Side bets in casino wagering "war" game

Abstract

A casino game is played with playing cards in a live or electronic virtual format. A player places at least an ante wager. The ante wager for each player is resolved on the basis of the relative rank of a first playing card dealt to the player and a first playing card dealt to the dealer. The player wins on the ante wager if the player's first card relative rank is higher than the dealer's first card rank, the player loses the ante wager if the player's first card relative rank is lower than the dealer's first card rank, and the player enters a tie hand competition event if the player's first card rank and the dealer's first card rank are the same. The player has the ability to place at least one side bet wager before seeing both the dealer's first card and the player's first card on an event in which: a) the total point count for the player's first card and the dealer's first card are within a player selected range of at least three total point count ranges from which the player may select; and b) that the point spread between the dealer's first card and the player's first card will exceed a minimum difference.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS DATA [0001] This application is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 10 / 764,827; 10 / 624,994; and 10 / 624,995, all filed on Jan. 26, 2004.BACKGROUND OF THE ART [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to a wagering card game and more particularly to a wagering “war” type game in which ties are possible and the ties result in further wagering. The present invention also relates to video gaming systems that support play of the wagering card game. [0004] 2. Background of the Art [0005] The card game “war” is a well known parlor game. Players divide a standard deck of cards in two and play head-to-head, one card at a time; until the players run out of cards. This form of the game is not suitable as a casino game since the outcome is generally not determined until completion of a set of cards or until one competitor has possession of all the cards. Further, the game is not suited for use as a casino type gam...

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