Abstract: Card play is further enhanced by a method for playing a cards comprising; wagering whether a random card drawn will have particular, prechosen card features; indicating to the dealer which card down in the deck the card to be examined is; dealing down to that card; and paying the wager if the player has chosen the right particular, prechosen features of the card.

Abstract: A side bet for Blackjack also known as twenty-one is disclosed. The player places a side wager that the dealer's up card will be a ten-value card. If the dealer's up card is a ten-value card, then the player is paid 1 to 1. Potential additional side payoffs include whether the dealer's hole card is a ten-value card, in which case the player wins 3 to 1 or whether the dealer's hole card is an ace, in which case the player is paid 6 to 1. Other potential side payoffs are also disclosed.

Abstract: Two side bets for blackjack or twenty one consist of wagering on whether at least one event from the group of events consisting of a two card hand dealt will contain a pair of the same rank card, and a two card hand will be selected from the group hands consisting of 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, and 12, when the ace counts only as a one, will occur.

Abstract: Two side bets for blackjack or twenty one consist of wagering on whether at least one event from the group of events consisting of a two card hand dealt will contain a pair of the same rank card, and a two card hand will be selected from the group hands consisting of 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, and 12, when the ace counts only as a one, will occur.