Gaming Machine and Gaming Method Thereof

Abstract

A gaming environment in which an award is provided based on the marks shown on the cards distributed to the player and the dealer respectively is described. Especially a gaming environment the betted amount betted by the player is pooled when the player plays to a draw with the dealer, the pooled amount is paid out to the player in later game when a predetermined condition is met is described.

1 . A card gaming machine comprising: 
 a display device configured to display a plurality of cards;    a bet button;    a memory,    a processor programmed to:    (a) determine a game result based on a hand of the cards displayed on the display device corresponding to a player and a hand of the cards displayed on the display device corresponding to a dealer;    (b) pool a part or all of an amount betted by the bet button in the memory when the game result is determined as draw; and    (c) pay out the amount pooled in the memory when a predetermined payout condition is satisfied.    
   
   
       2 . The card gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined payout condition is satisfied when the hand of the cards displayed corresponding to the player becomes a predetermined hand.  
   
   
       3 . The card gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined condition is satisfied when the player wins against the dealer in a card game conducted after the amount pooled in the memory reaches a predetermined amount.  
   
   
       4 . The card gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor conducts a lottery to determine a card game in which the amount pooled in the memory is paid out when reaching a predetermined amount, and 
 wherein the predetermined payout condition is satisfied when the player wins against the dealer in the card game determined by the lottery.    
   
   
       5 . The card gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein when plural players simultaneously win against the dealer in a card game, the processor divides the amount pooled in the memory corresponding to a predetermined proportion and pays out a divided amount to each of the players.  
   
   
       6 . The card gaming machine according to  claim 5 , wherein the predetermined proportion is determined based on the hand of the cards corresponding to each of the players.  
   
   
       7 . The card gaming machine according to  claim 5 , wherein the predetermined proportion is determined based on the amount betted by each of the players through the bet button.  
   
   
       8 . A card gaming method comprising steps of: 
 determining a game result based on a hand of cards corresponding to a player and a hand of the cards corresponding to a dealer;    pooling a part or all of an amount betted by the player when the game result is determined as draw; and    paying out the amount pooled when a predetermined payout condition is satisfied.    
   
   
       9 . The card gaming method according to  claim 8 , wherein the predetermined payout condition is satisfied when the hand of the cards corresponding to the player becomes a predetermined hand.  
   
   
       10 . The card gaming method according to  claim 8 , wherein the predetermined condition is satisfied when the player wins against the dealer in a card game conducted after the amount pooled reaches a predetermined amount.  
   
   
       11 . The card gaming method according to  claim 8 , further comprising a step of: 
 conducting a lottery to determine a card game in which the amount pooled is paid out when reaching a predetermined amount;    wherein the predetermined payout condition is satisfied when the player wins against the dealer in the card game determined by the lottery.    
   
   
       12 . The card gaming method according to  claim 8 , further comprising a step of: 
 dividing the amount pooled corresponding to a predetermined proportion and paying out a divided amount to each of plural players when the players simultaneously win against the dealer in a card game.    
   
   
       13 . The card gaming method according to  claim 12 , wherein the predetermined proportion is determined based on the hand of the cards corresponding to each of the players.  
   
   
       14 . The card gaming method according to  claim 12 , wherein the predetermined proportion is determined based on the amount betted by each of the players.