Card picks for progressive prize
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, by a computing device, a first game played by a first player from a plurality of games played by a respective plurality of first players to be a featured game;
offering, by the computing device, a plurality of second players an opportunity to bet on the first game in response to determining the featured game;
receiving, by the computing device from a second player, a first bet that (1) a first set of cards dealt in the first game will match a first description of the first set of cards, in which the first description is chosen by the second player, and that (2) a second set of cards dealt in the first game will match a second description of the second set of cards, in which the second description is chosen by the second player, in which the first description and second description each include at least one of a respective plurality of suits and a respective plurality of ranks of cards, and in which each of the first description and the second description include a description of a respective plurality of cards;
determining, by the computing device, the first set of cards that are dealt to the first player in the first game;
determining, by the computing device, the second set of cards that are dealt to a first dealer in the first game;
facilitating, by the computing device, a payout to the second player based on the first bet in response to a determination that the first description matches the first set of cards and that the second description matches the second set of cards, in which the payout is not based on whether the first player wins the first game;
determining, by the computing device, a second game played by a third player from a plurality of games played by a respective plurality of third players to be the featured game after the first game was the featured game; and
offering the plurality of second players the opportunity to bet on the second game instead of the first game in response to the determination that the second game is the new featured game.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, players around the casino may predict cards to be dealt in a game of blackjack.
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42 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, by a computing device, a first game played by a first player from a plurality of games played by a respective plurality of first players to be a featured game; offering, by the computing device, a plurality of second players an opportunity to bet on the first game in response to determining the featured game; receiving, by the computing device from a second player, a first bet that (1) a first set of cards dealt in the first game will match a first description of the first set of cards, in which the first description is chosen by the second player, and that (2) a second set of cards dealt in the first game will match a second description of the second set of cards, in which the second description is chosen by the second player, in which the first description and second description each include at least one of a respective plurality of suits and a respective plurality of ranks of cards, and in which each of the first description and the second description include a description of a respective plurality of cards; determining, by the computing device, the first set of cards that are dealt to the first player in the first game; determining, by the computing device, the second set of cards that are dealt to a first dealer in the first game; facilitating, by the computing device, a payout to the second player based on the first bet in response to a determination that the first description matches the first set of cards and that the second description matches the second set of cards, in which the payout is not based on whether the first player wins the first game; determining, by the computing device, a second game played by a third player from a plurality of games played by a respective plurality of third players to be the featured game after the first game was the featured game; and offering the plurality of second players the opportunity to bet on the second game instead of the first game in response to the determination that the second game is the new featured game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 33)
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25. A method comprising:
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receiving, by the computing device, a first bet that at least one of a first set of cards dealt in a first game and a second set of cards dealt in a second game will match a first description of a set of cards, in which the first description is chosen by a second player, in which the first description includes a description of a plurality of cards, in which the first description includes at least one of a plurality of suits and a plurality of ranks of cards; determining, by the computing device, the first set of cards that are dealt in the first game played by a first player; determining, by the computing device, the second set of cards that are dealt in the second game played by a third player; determining whether the first description matches the first set of cards; determining whether the first description matches the second set of cards; facilitating, by the computing device, a payout for the first bet in response to a determination that the first description matches at least one of the first set of cards and the second set of cards, in which the payout is not based on whether the first player wins the first game; determining by the computing device, another game played by another player from a plurality of games played by a respective plurality of players to be a featured game; and offering an the opportunity to bet on the other game instead of at least one of the first game and second game in response to the determination of the other game to be the featured game. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An apparatus comprising:
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a computing device; and a non-transitory machine readable medium having stored there on a plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to; determine a first game played by a first player from a plurality of games played by a respective plurality of first players to be a featured game; offer a plurality of second players an opportunity to bet on the first game in response to determining the featured game; receive, from a second player, a first bet that (1) a first set of cards dealt in the first game will match a first description of the first set of cards, in which the first description is chosen by the second player, and that (2) a second set of cards dealt in the first game will match a second description of the second set of cards, in which the second description is chosen by the second player, in which the first description and second description each include at least one of a respective plurality of suits and a respective plurality of ranks of cards, and in which each of the first description and the second description include a description of a respective plurality of cards; determine the first set of cards that are dealt to the first player in the first game; determine the second set of cards that are dealt to a first dealer in the first game; facilitate a payout to the second player based on the first bet in response to a determination that the first description matches the first set of cards and that the second description matches the second set of cards, in which the payout is not based on whether the first player wins the first game; determine a second game played by a third player from a plurality of games played by a respective plurality of third players to be the featured game after the first game was the featured game; and offer the plurality of second players the opportunity to bet on the second game instead of the first game in response to the determination that the second game is the new featured game.
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