Patent ID: 7137883
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for playing a game, said method comprising: accepting a selection from a player of at least one betting line of a plurality of betting lines defined by a matrix; dealing cards so that the plurality of betting lines have n cards each, where n is an integer; determining whether a first event occurred, wherein the first event is whether at least one wild card is at least one of the dealt cards in the at least one selected betting line, and if yes, replacing each of said at least one wild card with another card, where said at least one wild card is selected from the group consisting of a first wild card corresponding to only a single multiplier, wherein the single multiplier is a non-user determined first multiplier and a second wild card corresponding to only a single multiplier, wherein the single multiplier is a non-user determined second multiplier greater than the non-user determined first multiplier; and determining whether a second event occurred, wherein the second event is whether a winning poker hand is displayed on the at least one selected betting line, and if yes, calculating a score using none of the non-user determined first and second multipliers if the first event did not occur, wherein at least one wild card was not one of the dealt cards to the at least one selected betting line, and calculating the score using one of the corresponding non-user determined predetermined first or second multiplier if the first and second events occurred, wherein at least one wild card was dealt to the at least one selected betting line and a winning poker hand is displayed by the at least one selected betting line.