Methods, systems, and apparatus for playing poker, blackjack and baccarat
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1. A method of playing multi-zone blackjack on an electronic gaming device, the method comprising:
- providing an electronic gaming device having a wager input device that accepts vouchers and physical currency, a central processing unit, and a controller, wherein the controller controls an electronic game of multi-zone blackjack, wherein the electronic game of multi-zone blackjack includes at least two zones, the at least two zones each having a starting position variable “
S”
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initiating the game via the processor on the electronic gaming device, the game involving;
selecting the value of each starting position variable “
S”
in each of the at least two zones, the starting position variable “
S”
represented via a blackjack card;
receiving via a processor a wager amount from the player;
adding subsequent additional blackjack cards to the two or more zones via a processor until the total value of the cards in each of the two or more zones is twenty-one (21) or greater than twenty-one (21); and
determining via a processor whether the player is entitled to an payout if the player achieves a value of twenty-one (21) in at least one of the two or more zones,wherein the payout to the player substantially corresponds to a probability of the total value of the cards in each of the two or more zones being twenty-one (21) based upon the starting position variable “
S”
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Abstract
A method, system, gaming apparatus for playing blackjack, poker and baccarat allowing players the option of pre-determining the starting variables from a plurality of starting wagering positions with payouts that substantially correspond with a starting selection or selections.
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1. A method of playing multi-zone blackjack on an electronic gaming device, the method comprising:
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providing an electronic gaming device having a wager input device that accepts vouchers and physical currency, a central processing unit, and a controller, wherein the controller controls an electronic game of multi-zone blackjack, wherein the electronic game of multi-zone blackjack includes at least two zones, the at least two zones each having a starting position variable “
S”
;initiating the game via the processor on the electronic gaming device, the game involving; selecting the value of each starting position variable “
S”
in each of the at least two zones, the starting position variable “
S”
represented via a blackjack card;receiving via a processor a wager amount from the player; adding subsequent additional blackjack cards to the two or more zones via a processor until the total value of the cards in each of the two or more zones is twenty-one (21) or greater than twenty-one (21); and determining via a processor whether the player is entitled to an payout if the player achieves a value of twenty-one (21) in at least one of the two or more zones, wherein the payout to the player substantially corresponds to a probability of the total value of the cards in each of the two or more zones being twenty-one (21) based upon the starting position variable “
S”
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11. An electronic gaming device for playing multi-zone blackjack, the electronic gaming device comprising:
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a wager input device that accepts vouchers and physical currency; a central processing unit; and a controller programmed to control an electronic game of multi-zone blackjack, wherein the electronic game of multi-zone blackjack includes at least two zones, the at least two zones each having a starting position variable “
S”
,wherein the wager input device provides a player an opportunity to select a value of each starting position variables “
S”
in each of the at least two zones, the starting position variable “
S”
represented via a blackjack card,wherein the wager input device accepts a wager amount from the player, wherein additional blackjack cards are added to the two or more zones via a processor until the total value of the cards in each of the two or more zones is twenty-one (21) or greater than twenty-one (21), wherein a payout is awarded to the player via a processor if the player achieves a value of twenty-one (21) in at least one of the two or more zones, and wherein the payout to the player substantially corresponds to a probability of the total value of the cards in each of the two or more zones being twenty-one (21) based upon the starting position variable “
S”
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14. A method of playing poker on an electronic gaming device, the method comprising:
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providing an electronic gaming device having a wager input device that accepts vouchers and physical currency, a central processing unit and a controller, wherein the controller controls an electronic game of poker, wherein the electronic game of poker includes at least two zones, the at least two zones each having two or more initial starting position variables “
S”
represented by two or more poker cards;initiating the game via the processor on the electronic gaming device, the game involving; selecting, via a player using the electronic gaming device, the value of each starting position variable “
S”
in at least one of the at least two zones with an objective of achieving a winning poker hand against an opponent'"'"'s poker hand;receiving via a processor a wager amount from the player; adding community poker cards via a processor to form poker hands using the two or more poker cards in each zone with the community poker cards; and determining via a processor whether the player is entitled to a payout with the winning poker hand, wherein the payout to the player substantially corresponds to the frequency of the initial starting position variables S winning the optimal poker hand. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic casino gaming device for playing poker, the device comprising:
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a wager input device that accepts vouchers and physical currency; and a central processing unit and controller programmed to control an electronic game of poker, wherein the electronic game of poker includes at least two zones, the at least two zones each having two or more initial starting position variables “
S”
represented by two or more poker cards,wherein a player, using the wager input device, selects the value of each starting position variable “
S”
in at least one of the at least two zones with an objective of achieving a winning poker hand against an opponent'"'"'s poker hand,wherein the device accepts a wager amount from the player, wherein the poker game is played by adding community poker cards selected randomly via a processor to form poker hands using the two or more poker cards in each zone with the community poker cards; and wherein a payout is awarded via a processor to the player with the winning poker hand, wherein the payout to the player substantially corresponds to the frequency of the initial starting position variables S winning the optimal poker hand.
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