Method and assembly for playing a variation of the game of baccarat

• US 6,293,864 B1
• Filed: 11/03/1999
• Issued: 09/25/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Baccarat Plus Enterprises Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Baccarat Plus Enterprises Incorporated
• Inventors: Romero, Santiago
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Steven
• Assistant Examiner(s): COLLINS, DOLORES R
• Application Number:
  US09/433,307
• Time in Patent Office: 692 Days
• Field of Search: 273/292, 273/274, 273/309, 273/304, 273/306, 462/12, 462/13, 462/26, 462/27
• US Class Current: 463/12
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/001 Bridge or baccarat
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082

Abstract

A method and assembly designed to play a variation of the game baccarat wherein one of a plurality of players, designated the banker, has the option of making a bonus wager in addition to a primary wager, wherein the bonus wager provides the banker/player the possibility of participating in a bonus payout in the event the total number count of each of at least two consecutive hands equals a predetermined number count. Typically the predetermined number count will be nine in that nine is the best possible hand in a conventional baccarat game. The total number count of nine of the banker'"'"'s hands can be either a natural nine or a broken nine and still qualify for participation in the bonus payout, which can increase either randomly or in accordance with a pre-set schedule or rate of increase, set by the house or casino in the event that more than two consecutive banker'"'"'s hands each have a total number count equal to the predetermined number count.

Claims

1. A method of playing a variation of the card game of baccarat, said method comprising the steps of:

a) designating one of a plurality of players as a banker,

b) indicating a bonus payout to be paid at least to the banker in the event of a predetermined number count occurring in at least two consecutive hands dealt to the banker,

c) the banker making a bonus wager so as to qualify for the bonus payout,

d) playing a plurality of conventional baccarat games, each of which comprise dealing a player'"'"'s hand and a banker'"'"'s hand,

e) determining if the banker'"'"'s hand in a first of the plurality of conventional baccarat games has a number count equal to said predetermined number count,

f) determining if the total number count in each of at least two consecutive banker'"'"'s hands of the plurality conventional baccarat games is equal to the predetermined number count; and

g) designating payment to the banker of at least the bonus payout when the total of the number count of at least two consecutive banker'"'"'s hands of the plurality of baccarat games are each equal to the predetermine number count.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising playing additional ones of the plurality of conventional baccarat games consecutively as long as the banker'"'"'s hand is winning or tieing hand of each of the consecutive baccarat games.

3. A method as recited in claim 2 further comprising increasing the bonus payout each time the number count of more than two consecutive ones of the banker'"'"'s hands equals the predetermined number count.

4. A method as recited in claim 3 comprising defining the predetermined number count as nine.

5. The method as recited in claim 4 comprising designating payment of the bonus amount to the banker when the number count of at least two consecutive banker'"'"'s hands equals a natural nine.

6. A method as recited in claim 4 comprising designating payment of the bonus amount to the banker when the number count of at least two consecutive banker'"'"'s hands equal a broken nine.

7. A method as recited in claim 4 comprising designating payment of the bonus amount to the banker when the number count of at least two consecutive banker'"'"'s hand equals either a broken nine or a natural nine.

8. A method as recited in claim 1 comprising defining the predetermined number count as nine.

9. A method as recited in claim 8 comprising designating payment of the bonus amount to the banker when the number count of at least two consecutive banker'"'"'s hands equal a natural nine.

10. A method as recited in claim 8 comprising designating payment of the bonus amount to the banker when the number count of at least two consecutive banker'"'"'s hands equal a broken nine.

11. A method as recited in claim 8 comprising designating payment of the bonus amount to the banker when the number count of at least two consecutive banker'"'"'s hands equal either a natural nine or a broken nine.

12. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the step of forfeiting the banker'"'"'s bonus wager if the predetermined number count does not equal the number count of at least two consecutive banker'"'"'s hands.

13. A method as recited in claim 12 further comprising allowing the banker to make at least a second bonus wager subsequent to any banker'"'"'s hand that won or tied a respective conventional baccarat game and that had a number count which was not equal to the predetermined number count.

14. A method as recited in claim 13 further comprising preventing the banker from making a second bonus wager after having a loosing banker'"'"'s hand of a respective conventional baccarat game.

15. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising preventing the banker from making a second bonus wager subsequent to any banker'"'"'s hand that lost a respective conventional baccarat game.

16. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the banker making a primary wager for each of the conventional baccarat games in which the banker is to participate.

17. A method as recited in claim 16 comprising deducting the bonus wager from the amount of the primary wager.

18. A method as recited in claim 16 comprising making the primary wager in addition to and separate from the bonus wager.

19. A method as recited in claim 18 comprising increasing the bonus payout each time the number count of more than two consecutive banker'"'"'s hands equals to the predetermined number count.

20. A method as recited in claim 19 comprising increasing the bonus payout on a random basis.

21. A method of playing baccarat plus, a variation of the card game baccarat, said method comprising the steps of:

a) indicating a bonus payout to be awarded a participating banker in the event of a predetermine number count occurring in at least two consecutive banker'"'"'s hands,

b) designating one of a plurality of players as a banker;

c) the banker making a primary wager for each of a plurality of conventional baccarat games in which the banker plays,

d) defining each of the plurality of conventional baccarat games as including at least a banker'"'"'s hand and a player'"'"'s hand,

e) the banker making a bonus wager to become said participating banker eligible to participate in the bonus payout,

f) designating payment of at least the bonus payout to said participating banker if the number count of at least two consecutive banker'"'"'s hands are both equal to the predetermined number count, and

g) forfeiting participation in the bonus payout if the number count of at least one of two consecutive participating banker'"'"'s hands is not equal to the predetermine number count.

22. A method as recited in claim 21 further comprising defining the at least two consecutive participating banker'"'"'s hand as the first two consecutive banker'"'"'s hands immediately subsequent to the banker making the bonus wager.

23. A method as recited in claim 21 comprising defining the predetermined number count as nine.

24. A method as recited in claim 23 further comprising increasing the bonus payout each time the number count of more than two consecutive ones of the participating banker'"'"'s hands equals the predetermined number count.

25. A method as recited in claim 24 further comprising increasing the bonus amount on a random basis.

26. A method as recited in claim 24 further comprising increasing the bonus amount in accordance with a pre-set schedule.

27. An assembly as recited in claim 21 further comprising allowing the banker to make at least a second bonus wager subsequent to any banker'"'"'s hand that won or tied a respective conventional baccarat game and that has a number count which is not equal to the predetermined number count.

28. A method as recited in claim 27 further comprising preventing the banker from making another bonus wager after having a losing banker'"'"'s hand.

29. A method as recited in claim 21 further comprising deducting the participating banker'"'"'s bonus wager from said participating banker'"'"'s corresponding primary wager.

30. A method as recited in claim 21 further comprising visually determining the number count of the participating banker'"'"'s hand by electronic reading.

31. A method as recited in claim 30 further comprising electronically displaying at least to the plurality of players when the number count of at least two consecutive ones of the participating banker'"'"'s hands are each equal to the predetermined number count.