WO2008097583A2 - Jeu de blackjack avec pari de bonus innovant - Google Patents

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WO2008097583A2
WO2008097583A2 PCT/US2008/001580 US2008001580W WO2008097583A2 WO 2008097583 A2 WO2008097583 A2 WO 2008097583A2 US 2008001580 W US2008001580 W US 2008001580W WO 2008097583 A2 WO2008097583 A2 WO 2008097583A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/00003—Types of board games
    • A63F3/00157—Casino or betting games
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3286—Type of games
    • G07F17/3293—Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F1/00—Card games
    • A63F2001/003—Blackjack; Twenty one

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  • This invention relates to Blackjack-style games and more particularly to methods for playing live and electronic Blackjack-style games with an optional bonus wager incorporating a bonus or Jackpot feature.
  • dealer's hand One of the most common and popular of such casino card games is the game of Blackjack, which is also referred to as "21.”
  • the game of Blackjack which is also referred to as "21.”
  • each player makes a wager and the dealer deals two cards to each player to define an initial holding and two cards to himself defining a dealer's initial holding.
  • the cards may be dealt from a single, standard deck of fifty-two playing cards, or from a "shoe" containing multiple decks of cards.
  • the cards to the player(s) may be dealt Face up or Face down.
  • the dealer in the traditional game, one of the dealer's cards in his initial holding is turned Face up, which is often referred to as the "up” card, and the other card is dealt Face down, which is often referred to as the "hole” card.
  • the cards have the following arithmetic value:
  • (1) has a higher numerical count value than the dealer's final hand without the value exceeding a predetermined target value which, in traditional Blackjack, is 21.
  • each player may generally exercise the following options: 1. Receiving no additional cards (i.e. "stand") thereby making the value of the initial holding the player's final holding;
  • the dealer does so as well by taking hits or standing according to the house rules.
  • a variation included in those rules is that the dealer may be required to stand on a "soft 17" (i.e., a hand numerical count of 17 including an Ace which counts as a 1 or an 11).
  • Other rules require the dealer to hit a soft 17. (0005) If a player exceeds the target value of "21 ", he or she loses the wager regardless of whether the dealer also exceeds the target value. This is so because the players complete their hands first. If the player's hand does not exceed the target value and (1) his hand has a value exceeding the dealer or (2) the dealer exceeds the target value, the player wins and is paid 1 : 1 on his or her game wager.
  • the player If the dealer does not exceed the target value and his hand has a greater value than the player's final hand, the player loses his or her wager. If the player's and the dealer's final hand values are the same, it is a tie (or "push") and the player neither wins nor loses.
  • the prior art also reveals computerized games wherein the computer generally assumes the role of the dealer and competes against a player or players.
  • the prior art also reveals hand held, electronic Blackjack.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,934,998 there is disclosed a side wager that rewards the player if the number of consecutive dealer bust hands has exceeded a predetermined dealer bust event threshold of 5.
  • the drawback to such a wager is that it not only requires additional equipment such as electronic displays and counters to tally the dealer bust event for every player, but once the dealer starts to bust, the player has to stay and continue to play until the dealer either stops busting or reaches the predetermined threshold.
  • side wagers that cannot be resolved in one single hand or round of play require more supervision and cause inconveniences for the players.
  • new players may enter the game during the dealer busting sequence, maintaining the tally for each player is difficult and likely to lead to disputes.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,673,917 there is disclosed a side wager for the player to make in addition to his or her base game wager in Blackjack.
  • One embodiment describes the player as making a side wager based upon the number of "hits" the player will take in completing his or her hand.
  • Players are paid for their side wager according to one of several suggested pay tables.
  • One drawback to this game embodiment is that the side wager is either fixed, a percentage of the base wager, or confined within strict limits to counteract the effect of an advantage obtained by professional card counters.
  • Vancura Another embodiment described in Vancura is that the player may make one or more side wagers where he or she is attempting to predict the exact number of hits the dealer or player will take. If the player incorrectly predicts the exact number, e.g., the player wagers on two hits and the dealer only takes no hits, one hit or three or more hits, the player loses their side wager. There are several drawbacks to this side wager. First, the player must accurately and precisely predict the number of the dealer hits. If he does not so predict, the player loses their side wager. Second, the outcome of the side wager is also dependent upon the player hand. For the side wager where the player is predicting the number of dealer hits, exact prediction is required for the player to win their side wager.
  • the outcome of the side wager is also dependent upon the player hand.
  • the side wager is a push. This means the player will not have a chance to win the bet an additional 4.7% of the time (the statistical frequency of player Blackjack(s)).
  • the side wager either pushes or loses if the player exercises one of such options as surrender, double down and splitting. This further deprives the player of their chances to win the side wager an additional 12% of the time.
  • limiting the side the side wager to 1/5 of the base game wager not only reduces both the excitement and betting action for the player and the revenue for the casino, but it also creates difficulties in calculating the exact bet amount for the player and in calculating and making the payment for the dealer as well when the bet amount is not a multiple of 5. Imagine a player making a base wager of $ 17.
  • the present invention comprises a method of playing live and electronic Blackjack games with an optional bonus side wager.
  • the instant game will be referred to as Supersplit 21 hereafter.
  • the terms "Supersplit” and “Supersplit 21” are trademarked property of the applicant.
  • the terms “Blackjack” and “21” will be used interchangeably in this application as they are throughout the gaming industry.
  • the optional bonus side wager in Supersplit 21 is made only once at the beginning of the hand and no further bonus wager is collected.
  • the bonus wager game is essentially a play for a specific predetermined combination of cards a player has the possibility of receiving in the normal play of Blackjack utilizing split Aces as the foundation.
  • the bonus wager game does not incentivize the player to make abnormal decisions in the game of Blackjack.
  • the bonus wager game follows the basic strategy of always splitting Aces.
  • the essence of Supersplit 21 is the making of an optional bonus wager in the game of Blackjack where the player making the bonus wager is wagering that he or she will be dealt a combination of Aces and Face Cards. Face Cards are defined as Kings, Queens, and Jacks in accordance with the general conventions of the gaming industry and will be referred to as such throughout this specification.
  • the overall goal is for the player to utilize split Aces as the foundation upon which the player is able to get to the higher levels of card combinations for the highest payouts.
  • one schema may offer payouts with respect to the initial two cards dealt by the dealer for two Face cards, and Ace and a Face card, two matching Face cards, or two Aces.
  • another schema may offer payouts with respect to the initial two cards dealt by the dealer for two Face cards, and Ace and a Face card, two Aces or two suited Aces.
  • a player plays the one split paytable on a table which allows multiple splits for three or four hands created by re-splitting of Aces.
  • This game would payout on the "active Aces" which are defined as the initial or first two Aces only dealt by the dealer.
  • the goal of the player is to receive Face cards (which may be suited and/or colored and/or matched) as hit cards on the split and/or resplit Aces.
  • Face cards which may be suited and/or colored and/or matched
  • This game assumes that the house or casino will only allow one hit card per Ace. However, the game can be adapted to allow for more than one hit card per Ace.
  • Supersplit 21 can be structured as a side bet/bonus game for 21 or Blackjack for a casino environment or other gaming venue.
  • the predetermined payout hands, betting options, and payouts may be changed to achieve different results.
  • the tables shown above depict examples of how the game Supersplit 21 can be played to accrue to the benefit of the player and the casino or other gaming venue. Payouts can be modified as casinos see fit to attract more players or increase casino profits. In addition, casinos or other gaming venues can incorporate added payouts for Ace and Face cards being of the same suit, same color, or identical cards (i.e. matched).
  • the above disclosed bonus game contemplates playing the game as an adjunct to a standard game of 21 or blackjack, it is also easily adaptable to other non-standard 21 games such as Spanish 21. Probabilities and paytables are different for such non-standard 21 games and would have to be derived and calculated for any such non-standard game.
  • Supersplit 21 is played within the regular game of 21.
  • the Supersplit 21 bettor is attempting to receive specific card combinations of Aces and/or Face Cards as posted in the paytable without regard to beating the dealer's hand.
  • Face Cards are defined as Jacks, Queens or Kings.
  • Supersplit 21 begins with each player placing a wager on the mandatory Ante Bet for the standard 21 game. The player also may choose to place a wager on the Supersplit 21 sidebet. The Supersplit 21 wager can be in amounts within the posted paytable.
  • the bettor receives a payout based on the paytable.
  • the bettor receives a payout based on a pair of Aces as defined in the paytable for the first two cards. In this instance, the hand is over. II. and the dealer does not have blackjack, the bettor may split the Aces in the hope of receiving Face hit cards to achieve a higher level of payout as defined in the paytable.
  • the bettor receives a payout based on a pair of Aces as defined in the paytable for the first two cards dealt by the dealer.
  • the required sequence rule for all payouts higher than the first two cards dealt by the dealer is to receive a pair of Aces, which need to be split with appropriate Face hit cards.

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L'invention concerne des procédés pour jouer à des jeux de type blackjack en directe et électroniquement avec un pari secondaire facultatif incorporant une caractéristique de bonus ou de jackpot. L'essence de la présente invention est de réaliser une mise parallèle dans le jeu de blackjack où le joueur réalisant la mise parallèle parie qu'il ou qu'elle va réaliser des combinaisons d'as et de figures, les figures étant définies comme des rois, des reines et des valets. Des paiements supplémentaires peuvent être obtenus en recevant et séparant des as. Des paiements supplémentaires peuvent être obtenus en obtenant des divisions qui sont adaptées, de la même couleur, ou appariées. La présente invention présente l'opportunité pour une combinaison unique de paiements importants pour le joueur, d'un revenu accru pour le casino, et d'une simplicité relative, tout en conservant la nature fondamentale du blackjack.
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