Wagering methods for baccarat
First Claim
1. A method of wagering on a baccarat game, including such game variations as standard baccarat, Chemin de Fer, Nevada-style baccarat, Scarney baccarat, baccarat banque, and mini-baccarat, said method comprising the following steps:
- dealing a hand of playing cards face down from at least one standard deck of playing cards comprising four suits of spot cards with numbers from one through ten and court cards comprising jacks, queens, and kings;
with each of the spot cards having a value equal to the number of the corresponding spot card and each of the court cards having a value of ten, to form at least one player hand and a bank hand of at least two cards each;
thenturning said at least two cards of said at least one player hand face up whereby players making bets may view said cards; and
thenproviding an opportunity to said players making bets on said player hand to surrender a portion of their bets if a sum of the value of said at least two cards of said player hand is from six to seven inclusive;
wherein said players who actually surrender a portion of their bets are no longer allowed to continue play of said hand.
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Abstract
Additional options for the placement of wagers in the game of baccarat are provided, to expand the potential interest and excitement of the game. The various betting or wagering options include different types of "surrender," in which a player may surrender a portion of his/her bet, depending upon the value or count of the first two cards of the player and banker hands, or only the player hand. The present invention also provides for the placement of bets on a "natural" hand(s), wherein a total count of eight or nine is achieved with only two cards, either of the banker or player hand. Other options are those of "super tie" wagers, in which a player may bet on player and banker hands of identical count which each have a predetermined value, and "jackpot" ties, similar to super ties but also requiring every card in the two hands to be of the same value, i.e., 4 or 6 of a kind. Yet another option is that of betting on the occurrence of flush hands, wherein all cards in the two hands are of the same suit. Methods of play using the above betting options are disclosed.
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1. A method of wagering on a baccarat game, including such game variations as standard baccarat, Chemin de Fer, Nevada-style baccarat, Scarney baccarat, baccarat banque, and mini-baccarat, said method comprising the following steps:
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dealing a hand of playing cards face down from at least one standard deck of playing cards comprising four suits of spot cards with numbers from one through ten and court cards comprising jacks, queens, and kings;
with each of the spot cards having a value equal to the number of the corresponding spot card and each of the court cards having a value of ten, to form at least one player hand and a bank hand of at least two cards each;
thenturning said at least two cards of said at least one player hand face up whereby players making bets may view said cards; and
thenproviding an opportunity to said players making bets on said player hand to surrender a portion of their bets if a sum of the value of said at least two cards of said player hand is from six to seven inclusive; wherein said players who actually surrender a portion of their bets are no longer allowed to continue play of said hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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