Patent ID: 8459650
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a game of Blackjack implemented on a processor and involving a side-bet, the method comprising: accepting a primary wager from a player by utilizing the processor; dealing a combination of player face-up cards to the player; dealing a combination of dealer face-up cards to a dealer; determining a first face value of the combination of player face-up cards as the game progresses by utilizing the processor; determining a second face value of the combination of dealer face-up cards as the game progresses by utilizing the processor; and if the first face value of the combination of player face-up cards or the second face value of the combination of dealer face-up cards is equal to a specific value during the game, offering, by utilizing the processor, the player an option of placing a secondary mid-game wager that the player or dealer having a face value of face-up cards equal to the specific value will go bust before acquiring Blackjack or a winning hand, wherein the specific value is between 2 and 9, inclusive, such that the player is offered the option of placing the secondary mid-game wager only when the face value of face-up cards belonging to the player or dealer is between 2 and 9.