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 of the plurality of second players, a first bet that a first plurality of cards dealt in the first game will have a first characteristic chosen by the second player, in which the first characteristic relates to the suits and ranks of the first plurality of cards;
determining, by the computing device, the first plurality of cards that are dealt 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 characteristic matches the first plurality 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 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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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 of the plurality of second players, a first bet that a first plurality of cards dealt in the first game will have a first characteristic chosen by the second player, in which the first characteristic relates to the suits and ranks of the first plurality of cards;determining, by the computing device, the first plurality of cards that are dealt 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 characteristic matches the first plurality 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 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)
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24. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a 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 have a first characteristic, in which the first characteristic includes a description of a plurality of cards, in which the first description includes at least one of a set of suits and a set of ranks of cards; determining, by the computing device, the first set of cards that are dealt in the first game played by a second 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 characteristic matches the first set of cards; determining whether the first characteristic 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 characteristic 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 place a bet involving 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 (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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