Method of progressive jackpot twenty-one wherein the predetermined winning arrangement of cards include two aces, three aces and four aces
First Claim
1. A method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of:
- a. a player making a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game;
b. a player making a second wager to participate in the jackpot component;
c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player;
d. if the player'"'"'s hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and
e. the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least three Aces.
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Abstract
The method of the present invention involves a conventional live casino or video machine type Twenty-One game (also known as Blackjack), in which, in addition to his normal wager, a player has the option of making an additional wager that becomes part of, and makes the player eligible to win, a jackpot, and most preferably, a progressive jackpot. If the player'"'"'s Twenty-One hand comprises a particular, predetermined arrangement of cards, the player will win all, or part of, the amount of the progressive jackpot. In a Twenty-One game using any number of decks of cards, the predetermined winning arrangements of cards preferred in the present invention are four black or red Aces; three suited Aces; three unsuited Aces; two suited Aces; and two unsuited Aces, which preferably win, respectively, highest, second highest, third highest, fourth highest, and fifth highest amounts of the jackpot.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of:
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a. a player making a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. a player making a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player'"'"'s hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least three Aces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of:
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a. a player making a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. a player making a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player'"'"'s hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangements of cards consist of;
space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________ Winning Hand Amount of Jackpot ______________________________________ 4 black, or 4 red Aces highest amount 3 suited Aces second highest amount 3 unsuited Aces third highest amount 2 suited Aces fourth highest amount 2 unsuited Aces fifth highest amount ______________________________________ - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of:
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a. affording a player an opportunity to make a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. affording a player an opportunity to make a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player'"'"'s hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least three Aces. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. The method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of:
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a. a player making a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. a player making a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player'"'"'s hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least two different predetermined arrangements of cards which win two different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said two different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least two Aces. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of including a jackpot component in a Twenty-One game comprising the steps of:
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a. affording a player an opportunity to make a first wager to participate in the Twenty-One game; b. affording a player an opportunity to make a second wager to participate in the jackpot component; c. dealing a hand of playing cards to the player; d. if the player'"'"'s hand comprises a predetermined arrangement of cards, the player wins a preselected amount of the jackpot; and e. the predetermined arrangement of cards comprises at least two different predetermined arrangements of cards which win two different corresponding preselected amounts of the jackpot, said two different predetermined arrangements of cards each comprising at least two Aces. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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