Patent ID: 8262448

Claim:
A method of operating a modified version of a Blackjack game, the method comprising: causing at least one processor to operate with at least one display device and at least one input device to: initiate a single play of the Blackjack game upon a wager; deal from one or more decks of cards: (a) a first hand for a participant and a first hand for a game administrator for the single play, and (b) a second hand for the participant and a second hand for the game administrator for the single play; enable the participant to modify the first hand of the participant according to at least one first hand player rule; modify the first hand for the game administrator as required by at least one first hand dealer rule, the at least one first hand dealer rule being different from the at least one first hand player rule; determine a first outcome of the single play based on the first hand of the participant including any modification and the first hand of the game administrator including any modification; enable the game administrator to modify the second hand of the game administrator according to at least one second hand player rule; modify the second hand of the participant as required by at least one second hand dealer rule, the at least one second hand dealer rule being different from the at least one second hand player rule; and causing the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device to: determine and display a second outcome of the single play based on the second hand of the participant including any modification and the second hand of the game administrator including any modification.