Patent ID: 6598879
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a version of Blackjack using at least one conventional deck of 52 playing cards, wherein each player may place conventional â€œ21â€  wagers comprising the steps of:requiring a player to place a conventional 21 wager in order to receive a hand of cards; dealing the player a hand of cards; dealing a dealer a hand of cards that is completed concurrently or after the player is dealt a hand of cards; and allowing the player the option of playing an initial side bet that he will break a hand total of 21 before or after the player receives an initial hand, this option being allowable if the player has a hand total between a first value and a second value and also if a dealer has a third value through a fourth value showing and the method further comprising: requiring the player to lose the initial side bet if the player does not break a hand total of 21 after receiving a first hit card or if the player's hand of cards falls between a fifth value and a sixth value after receiving the first hit card.