US 8,573,597 B1Granted

Baccarat improvements

OwnerHan Suk Ohinventor

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Abstract

A method of playing Baccarat and Baccarat derivative games such as mini-Baccarat and midi-Baccarat which incorporates an optional side bet, without affecting the normal play. The bettors may wager on this side bet, which has a payout based on an occurrence of a natural (two-card) 8-count or 9-count and loses if either no natural occurs, or bettors chose a side that did not have a natural. The Natural side bet may be wagered on either Player side being a natural or the Banker side being a natural. Bettors may win a larger amount on the Natural side bet if specific conditions arise when both the Player and Banker has a natural. In preferred embodiments, the side bets are made electronically via touch screens, and the cards are scanned electronically in a manually dealt shoe or with an electronic shoe simulating physical cards using a computer.

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A method of playing a side bet for Baccarat game, including such variations as punto banco Baccarat, Chemin de Fer, Baccarat Banque, Midi-Baccarat, Mini-Baccarat, Neveda-style Baccarat, Scarney Baccarat and any other variations of Baccarat where the first two cards dealt to both Player's side and Banker's side has a possibility of being a natural (two card point value of either eight or nine), as conventionally known in the game of Baccarat, said method comprising the steps of:

a) performing, on an electronic processor, the operation of:
allowing at least one bettor to place a wager on a side on either the main bet of Player, or Banker, or Tie;
b) performing, on an electronic processor, the operation of:
allowing at least one bettor to wager on a Natural side bet;
c) performing, on an electronic processor, the operation of:
the computer dealing at least one Player's hand and a Banker's hand in a manner consistent with the rules of Baccarat;
d) performing, on an electronic processor, the operation of:
resolving the main bet with the rules of Baccarat;
e) performing, on an electronic processor, the operation of:
resolving the Natural side bet based on the placed wager on the side with a natural and, on all occurrences of a natural, paying out on a pay table.

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