Patent ID: 7918724
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising: (i) causing a processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in a memory device to operate with an input device to receive a wager from a player for a play of a blackjack game, the blackjack game having a first pay table; (ii) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions stored in the memory device to determine at least one initial player hand; (iii) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions stored in the memory device to operate with a display device to display the initial player hand; (iv) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions stored in the memory device to determine at least one initial dealer hand; (v) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions stored in the memory device to operate with the display device to display one card of the initial dealer hand face up and one card of the initial dealer hand face down; (vi) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions stored in the memory device to determine an intermediate player hand; (vii) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions stored in the memory device to operate with the input device and the display device to offer to the player an option to receive a conditional hit card; (viii) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions stored in the memory device to determine if the player accepts or rejects the offer to receive the conditional hit card; (ix) if the player accepts the offer to receive the conditional hit card: (x) if the player rejects the offer to receive the conditional hit card: