Craps qualified by baccarat

Claim 1

A method of combining the play of baccarat and craps comprising the steps of: offering a baccarat wager in the form of a player wager (18) that a player hand (15) will win; offering a baccarat wager in the form of a banker wager (20) that a banker hand (17) will win; offering a baccarat wager in the form of a tie wager (24) that cards of the player hand (15) will tie the cards of the banker hand (17) in accordance with the play of baccarat; presenting at least two cards to a player hand (15) and at least two cards to a banker hand (17); presenting additional cards to each of the two player (15) and banker (17) hands in accordance with the play of baccarat; settling only baccarat wagers; offering a plurality of craps wagers (12, 14 and 16) based respectively on a plurality of groups of dice numbers with each group of dice numbers having different betting odds; establishing a craps wager on at least one of the groups of dice numbers for each participating player; offering a roll of two dice (28) to at least one player when the cards of the player hand (15) ties the cards of the banker hand (17) under the play of baccarat; and settling the craps wagers (12, 14 and 16) based the outcome of the roll of the dice (28).

Claim 2

A method of combining the play of baccarat and craps comprising the steps of: offering a baccarat wager in the form of a player wager (18) that a player hand (15) will win; offering a baccarat wager in the form of a banker wager (20) that a banker hand (17) will win; offering a baccarat wager in the form of a tie wager (24) that cards of the player hand (15) will tie the cards of the banker hand (17) in accordance with the play of baccarat; presenting at least two cards to a player hand (15) and at least two cards to a banker hand (17); presenting additional cards to each of the two player (15) and banker (17) hands in accordance with the play of baccarat; settling only baccarat wagers; offering a plurality of craps wagers (12, 14 and 16) based respectively on a plurality of groups of dice numbers with each group of dice numbers having different betting odds; establishing a craps wager on at least one of the groups of dice numbers for each participating player; offering a roll of two dice (28) to at least one player when the cards of the player hand (15) ties the cards of the banker hand (17) under the play of baccarat; and settling the craps wagers (12, 14 and 16) based the outcome of the roll of the dice (28).

Claim 12

A method of combining the play of baccarat based upon at least one card deck having fifty-two cards divided into four suites of duces through aces and the play of craps based upon two dice each having six faces numbered one to six, said method comprising the steps of: offering a baccarat wager in the form of a player wager (18) that a player hand (15) will win; offering a baccarat wager in the form of a banker wager (20) that a banker hand (17) will win; offering a baccarat wager in the form of a tie wager (24) that cards of the player hand (15) will tie the cards of the banker hand (17) in accordance with the play of baccarat; offering a first accumulated pot wager at first odds on a first group (12) of dice numbers totaling either of the natural numbers 7 or 11 to each player who placed a baccarat wager; offering a second accumulated pot wager at second odds on a second group (14) of dice numbers totaling any of the craps numbers 2, 3 or 12 to each player who placed a baccarat wager; offering a third accumulated pot wager at third odds on a third group (16) of dice numbers totaling any of the point numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 to each player who placed a baccarat wager; presenting at least two cards to a player hand (15) and to a banker hand (17); delivering additional cards to each of the player (15) and banker (17) hands in accordance with the play of baccarat; settling any baccarat wagers (18, 20 and 24); accumulating the respective first, second and third accumulated pot wagers into respective first, second and third accumulated pots without payout until the banker hand (17) ties the player hand (15) under the play of baccarat with a predetermined combination of cards; selecting a player from a first group of players who placed a baccarat wager and placed a first accumulated pot wager to roll two dice for the first group of dice numbers when the cards of the player hand (15) ties the cards of the banker hand (17) with that predetermined combination of cards; selecting a player from a second group of players who placed a baccarat wager and placed a second accumulated pot wager to roll two dice for the second group of dice numbers when the cards of the player hand (15) ties the cards of the banker hand (17) with that predetermined combination of cards; selecting a player from a third group of players who placed a baccarat wager and placed a third accumulated pot wager to roll two dice for the third group of dice numbers when the cards of the player hand (15) ties the cards of the banker hand (17) with that predetermined combination of cards; disbursing the first accumulated pot to the first group of players when the result of the roll of the dice by the selected player for the first group equals one of the numbers in the first group; disbursing the second accumulated pot to the second group of players when the result of the roll of the dice by the selected player for the second group equals one of the numbers in the second group; disbursing the third accumulated pot to the third group of players when the result of the roll of the dice by the selected player for the third group equals one of the numbers in the third group; offering the roll of two dice to each qualifying player who placed a tie wager (24) when the cards of the player hand (15) ties the cards of the banker hand (17) under the rules of baccarat other than with the predetermined combination of cards; offering a craps wager on the first (12), second (14) and third (16) groups of dice numbers to each player before each qualifying player rolls the dice; and settling the craps wagers based the outcome of the roll of the dice in accordance with the first, second and third odds.

Claim 13

A method of combining the play of baccarat based upon at least one card deck having fifty-two cards divided into four suites of duces through aces and the play of craps based upon two dice each having six faces numbered one to six, said method comprising the steps of: offering a baccarat wager in the form of a player wager (18) that a player hand (15) will win; offering a baccarat wager in the form of a banker wager (20) that a banker hand (17) will win; offering a baccarat wager in the form of a tie wager (24) that cards of the player hand (15) will tie the cards of the banker hand (17) in accordance with the play of baccarat; offering a first accumulated pot wager at first odds on a first group (12) of dice numbers totaling either of the natural numbers 7 or 11 to each player who placed a baccarat wager; offering a second accumulated pot wager at second odds on a second group (14) of dice numbers totaling any of the craps numbers 2, 3 or 12 to each player who placed a baccarat wager; offering a third accumulated pot wager at third odds on a third group (16) of dice numbers totaling any of the point numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 to each player who placed a baccarat wager; presenting at least two cards to a player hand (15) and to a banker hand (17); delivering additional cards to each of the player (15) and banker (17) hands in accordance with the play of baccarat; settling any baccarat wagers (18, 20 and 24); accumulating the respective first, second and third accumulated pot wagers into respective first, second and third accumulated pots without payout until the banker hand (17) ties the player hand (15) under the play of baccarat with a predetermined combination of cards; selecting a player from a first group of players who placed a baccarat wager and placed a first accumulated pot wager to roll two dice for the first group of dice numbers when the cards of the player hand (15) ties the cards of the banker hand (17) with that predetermined combination of cards; selecting a player from a second group of players who placed a baccarat wager and placed a second accumulated pot wager to roll two dice for the second group of dice numbers when the cards of the player hand (15) ties the cards of the banker hand (17) with that predetermined combination of cards; selecting a player from a third group of players who placed a baccarat wager and placed a third accumulated pot wager to roll two dice for the third group of dice numbers when the cards of the player hand (15) ties the cards of the banker hand (17) with that predetermined combination of cards; disbursing the first accumulated pot to the first group of players when the result of the roll of the dice by the selected player for the first group equals one of the numbers in the first group; disbursing the second accumulated pot to the second group of players when the result of the roll of the dice by the selected player for the second group equals one of the numbers in the second group; disbursing the third accumulated pot to the third group of players when the result of the roll of the dice by the selected player for the third group equals one of the numbers in the third group; offering the roll of two dice to each qualifying player who placed a tie wager (24) when the cards of the player hand (15) ties the cards of the banker hand (17) under the rules of baccarat other than with the predetermined combination of cards; offering a craps wager on the first (12), second (14) and third (16) groups of dice numbers to each player before each qualifying player rolls the dice; and settling the craps wagers based the outcome of the roll of the dice in accordance with the first, second and third odds.