SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CALCULATED ODDS BETS IN A BLACKJACK GAME
First Claim
1. A method, comprising the steps of:
- dealing to a player at least a pair of cards in a blackjack hand being played against a house entity;
dealing to the house entity at least a pair of cards;
determining odds of an occurrence of at least one subsequent event in the blackjack hand, wherein the odds are determined based at least in part on at least one of;
(a) at least one of the cards dealt to the house entity, and(b) at least one of the cards dealt to the player;
based at least in part on the odds of the occurrence of the at least one subsequent event, determining odds for a side bet, wherein the side bet comprises a bet that the at least one subsequent event will occur in the blackjack hand; and
presenting an offer to place the side bet at the odds determined for the side bet.
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Abstract
A method of managing a blackjack game is provided. A blackjack game bet comprising a bet against a house entity on a blackjack hand is received from a player. A pair of cards is determined for a hand for the house entity, and another pair of cards is determined for a hand for the player. The odds of the occurrence of one or more subsequent events are determined based at least in part on one or more of the pair of cards selected for the house entity'"'"'s hand and one or more of the pair of cards selected for the player'"'"'s hand. The odds for an additional bet are determined based at least on the determined odds for the one or more subsequent events, and the additional bet is offered to the player at the determined odds for the additional bet.
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28 Claims
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1. A method, comprising the steps of:
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dealing to a player at least a pair of cards in a blackjack hand being played against a house entity; dealing to the house entity at least a pair of cards; determining odds of an occurrence of at least one subsequent event in the blackjack hand, wherein the odds are determined based at least in part on at least one of; (a) at least one of the cards dealt to the house entity, and (b) at least one of the cards dealt to the player; based at least in part on the odds of the occurrence of the at least one subsequent event, determining odds for a side bet, wherein the side bet comprises a bet that the at least one subsequent event will occur in the blackjack hand; and presenting an offer to place the side bet at the odds determined for the side bet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising at least one processor operable to:
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deal to a player at least a pair of cards in a blackjack hand being played against a house entity; deal to the house entity at least a pair of cards; determine odds of an occurrence of at least one subsequent event in the blackjack hand, wherein the odds are determined based at least in part on at least one of; (a) at least one of the cards dealt to the house entity, and (b) at least one of the cards dealt to the player; based at least in part on the odds of the occurrence of the at least one subsequent event, determine odds for a side bet, wherein the side bet comprises a bet that the at least one subsequent event will occur in the blackjack hand; and present an offer to place the side bet at the odds determined for the side bet. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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