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Game of blackjack and apparatus therefore

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-01-14
COHEN ODED
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[0050]a virtual playing table having a first and at least two more delineated play regions, each region being assigned a respectively different winning ratio, and each region being elongated to accommodate each of a plurality of regular players, the re

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This means players lose not only their original bet, but also any additional money invested from splitting and doubling down.
Insurance is in fact a bad bet for the player who has no knowledge of the hole card because it has a house edge of approximately 7%.
Even for the player who has himself been dealt a blackjack, it is unwise to take Insurance.

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[0063]The present embodiments comprise a method of improving the insurance bet for the game of blackjack and a betting table allowing such an improved bet to be played. Specifically the improved insurance bet recognizes two predetermined cards as special. In the event of the dealer drawing, as his second card or hole card, any card of value ten the insurance payout is the conventional two to one, but in the event of the two predetermined cards being drawn, the payout is increased, for example to a more exciting three to one. This has the advantage that not only is the maximum payout increased, making the game more interesting, but the overall house advantage for the insurance bet is reduced to below 2%, which allows the insurance bet to be part of a playing strategy, and therefore means that more players may be expected to make use of it. It is noted that with the traditional insurance bet limited to a maximum of 50% of the main stake the best that happens with odds of two to one is...

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Abstract

Apparatus for playing a multi-player blackjack-type card game, comprises a playing table having three or more, particularly four, delineated play regions, each assigned a different winning ratio. The regions are elongated to accommodate several players, and are additional to an incidental dealer region for use by a dealer player. There are one or more decks of playing cards, a set of counters, having stake values and for placing as desired on the regions. The user places counters on the regions of the table with a view to increasing his number of counters. At each play a final number of counters per player is calculated depending on an initial number placed on the first region, a blackjack result per player against the dealer using the cards and the respective first region winning ratio, the final number of counters further being modified by a number of said counters placed on one or more of the additional delineated play regions, modified by an outcome achieved by a dealer player, and a respective winning ratio of said additional region.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a Continuation-In-Part (CIP) of PCT Patent Application No. PCT / IL2008 / 000332, filed on Mar. 11, 2008, which claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 906,224, filed on Mar. 12, 2007, the contents of both Applications are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to the game of blackjack and apparatus therefore and, more particularly, but not exclusively to an improved wagering system and wagering table therefore.[0003]Blackjack is a popular casino card game which mixes elements of chance with a certain amount of skill.[0004]Blackjack as a game offers various ways to bet on the outcome. Regardless of the number of players at the table the individual player takes on only the dealer and conventionally receives odds of 1:1 for a straight win, 3:2 for a blackjack and the highest payout 2:1 for the insurance bet. Due to the relatively low prizes,...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24A63F1/00
CPCA63F1/06A63F3/00157A63F2001/003G07F17/3293G07F17/32G07F17/322G07F17/3272A63F2003/00164A63F1/067A63F1/18A63F9/24
Inventor COHEN, ODED
Owner COHEN ODED