Blackjack side-bet
View Patent ↗A game of Blackjack may include a mid-game side-bet that the dealer will go bust. The side-bet offered may be placed against any dealer face-up card—Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, or King. The payoff may vary depending upon the dealer face-up card and paid in accordance with a pay table. The bet may be paid when the dealer hits their hand and exceeds the total of 21, therefore going bust. The bet may lose when the dealer receives a standing hand of 17, 18, 19, 20 or 21. The side-bet may be made once the dealer's face-up card has been determined. The side-bet may be asked for at one time similar to an insurance bet or as each player acts on their individual hands.
1. A method of playing a game of Blackjack implemented on a processor and involving a side-bet, the method comprising:
accepting a primary wager from a player by utilizing the processor;
dealing a combination of player face-up cards to the player;
dealing a combination of dealer face-up cards to a dealer;
determining a first face value of the combination of player face-up cards as the game progresses by utilizing the processor;
determining a second face value of the combination of dealer face-up cards as the game progresses by utilizing the processor; and
if the first face value of the combination of player face-up cards or the second face value of the combination of dealer face-up cards is equal to a specific value during the game, offering, by utilizing the processor, the player an option of placing a secondary mid-game wager that the player or dealer having a face value of face-up cards equal to the specific value will go bust before acquiring Blackjack or a winning hand, wherein the specific value is between 2 and 9, inclusive, such that the player is offered the option of placing the secondary mid-game wager only when the face value of face-up cards belonging to the player or dealer is between 2 and 9.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the game of Blackjack has rules that require the dealer to draw until reaching 17 and the secondary mid-game wager loses when the dealer receives a standing hand of 17, 18, 19, 20 or 21.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secondary mid-game wager may be asked for by all players in the game at one time similar to an insurance bet.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secondary mid-game wager may be asked for as the player acts on individual hands of the player.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein if by mistake a hole card is exposed prematurely, there may be no more side-bets allowed, but all existing side-bets will have action and be allowed to proceed.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the game of Blackjack has rules that require the dealer to draw until reaching 18 and the secondary mid-game wager loses when the dealer receives a standing hand of 18, 19, 20 or 21.
7. A method of playing a game of Blackjack implemented on a processor and involving a side-bet, the method comprising:
accepting a primary wager from a player by utilizing the processor;
dealing a combination of player face-up cards to the player;
dealing a combination of dealer face-up cards to a dealer;
determining a first face value of the combination of player face-up cards as the game progresses by utilizing the processor;
determining a second face value of the combination of dealer face-up cards as the game progresses by utilizing the processor; and
if the first face value of the combination of player face-up cards or the second face value of the combination of dealer face-up cards is equal to a specific value during the game, offering, by utilizing the processor, the player an option of placing a secondary mid-game wager that the player or dealer having a face value of face-up cards equal to the specific value will go bust before acquiring Blackjack or a winning hand, wherein the specific value is 5, 6, and/or 7 such that the player is offered the option of placing the secondary mid-game wager only when the face value of face-up cards belonging to the player or dealer is 5, 6, and/or 7.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the game of Blackjack has rules that require the dealer to draw until reaching 17 and the secondary mid-game wager loses when the dealer receives a standing hand of 17, 18, 19, 20 or 21.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the secondary mid-game wager may be asked for by all players in the game at one time similar to an insurance bet.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the secondary mid-game wager may be asked for as the player acts on individual hands of the player.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein if by mistake a hole card is exposed prematurely, there may be no more side-bets allowed, but all existing side-bets will have action and be allowed to proceed.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the game of Blackjack has rules that require the dealer to draw until reaching 18 and the secondary mid-game wager loses when the dealer receives a standing hand of 18, 19, 20 or 21.
13. A method of playing a game of Blackjack implemented on a processor and involving a side-bet, the method comprising:
accepting a primary wager from a player by utilizing the processor;
dealing a combination of player face-up cards to the player;
dealing a combination of dealer face-up cards to a dealer;
determining a first face value of the combination of player face-up cards as the game progresses by utilizing the processor;
determining a second face value of the combination of dealer face-up cards as the game progresses by utilizing the processor; and
if the first face value of the combination of player face-up cards or the second face value of the combination of dealer face-up cards is equal to a specific value during the game, offering, by utilizing the processor, the player an option of placing a secondary mid-game wager that the player or dealer having a face value of face-up cards equal to the specific value will go bust before acquiring Blackjack or a winning hand, wherein the specific value is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ace, jack, queen, or king, inclusive, such that the player is offered the option of placing the secondary mid-game wager when the face value of face-up cards belonging to the player or dealer is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ace, jack, queen, or king.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the game of Blackjack has rules that require the dealer to draw until reaching 17 and the secondary mid-game wager loses when the dealer receives a standing hand of 17, 18, 19, 20 or 21.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the secondary mid-game wager may be asked for by all players in the game at one time similar to an insurance bet.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the secondary mid-game wager may be asked for as the player acts on individual hands of the player.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein if by mistake a hole card is exposed prematurely, there may be no more side-bets allowed, but all existing side-bets will have action and be allowed to proceed.
18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the game of Blackjack has rules that require the dealer to draw until reaching 18 and the secondary mid-game wager loses when the dealer receives a standing hand of 18, 19, 20 or 21.
19. The method of claim 13 , further comprising cancelling the secondary mid-game wager if the player goes bust.
20. The method of claim 13 , further comprising doubling the secondary mid-game wager if the player goes bust and other players remain in in the game.