Blackjack game

Abstract

A conventional game of Blackjack modified so that the play of the game remains the same, but the house advantage is increased in a manner which does not affect the player's desire to play the game. The Blackjack game is played with a single deck of 52 cards. A player places a wager to be entitled to play, and cards are dealt to the player and dealer/house. Play continues in the conventional manner with, if desired or applicable, insurance bets, double-down, splits, surrender, and/or player and/or house standing or receiving one or more additional cards. The player's hand is compared to the dealer's hand in accordance with conventional Blackjack rules to determine if the player's hand is a winning hand. If the player's hand is a winning Blackjack (i.e. two card 21) then the player is paid a winning in the amount of 6:5 times their original wager.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of at least one player playing a game of Blackjack with a dealer comprising the steps of: 
 a) a player placing a wager to be eligible to play the game;    b) the dealer dealing two cards to the player and two cards to the dealer;    c) the dealer dealing none, one or more additional cards to the player based upon an indication from the player, defining the player's hand;    d) The dealer dealing none, one or more additional cards to the dealer in accordance with a set of defined house rules for the game, defining the dealer's hand;    e) determining if the player's hand is a winning hand by comparing the player's hand to the dealer's hand;    f) paying the player a winning in the amount of their wager in the event the player's hand is a winning non-Blackjack hand; and    g) paying the player a winning in the amount of 6:5 times their wager in the event the player's hand is a winning Blackjack hand.    
     
     
         2 . The method in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said game is played using a single deck of 52 cards and said steps of dealing comprise dealing from said single deck.  
     
     
         3 . A modified method of playing a standard game of Blackjack comprising providing a standard deck of 52 cards, playing a hand of Blackjack using said standard deck utilizing a standard rule of play of Blackjack including a player placing a wager in order to be entitled to play the game, and including the step of modifying the award of winnings paid to a player for receiving winning hand of Blackjack by paying said player an amount of 6:5 times the player's wager.  
     
     
         4 . The modified method in accordance with  claim 3  including the steps of providing a player hand and a dealer hand and utilizing standard rules of Blackjack play to determine if the player hand is a winning hand.  
     
     
         5 . The modified method in accordance with  claim 3  including the steps of permitting under standard rules of Blackjack play one or more of the elements of play selected from the group consisting of: placing insurance bets, doubling-down, surrendering, and splitting cards.  
     
     
         6 . A method of playing a modified game of Blackjack comprising the steps of: 
 a) providing a standard deck of 52 cards;    b) a player placing a wager in order to be entitled to play the game;    c) a dealer dealing two cards to said player from said deck and two cards to the house from said deck;    d) dealing none, one or more additional cards to said player in order to form a player's hand;    e) dealing none, one or more additional cards to said house in order to form the house's hand;    f) determining if the player's hand is a winning hand in accordance with the conventional rules of Blackjack;    g) awarding said player a winning in the amount of said wager if said player's winning hand is a winning non-Blackjack hand; and    h) awarding said player a winning in the amount of 6:5 times said player's wager if said player's winning hand is a winning Blackjack hand.    
     
     
         7 . The method in accordance with  claim 6  including the step of permitting said player to double down.  
     
     
         8 . The method in accordance with  claim 6  including the step of permitting said player to place an insurance bet.  
     
     
         9 . The method in accordance with  claim 6  including the step of permitting said player to split said two cards into a first hand and a second hand and including the step of determining if said player's first and second hands comprise winning hands.