Patent ID: 6854731

Claim:
A method of placing a wager on a side bet during a blackjack game comprising: placing a wager on a side bet; dealing two cards to player responsive to said placing said wager; dealing two cards to a dealer responsive to said placing said wager; determining a value of said two cards dealt to said player; determining a value of said two cards dealt to said dealer; awarding a payment to said player responsive to a determination of said value of said two cards dealt to said player equaling twenty and a determination of said value of said two cards dealt to said dealer equaling twenty-one; and issuing said payment according to the following schedule and based on the amount of said wager: same suited queens with dealer twenty-one pays out at least one thousand to one odds; same suited queens pays out at least one hundred twenty-five to one odds; same value cards pays out at least nineteen to one; same suited cards pays out at least nine to one; and any value of twenty pay out at least four to one.