Patent ID: 6234895
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
A method of including a component as an additional feature in a live casino card game in which a player makes at least one first wager to play said live casino card game and in which component a player may make a second, separate, additional wager and win a separate, additional payoff amount, comprising the steps of:(a) affording a player an opportunity to make at least one first wager to participate only in the live casino table card game;(b) affording a player an opportunity to optionally make a second wager to participate in the component;(c) designating at least one winning arrangement of cards for said component;(d) determining a payoff amount for said winning arrangement of cards for said component;(e) only after steps (a)-(d), dealing playing cards to the player and to the dealer;(f) determining whether the player has achieved said winning arrangement of cards; and(g) paying to a player achieving said winning arrangement of cards said payoff amount, only if the winning player opted to make said second wager, and wherein steps (a)-(d) are performed prior to steps (f) and (g).