Patent ID: 8727352

Claim:
A method, comprising: identifying, by at least one processor, for a first player one or more first player cards associated with a blackjack hand; identifying, by the at least one processor, for a second player one or more second player cards associated with the blackjack hand; causing to be displayed to the first player the one or more identified first player cards and the one or more identified second player cards; determining, by the at least one processor, whether a first of a plurality of playing options comprises a best playing option, a second best playing option, or a third best playing option, the best playing option having at least one of a highest average return and a highest probability of winning relative to the other of the plurality of playing options, the second best playing option having at least one of an average return and a probability of winning that is lower than that of one of the plurality of playing options but higher than that of the rest of the plurality of playing options, and the third best playing option having at least one of a third highest average return and a third highest probability of winning relative to the other of the plurality of playing options, in which the act of determining whether the first playing option comprises a best, second best, or third best playing option comprises determining a probability associated with the first playing option based at least on statistical blackjack data, the one or more first player cards, and the one or more second player cards; determining, by the at least one processor, based at least on the determined probability associated with the first playing option, whether to display a first indication corresponding with first advice associated with the first playing option being a best playing option, a second indication corresponding with second advice associated with the first playing option being a second best playing option, or a third indication corresponding with third advice associated with the first playing option being a third best playing option; and responsive to the act of determining whether to display the first, second, or third indication, causing, by the at least one processor, one of the first, second, and third indications to be displayed.