Blackjack variation with automatically eliminated card

Abstract

A method to implement a blackjack variation where when the dealer is resolving the dealer's hand, if the dealer's point total is a preset total then the dealer would automatically burn a card in the dealer's hand (such as the last card dealt to the dealer). The preset total can be 21, so that whenever the dealer's point total (after the dealer is done resolving the dealer's hand) is 21 the dealer would burn a card in the dealer's hand and thus the dealer would typically have to draw another card which could result in a better outcome for the player (e.g., the dealer's could bust or end up with a point total less than 21).

1 . A method for implementing a blackjack game in a physical casino, the method comprising:
 providing the physical casino with a physical gaming table with a felt layout on top of the gaming table which includes a plurality of betting circles imprinted into the felt layout;   providing one or more physical decks of cards;   receiving a wager from a player in the form of one or more physical chips in a player's betting circle out of the plurality of betting circles;   dealing, using the one or more physical decks of cards, a player's hand and a dealer's hand;   enabling the player to play out the player's hand;   providing dealer hand resolution rules that comprise: A) if a point total of the dealer's hand is greater than a predetermined amount then proceed to operation C otherwise deal an additional card to the dealer's hand; B) if the point total of the dealer's hand is greater than 21 then the dealer busts and the dealer hand resolution ends otherwise return to operation A), C) if a number of cards in the dealer's hand is not greater than 2 then the dealer hand resolution ends otherwise proceed to operation D, D) if the point total of the dealer's hand does not equal a preset total then the dealer hand resolution ends otherwise burn a card in the dealer's hand and continue to resolve the dealer's hand;   implementing the dealer hand resolution rules; and   resolving the wager according to predetermined blackjack rules.   
     
     
         2 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the preset total is 21. 
     
     
         3 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dealer hand resolution rules further comprise that the continue to resolve the dealer's hand returns to operation A with no limit to a number of dealer's cards that are potentially burned. 
     
     
         4 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dealer hand resolution rules further comprise that the continue to resolve the dealer's hand returns to operation A with a predetermined maximum number of dealer's cards that can be burned whereupon operation D then ends the dealer hand resolution. 
     
     
         5 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dealer hand resolution rules further comprise that when a dealer's card is burned another dealer's card is dealt automatically. 
     
     
         6 . The method as recited in  claim 5 , wherein the dealer hand resolution rules further comprise that the continue to resolve the dealer's hand returns to operation A with no limit to a number of dealer's cards that are potentially burned. 
     
     
         7 . The method as recited in  claim 5 , wherein the dealer hand resolution rules further comprise that the continue to resolve the dealer's hand returns to operation A with a predetermined maximum number of dealer's cards that can be burned whereupon operation D then ends the dealer hand resolution. 
     
     
         8 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the card burned in the dealer's hand is a last card dealt to the dealer. 
     
     
         9 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the card burned in the dealer's hand is a dealer's up-card. 
     
     
         10 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the card burned in the dealer's hand is a dealer's hole-card. 
     
     
         11 . An electronic apparatus for implementing a blackjack game, the apparatus comprising:
 a processing unit in communication with an input device and an output device, the processing unit configured to execute instructions to:   receive a wager from a player;   deal a player's hand and a dealer's hand;   enable the player to play out the player's hand;   provide dealer hand resolution rules that comprise: A) if a point total of the dealer's hand is greater than a predetermined amount then proceed to operation C otherwise deal an additional card to the dealer's hand; B) if the point total of the dealer's hand is greater than 21 then the dealer busts and the dealer hand resolution ends otherwise return to operation A), C) if a number of cards in the dealer's hand is not greater than 2 then the dealer hand resolution ends otherwise proceed to operation D, D) if the point total of the dealer's hand does not equal a preset total then the dealer hand resolution ends otherwise burn a card in the dealer's hand and continue to resolve the dealer's hand;   implement the dealer hand resolution rules; and   resolve the wager according to predetermined blackjack rules.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the processing unit is further configured such that the preset total is 21. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the processing unit is further configured such that the dealer hand resolution rules further comprise that the continue to resolve the dealer's hand returns to operation A with no limit to a number of dealer's cards that are potentially burned. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the processing unit is further configured such that the dealer hand resolution rules further comprise that the continue to resolve the dealer's hand returns to operation A with a predetermined maximum number of dealer's cards that can be burned whereupon operation D then ends the dealer hand resolution. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the processing unit is further configured such that the dealer hand resolution rules further comprise that when a dealer's card is burned another dealer's card is dealt automatically. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the processing unit is further configured such that the dealer hand resolution rules further comprise that the continue to resolve the dealer's hand returns to operation A with no limit to a number of dealer's cards that are potentially burned. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the processing unit is further configured such that the dealer hand resolution rules further comprise that the continue to resolve the dealer's hand returns to operation A with a predetermined maximum number of dealer's cards that can be burned whereupon operation D then ends the dealer hand resolution. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the processing unit is further configured such that the card burned in the dealer's hand is a last card dealt to the dealer. 
     
     
         19 . A method for implementing a blackjack game, the method comprising:
 enabling the following operations to be performed on an electronic computer connected to an electronic output device:   placing a wager by a player using the electronic computer;   viewing, by the player on the electronic output device, a player's hand and a dealer's hand;   playing out, by the player, the player's hand;   watching, by the player, the dealer resolve the dealer's hand according to dealer hand resolution rules that comprise: A) if a point total of the dealer's hand is greater than a predetermined amount then proceed to operation C otherwise deal an additional card to the dealer's hand; B) if the point total of the dealer's hand is greater than 21 then the dealer busts and the dealer hand resolution ends otherwise return to operation A), C) if a number of cards in the dealer's hand is not greater than 2 then the dealer hand resolution ends otherwise proceed to operation D, D) if the point total of the dealer's hand does not equal a preset total then the dealer hand resolution ends otherwise burn a card in the dealer's hand and continue to resolve the dealer's hand;   watching, by the player, a resolution of the wager according to predetermined blackjack rules.   
     
     
         20 . The method as recited in  claim 19 , wherein the before the enabling, the method further comprises connecting, by the player, the computer to an online casino using the Internet.