Casino blackjack game with shared card

Abstract

A method to implement a casino blackjack game which uses a community card. A plurality of players are each dealt a single card and the dealer is also dealt a single card. A single community card is also dealt face up. The community card becomes one of the initial cards in each of the players' hands and the dealer's hand. Thus, each player begins the game using their respective card and the community card as their starting hand. The dealer begins the game using the dealer's card (typically dealt face down) and the community card as the dealer's starting hand.

1 . A method to player a casino blackjack game, the method comprising:
 receiving a wager from each of a plurality of players;   dealing, by a dealer in any order, a player card to each of the plurality of players, a dealer's card to the dealer, and a single community card;   allowing each of the plurality of players to resolve their respective hand using each players' respective card and the community card as each players' starting hand;   resolving the dealer's hand using the dealer's card and the community card as the dealer's starting hand; and   resolving the wager for each of the plurality of players based on predetermined rules.   
     
     
         2 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined rules comprise that if a particular player has busted then the particular player automatically loses the wager. 
     
     
         3 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined rules further comprise, if the dealer busts and the particular player did not bust then the player wins the wager. 
     
     
         4 . The method as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the predetermined rules further comprise if a point total for the particular player is greater than a point total for the dealer then the player wins the wager and if the point total for the particular player is lower than the point total for the dealer then the player loses the wager. 
     
     
         5 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the allowing each of the plurality of players to resolve their respective hand provides each player an option 1) standing; 2) hitting; 3) doubling. 
     
     
         6 . The method as recited in  claim 5 , wherein the allowing each of the plurality of players to resolve their respective hands does not allow each player to split. 
     
     
         7 . An apparatus to player a casino blackjack game, the apparatus comprising:
 an input device;   an output device;   a processing unit operationally connected to the input device and the output device, the processing unit configured to perform:   receiving a wager from each of a plurality of players;   dealing, by a dealer in any order, a player card to each of the plurality of players, a dealer's card to the dealer, and a single community card;   allowing each of the plurality of players to resolve their respective hand using each players' respective card and the community card as each players' starting hand;   resolving the dealer's hand using the dealer's card and the community card as the dealer's starting hand;   resolving the wager for each of the plurality of players based on predetermined rules.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the predetermined rules comprise that if a particular player has busted then the particular player automatically loses the wager. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the predetermined rules further comprise, if the dealer busts and the particular player did not bust then the player wins the wager. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the predetermined rules further comprise if a point total for the particular player is greater than a point total for the dealer then the player wins the wager and if the point total for the particular player is lower than the point total for the dealer then the player loses the wager. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the allowing each of the plurality of players to resolve their respective hand provides each player an option 1) standing; 2) hitting; 3) doubling. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the allowing each of the plurality of players to resolve their respective hands does not allow each player to split.