Blackjack Game With Bingo Aspect

Abstract

A variation of casino blackjack that includes a bingo type side game. A scoreboard is prominently displayed to the players which comprise indicator lights representing conditions of either the dealer's hand or a player's hand. When each condition is satisfied, the respective indicator light on the scoreboard is lit. When a player plays the side wager and the scoreboard displays particular combinations, the player wins an award.

1 . A method to play a blackjack side game between a player and a dealer for a casino, the method comprising: 
 providing an indicator display which can display occurrences of at least two conditions;    resolving a main wager by dealing dealt cards, completing a blackjack game, and updating the indicator display based on an occurrence derived from the dealt cards; and    determining if the indicator display displays a predetermined winning set, and if so, paying the player an award based on the winning set.    
   
   
       2 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 resolving a second main wager by dealing second dealt cards, completing a second blackjack game, and updating the indicator display based on the second dealt cards;    determining if the indicator display displays a predetermined winning set, and if so, paying the player an award based on the winning set.    
   
   
       3 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising repeating the resolving, completing, updating, and determining an indefinite number of times.  
   
   
       4 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the indicator display displays point totals corresponding to a dealer's final hand.  
   
   
       5 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the indicator display displays point totals corresponding to the dealer's upcard.  
   
   
       6 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising repeating the resolving, completing, updating, and determining, until a reset condition occurs.  
   
   
       7 . The method as recited in  claim 6 , wherein the reset condition comprises when the dealer busts.  
   
   
       8 . The method as recited in  claim 6 , wherein the reset condition comprises when a predetermined number of hands has been played after the side game has started.  
   
   
       9 . The method as recited in  claim 6 , wherein whether the reset condition occurs is determined based on cards dealt during a last recent round of blackjack.  
   
   
       10 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising, receiving a side wager from the player.  
   
   
       11 . The method as recited in  claim 2 , further comprising receiving a second side wager from the player.  
   
   
       12 . The method as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the player places a new side wager for each new hand in order to be eligible for the award.  
   
   
       13 . The method as recited in  claim 2 , further comprising receiving an initial wager from the player.  
   
   
       14 . The method as recited in  claim 6 , further comprising receiving an initial wager from the player.  
   
   
       15 . The method as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the player does not need to place additional side wager(s) in order to be eligible for the award until the reset condition occurs.  
   
   
       16 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the occurrence is based on a point total of the dealer's initial two cards.  
   
   
       17 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the occurrence is based on the dealer's up-card.  
   
   
       18 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the occurrence is based on the dealer's final point total after drawing.  
   
   
       19 . The winning set is a predetermined pattern on the indicator display.  
   
   
       20 . A method to play a blackjack variation between a player and a dealer for a casino, the method comprising: 
 providing an indicator board which can display occurrences of at least two conditions;    receiving a first blackjack wager and a side wager from a player;    playing a first blackjack hand by dealing first dealt cards;    updating the indicator board based on at least one of the first dealt cards;    determining if the indicator board displays a predetermined set of conditions, and if so, then awarding the player an award for the side wager;    receiving a second blackjack wager from the player;    playing a second blackjack hand by dealing second dealt cards;    updating the indicator board based on at least one of the second dealt cards;    determining if the indicator board displays a predetermined set of conditions, and if so, then awarding the player an award for the side wager.