Card game and method of playing same

Abstract

A method of playing and/or providing for a game of chance is disclosed. The game may be played by incorporating use of the methods and/or systems described herein, and may be played as a player v. house (i.e., dealer) or player v. player game. Further, the game may be played as an online version or on electronic gaming devices. The method comprises the dealing of a sequence of 4 movable cards, the likelihood of occurrence of any individual card, card characteristic, card combination and/or subcombination may be bet on by any and all bettors.

1 . A system comprising:
 at least a plurality of movable cards; and   at least one of betting locations;   wherein each betting location identifies a potential bet corresponding to at least one fixed card having a designation selected from the group consisting of suit; face; number; ace; and casino.   
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the betting location identifies a potential bet corresponding to at least a plurality of fixed cards having an identical designation selected from the group consisting of suit; face; number; and ace. 
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a betting location identifying at least one potential bet corresponding to a side bet. 
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a betting location identifying at least one potential bet corresponding to a poker bet. 
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the betting location identifying at least one potential bet corresponding to a side bet is capable of receiving a placed bet on at least a plurality of games of chance. 
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one betting location identifying at least one potential bet corresponding to an individual fixed card bet. 
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one betting location identifying at least one potential bet corresponding to a multiple fixed card bet. 
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one betting location identifying at least one potential bet corresponding to a casino card bet. 
   
   
       9 . A method of conducting a card game having one or more betting rounds comprising:
 a. Placing at least one first bet by at least one corresponding bettor;   b. Dealing at least a first movable card to a dealer location;   c. Awarding one or more bettors placing a first bet a first payout based on the bet payout profile of the first bet placed on a betting location by at least one corresponding bettor with a current card outcome based on the first movable dealt card.   
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising the steps of:
 d. Placing at least one second bet by at least one corresponding bettor;   e. Dealing at least a second movable card to a dealer location;   f. Awarding one or more bettors placing a first or second bet a second payout based on the bet payout profile of at least one first or second bet placed by at least one corresponding bettor with a current card outcome based on the first and second movable dealt cards.   
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising the steps of:
 g. Placing at least one third bet by at least one corresponding bettor;   h. Dealing at least a third movable card to a dealer location;   i. Awarding one or more bettors placing a first, second and/or third bet a third payout based on the bet payoff profile of at least one first, second or third bet placed by at least one corresponding bettor with a current card outcome based on the first, second, and third movable dealt cards.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising the steps of:
 j. Placing at least one fourth bet by at least one corresponding bettor;   k. Dealing at least a fourth movable card to a dealer location;   l. Awarding one or more bettors placing a first, second, third and/or fourth bet a fourth payout based on the bet payout profile of at least one first, second, third and/or fourth bet placed by at least one corresponding bettor with a current card outcome based on the first, second, third, and fourth movable dealt cards.   
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 ,
 Wherein step a. further includes a poker bet placed by a corresponding poker bettor; and further comprising the steps of:   m. Dealing at least a fifth movable card to a poker bet location corresponding to the poker bet made by the corresponding poker bettor; and   n. Awarding one or more poker bettors a payout based on the corresponding bet payout profile of at least one poker bet placed by at least one poker bettor with a current card outcome based on the first, second, third, fourth movable dealt cards dealt to a dealer location and fifth movable dealt card dealt to a poker bet location corresponding to a poker bettor.   
   
   
       14 . A computer implemented method relating to one through n bettors, comprising:
 a. receiving, via a computer system, data regarding at least one first bet placed by each of the one through n bettors at a betting location, wherein n is an integer;   b. dealing at least one movable card through a manual and/or electronic dealing system to a dealer location;   c. aggregating, with the computer system, the bets made at a betting location by each of the one through n bettors with the at least one dealt movable card to generate an bet payout profile for each bettor;   d. calculating, with the computer system, a payout value payable to each betting entity by utilizing at least one of the following factors:
 i. the bet payout profile; 
 ii. an integer of the number of players playing; and 
 iii. the aggregate amount of monies bet by all betting entities; and 
   e. Paying out a payout value to at least one bettor based on the calculations of step d.