Patent ID: 6733012
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a betting game of the mini-Baccarat type, comprising the steps of:(a) Determining standard values for a standard deck of 52 playing cards, with said values being: Ace=1, Ten/King/Queen/Jack=0, and the remaining cards having their face value, whereby three cards cumulative value is determined by adding their value unless the total of such three cards exceeds nine but is less than twenty, in which case the value of the three cards is determined by subtracting ten from the cumulative value of the three cards, and if the total of the hand is twenty or greater the value of the three cards is determined by subtracting twenty from the cumulative value thereof; (b) Determining a bonus hand for a standard deck of 52 playing cards consisting of a bonus hand of three face cards in any suit; (c) Dealing three cards face down to each of one or more players and a dealer, each of the one or more players defining a playing position; (d) Receiving bets on the card value of the three cards of one or more of the various playing positions; and (e) Establishing the value of the three cards for each of the dealers and the various playing positions and applying the bets.