Gaming system with blackjack primary game and poker secondary game
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- a table for a card game including at least one player position and a dealer position, said table configured for playing a primary card game employing at least one physical deck of playing cards;
at least one display device;
at least one processor;
at least one memory device; and
an electronic tracking system configured to operate with the at least one display device, the at least one processor, and the at least one memory device, to;
(i) identify at least one physical card from said at least one physical deck of playing cards and to store in the at least one memory device information related to the at least one identified physical card as a secondary game card, wherein the information stored in the at least one memory device is stored during a plurality of plays of the primary card game for use in a play of a secondary card game,(ii) retrieve from said at least one memory device the information related to the secondary game card,(ii) display one or more secondary game cards based on the information stored in the at least one memory device after each of the plurality of plays of the primary card game, and(iii) evaluate any displayed secondary game cards based on the information stored in the at least one memory device to determine if one of at least one predetermined condition is met, and if one of the at least predetermined condition is met, provide an award.
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Abstract
A gaming device having a primary game and a secondary game is provided. The gaming device includes a primary game, such as blackjack or 21 operable on a wager by a player, and an optional secondary game that is operable on a secondary game wager by a player. After placing a secondary game wager and satisfying certain criteria in the primary game, one or more players are provided with a secondary game card to be used in the secondary game. The secondary game is resolved after a player has accumulated a plurality of secondary game cards over the course of several sequentially played rounds of the primary game.
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a table for a card game including at least one player position and a dealer position, said table configured for playing a primary card game employing at least one physical deck of playing cards; at least one display device; at least one processor; at least one memory device; and an electronic tracking system configured to operate with the at least one display device, the at least one processor, and the at least one memory device, to; (i) identify at least one physical card from said at least one physical deck of playing cards and to store in the at least one memory device information related to the at least one identified physical card as a secondary game card, wherein the information stored in the at least one memory device is stored during a plurality of plays of the primary card game for use in a play of a secondary card game, (ii) retrieve from said at least one memory device the information related to the secondary game card, (ii) display one or more secondary game cards based on the information stored in the at least one memory device after each of the plurality of plays of the primary card game, and (iii) evaluate any displayed secondary game cards based on the information stored in the at least one memory device to determine if one of at least one predetermined condition is met, and if one of the at least predetermined condition is met, provide an award. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) enabling a wager to be placed on a play of a primary card game played at a table; (b) identifying at least one physical card in said play of the primary card game via an electronic tracking system; (c) storing information related to the at least one identified physical card as a secondary game card in at least one memory device for said play of the primary card game; (d) retrieving from said at least one memory device the information related to the secondary game card; (d) displaying accumulated retrieved secondary game cards based on the information stored in the at least one memory device; (e) if a combination of the displayed accumulated retrieved secondary game cards meets one of at least one predetermined condition, providing an award; and (f) if a combination of the displayed accumulated retrieved secondary game cards does not meet one of the at least one predetermined condition and another wager is placed on another play of the primary card game, maintaining the information related to at least one of the accumulated retrieved secondary game cards in the at least one memory device and repeating (b) to (e). - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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