Patent ID: 7452273

Claim:
A method, comprising: identifying for a first player one or more first player cards associated with a blackjack hand; identifying for a second player one or more second player cards associated with the blackjack hand; displaying at a device the one or more identified player cards and the one or more identified second player cards; determining a probability associated with a first one of a plurality of playing options based at least on a set of predetermined statistical blackjack data, the one or more first player cards, and the one or more second player cards; determining a probability associated with a second one of a plurality of playing options based at least on a set of predetermined statistical blackjack data, the one or more first player cards, and the one or more second player cards; determining, based at least on the determined probability associated with the first playing option, whether to display a first indication corresponding with first advice regarding the first playing option, a second indication corresponding with second advice regarding the first playing option, or a third indication corresponding with third advice regarding the first playing option; determining, based at least on the determined probability associated with the second playing option, whether to display a first indication corresponding with first advice regarding the second playing option, a second indication corresponding with second advice regarding the second playing option, or a third indication corresponding with third advice regarding the second playing option, wherein the first advice regarding the first playing option comprises advice for the first player to initiate the first playing option, the second advice regarding the first playing option comprises advice for the first player not to initiate the first playing option, and the third advice regarding the first playing option comprises advice that the first playing option is disadvantageous for the first player, but less disadvantageous than a predetermined threshold level.