Patent ID: 8096864
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a gaming server, including the steps of: the gaming server receiving data relating to an initial wager by a player on an outcome of a turn of a game of blackjack; the gaming server receiving data relating to an automatic side wager on the occurrence of a different outcome of the same turn of the game of blackjack in response to placement of the initial wager, wherein the different outcome that is the subject of the side wager is a function of a number of different playing cards contained in the blackjack hand dealt to the player in the turn of the game of blackjack; the gaming server dealing random blackjack hands corresponding to the player and to a dealer; the gaming server determining the success or otherwise of the initial and the side wagers; and the gaming server settling the successful wagers as a function of the respective outcomes of the turn of the game of blackjack, wherein the side wager is paid at odds of at least 2 to 1 if the first dealt card in the player's hand is of a predetermined rank.