Card game suitable for casino play

• US 7,354,041 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2004
• Issued: 04/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Worldwide Gaming, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Worldwide Gaming, Inc.
• Inventors: Stephens, Brooke, McKee, Ricky D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Layno; Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US10/835,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20050242504A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,440 Days
• Field of Search: 273/292, 273/274, 273/309, 463/12, 463/13
• US Class Current: 273/292
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082

Abstract

System and method for playing a card game is provided. An embodiment for play in a casino using a standard deck of cards comprises allowing a player to place a wager on a selected card value, a wild card value, black, red, or lo ball. Community cards are dealt face up and winning hands are paid according to a predetermined payout schedule. Wagers on a selected card values and wild card values have predetermined payout values for specific winning hands. Black and red wagers have predetermined payout values if all of the community cards are black or red, respectively. Lo ball wagers have a predetermined payout value if all of the community cards are less than or equal to a predetermined value, such as 8. In another embodiment, the card game may be implemented in a computer system having a video display terminal.

Claims

1. A method for playing a card game, the method comprising:

providing a deck of cards having a plurality of colors and a plurality of values;

receiving a wager on one or more of a selected card value, a wild card value, a first color, a second color, and lo ball, each of the selected card value, the wild card value, the first color, the second color, and lo ball being offered, a card corresponding to the selected card value not being removed from the deck of cards;

providing one or more community cards;

determining whether the wager wins or loses;

wherein a wager on a selected card value wins if the selected card value may be used with the community cards to make a first winning hand, the first winning hand comprising at least one of one pair, two pair, three of a kind, flush, straight, full house, four of a kind, straight flush, and five of a kind;

wherein a wager on a wild card value wins if any card may be used to make a second winning hand, the second winning hand comprising at least one of three of a kind, flush, straight, full house, four of a kind, straight flush, and five of a kind;

wherein a wager on the first color wins if all of the community cards are the first color;

wherein a wager on the second color wins if all of the community cards are the second color; and

wherein a wager on lo ball wins if all of the community cards are equal to or less than a first value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the deck of cards comprises one or more decks of standard playing cards less jokers.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first value is 8.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein four community cards are provided.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a payout for a wager on a wild card value is 1 to 1 for three of a kind, 6 to 1 for a flush, 2 to 1 for a straight, 6 to 1 for a full house, 6 to 1 for a four of a kind, 30 to 1 for a straight flush, and 50 to 1 for a five of a kind.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a payout for a wager on a selected card value is 1 to 1 for one pair, 2 to 1 for two pair, 3 to 1 for three of a kind, 7 to 1 for a flush, 15 to 1 for a straight, 20 to 1 for a full house, 50 to 1 for a four of a kind, 125 to 1 for a straight flush, and 250 to 1 for a five of a kind.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein a payout of a wager on lo ball is 6 to 1.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein a payout of a wager on a first color or a second color is 16to 1.

9. An apparatus for playing a card game, the apparatus comprising:

a computer system;

a video display terminal communicatively coupled to the computer system;

wherein the computer system is configured to perform the steps;

receiving an indication of a wager placed on one or more of a selected card value, a wild card value, a first color, a second color, and lo ball, each of the selected card value, the wild card value, the first color, the second color, and lo ball being offered;

causing one or more community cards from a deck of cards to be displayed on the video display terminal, wherein all cards corresponding to the selected card value remain in the deck of cards;

determining whether the wager wins or loses;

wherein a wager on a selected card value wins if the selected card value may be used with the community cards to make a first winning hand, the first winning hand comprising at least one of one pair, two pair, three of a kind, flush, straight, full house, four of a kind, straight flush, and five of a kind;

wherein a wager on a wild card value wins if any card may be used to make a second winning hand, the second winning hand comprising at least one of three of a kind, flush, straight, full house, four of a kind, straight flush, and five of a kind;

wherein a wager on the first color wins if all of the community cards are the first color;

wherein a wager on second color wins if all of the community cards are the second color; and

wherein a wager on lo ball wins if all of the community cards are equal to or less than a first value.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the deck of cards comprises representations of one or more decks of standard playing cards less jokers.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first value is 8.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein four community cards are provided.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein a payout for a wager on a wild card value is 1 to 1 for three of a kind, 6 to 1 for a flush, 2 to 1 for a straight, 6 to 1 for a full house, 6 to 1 for a four of a kind, 30 to 1 for a straight flush, and 50 to 1 for a five of a kind.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein a payout for a wager on a selected card value is 1 to 1 for one pair, 2 to 1 for two pair, 3 to 1 for three of a kind, 7 to 1 for a flush, 15 to 1 for a straight, 20 to 1 for a full house, 50 to 1 for a four of a kind, 125 to 1 for a straight flush, and 250 to 1 for a five of a kind.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein a payout of a wager on lo ball is 6 to 1.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein a payout of a wager on a first color or a second color is 16 to 1.

17. A computer program product for playing a card game, the computer program product having a medium with a computer program embodied thereon, the computer program comprising:

computer program code for receiving an indication of a wager placed on one or more of a selected card value, a wild card value, a first color, a second color, and lo ball, each of the selected card value, the wild card value, the first color, the second color, and lo ball being offered;

computer program code for causing one or more community cards from a deck of cards to be displayed, wherein none of the cards corresponding to the selected card value are removed;

computer program code for determining whether the wager wins or loses;

wherein a wager on a selected card value wins if the selected card value may be used with the community cards to make a first winning hand, the first winning hand comprising at least one of one pair, two pair, three of a kind, flush, straight, full house, four of a kind, straight flush, and five of a kind;

wherein a wager on a wild card value wins if any card may be used to make a second winning hand, the second winning hand comprising at least one of three of a kind, flush, straight, full house, four of a kind, straight flush, and five of a kind;

wherein a wager on the first color wins if all of the community cards are the first color;

wherein a wager on second color wins if all of the community cards are the second color; and

wherein a wager on lo ball wins if all of the community cards are equal to or less than a first value.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the deck of cards comprises representations of one or more decks of standard playing cards less jokers.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the first value is 8.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein four community cards are provided.

21. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein a payout for a wager on a wild card value is 1 to 1 for three of a kind, 6 to 1 for a flush, 2 to 1 for a straight, 6 to 1 for a full house, 6 to 1 for a four of a kind, 30 to 1 for a straight flush, and 50 to 1 for a five of a kind.

22. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein a payout for a wager on a selected card value is 1 to 1 for one pair, 2 to 1 for two pair, 3 to 1 for three of a kind, 7 to 1 for a flush, 15 to 1 for a straight, 20 to 1 for a full house, 50 to 1 for a four of a kind, 125 to 1 for a straight flush, and 250 to 1 for a five of a kind.

23. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein a payout of a wager on lo ball is 6 to 1.

24. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein a payout of a wager on a first color or a second color is 16 to 1.