Amusement devices: games – Card or tile games – cards or tiles therefor
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-02
2005-08-02
Fernstrom, Kurt (Department: 3712)
Amusement devices: games
Card or tile games, cards or tiles therefor
Reexamination Certificate
active
06923446
ABSTRACT:
A method of playing a casino table wagering game with at least two players comprises wagering on an underlying game where players may receive a bonus for obtaining a player hand of at least a predetermined rank; placing a side bet that at least one player of the at least two players will obtain a player hand of at least a predetermined rank; playing a hand of the casino table wagering game to conclusion; determining if at least one of the at least two players has obtained a player hand of said at least a predetermined rank; if a player has not obtained a player hand of at least a predetermined rank, but that player has placed the side bet that at least one player of the at least two players will obtain a player hand of at least a predetermined rank, and if another player has obtained a player hand of at least a predetermined rank, awarding that player a predetermined proportional share of the bonus for obtaining a player hand of at least a predetermined rank.
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Fernstrom Kurt
Mark A. Litman & Associates P.A.
Shuffle Master, Inc.
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