Patent ID: 8714553
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method to implement a blackjack game, the method comprising: executing computer readable instructions on an electronic processing unit, the instructions performing: providing a first rule set, which comprises if a player's initial two card hand is in a predetermined set of winning hands then the player wins a first payout on a side wager and the side wager remains in play, and if the player's initial two card hand is not in the predetermined set of winning hands then the player loses the side wager and the side wager is removed from play; providing a second rule set, which comprises if the player wins a main wager then the player wins a second payout on the side wager, and if the slaver loses the main wager then the side wager is collected from the player; receiving the main wager from a player; offering the player an option to place the side wager, and receiving the side wager from the player; dealing the player's initial two card hand and a dealer's initial hand; resolving the side wager based on the first rule set; completing the blackjack game and resolving the main wager; and resolving the side wager using the second rule set, wherein the player's initial two card hand is in the predetermined set of winning hands and the resolving the side wager based on the first rule set comprises paying the first payout on the side wager, and the player wins the main wager and the resolving the side wager using the second rule set comprises paying the second payout on the side wager.