Apparatus and method of playing cribbage as a casino game and as a slot machine

1. A method of playing a casino table version of cribbage using at least one deck of conventional playing cards, having at least one player making a wager and having a dealer that deals the playing cards, said method comprising:

requiring at least one player to make a wager to receive a first plurality of playing cards;

dealing a first plurality of playing cards to each player;

dealing the dealer a second plurality of playing cards, which second plurality of playing cards is completed concurrently or after said each players are dealt said first plurality of cards;

requiring players to discard a third plurality of cards to form a fourth plurality of playing cards;

requiring said dealer to expose said dealer second plurality of cards and discard two cards to form a fifth plurality of cards;

exposing a single starter card;

totaling a value of said dealer's fifth plurality of cards alone or in combination with the single starter card;

exposing, totaling and comparing a value of said players' fourth plurality of cards alone or in combination with the single starter card to said dealer's fifth plurality of cards; and

determining whether the player's fourth plurality of cards alone or in combination with the single starter card has a higher point value than the dealer's fifth plurality of cards alone or in combination with the single starter card.

2. A method for providing wagering in a game based upon the rules of cribbage comprising:

providing at least one deck of conventional playing cards;

receiving a primary wager on a player hand from a player;

dealing a plurality of at least four cards forming said player hand to said player;

determining a value of said player hand in accordance to cribbage scoring;

dealing only a single starter card;

comparing said value of said player hand of four player cards and the single starter card to at least one cribbage hand value total wagered on by the primary wager;

determining an outcome of said player hand responsive to said comparison; and

resolving said primary wager responsive to a determination of said outcome.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising: discarding at least one card from said hand by said player.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein said step of discarding said at least one card is prior to determining said value.

5. The method of claim 3 further comprising: creating a crib hand including each said at least one card discarded by said player.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising: determining a value of said crib hand in accordance to cribbage scoring.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

comparing said value of said crib hand to a cribbage hand value;

determining an outcome of a wager on the crib hand responsive to a comparison of said value of said crib hand and said cribbage hand value; and

resolving a bet in response to a determination of said outcome of said wager on the crib hand.

8. The method of claim 2 wherein said step of determining said value of said crib hand comprises:

determining a value of said hand and said starter card in accordance to cribbage scoring.

9. The method of claim 2 wherein said hand value total value is a predetermined value according to counting rules for cribbage.

10. The method of claim 2 wherein said hand value total value is each of a plurality of values in a payoff table.

11. The method of claim 2 wherein said hand value total value is a random value.

12. The method of claim 2 wherein said hand value total value is a value of a hand of a plurality of cards determined in accordance to the rules of cribbage.

13. The method of claim 2 and further comprising:

receiving a secondary wager from said player;

comparing said value of said player hand to a secondary wager player hand value;

determining an outcome of the secondary wager responsive to said comparing of value of said player hand to said secondary wager player hand value; and

resolving said secondary wager responsive to a determination of said outcome of said secondary wager.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said secondary wager player hand value is a predetermined value.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein said secondary wager player hand value is each of a plurality of values in a payoff table.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein said secondary wager player hand value is a random value.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein said secondary wager player hand value is a value of a hand of a plurality of cards determined in accordance with the rules of cribbage.

18. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

generating a crib hand;

determining a value of said crib hand in accordance to cribbage scoring.

comparing said value of said crib hand to a crib wager hand value;

determining an outcome of a one of said primary wager and said secondary wager responsive to a comparison of said value of said crib hand and said crib wager value; and

resolving any wager in response to a determination of said outcome of said wager.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein said crib wager value is a predetermined value.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein said crib wager hand value is each of a plurality of values in a payoff table.

21. The method of claim 18 wherein said crib wager hand value is a random value.

22. The method of claim 13 further comprising: receiving a tertiary wager from said player;

comparing said value of said hand to a tertiary wager hand value;

determining an outcome of the tertiary wager responsive to said comparing of said value of said hand to said tertiary wager hand value; and

resolving said tertiary wager responsive to a determination of said outcome of said tertiary wager.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein said tertiary wager hand value is a predetermined value.

24. The method of claim 22 wherein said tertiary wager hand value is each of a plurality of values in a payoff table.

25. The method claim 22 wherein said tertiary wager hand value is a random value.

26. The method of claim 22 wherein said tertiary wager hand value is a value of a hand of a plurality of cards determined in accordance with the rules of cribbage.

27. The method of claim 2 wherein said step of determining said value of said player hand comprises:

1.) showing a card by a player;

2.) determining a card value of said card shown in accordance with cribbage pegging rules;

3.) adding said card value to said value of said hand; and

4.) determining whether said plurality of cards in said player hand are expended in accordance with cribbage pegging rules; and

5.) repeating steps 1–4 responsive to a determination that said plurality of cards in said player hand are not expended in accordance with cribbage pegging rules.

28. The method of claim 27 further comprising:

dealing a plurality of card to form a dealer hand to a dealer; and wherein said step of determining said value of said hand further comprises:

6.) showing a card from said dealer hand responsive to a player showing said card,

7.) determining a card value for said card shown by said dealer in accordance with rules for cribbage pegging,

8.) adding said card value to a dealer hand value,

9.) determining whether said plurality of card in said dealer hand are expended in accordance with cribbage pegging rules, and

10.) repeating steps 6–9 responsive to a determination that said plurality of cards in said dealers hand are expended in accordance with cribbage pegging rules.

29. The method of claim 28 wherein said step of dealing a plurality of cards to said player comprises dealing a plurality of cards to each of a plurality of players and steps 1–5 performed by each of said plurality of players.

30. The method of claim 28 wherein said step of determining said value of said hand of said player comprises:

adding said value of said dealer hand to said value of said player hand to determine said value of said hand of said player.

31. The method of claim 28 wherein said step of determining said value of said hand of said player comprises:

determining a difference between said value of said hand of said player and said value of said dealer hand.

32. The method of claim 31 wherein said step of determining said value of said hand of said player comprises:

making said difference said value of said player hand.

33. The method of claim 32 wherein said resolving said primary wager responsive to a determination of said outcome is performed by a multiplier of the wager.

34. The method of claim 28 wherein said primary wager hand value is determined by value of said dealer hand.

35. The method of claim 28 further comprising:

designating one of a plurality of players as said dealer.

36. The method of claim 27 wherein said step of dealing a plurality of cards to said player comprises dealing a plurality of cards to each of a plurality of players and steps 1–5 performed by each of said plurality of players, said method further comprising:

adding said value of said hand of each of said plurality of player to determine said value of said hand of each said player.

37. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

dealing a plurality of cards to a dealer to form a dealer hand; and

determining a value of said dealer hand in accordance to rules of cribbage.

38. The method of claim 37 wherein said value of said dealer hand is said hand value attainment wagered on by the primary wager.

39. The method of claim 37 further comprising: discarding at least one of said plurality of cards from said dealer hand.

40. The method of claim 37 further comprising: dealing a starter card.

41. The method of claim 37 wherein said step of determining said value of said dealer hand comprises:

determining a value of said dealer hand from said plurality of cards in said dealer hand and said starter card.

42. The method of claim 37 wherein a secondary wager hand value is said value of said dealer hand.

43. The method of claim 37 further comprising: comparing said value of said dealer hand to a primary wager value; and

determining an outcome of said primary wager responsive to a comparison of said value of said dealer hand and said primary wager hand value.

44. The method of claim 37 further comprising: designating one of a plurality of players as a dealer.

45. The method of claim 2 wherein said steps are executed by a processing system that displayers images of said cards on a display and receives inputs from said player.

46. The method of claim 2 further comprising: making a plurality of hands including at least one card from said plurality of cards in said hand of said player.

47. The method of claim 46 wherein said step of determining said value of said hand of said player comprises:

determining a value for each of said plurality of hands made by said player in accordance with the rules of cribbage.

48. The method of claim 47 where said step of determining said value of said hand of said player further comprises:

adding the values of each of said plurality of hands to determine said value of said hand of said player.

49. The method of claim 47 further comprising:

dealing a plurality of cards to a dealer to form a dealer hand;

creating a plurality of hands of at least two cards from said plurality of cards in said dealer hand;

determining a value of each of said plurality of hands created from said dealer hand in accordance with rules of cribbage;

adding said values of each of said plurality of hands to determine said value of said dealer hand; and

wherein said primary wager hand value is said value of said dealer hand.

50. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

playing a second portion of a game responsive to a determination that said player won a wager;

determining whether said player wins said second portion of said game; and

rewarding said player responsive to a determination that said player wins said second portion.

51. The method of claim 50 wherein said playing said second portion comprises:

determining a difference between said primary wager hand value and said value of said player hand; and

comparing said difference to a bonus value.

52. The method of claim 51 wherein said bonus value is a predetermined value.

53. The method of claim 51 wherein said bonus value is each of a plurality of values in a payoff table.

54. The method of claim 51 wherein said bonus value is a random value.

55. The method of claim 51 wherein said bonus value is a value of a hand of a plurality of cards determined in accordance to the rules of cribbage.

56. The method of 50 wherein playing said second portion of said game comprises:

dealing a subsequent plurality of cards to said player to form a subsequent hand;

determining a value of said subsequent hand in accordance to cribbage scoring.

57. The method of claim 56 further comprising:

adding said value of said subsequent hand to said value of said player hand to generate a total.

58. The method of claim 57 further comprising:

comparing said value of said subsequent hand to a primary wager value;

determining an outcome of said subsequent hand responsive to said comparison; and

resolving said primary wager responsive to a determination of said outcome.

59. A method for providing wagering in a game based upon the rules of cribbage comprising:

receiving a primary wager on a player hand from a player;

dealing a plurality of cards forming said player hand to said player;

determining a value of said hand in accordance to cribbage scoring;

comparing said value of said player hand to hand value attainment wagered on by the primary wager;

determining an outcome of said player hand responsive to said comparison; and resolving said primary wager responsive to a determination of said outcome, further comprising:

playing a second portion of a game responsive to a determination that said player won a wager;

determining whether said player wins said second portion of said game; and

rewarding said player responsive to a determination that said player wins said second portion;

wherein playing said second portion of said game comprises:

dealing a subsequent plurality of cards to said player to form a subsequent hand;

determining a value of said subsequent hand in accordance to cribbage scoring; and

adding said value of said subsequent hand to said value of said player hand to generate a total

wherein said step of playing said secondary portion further comprises:

dealing a subsequent plurality of cards to a dealer to form a subsequent dealer hand; and

determining a value of said subsequent dealer hand in accordance to rules of cribbage.

60. The method of claim 59 wherein said step of playing said secondary portion of said game further comprises:

adding said value of said subsequent dealer hand to said value of said dealer hand to determine a total value.

61. The method of claim 60 wherein said step of playing said secondary portion of said game further comprises:

determining whether said total value of said player hand is greater than said greater value of said dealer hand; and

determining said player wins said second portion response to a determination that said total value of said player hand is greater than said total value of said dealer hand.

62. The method of claim 60 wherein said step of playing said secondary portion of said game further comprises:

determining whether said total value of said player hand is greater than a predetermined value; and

determining whether said total value of said dealer hand is greater than said predetermined value; and

repeating said step of secondary portion responsive to a determination that said total value of said player and said total value of said dealer are not greater than said predetermined value.

63. The method of claim 62 wherein said step of playing said secondary portion of said game further comprises:

determining said player wins said second portion responsive to said total value of said player hand is greater than said predetermined value and said total value of said dealer hand is not greater than said predetermined value.

64. The method of claim 62 wherein said step of playing said secondary portion of said game further comprises:

determining said player loses said second portion responsive to said total value of said player hand is not greater than said predetermined value and said total value of said dealer hand is greater than said predetermined value.

65. The method of claim 59 wherein said step of playing said secondary portion of said game further comprises:

dealing a starter card.

66. The method of claim 65 wherein said step of determining said value of said subsequent hand of said player is determined from said subsequent plurality of cards in said subsequent player hand and said starter card in accordance to rules of cribbage.

67. The method of claim 65 wherein said step of determining said value of said subsequent hand of said dealer is determined from said subsequent plurality of cards in said subsequent dealer hand and said starter card in accordance to rules of cribbage.

68. The method of claim 59 wherein said step of playing said second portion further comprises:

playing a pegging portion of a cribbage game with said subsequent player hand and said subsequent dealer hand.

69. The method of claim 68 wherein said step of playing said second portion further comprises:

determining a pegging score for said player; and

adding said pegging score to said value of said subsequent hand of said player.

70. The method claim 68 wherein said step of playing said second portion further comprises:

determining a pegging score for said dealer; and

adding said pegging score to said value of said subsequent hand of said dealer.

71. The method of claim 59 wherein said step of playing said second portion further comprises:

generating a crib hand with a plurality of cards;

determining a value of said crib hand;

comparing said value of said crib hand to a crib bonus value; and

determining said player wins responsive to a comparison of said value of said crib hand and said crib bonus value.

72. The method of claim 71 wherein said crib value is a predetermined value.

73. The method of claim 71 wherein said crib value is a random value.

74. The method of claim 71 wherein said crib value is each of a plurality of values of a payoff chart.