Patent ID: 8795049

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a plurality of gaming devices each including: (a) at least one processor; (b) at least one display device; (c) at least one input device; and (d) at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate a Pai Gow Poker game; and a controller configured to operate with the gaming devices, for a play of the Pai Gow Poker game, to: (a) for each of the gaming devices: (i) display a designated quantity of player cards; (ii) enable a player of said gaming device to form a first player hand and a second player hand using the displayed player cards; and (iii) if the formed first player hand and the formed second player hand are inconsistent with one or more of a plurality of different card setting rules: (A) enable said player to select one of the card setting rules; and (B) if said player selects one of the card setting rules, automatically re-form the first player hand and the second player hand according to the selected card setting rule; (b) display a designated quantity of dealer cards; (c) form a first dealer hand and a second dealer hand according to a dealer card setting rule; and (d) for each of the gaming devices, after any re-forming of the first and second player hands, determine any awards based on a comparison of the first and second player hands of the player of said gaming device with the first and second dealer hands.