Patent ID: 8651489

Claim:
A method for playing a blackjack game, the method comprising: executing on an electronic processor, the following operations: providing predefined side wager rules, wherein the predefined side wager rules comprise: a) the player wins the side wager if a dealer's final point total is less than a predetermined point total; b) the player wins the side wager if the dealer's final point total is over 21; c) the player loses the side wager if the dealer's final point total is greater than the predetermined point total and less than 22; receiving a main wager and a side wager from a player; dealing a player's initial hand and a dealer's initial hand; completing the blackjack game and resolving the main wager according to predetermined blackjack rules; and resolving the side wager according to the predefined side wager rules, wherein resolution of the side wager is performed without any consideration of the player's initial hand.