US5839731A
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Method and apparatus for playing a casino game
Assignee: New Vision Gaming and Dev Inc
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Filing: 1997-03-17
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Granted: 1998-11-24
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Expires: 2017-03-17
Abstract
Abstract A casino game based on a selected card game in which a player wagers on one or more of a group of hands, and where the chances of winning are not enhanced by the skills of the player and no discretion in the selection of cards is vested in either the player or dealer. A card game, such as blackjack, baccarat, or stud poker, is selected. A number of hands are dealt as lines on a playing surface and players wager as to which hand will win. The playing surface has a dealer position including a line for each hand dealt, and player positions in a semicircle around the dealer position, each including a location at which wagers are placed. Winning wagers are paid a multiple of the wager. Optionally, the multiple is based on the odds of obtaining the particular winning combination.
Inventors
- 👤 John Feola
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 03:52
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00157; A63F2003/00996
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of playing a card game with at least one standard deck of 52 playing cards, said method comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a stud poker game; (b) successively dealing said cards to build up a plurality of hands thereof, each of said hands having a wagering subset of said cards; (c) prior to and during said dealing, at least one player sporadically wagering on selected ones of said hands; (d) at least one of said hands having a winning combination of said cards in said wagering subsets after said dealing is complete; and (e) any of said wagers identifying said at least one of said hands constituting a winning wager.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of playing a card game with at least one standard deck of 52 playing cards, said method comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a stud poker game; (b) successively dealing said cards to build up a plurality of hands thereof, each of said hands having a wagering subset of said cards; (c) prior to and during said dealing, at least one player sporadically wagering on selected ones of said hands; (d) at least one of said hands having a winning combination of said cards in said wagering subsets after said dealing is complete; and (e) any of said wagers identifying said at least one of said hands constituting a winning wager.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of playing a game of claim 1 wherein all of said plurality of hands have the same number of said cards, said number being at least one.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of playing a game of claim 1 wherein said wagering subset includes all of said cards in said hand.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of playing a card game of claim 1 wherein said wagering subset is the same for all of said plurality of hands.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of playing a card game of claim 1 wherein said winning combination has the highest poker ranking of said hands.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of playing a card game of claim 1 wherein said winning combination has the lowest poker ranking of said hands.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of playing a card game of claim 1 wherein, prior to said dealing, said at least one player chooses whether said winning combination has the highest poker ranking of said hands or the lowest poker ranking of said hands.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of playing a card game of claim 1 wherein a round is when all of said hands receive an additional card during said successive dealing and said sporadic wagering occurs after each of said rounds is dealt.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of playing a card game of claim 1 wherein said sporadic wagering occurs only prior to said dealing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of playing a card game of claim 1 wherein said player wagering said winning wager receives a multiple of said winning wager.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of playing a card game of claim 10 wherein said multiple depends upon the odds of obtaining the combination of said cards in said winning combination.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of playing a card game of claim 1 wherein, prior to said dealing, said at least one player wagers a vigorish.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of playing a card game of claim 1 wherein a match jackpot is provided, at least one jackpot player, prior to said dealing, wagering a match bet in said match jackpot, said at least one jackpot player winning a predetermined portion of said match jackpot if at least two of said hands have said winning combination.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
95 words
The method of playing a card game of claim 1 wherein a tough beat jackpot is provided, at least one jackpot player, prior to said dealing, wagering a tough beat bet in said tough beat jackpot, a predetermined portion of said tough beat jackpot being won by said at least one jackpot player after said hands are dealt if each of at least two of said hands has a predetermined combination and one of said at least two of said hands is ranked higher than the remainder of said at least two of said hands.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of playing a card game with at least one standard deck of 52 playing cards, said method comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a stud poker game; (b) at least one player wagering on selected ones of said hands; (c) successively dealing said cards to build up a plurality of hands thereof, all of said plurality of hands having the same number of said cards, said number being at least one; (d) at least one of said hands having a winning combination of said cards after said dealing is complete; (e) any of said wagers identifying said at least one of said hands constituting a winning wager; and (f) said player wagering said winning wager receiving a multiple of said winning wager.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of playing a card game with at least one standard deck of 52 playing cards, said method comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a stud poker game; (b) at least one player wagering on selected ones of said hands; (c) successively dealing said cards to build up a plurality of hands thereof, all of said plurality of hands having the same number of said cards, said number being at least one; (d) at least one of said hands having a winning combination of said cards after said dealing is complete; (e) any of said wagers identifying said at least one of said hands constituting a winning wager; and (f) said player wagering said winning wager receiving a multiple of said winning wager.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of playing a card game of claim 15 wherein said multiple depends upon the odds of obtaining the combination of said cards in said winning combination.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of playing a card game of claim 15 wherein, prior to said dealing, said at least one player chooses whether said winning combination has the highest poker ranking of said hands or the lowest poker ranking of said hands.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of playing a card game of claim 15 wherein, prior to said dealing, said at least one player wagers a vigorish.
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