Method of providing associated wagering game for blackjack

摘要

Systems, methods and apparatus for providing, hosting and conducting a wagering game associated with Blackjack, which includes steps and/or components configured for generating a random initial hand of playing cards in the underlying game to form an initial player hand and an initial dealer hand; comparing the random initial player hand of playing cards with a preset qualifying criteria comprising the initial player hand being composed of playing cards which are consecutively ranked; conducting the Blackjack game until a final outcome is achieved; determining a payout award which is at least partially determined by the number of consecutively ranked playing cards in the final player hand if the preset qualifying criteria is satisfied by the initial player hand; and providing the determined payout award or collecting the wager if the preset qualifying criteria is not satisfied.

主权项

1. A method of conducting a wagering game associated with the underlying game of Blackjack, comprising the steps of:
a) receiving a wager relating to the associated wagering game; b) generating a random initial hand of playing cards in the underlying game from a set of randomly-ordered physical playing cards to form an initial player hand and an initial dealer hand; c) comparing the random initial player hand of playing cards with a preset qualifying criteria, wherein the qualifying preset criteria comprises the initial player hand being composed of playing cards which are consecutively ranked; e) conducting the underlying game until a final outcome is achieved according the rules of the underlying game, wherein additional cards may be added to the initial player hand to form a final player hand for achieving the final outcome of the underlying game; f) determining a payout award if the preset qualifying criteria is satisfied by the initial player hand, wherein the payout award is at least partially determined by the number of consecutively ranked playing cards in the final player hand; and g) settling the wager by providing the determined payout award or collecting the wager if the preset qualifying criteria is not satisfied.