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Card revelation system

  • US 6,386,973 B1
  • Filed: 06/16/1999
  • Issued: 05/14/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of playing a hybrid live casino card game with a video game component comprising:

  • a) randomly assigning a number of physical cards from a set of physical cards to a player, the player having made a wager on a game being played;

    b) from a set of symbols that consists of a virtual set of symbols, randomly selecting and displaying at least one symbol that is a virtual display symbol identifying only a suit, only a rank, or both a suit and rank;

    c) at any time during play of the game, revealing the virtual display symbol on a video monitor that is in the view of the player(s), the virtual display symbol establishing that cards from said first set of physical cards that bear a predetermined relationship to the virtual display symbol are Wild cards for the purpose of establishing a rank or value of the player'"'"'s physical cards; and

    d) paying the player for;

    II) attaining a rank of a game hand of at least a predetermined value;

    or II) having a game card combination with a value higher than the value of a dealer'"'"'s game cards combination;

    said player'"'"'s game card combination being determined with or without the presence of Wild cards.

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