Interactive simulated baccarat side bet apparatus and method
View Patent ↗A multi-player automated casino table card game platform enables play of casino table baccarat-type games according to rules effected through a processor. Rules may include games similar to Baccarat or Mini Baccarat with an optional side bet on a point spread between the player and bank hands.
1. A multi-player platform that provides multiple player positions for live players to engage in a baccarat game with a virtual dealer and virtual cards comprising at least two player positions that enable live players to place wagers on an underlying poker-type game, a display system for showing a virtual dealer, a display system for showing the virtual cards used in play of the underlying baccarat game, and a processor that contains the rules of the underlying baccarat game, the processor enabling play for each player on the underlying baccarat game according to the following rules:
a) a player selecting one of a player hand and a house hand and placing a base game bet on the selected hand to participate in a base game;
b) a player selecting one of a player hand and a house hand and placing a bonus game bet on the selected hand to participate in a bonus game;
c) a dealer dealing at least one player hand and the house hand according to a first set of game rules;
c) resolving the base card game according to the first set of game rules;
d) assigning a point value to both the player hand and the dealer hand according to a second set of game rules; and
e) awarding the player a bonus payout when the selected bonus game hand has a point value that exceeds a point value of the other hand by a predetermined amount.
2. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the first set of game rules is selected from the group consisting of baccarat, mini baccarat, war, three card poker and blackjack.
3. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the first set of game rules comprises baccarat.
4. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the second set of game rules comprises baccarat.
5. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the first set of game rules and the second set of game rules are the same.
6. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the base game bet is mandatory.
7. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the base game bet is optional.
8. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the bonus game bet is mandatory.
9. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the bonus game bet is optional.
10. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the base and bonus games are resolved according to the rules of baccarat and the predetermined point value is at least 5 points.
11. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the base game is mini baccarat, and the bonus payouts are awarded according to the following schedule:
Outcome
Player
Banker
Win by 9 Points
30:1
30:1
Win by 8 Points
10:1
15:1
Win by 7 Points
9:1
9:1
Win by 6 Points
4:1
6:1
Win by 5 Points
1:1
1:1
Natural Winner
1:1
1:1.
12. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the house hand is a banker's hand.
13. The platform of claim 1 , wherein the house hand is a dealer's hand.
14. A multi-player platform that provides multiple player positions for live players to engage in a baccarat game with a virtual dealer and virtual cards comprising at least two player positions that enable live players to place wagers on an underlying baccarat game, a display system for showing a virtual dealer, a display system for showing the virtual cards used in play of the underlying baccarat game, and a processor that contains the rules of the underlying baccarat game, the processor enabling play for each player on the underlying baccarat game according to the following rules with a virtual at least one, typical fifty-two card deck, the cards having standard rank and value, said game comprising the steps of:
a) a player selecting one of a player hand and a house hand and placing a base game bet on the selected hand to participate in a base game;
b) a player selecting one of a player hand and a house hand and placing a bonus game bet on the selected hand to participate in a bonus game;
c) a dealer dealing at least one player hand and the house hand according to a first set of game rules;
c) resolving the base card game according to the first set of game rules;
d) assigning a point value to both the player hand and the dealer hand according to a second set of game rules; and
e) awarding the player a bonus payout when the selected bonus game hand has a point value that exceeds a point value of the other hand by a predetermined amount.
15. The platform of claim 14 , wherein the first set of game rules is selected from the group consisting of baccarat, mini baccarat, war, three card poker and blackjack.
16. The platform of claim 14 , wherein the first set of game rules comprises baccarat.
17. The platform of claim 14 , wherein the second set of game rules comprises baccarat.
18. The platform of claim 14 , wherein the first set of game rules and the second set of game rules are the same.
19. The platform of claim 14 , wherein the base game bet is mandatory.
20. The platform of claim 14 , wherein the base game bet is optional.
21. The platform of claim 14 , wherein the bonus game bet is mandatory.
22. The platform of claim 14 , wherein the bonus game bet is optional.
23. The platform of claim 14 , wherein the base and bonus games are resolved according to the rules of baccarat and the predetermined point value is at least 5 points.
24. The platform of claim 14 , wherein the base game is mini baccarat, and the bonus payouts are awarded according to the following schedule:
Outcome
Player
Banker
Win by 9 Points
30:1
30:1
Win by 8 Points
10:1
15:1
Win by 7 Points
9:1
9:1
Win by 6 Points
4:1
6:1
Win by 5 Points
1:1
1:1
Natural Winner
1:1
1:1.
25. The platform of claim 14 , wherein the house hand is a banker's hand.
26. The platform of claim 14 , wherein the house hand is a dealer's hand.