Method for playing a casino game

Claim 1

A method for playing a modified casino card game wherein each player makes a first ante wager to participate in the game, each player and a dealer is dealt a hand of cards the values of which are summed according to the rules of the game, the player's first ante wager resolved by comparing a player's hand value with the hand value of the dealer and determining which hand is closest to a target value, the method comprising: the players each making a mandatory, second, ante wager, said second wagers aggregated to form a pot; comparing all player' hand values to determine which player' hand value is closest to the target value and declaring the player(s) with the closest values the winners; and awarding the pot to the winner(s).

Claim 2

A method for playing a modified casino card game wherein each player makes a first ante wager to participate in the game, each player and a dealer is dealt a hand of cards the values of which are summed according to the rules of the game, the player's first ante wager resolved by comparing a player's hand value with the hand value of the dealer and determining which hand is closest to a target value, the method comprising: the players each making a mandatory, second, ante wager, said second wagers aggregated to form a pot; comparing all player' hand values to determine which player' hand value is closest to the target value and declaring the player(s) with the closest values the winners; and awarding the pot to the winner(s).

Claim 9

The method for playing an improved game of Baccarat between a plurality of players and a dealer and where Aces have a value of one, face cards each have a value of ten and the remaining cards have their face value, the method comprising: each player placing an first ante wager on one of a Player hand and a Banker hand and a mandatory second ante wager; assembling the second ante wagers to form a pot; dealing at least two playing cards to each player and to a Banker hand; the players and dealer summing the values of their cards modulo ten to obtain for each player a Player hand value and a Banker hand value; resolving each player's outcome wager by, (i) if the player has wagered upon the Player hand and player's Player hand value exceeds the Banker's hand value paying the player at least even money on his first ante wager, if the player has wager upon the Player hand and the Banker hand value exceeds the Player hand value, the player losing his first ante wager, (ii) if the player has wagered upon the Banker's hand and the Banker's hand value exceeds the player's Player hand value, paying the player based upon his first ante wager, if the player has wagered upon the Banker hand and the player's Player hand value is greater than the Banker's, the player losing his ante wager, and (iii) if the player's and dealer's hand have the same value, declaring the outcome a tie, and resolving the pot wagers by comparing the values of the player' hands and awarding the pot to the player(s) having the Player hand values closest to 9.

Claim 10

The method for playing an improved game of Baccarat between a plurality of players and a dealer and where Aces have a value of one, face cards each have a value of ten and the remaining cards have their face value, the method comprising: each player placing an first ante wager on one of a Player hand and a Banker hand and a mandatory second ante wager; assembling the second ante wagers to form a pot; dealing at least two playing cards to each player and to a Banker hand; the players and dealer summing the values of their cards modulo ten to obtain for each player a Player hand value and a Banker hand value; resolving each player's outcome wager by, (i) if the player has wagered upon the Player hand and player's Player hand value exceeds the Banker's hand value paying the player at least even money on his first ante wager, if the player has wager upon the Player hand and the Banker hand value exceeds the Player hand value, the player losing his first ante wager, (ii) if the player has wagered upon the Banker's hand and the Banker's hand value exceeds the player's Player hand value, paying the player based upon his first ante wager, if the player has wagered upon the Banker hand and the player's Player hand value is greater than the Banker's, the player losing his ante wager, and (iii) if the player's and dealer's hand have the same value, declaring the outcome a tie, and resolving the pot wagers by comparing the values of the player' hands and awarding the pot to the player(s) having the Player hand values closest to 9.