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Method of progressive jackpot twenty-one wherein the predetermined winning arrangement of cards include two aces, three aces and four aces
Assignee: LNW Gaming Inc
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Filing: 1995-07-24
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Granted: 1996-11-26
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Expires: 2015-07-24
Abstract
Abstract The method of the present invention involves a conventional live casino or video machine type Twenty-One game (also known as Blackjack), in which, in addition to his normal wager, a player has the option of making an additional wager that becomes part of, and makes the player eligible to win, a jackpot, and most preferably, a progressive jackpot. If the player's Twenty-One hand comprises a particular, predetermined arrangement of cards, the player will win all, or part of, the amount of the progressive jackpot. In a Twenty-One game using any number of decks of cards, the predetermined winning arrangements of cards preferred in the present invention are four black or red Aces; three suited Aces; three unsuited Aces; two suited Aces; and two unsuited Aces, which preferably win, respectively, highest, second highest, third highest, fourth highest, and fifth highest amounts of the jackpot.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel A. Jones
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 08:08
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00; A63F1/06; A63F1/18; A63F2001/008; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00157; A63F2003/00167; A63F2003/0017
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 38
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of: a. a player making a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. a player making a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least three Aces.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of: a. a player making a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. a player making a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least three Aces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined arrangement of cards and the preselected winning amounts are: ______________________________________
Winning Hand Amount of Jackpot
______________________________________
4 black or 4 red Aces
highest amount
3 suited Aces second highest amount
3 unsuited Aces third highest amount
2 suited Aces fourth highest amount
2 unsuited Aces fifth highest amount
______________________________________
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined arrangements of cards and the preselected winning amounts are: ______________________________________
Winning Hand Amount of Jackpot
______________________________________
4 black or 4 red Aces
100%
3 suited Aces 2500 tokens
3 unsuited Aces 250 tokens
2 suited Aces 100 tokens
2 unsuited Aces 25 tokens
______________________________________
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the jackpot is progressive in that amounts of said second wagers not won on one hand carry over to the next hand.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the Twenty-One game is a live casino game.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 5, wherein a plurality of live casino Twenty-One games are linked to a common jackpot component.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the Twenty-One game is played on a video type gambling machine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 7, wherein a plurality of video Twenty-One games are linked to a common jackpot component.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least two suited Aces.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least three suited Aces.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least four Aces.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least four suited Aces.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of: a. a player making a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. a player making a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangements of cards consist of: ______________________________________
Winning Hand Amount of Jackpot
______________________________________
4 black, or 4 red Aces
highest amount
3 suited Aces second highest amount
3 unsuited Aces third highest amount
2 suited Aces fourth highest amount
2 unsuited Aces fifth highest amount
______________________________________
Claim 15
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of: a. a player making a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. a player making a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangements of cards consist of: ______________________________________
Winning Hand Amount of Jackpot
______________________________________
4 black, or 4 red Aces
highest amount
3 suited Aces second highest amount
3 unsuited Aces third highest amount
2 suited Aces fourth highest amount
2 unsuited Aces fifth highest amount
______________________________________
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 13, wherein the Twenty-One game is a live casino game.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 13, wherein a plurality of live casino Twenty-One games are linked to a common jackpot component.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 13, wherein the Twenty-One game is a video game.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 16, wherein a plurality of video Twenty-One games are linked to a common jackpot component.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
91 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of: a. affording a player an opportunity to make a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. affording a player an opportunity to make a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least three Aces.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
91 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of: a. affording a player an opportunity to make a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. affording a player an opportunity to make a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least three Aces.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 18, wherein the predetermined arrangement of cards and the preselected winning amounts are: ______________________________________
Winning Hand Amount of Jackpot
______________________________________
4 black or 4 red Aces
highest amount
3 suited Aces second highest amount
3 unsuited Aces third highest amount
2 suited Aces fourth highest amount
2 unsuited Aces fifth highest amount
______________________________________
Claim 23
Independent Claim
110 words
The method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of: a. a player making a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. a player making a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least two different predetermined arrangements of cards which win two different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said two different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least two Aces.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
110 words
The method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of: a. a player making a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. a player making a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least two different predetermined arrangements of cards which win two different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said two different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least two Aces.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 20, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least three different predetermined arrangements of cards which win three different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said three different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least two Aces.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 20, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least four different predetermined arrangements of cards which win four different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said four different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least two Aces.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 20, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least five different predetermined arrangements of cards which win five different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said five different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least two Aces.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 20, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least two different predetermined arrangements of cards which win two different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said two different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least three Aces.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 20, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least three different predetermined arrangements of cards which win three different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said three different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least three Aces.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 20, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least two different predetermined arrangements of cards which win two different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, one of said two different predetermined arrangements of cards comprising at least three Aces and the other of said predetermined arrangements of cards comprising at least four Aces.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of: a. affording a player an opportunity to make a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. affording a player an opportunity to make a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least two different predetermined arrangements of cards which win two different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said two different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least two Aces.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of: a. affording a player an opportunity to make a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. affording a player an opportunity to make a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player's hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least two different predetermined arrangements of cards which win two different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said two different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least two Aces.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method of claim 27, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least three different predetermined arrangements of cards which win three different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said three different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least two Aces.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method of claim 27, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least four different predetermined arrangements of cards which win four different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said four different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least two Aces.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method of claim 27, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least five different predetermined arrangements of cards which win five different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said five different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least two Aces.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 27, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least two different predetermined arrangements of cards which win two different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said two different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least three Aces.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 27, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least three different predetermined arrangements of cards which win three different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said three different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least three Aces.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 27, wherein said predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least two different predetermined arrangements of cards which win two different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, one of said two different predetermined arrangements of cards comprising at least three Aces and the other of said predetermined arrangements of cards comprising at least four Aces.
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