Patent ID: 6113102
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
A method of playing a modified twenty-one card game between at least one player and a dealer with at least one deck of playing cards, and a table layout having a playing surface with a plurality of player positions, one for each player, each with a plurality of individual dealer bet areas on each of said player positions, each of said player positions including distinguishable dealer bet areas representing a final dealer hand count of 17, a final dealer hand count of 18, a final dealer hand count of 19, a final dealer hand count of 20, a final dealer hand count of 21, and a final dealer hand count of bust, comprising the steps of:(a) each player placing a first wager to participate in playing the twenty-one game;(b) each player selecting a number of said dealer bet areas, and placing second wagers on the dealer bet areas selected, said number of second wagers allowed to be placed ranging from placing one second wager on one of said dealer bet areas, up to placing a plurality of second wagers, one on each of said dealer bet areas;(c) initially dealing a hand of two cards to each player, and dealing a hand of two cards to the dealer to form the dealer hand, dealing additional cards to players electing to receive more cards according to standard rules of twenty-one, determining a final dealer hand count by following standard predetermined house rules of twenty-one;(d) determining the final dealer hand count;(e) determining whether the player beats the dealer in the twenty-one game, and if so, awarding the player responsive to the first wager;(f) comparing the final dealer hand count to the at least one of the 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 or bust dealer bet areas wherein said second wagers was placed in placing step (b), and awarding the player responsive to the second wagers and a coincidence between the final dealer hand count and the at least one of the 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 or bust; and(g) awarding the player one or more enhanced awards when the final dealer hand count includes a predetermined card combination.