Multi-hand electronic blackjack game

A method for playing an electronic multi-hand blackjack game over a computer network, the method including a client device adapted for communication with a server via the computer network the method comprising:

• a) dealing a player hand, the player hand comprising two cards dealt face-up;
• b) dealing a plurality of dealer hands, wherein each dealer hand comprises one face-up card and one face-down card, wherein the face-up card for each dealer hand is identical, wherein each dealer hand is dealt from a corresponding shoe selected from a plurality shoes, wherein each of the plurality of shoes contains at least one deck of cards;
• c) completing the player hand according to instructions received from the client device;
• d) completing each of the plurality of dealer hands according to the conventional rules of blackjack, wherein the cards comprising each dealer hand are drawn from the corresponding shoe and no two dealer hands are drawn from the same shoe;
• and
• e) determining a plurality of game results, wherein the plurality of game results are determined by comparing the player hand against each of the plurality of dealer hands using the conventional rules of blackjack.

A method for playing an electronic multi-hand blackjack game over a computer network, the method including a client device adapted for communication with a server via the computer network the method comprising:

• a) displaying a player hand, the player hand comprising two cards dealt face-up;
• b) displaying a plurality of dealer hands, wherein each dealer hand comprises one face-up card and one face-down card, wherein the face-up card for each dealer hand is identical, wherein each dealer hand is dealt from a corresponding shoe selected from a plurality shoes, wherein each of the plurality of shoes contains at least one deck of cards;
• c) displaying a completed player hand according to input received from the player;
• d) displaying a plurality of completed dealer hands, wherein the plurality of completed dealer hands are completed according to the conventional rules of blackjack, wherein the cards comprising each dealer hand are drawn from the corresponding shoe and no two dealer hands are drawn from the same shoe;
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• e) displaying a plurality of game results, wherein the plurality of game results are determined by comparing the completed player hand against each of the plurality of completed dealer hands using the conventional rules of blackjack.

A gaming device for enabling a player to play an electronic multi-hand blackjack game, the gaming device comprising:

• a) an input device;
• b) a display;
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• c) a microprocessor operable with the input device and the display to:
• i) deal a player hand, the player hand comprising two cards dealt face-up;
• ii) deal a plurality of dealer hands, wherein each dealer hand comprises one face-up card and one face-down card, wherein the face-up card for each dealer hand is identical, wherein each dealer hand is dealt from a corresponding data structure representing a shoe, wherein each data structure comprises data representing at least one deck of cards;
• iii) complete the player hand according to input received from the input device;
• iv) complete each of the plurality of dealer hands according to the conventional rules of blackjack, wherein the cards comprising each dealer hand are drawn from the corresponding shoe and no two dealer hands are drawn from the same shoe;
• and
• v) determine a plurality of game results, wherein the plurality of game results are determined by comparing the player hand against each of the plurality of dealer hands using the conventional rules of blackjack.

A system for enabling a player to play an electronic multi-hand blackjack game, the system comprising:

• a) a server;
• b) a client device adapted for communication with the server via a network;
• and
• c) the server operable with the client device to:
• i) deal a player hand, the player hand comprising two cards dealt face-up;
• ii) deal a plurality of dealer hands, wherein each dealer hand comprises one face-up card and one face-down card, wherein the face-up card for each dealer hand is identical, wherein each dealer hand is dealt from a corresponding shoe selected from a plurality shoes, wherein each of the plurality of shoes contains at least one deck of cards;
• iii) complete the player hand according to input received from the input device;
• iv) complete each of the plurality of dealer hands according to the conventional rules of blackjack, wherein the cards comprising each dealer hand are drawn from the corresponding shoe and no two dealer hands are drawn from the same shoe;
• and
• v) determine a plurality of game results, wherein the plurality of game results are determined by comparing the player hand against each of the plurality of dealer hands using the conventional rules of blackjack.