IP Library Granted Patent US 11,875,650
Granted Patent B2
US 11,875,650 · App. 17/734,192 · Granted Jan 16, 2024

System and method for providing a blackjack game having additional options for a player

Inventors: Joseph M. Asher (Las Vegas, NV); Lewis C. Findlay (London, GB); Guy Iain Oliver Riches (Leicestershire, GB)
Assignee: CANTOR INDEX, LLC
G07F17/3293G07F17/32G07F17/326G07F17/3223
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,875,650
App. No.
17/734,192
Granted
Jan 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of managing a blackjack game is provided. A blackjack game bet comprising a bet against a house entity on a blackjack hand is received from a player. A pair of cards is determined for a hand for the house entity, and another pair of cards is determined for a hand for the player. The odds of the occurrence of one or more subsequent events are determined based at least in part on one or more of the pair of cards selected for the house entity's hand and one or more of the pair of cards selected for the player's hand. The odds for an additional bet are determined based at least on the determined odds for the one or more subsequent events, and the additional bet is offered to the player at the determined odds for the additional bet.

Claims (34)

1. A method comprising:

providing, by a computing platform, for a terminal of a player, data representing a plurality of playing cards for a hand in an electronic card game over a communication network;

determining, by the computing platform, odds of an occurrence of at least one subsequent event in the electronic card game, wherein the determined odds are determined based at least in part on at least one of the plurality of playing cards;

generating electronic commands for displaying data conveying offered odds for the occurrence of the at least one subsequent event as part of the electronic card game on the terminal, wherein the offered odds are based at least in part on the determined odds;

generating electronic commends for visually rendering at least one graphical object on the terminal, wherein the at least one graphical object is configured to receive input from the player indicating a bet for an amount of money for the occurrence of the at least one subsequent event at the offered odds; and

wherein the electronic card game is poker and wherein the determined odds are determined in real time.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amount of money is predetermined.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amount of money is player selectable.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one subsequent event includes a first subsequent event and a second subsequent event, wherein the determined odds include first determined odds for the occurrence of the first subsequent event, and second determined odds for the occurrence of the second subsequent event, and wherein the offered odds include a first offered odds based on the first determined odds, and a second offered odds based on the second determined odds.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the offered odds are offset from the determined odds by a predetermined amount.

6. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory device communicatively coupled with the at least one processor having a plurality of instructions stored therein, wherein execution of the plurality of instructions by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform a plurality of operations, the plurality of operations comprising:

providing, for a terminal of a player, data representing a plurality of playing cards for a hand in an electronic card game over a communication network;

determining, odds of an occurrence of at least one subsequent event in the electronic card game, wherein the determined odds are determined based at least in part on at least one of the plurality of playing cards;

generating electronic commands for displaying data conveying offered odds for the occurrence of the at least one subsequent event as part of the electronic card game on the terminal, wherein the offered odds are based at least in part on the determined odds;

generating electronic commends for visually rendering at least one graphical object on the terminal, wherein the at least one graphical object is configured to receive input from the player indicating a bet for an amount of money for the occurrence of the at least one subsequent event at the offered odds; and

wherein the electronic card game is poker and wherein the determined odds are determined in real time.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the amount of money is predetermined.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the amount of money is player selectable.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the at least one subsequent event includes a first subsequent event and a second subsequent event, wherein the determined odds include first determined odds for the occurrence of the first subsequent event, and second determined odds for the occurrence of the second subsequent event, and wherein the offered odds include a first offered odds based on the first determined odds, and a second offered odds based on the second determined odds.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the offered odds are offset from the determined odds by a predetermined amount.

11. A video poker terminal comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory device communicatively coupled with the at least one processor having a plurality of instructions stored therein, wherein execution of the plurality instructions by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform a plurality of operations, the plurality of operations comprising:

providing data representing a plurality of playing cards for a hand in an electronic card game to a display;

determining, odds of an occurrence of at least one subsequent event in the electronic card game, wherein the determined odds are determined based at least in part on at least one of the plurality of playing cards;

providing data conveying offered odds for the occurrence of the at least one subsequent event as part of the electronic card game to the display, wherein the offered odds are based at least in part on the determined odds;

providing at least one graphical object to the display, wherein the at least one graphical object is configured to receive input from a player indicating a bet for an amount of money for the occurrence of the at least one subsequent event at the offered odds; and

wherein the electronic card game is poker and wherein the odds are determined in real time.

12. The video poker terminal of claim 11 , wherein the amount of money is predetermined.

13. The video poker terminal of claim 11 , wherein the amount of money is player selectable.

14. The video poker terminal of claim 11 , wherein the at least one subsequent event includes a first subsequent event and a second subsequent event, wherein the determined odds include first determined odds for the occurrence of the first subsequent event, and second determined odds for the occurrence of the second subsequent event, and wherein the offered odds include a first offered odds based on the first determined odds, and a second offered odds based on the second determined odds.

15. The video poker terminal of claim 11 , wherein the offered odds are offset from the determined odds by a predetermined amount.

Continuity (8)
Continuation 16893108 · Jun 4, 2020
Continuation 16148086 · Oct 1, 2018
Continuation 13615509 · Sep 13, 2012
Continuation 13584358 · Aug 13, 2012
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Continuation 10963399 · Oct 12, 2004
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