Patent ID: 7097175
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. An improved method of conducting a card game played between a dealer and a player using playing cards according to the conventional rules of Blackjack, the improvement comprising: said player making an initial wager; after said player makes said initial wager, initially dealing only one card face-up to said dealer; said player opting to place a supplemental wager after dealing said one face-up card to said dealer and prior to exposing any additional dealer playing cards and prior to dealing any player playing cards; after said player opting whether to place said supplemental wager, dealing an additional card to said dealer to form an initial dealer hand; dealing two cards to said player to form an initial player hand; said player forming a final player hand according to said conventional rules of Blackjack; said dealer forming a final dealer hand according to said conventional rules of Blackjack; and after said player forms a final player hand, comparing said final player hand and said final dealer hand and issuing a reward to said player on the player's initial wager and supplemental wager, if any, if the final player hand outranks the final dealer hand according to said conventional rules of Blackjack and collecting the player's initial wager and supplemental wager, if any, if the final dealer hand outranks the final player hand according to said conventional rules of Blackjack.