Patent ID: 6170828
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
In a NO BUST 21 (BLACKJACK) game played with a standard deck of cards where cards are dealt after a player posts a wager, two cards of a player hand being dealt to the player and two cards of a dealer hand being dealt to a dealer with one of the dealer cards being dealt face-down and the other being dealt faceup, the improvement comprising the steps of:augmenting the deck with at least two jokers;permitting the player to hit, double-down or split a pair to acquire a final player hand when the face-up card of the dealer hand is not a joker;dealing an additional card to the dealer hand when the dealer hand total point value is a soft ""17"" or less whereby the dealer acquires a final dealer hand;defining a hand of two or more cards as having a total point value of ""21"" when one of said cards is a joker;defining a natural as two jokers in a hand, said natural outranking all other hands; andpermitting the player to surrender and recover a portion of the wager when the face-up card of the dealer hand is not a joker.