Patent ID: 7384045
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. An improved double down wager for a card game played between a dealer and a player according to the conventional rules of blackjack in which the player makes an initial wager, the dealer deals a two-card player initial hand to the player and a dealer initial hand to the dealer, one of the cards of said dealer initial hand dealt face-up, the player forms at least one player final hand by standing on said player initial hand or receiving at least one additional card, and the dealer forms a dealer final hand by standing on said dealer initial hand or receiving at least one additional card, the improved double down wager comprising the steps of: defining a set of eligible player initial hands; defining parameters n, m if said player receives a player initial hand defined within said set of eligible player initial hands, receiving from said player an election to form n player final hands, each said player final hand including both cards of said player initial hand; if said player elects to form n player final hands each including both cards of said player initial hand, forming said n player final hands comprising: if said player elects to form n player final hands, resolving each of said n individual hand wagers comprising: