Abstract: A wagering event is completed using virtual or physical playing card symbols to determine a random event outcome by: a) recognizing a wager on a player hand win, a banker hand win or a player hand-banker hand tie event; b) providing exactly three random standard playing cards face-up to a player position and a dealer position; c) discarding exactly one random standard playing cards from each of the banker hand and the player hand to form a two-card baccarat player hand and a two-card banker hand; d) completing the two-card baccarat player hand and the two-card banker hand according to standard baccarat requirements of staying and hitting on point counts to form a final player hand and a final banker hand; and e) determining outcomes in a comparison between the player hand and the banker hand according to standard baccarat count comparison.

Abstract: An apparatus and method uses three sequential wheel random event generators and is configured to receive wagers that are resolved on a basis of selection of correct orders of wheels with same symbols on the sequence of wheel random event generators.

Abstract: A method for conducting a card game by: accepting an ante wager on a round of blackjack at a player position; providing three random playing cards to a player position and three random cards to a dealer position, the game being according to the predetermined rules of blackjack; the player position discards one card to form an initial player position two-card blackjack hand; the dealer position discards one card to form an initial dealer position two-card blackjack hand, the player position receives random cards to complete a blackjack hand at the player position according to player position direction to stand or hit; the dealer position receiving random cards to complete a blackjack hand at the dealer position after f) is completed according to dealer position direction to stand or hit; and the dealer resolving all wagers at the player position hand by standard blackjack rules of resolution.

Abstract: A wagering event is completed using playing card symbols to determine a random event outcome by: a) recognizing a wager on a player hand win, a banker hand win or a player hand-banker hand tie event; b) providing exactly three random standard playing cards face-up to a player position and a dealer position; c) discarding exactly one random standard playing cards from each of the banker hand and the player hand to form a two-card baccarat player hand and a two-card banker hand; d) completing the two-card baccarat player hand and the two-card banker hand according to standard baccarat requirements of staying and hitting on point counts to form a final player hand and a final banker hand; and e) determining outcomes in a comparison between the player hand and the banker hand according to standard baccarat count comparison.

Abstract: An apparatus and method uses three sequential wheel random event generators and is configured to receive wagers that are resolved on a basis of selection of correct orders of wheels with same symbols on the sequence of wheel random event generators.

Abstract: A system for increasing gaming machine participation includes a matching feature. A player's initial investment is matched such that a player may attempt to recoup his initial losses with house money. The system can be implemented via a system of networked gaming machines, via individual gaming machines or manually. Regardless of the method of implementation, players are afforded a doubling of their initial investment. For example, if a player loses an initial investment of $100.00 he will given a matching investment (e.g. $100.00) by a participating gaming establishment. Should the player lose the matching investment, he walks away having realized a total loss of $100.00. Should the player accumulate winnings above the matching investment of $100.00, he retains the winnings and returns the matched investment. The matching credits can be awarded immediately upon receipt of the initial investment or may be awarded once the initial investment has been lost.