Abstract: An improved banking method for wagering games having a player-banker includes the selection of a secondary player-banker who replaces the player-banker in the event that the remaining bank (amount at risk) of the original player-banker is reduced to zero. The secondary player-banker sequentially continues to compare hands and settle wagers with the remaining players who have not as yet received "action". In a preferred embodiment, the secondary player-banker is selected from the group of players who have not yet compared hands with the player-banker, the selected secondary player-banker being the player from this group who has placed the largest wager.

Abstract: An improved method 20 of playing the game of poker between which can be applied as an adjunct to virtually any of the numerous variations of the game. Each player places a wager 500 of the same amount. The conventional game is then played in accordance with the selected rules of play. After the conclusion of conventional play, an action player is selected. The action player compares hands with a first sequential player. The Winner of the comparison takes the wager 500 of the other player and then compares hands with the next sequential player. The Winner of that comparison takes the wager 500 of the other player and then compares hands with the next sequential player. This sequence continues until all players have participated.

Abstract: A method of apportioning wagers between a plurality of game players includes each player receiving two cards, and having the option of drawing one additional card. The playing cards have numerical values of, ace equals one, picture cards equal zero, and all other cards equaling their face value. The cards in each player's hand are summed to form a numerical total. The least significant digit of the numerical total determines the winner, wherein a least significant digit of nine or closest thereto is the best hand. Additional game features include (1) a provision which eliminates ties (pushes), (2) a set of special dice (300/400) which are used to determine an action player, (3) a secondary player-banker who takes over for the player-banker if the bank does not reach all the players, and (4) a fast-action-bank feature in which the role of the player-banker may change during a round of play.

Abstract: A set of dice (20, 120) for producing a range of numerical values includes a plurality of diced each having a representation of a selected number disposed on each of its six sides. In one embodiment the set of dice 20 includes first die 22, second die 24, and third die 26, and the range of numerical values produced is one through eight. In a second embodiment the set of dice 120 includes first die 122 and second die 124, and the range of numerical values produced is one through nine.

Abstract: A method of playing an improved version of the game of Pai Gow Poker also known as Asian Poker wherein a fifty six card playing deck includes a fifty two card standard deck plus four jokers, thereby permitting as many as eight players to participate in the game. A set of three special dice 48, 54, and 60 is utilized to determine an action player, and may also be utilized to determine the direction of sequential play. In an improved banking method, the bank hand (player-banker) is not fixed for each hand (deal), but the bank hand can move from player to player during the play of the game depending upon which player has the better hand.

Abstract: A method of playing a wagering game 20 wherein a plurality of players select sets of winning numbers (step 26). Play includes the players placing wagers (step 24), the dealer dealing two cards face up (step 28), the dealer comparing the numeric sum of the two face up cards with the selected sets of winning numbers (step 34), and the dealer distributing one-half of the pot to each player whose winning numbers include the numeric sum of the face up cards (step 36). If the face up cards are equal to two predetermined key cards (step 30), the dealer and players implement a bonus playing procedure (step 32).

Abstract: A method of playing a wagering game 20 between a plurality of players wherein each player places a wager 500 and an action player is selected. Commencing with the action player, hands of any one of a plurality of different games are dealt to the players (step 28). The action player and the next sequential player expose and compare hands (step 30). The winning player collects the wager 500 of the losing player (step 32). Play continues with the next sequential player exposing his/her hand and comparing it with the hand of the previous winner (step 34). The winning player collects the wager 500 of the losing player (step 36). The steps of exposing and comparing (step 34), and collecting (step 36) are repeated sequentially until all players have participated. In a preferred embodiment, players are afforded the opportunity of placing first 601, second 602, and third 603 wagers, each of which is apportioned in the above manner.