and a second hand for the game administrator for the single play;
- enable the participant to modify the first hand of the participant according to at least one first hand player rule;
- modify the first hand for the game administrator as required by at least one first hand dealer rule, the at least one first hand dealer rule being different from the at least one first hand player rule;
- determine a first outcome of the single play based on the first hand of the participant including any modification and the first hand of the game administrator including any modification;
- enable the game administrator to modify the second hand of the game administrator according to at least one second hand player rule;
- modify the second hand of the participant as required by at least one second hand dealer rule, the at least one second hand dealer rule being different from the at least one second hand player rule;
- and
- causing the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device to:
- determine and display a second outcome of the single play based on the second hand of the participant including any modification and the second hand of the game administrator including any modification.
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A gaming device comprising:
- at least one display device;
- at least one input device;
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to, for a single play of a modified Blackjack game:
- enable a participant to place a wager on the single play of the modified Blackjack game;
- deal a plurality of cards to form an initial set of game administrator cards and an initial set of participant cards;
- enable the participant to select from the initial set of participant cards:
- (a) a first hand having a plurality of cards;
- and (b) a second hand having a plurality of cards;
- form, from the initial set of game administrator cards:
- (a) a first hand having a plurality of cards;
- and (b) a second hand having a plurality of cards;
- enable modification of the first hand of the participant according to player rules;
- modify the first hand of the game administrator as required by dealer rules, the dealer rules being different from the player rules;
- determine an outcome of the single play based on the first hand of the participant including any modification and the first hand of the game administrator including any modification;
- enable the game administrator to modify the second hand of the game administrator in accordance with the player rules;
- modify the second hand of the participant in accordance with the dealer rules;
- determine another outcome of the single play based on the second hand of the participant including any modification and the second hand of the game administrator including any modification;
- and
- provide an award based, at least in part, on any occurrence of the outcomes.
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A gaming device comprising:
- at least one input device;
- at least one processor;
- at least one display device;
- and
- at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to, for a play of a modified Blackjack game:
- enable a single play playable upon a wager by a participant;
- enable the participant to place the wager;
- deal from at least one virtual deck of playing cards:
- a first hand for the participant and a first hand for the game administrator for the single play, and
- a second hand for the participant and a second hand for the game administrator for the single play;
- enable the participant to modify the first hand of the participant according to at least one first hand player rule;
- modify the first hand for the game administrator as required by at least one first hand dealer rule, the at least one first hand dealer rule being different from the at least one first hand player rule;
- determine a first outcome of the single play based on the first hand of the participant including any modification and the first hand of the game administrator including any modification;
- enable the game administrator to modify the second hand of the game administrator according to at least one second hand player rule;
- modify the second hand of the participant as required by at least one second hand dealer rule, the at least one second hand dealer rule being different from the at least one second hand player rule;
- and
- determine a second outcome of the single play based on the second hand of the participant including any modification and the second hand of the game administrator including any modification.
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A method of operating a modified version of a Blackjack game, the method comprising:
- causing at least one processor to operate with at least one display device and at least one input device to:
- initiate a single play of the Blackjack game upon a wager;
- deal a plurality of cards to form an initial set of game administrator cards and an initial set of participant cards;
- enable the participant to select from the initial set of participant cards:
- (a) a first hand having a plurality of cards;
- and (b) a second hand having a plurality of cards;
- form, from the initial set of game administrator cards:
- (a) a first hand having a plurality of cards;
- and (b) a second hand having a plurality of cards;
- enable modification of the first hand of the participant according to player rules;
- modify the first hand of the game administrator as required by dealer rules, the dealer rules being different from the player rules;
- determine an outcome of the single play based on the first hand of the participant including any modification and the first hand of the game administrator including any modification;
- enable the game administrator to modify the second hand of the game administrator in accordance with the player rules;
- modify the second hand of the participant in accordance with the dealer rules;
- determine another outcome of the single play based on the second hand of the participant including any modification and the second hand of the game administrator including any modification;
- and
- causing the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device to:
- provide an award based, at least in part, on any occurrence of the outcomes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.