Abstract: In any given round of play, a player can play one or more of new and existing video card games simultaneously, largely games of chance, with at least one provided options: option of selecting one or more of the player's favorite games to play, option of selecting use of single deck of cards or use of multiple decks of cards, option of selecting one hand or up to the maximum number of hands that a player is allowed to play, After the player selects a desired amount of denomination, chooses at least one of the options, and places a bet, the player then starts the game play; the machine will then shuffle the cards and deals a hand of at least one card on the screen of the machine, it determines whether the player's bet wins or loses and pays the player's winning bet according to rules of the game.

Abstract: A novel card game wherein a player may place a Pair Of Aces Or Better wager and/or Poker wager, then an optional Bonus wager. A Player's Pair Of Aces Or Better wager wins if the Player's hand is a pair of Aces or better, and wherein the Player's two or more Aces receives a blackjack pay. The Poker's wager wins if the Player's hand ranks the same as or ranks higher than the Banker's hand, and wherein the Player wins all ties. The Player's Bonus wager wins if the Player's hand is a predetermined rank or better. A Player's 7-Card 9 High hand or 7-Card Straight Flush hand is an automatic winner for three said independent wagers.

Abstract: An improved Pai Gow Poker game offers players an option to pay no commission on their winning Main bets. After each Player places a Main bet and an optional Bonus bet, each Player and a Banker are dealt seven cards, which are arranged into a 5-card hand and a 2-card hand. A Player's Bonus bet plays against a pay table. The Player's Main bet loses if the Player loses both 2-card and 5-card hands to the Banker; the Player pushes if the Player wins one hand and loses the other; if the Player wins both 2-card and 5-card hands, the Player wins and is paid either 1 to 1 with no commission up to 4 times the Player's Bonus bet, which can be any amount between predetermined minimum and maximum amounts, or 1 to 1 less 5% commission if the Player's Bonus bet is less than the predetermined minimum amount.

Abstract: The present invention is offered under the name of “Pair Magic”. It is a five-card-stud game, played with at least one conventional poker deck of 52 cards. Two or more players may participate in the game. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. A Player who is not a Banker must place a wager playing against the Banker's hand before receiving his or her cards. The Player's hand is compared to the Banker's hand according to its unique and novel rankings, referred as the ‘pair-theme’ rankings; and the Player's wager may be settled according to any one of its predetermined rules. Players who frequently play this novel and unique game, will enjoy the simplicity and excitement that the game provides, and especially, will obtain the opportunities to sharpen their math skill.

Abstract: A novel card game wherein a player may place a Pair Of Aces Or Better wager and/or Poker wager, then an optional Bonus wager. A Player's Pair Of Aces Or Better wager wins if the Player's hand is a pair of Aces or better, and wherein the Player's two or more Aces receives a blackjack pay. The Poker's wager wins if the Player's hand ranks the same as or ranks higher than the Banker's hand, and wherein the Player wins all ties. The Player's Bonus wager wins if the Player's hand is a predetermined rank or better. A Player's 7-Card 9 High hand or 7-Card Straight Flush hand is an automatic winner for three said independent wagers. Versions of games played with at least three cards such as three, four, five, six, or eight cards per hand can be created.

Abstract: This invention is mainly a 7-card stud poker game, played with at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards, plus at least one Joker. After a player places a Poker wager and/or a Pair Of Aces Or Better wager, the player then has the option to place a Bonus wager, against a banker. Each said wager automatically wins if the player is dealt a 7-Card 9 High hand or a 7-Card Straight Flush; otherwise, the player's Poker wager wins if the player's best 5-card poker hand ranks higher than or the same as the banker's best 5-card poker hand; the player's Pair Of Aces Or Better wager wins if the player's best 5-card poker hand is a pair of Aces or better; the player's Bonus wager wins if the player's best 5-card poker hand ranks higher than or the same as the banker's with a predetermined hand or better.

Abstract: The card game of the present invention is a seven-card stud poker game, played with at least one but preferably one standard deck of 52 cards plus at least one but preferably one Joker. Two or more players, preferably seven players, may participate in any given round of play. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. A Player who is not the Banker may play Poker Bet against the Banker's hand and/or Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet on the contents of the Player's own hand. After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the Banker is dealt seven cards. The Player's Poker Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand (selected from the Player's own seven cards) beats the Banker's best 5-card poker. The Player's Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is a pair of Aces or a better hand. Poker Bet and Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet are two independent wagers and are settled separately.

Abstract: The invention is a six-card-stud poker game. A Player who is not a Banker may play Poker Bet playing against a Banker's hand, and/or one or up to seven side bets betting on the contents of the Player's own hand. From their six dealt cards, every Player and the Banker each then selects and keeps his best 5-card poker hand and discards one card. A Player's Poker Bet wager wins if the Player is dealt a hand of six-card 8 high or six-card Straight Flush, or if the Player's best 5-card poker hand ranks the same as or higher than the Banker's best 5-card poker hand. A Player's side-bet wager wins a Player's best 5-card poker hand is one of predetermined winning hands of the type of the side bet he bets on. The Poker Bet wager and seven side-bet wagers are eight independent wagers and are settled separately.

Abstract: The present invention is a seven-card-stud poker game, played with at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards, plus at least one Joker. Two or more players may participate in the game. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. A Player who is not a Banker may place a Poker Bet wager and/or a Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager; after at least one of two said wagers is placed, the Player has the option to place a Bonus Bet wager. Subsequently each Player and the Banker are each dealt seven cards, and then the Players and the Banker each then selects and keeps his or her best 5-card poker hand and discards two other cards from his or her own seven cards. To win a Poker Bet wager, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must rank higher than the Banker's best 5-card poker hand. To win a Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must be a pair of Aces or better.

Abstract: The invention is a six-card-stud poker game, played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one but preferably two Jokers. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game; one of the players is the Banker whom other players play against, a Player who is not a Banker may play Poker Bet playing against the Banker's hand, and/or one to seven side bets betting on the contents of the Player's own hand. After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt six cards; the Players and the Banker each then selects and keeps his best 5-card poker hand from his six cards and discards one card. To win a Poker Bet wager, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must rank higher than the Banker's best 5-card poker hand. To wins a side-bet wager, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must be one of the predetermined winning hands of the type of the side bet he bets on.

Abstract: The invention is an eight-card-stud poker game, played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards, plus at least one but preferably four Jokers. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. A Player who is not a Banker may play Aces Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet, 4 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, and/or Bonus Bet betting on the contents of the Player's own hand. After at least one bet is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt seven cards and one community card. From each Player's own seven dealt cards and the community card, he selects and keeps his best 5-card poker hand and discards three other cards. To win a bet, the Player's best 5-card poker hand must be one of the predetermining winning hands of the type of the bet he bets on, regardless of the Banker's hand.

Abstract: The present invention is a seven-card-stud poker game, played with at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one Joker or played with at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards wherein either all Twos, all Threes, all Fours, all Fives, all Sixes, all Sevens, all Eights, all Nines, all Tens, all Jacks, all Queens, all Kings, or all Aces are Wild Card. Each Joker or each Wild Card may be used as any card. Two or more players may participate in the game. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. To play the game, a Player who is not a Banker must place a Primary Bet wager; after placing a Primary Bet wager, the Player has the option to place a Bonus Bet wager. Subsequently each Player and the Banker are each dealt seven cards, and then each Player selects and keeps his or her best 5-card poker hand and discards two other cards from his or her own seven cards.

Abstract: The present invention is a seven-card-stud poker game, played with at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards, plus at least one Joker. Two or more players may participate in the game. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. A Player who is not a Banker may place a Poker Bet wager and/or a Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager; after at least one of two said wagers is placed, the Player has the option to place a Bonus Bet wager. Subsequently each Player and the Banker are each dealt seven cards, and then the Players and the Banker each then selects and keeps his or her best 5-card poker hand and discards two other cards from his or her own seven cards. To win a Poker Bet wager, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must rank higher than the Banker's best 5-card poker hand. To win a Pair Of Aces Or Better Bet wager, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must be a pair of Aces or better.

Abstract: The present invention is a five-card-stud game. It combines the elements of American game of Poker and Baccarat, creating its pair-theme rankings—no pair Point Count, One Pair, Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Full House, 4 of a Kind. It is played with at least one conventional poker deck of 52 cards. Two or more players may participate in the game; one of the players is a Banker whom other players play against. A Player who is not a Banker may place a Poker Bet wager against the Banker's hand and/or a One Pair Bet wager betting on the value of the Player's own hand, and an optional Bonus Bet wager betting on the value of the Player's own hand. The Player's Poker Bet wager wins if the Player's hand ranks higher than the Banker; the Player's One Pair Bet wager wins if the Player's hand is One Pair or better; the Player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the Player's hand is one of the predetermined winning hands; and the wagers of three said bets are settled according to their particular rules.

Abstract: The card game of the present invention uses at least one or preferably one standard deck of 52 cards plus at least one or preferably four Jokers. Each Player, along with the Banker, is dealt seven cards, and plays against a Banker. In any given hand, Players have the option to make from one and up to eight different types of bets on the value of their own hand. A Player's wager wins if the Player's best five-card poker hand selected from the Player's seven dealt cards is one of the winning hands of the bet the Player makes, and the Player's wager loses if the Player's best five-card poker hand is neither one of the winning hands nor one of the pushing hand(s). If a Player makes more than one bet, the Player may win all bets made, the Player may win some bet(s) and lose the other(s), or the Player may lose all bets made. The eight types of bets do not require skill; Players win their wagers based on the strength of the hands as dealt.

Abstract: The invention is a six-card-stud game, played with at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game; one of the players is the Banker whom other players play against; a Player who is not a Banker may play Poker Bet playing against the Banker's hand, and/or one to four side bets betting on the contents of the Player's own hand. After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt six cards; the Players and the Banker each then selects and keeps his best 5-card hand from his own six cards and discards one card. To win a Poker Bet wager, a Player's best 5-card hand must rank higher than the Banker's best 5-card hand. To wins a side-bet wager, a Player's best 5-card hand must be one of the predetermined winning hands of the type of the side bet he bets on. The Poker Bet wager and four side-bet wagers are independent wagers and are settled separately.

Abstract: The invention is an eight-card-stud poker game, played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards, plus at least one but preferably four Jokers. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. A Player who is not a Banker may play Aces Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet, 4 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, and/or Bonus Bet betting on the contents of the Player's own hand. After at least one bet is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt seven cards and one community card. From each Player's own seven dealt cards and the community card, he selects and keeps his best 5-card poker hand and discards three other cards. To win a bet, the Player's best 5-card poker hand must be one of the predetermining winning hands of the type of the bet he bets on, regardless of the Banker's hand.

Abstract: The invention is a six-card-stud poker game, played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards, plus at least one but preferably four Jokers. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game; one of the players is the Banker whom other players play against; a Player who is not a Banker may play Poker Bet playing against the Banker's hand, and/or one to eight side bets betting on the contents of the Player's own hand. After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt six cards; the Players and the Banker each then selects and keeps his best 5-card poker hand from his own six cards and discards one card. To win a Poker Bet wager, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must rank higher than the Banker's best 5-card poker hand. To wins a side-bet wager, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must be one of the predetermined winning hands of the type of the side bet he bets on.

Abstract: The invention is a six-card-stud poker game, played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one but preferably two Jokers. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game; one of the players is the Banker whom other players play against, a Player who is not a Banker may play Poker Bet playing against the Banker's hand, and/or one to seven side bets betting on the contents of the Player's own hand. After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt six cards; the Players and the Banker each then selects and keeps his best 5-card poker hand from his six cards and discards one card. To win a Poker Bet wager, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must rank higher than the Banker's best 5-card poker hand. To wins a side-bet wager, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must be one of the predetermined winning hands of the type of the side bet he bets on.

Abstract: The invention is a seven-card-stud poker game, played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one but preferably one Joker. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. A Player who is not a Banker may play Poker Bet playing against the Banker's hand and/or one to seven side bets betting on the contents of the Player's own hand. After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt seven cards. The Players and the Banker each then selects and keeps his best 5-card poker hand and discards two other cards from his own seven cards. To win a Poker Bet wager, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must rank higher than the Banker's best 5-card poker hand. To win a side-bet wager, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must be one of the predetermined winning hands of the type of the side bet he bets on.