Abstract: A gaming method and system that allows a player to wager varying amounts on whether that player will win or lose an additional bet, contingent on the makeup of the first two cards dealt to a player in the game of blackjack. The first two cards will fall under predetermined, posted category of “Good Hand” or “Bad Hand.” Each category will be made up of playing card combinations that most players would view as good or bad playing card point totals in the game of blackjack. The player will have three wagering options: (1) make only a conventional bet; (2) make only the additional bet by selecting either the “Good Hand” or the “Bad Hand” from the posted categories of “Good Hands” and “Bad Hands”; or (3) Make both a conventional blackjack bet and an additional bet.

Abstract: A gaming method and apparatus enabling a casino to track the average amount that a player bets at a gaming table, the total amount of player bets at a gaming table (handle) and the players win/loss experience, by measuring and recording into an electronic file each players bet at each betting station of each table a player frequents. The exact amount of each players bet will be measured by the total chip weight of the relevant bet via assigning a specific weight to each chip denomination wherein no two groups of chips in which a total number chips are different from one another have the same total weight, even though their monetary value may be the same.

Abstract: A gaming method and system which allows all players to be dealt a common two-card hand, representing the first two cards for each player. The individual player will independently determine the amount of his wager and will independently make decisions relating to how he will play his hand after viewing the dealer's “up card” of the dealer's first two cards and the common two cards previously dealt, representing the first two cards for all players. The system can be incorporated into an electronic table game version of blackjack with multiple video screens and/or bet selection devices. The system can also be incorporated under a blackjack tournament format. The gaming system can also be applied to the home video, home computer and arcade markets.

Abstract: A gaming method and system which allows a player to wager varying amounts on whether that player will have multiple consecutive wins, losses, or ties of a game of chance and having the option of withdrawing from a consecutive wins, loss or tie bet before reaching the number of consecutive wins, losses or ties originally selected and select a reduced payoff or to make a consecutive wins, losses or ties bet without selecting a predetermined number of consecutive wins, losses or ties and which provides a simplified arrangement for monitoring the progress of such bets made by one or more players, as well as providing a multiple outcome bet tracking system and mark matching system to protect against bet tampering.

Abstract: A gaming method and system, which allows a player to wager varying amounts on whether that player will win or lose a side bet, contingent on the makeup of the player's first two cards dealt in the game of blackjack. The player's first two cards will fall under predetermined, posted category of “Good Hand” or “Bad Hand.” Each category will be made up of numbers that most players would view as good or bad totals in the game of blackjack. The system can be incorporated into a non-electronic table game version of blackjack, and electronic table game version of blackjack with multiple player video screens and/or bet selection devices or a single play blackjack slot machine/video game device. The gaming system can also be applied to the home video, home computer and arcade markets.

Abstract: A gaming method and system which allows a player to wager varying amounts on whether that player will have multiple consecutive wins, losses, or ties of a game of chance and having the option of withdrawing from a consecutive wins, loss or tie bet before reaching the number of consecutive wins, losses or ties originally selected and select a reduced payoff or to make a consecutive wins, losses or ties bet without selecting a predetermined number of consecutive wins, losses or ties and which provides a simplified arrangement for monitoring the progress of such bets made by one or more players, as well as providing a multiple outcome bet tracking system and mark matching system to protect against bet tampering.

Abstract: A betting apparatus incorporated into a game of chance enabling a player to make a side bet. A chip receptacle is provided at each player's location of a blackjack table for accepting the side bet. A player's key operated display selects a predetermined number of consecutive wins. A microprocessor cooperating with a sensor identifies the denomination of one or more chips placed in the chip receptacle and, together with a number of consecutive wins selected by the player, displays a payoff amount for a selected number of consecutive wins. The hands are played following conventional rules. The betting receptacle cover seals the chips after completion of a betting phase, under control of the dealer, and signals the beginning of a new game. Each player's location is provided with a Loss button, operated by the dealer when a player loses. A Push button may be provided for each player position when that player has a hand equal in value to a dealer's hand to indicate a tie.

Abstract: A gaming method and system which allows a player to wager varying amounts on whether that player will have multiple consecutive wins of a game of chance and which provides a simplified arrangement for monitoring the progress of such bets made by one or more players.

Abstract: An electronic gaming system includes a processor and game progress monitor to allow a player to wager varying amounts on whether that player will have multiple consecutive wins of the game of chance. The system can be incorporated in a gaming table with multiple player video screens and bet selectors or in a single play slot machine type device.

Abstract: A gaming method and system which allows a player to wager varying amounts of whether that player will have multiple consecutive wins of a game of chance and which provides a simplified arrangement for monitoring the progress of such bets made by one or more players.