Patent ID: 7261297

Claim:
A method of playing blackjack with a side wager by at least one player against a dealer, comprising the steps of: providing a platform for playing blackjack, said platform having at least one playing position, each said playing position being associated with a primary betting area and a side bet betting area, each said side bet betting area having a first card betting area and a second card betting area, wherein at least one player is associated with one of the at least one playing positions; each player placing a bet within the player's primary betting area for playing the game of blackjack; at least one player placing an additional bet within the player's side bet betting area by placing a bet within the player's first card betting area or the player's second card betting area; the dealer dealing each of the at least one players a first card and a second card for a total of two cards per player; determining the outcome of each additional bet placed by each player placing an additional bet according to the following rules: if the player's first card has a higher rank than the player's second card and the player placed an additional bet within the player's first card betting area, the player wins the additional bet; if the player's second card has a higher rank than the player's first card and the player placed an additional bet within the player's second card betting area, the player wins the additional bet; if the player's first card has a lower rank than the player's second card and the player placed an additional bet within the player's first card betting area, the player loses the additional bet; if the player's second card has a lower rank than the player's first card and the player placed an additional bet within the player's second card betting area, the player loses the additional bet; and continuing to deal cards and settle the bets of each of the at least one players placed within that player's primary betting area according to the rules of the game of blackjack.