2 Bet black jack

Abstract

A gaming method and system, which allows a player to wager varying amounts on whether that player will win or lose a side bet, contingent on the makeup of the player's first two cards dealt in the game of blackjack. The player's first two cards will fall under predetermined, posted category of “Good Hand” or “Bad Hand.” Each category will be made up of numbers that most players would view as good or bad totals in the game of blackjack. The system can be incorporated into a non-electronic table game version of blackjack, and electronic table game version of blackjack with multiple player video screens and/or bet selection devices or a single play blackjack slot machine/video game device. The gaming system can also be applied to the home video, home computer and arcade markets.

What I claim as my invention is:  
     
         1 . A method of playing blackjack comprising the steps of 
 (a) Providing a conventional bet receiving region and an additional bet chip receiving region for the “Good Hand—Bad Hand” side bet.    (b) The player makes a conventional bet of a denomination within the denomination range permitted by the rules of the game and/or    (c) the player makes a “Good Hand—Bad Hand” side bet by placing the bet in the single betting region for the side bet, the bet being of a denomination permitted by the rules of the game.    (d) Dealing the player and dealer two cards each.    (e) Determining whether the two cards dealt the player represent a winning hand or losing hand according to the posted “Good Hand—Bad Hand” list.    (f) After the initial two cards are dealt to the players and dealer, the dealer pays the player an amount equal to the “Good Hand—Bad Hand” winning bet located in the single betting region for the side bet or removing the losing bet located in the single betting region for the side bet.    (g) Not paying the sidebet, not removing the cards if the dealer's face up card and the player's first two cards reflect the possibility of exact duplicate blackjacks, if the exact duplicate blackjack bonus is in effect, and paying the winning bet or removing the losing bet as listed under claim number  1 (f) above after determining whether the dealer and player have exact duplicate blackjacks.    (h) The dealer paying an amount equal to the “Good Hand—Bad Hand” bonus, according to the “Good Hand—Bad Hand” posted list, whenever the players and dealers first two cards are exact duplicate blackjacks.    (i) Dealing the player and dealer additional cards after the “Good Hand—Bad Hand” side bet is completed, in order to complete the result of the conventional bet, unless the player determines not to take additional cards and the dealer is not permitted to take additional cards accorded to the rules of the blackjack game.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the players winning hand “Good Hand” is represented by the following two card totals: Blackjack, Two Aces, Twenty, Nineteen, Eighteen, Soft Eighteen (Ace seven), Seventeen, Soft Seventeen (Ace six), Eleven, Ten and Nine.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the players losing hand “Bad Hand” is represented by all other combinations of two cards other than those listed as a winning hand “Good Hand”, as detailed under  claim 2 .  
     
     
         4 . The method of claims  1 - 3  above, where the game of chance is blackjack and is incorporated in an electronic gaming device with multiple player video screen and bet selections.  
     
     
         5 . The method of claims  1 - 3  where the game of chance is blackjack and is incorporated in a single play slot machine (video game) device.  
     
     
         6 . The method of claims  1 - 5  above, wherein exact duplicate blackjacks, or two other exact duplicate cards with a mathematical probability occurrence of 649,350-1, are dealt to both the player and dealer, thereby resulting in a bonus payoff contingent on the amount of the players side bet and/or bonus amounts to be determine by the relevant casino.