Patent ID: 6742781
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
An improved method for playing the game of Baccarat a using a deck of playing cards and where hand counts are determined modulo ten and where the target hand value is nine, the improvement comprising:each player making a wager to participate in the game; dealing two cards to each player and two cards face down to a dealer; dealing a third dealer card face up to the dealer; each player examining their two cards and standing or receiving a third player card to define one of a two or three card final hand having a final player hand, the cards of the player final hand summed modulo ten to define a player hand final count between 0 and 9; upon completion of all player's final hands the dealer exposing his first two cards and (i) if the two card, modulo ten, count is 7-9 ignoring the third dealer card and the two cards count defining the dealer final hand count and (ii) if the two card hand count is other than 7-9, the dealer including the value of the third dealer card with the other two dealer cards, modulo ten, to define a dealer hand final count between 0 and 9; and comparing the player final hand count with the dealer final hand and (i) if the player final hand count is greater than the dealer's final hand count, declaring the player the winner and the player receiving an award based on their wager, (ii) if the dealer final hand count is greater than the player's final hand count, declaring the dealer the winner and collecting the player's wager and (iii) declaring a tie if the player and dealer hand counts are equal.