Gaming

Abstract

A Baccarat wagering method is provided for a game of Baccarat lasting at least two rounds of play in which provision is made for placing a bet on an outcome of each round of play ending in a win for a Player hand or a win for a Banker hand. The method includes the steps of determining if the Banker hand wins with a predetermined points total, paying the same odds for a win on the Player hand as for a win on the Banker hand during all rounds of play if the Banker hand does not win with the predetermined points total, and omitting to pay winnings during that, first round of play at least when the Banker hand wins with the predetermined points total. Instead, when the Banker hand does not win with the predetermined points total the winnings are paid out in a subsequent, second round of play.

1 . A Baccarat wagering method, implemented on a computer having a processor and a memory coupled to said processor, in a game of Baccarat lasting at least two rounds of play in which provision is made for placing a bet on an outcome of each round of play ending in a win for a Player hand or a win for a Banker hand, the method including the steps of
 determining if the Banker hand wins with a predetermined points total;   paying, or at least indicating payment of the same odds for a win on the Player hand as for a win on the Banker hand during all rounds of play if the Banker hand does not win with a predetermined points total;   omitting to pay or to indicate payment of winnings during that, first round of play at least when the Banker hand wins with said predetermined points total, but instead paying out, or at least indicating payment of the winnings in a subsequent, second round of play; and   when the winnings for said first round of play are paid out in said subsequent, second round of play, or when indicating that the winnings for said first round of play are to be paid out in said subsequent, second round of play, determining the quantum of the winnings for said first round of play based on a predetermined payment table or schedule using as input the outcome of said subsequent, second round of play,   wherein at least some of the steps are performed using said processor.   
     
     
         2 . The wagering method as claimed in  claim 1 , in which said predetermined points total for the Banker hand in the first round of play is seven. 
     
     
         3 . The wagering method as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the method, when said game of Baccarat is played on a physical support surface or playing surface includes displacing or moving the bet placed on the Banker hand in the first round of play to a dedicated, marked area of the surface to await the outcome of the next round of play, when the Banker hand wins with said predetermined points total. 
     
     
         4 . The wagering method as claimed in  claim 1 , in which said predetermined payment table or schedule using the outcome of said second round of play for determining the quantum of the winnings for the Banker hand in the first round of play includes the number of times a card of a particular value is drawn in a predetermined number of consecutive card draws in the second round of play, as an input. 
     
     
         5 . The wagering method as claimed in  claim 4 , in which the predetermined number of consecutive card draws is four. 
     
     
         6 . The wagering method as claimed in  claim 4 , in which the quantum of the winnings for the Banker hand of the first round of play increases non-linearly with the number of times a card of a particular value is drawn in the second round of play. 
     
     
         7 . The wagering method as claimed in  claim 4 , in which the quantum of the winnings for the Banker hand of the first round of play increases further if two or more cards of the same suit of said particular value are drawn in the second round of play. 
     
     
         8 . The wagering method as claimed in  claim 4 , in which the quantum of the winnings for the Banker hand of the first round of play, when four cards of said particular value are drawn consecutively as the first four cards in the second round of play is increased further if cards of the same colour are drawn, and even further if cards of the same suit are drawn. 
     
     
         9 . A Baccarat playing surface which includes:
 at least one demarcated zone into which bets from a first round of play can be moved to await the outcome of a second round of play, before winnings for the first round of play but determined by the outcome of the second round of play are paid out.   
     
     
         10 . The Baccarat playing surface of  claim 9 , which includes indicia thereon to indicate a payment scale or payment table used to determine the winnings in said first round of play based on the outcome of said second round of play. 
     
     
         11 . A computer-readable medium storing a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a computer controlled game of Baccarat which employs a wagering method in accordance with  claim 1 . 
     
     
         12 . A computer operating a program stored on the computer-readable medium as claimed in  claim 11 . 
     
     
         13 . A Baccarat wagering method in a game of Baccarat lasting at least two rounds of play in which provision is made for placing a bet on an outcome of each round of play ending in a win for a Player hand or a win for a Banker hand, the method including paying the same odds for a win on the Player hand as for a win on the Banker hand during all rounds of play, except at least when the Banker hand wins with a predetermined points total, when no winnings are paid during that, first round of play but instead the winnings are paid out in a subsequent, second round of play and the quantum of the winnings for the first round of play is determined based on a predetermined payment table or schedule using as input the outcome of said subsequent, second round of play. 
     
     
         14 . The wagering method as claimed in  claim 13 , in which said predetermined points total for the Banker hand in the first round of play is seven. 
     
     
         15 . The wagering method as claimed in  claim 13 , in which the method, when the game of Baccarat is played on a physical support surface or playing surface includes displacing or moving the bet placed on the Banker hand in the first round of play to a dedicated, marked area of the surface to await the outcome of the next round of play, when the Banker hand wins with said predetermined points total. 
     
     
         16 . The wagering method as claimed in  claim 13 , in which said predetermined payment table or schedule using the outcome of said second round of play for determining the quantum of the winnings for the Banker hand in the first round of play includes the number of times a card of a particular value is drawn in a predetermined number of consecutive card draws in the second round of play, as an input. 
     
     
         17 . The wagering method as claimed in  claim 16 , in which the predetermined number of consecutive card draws is four. 
     
     
         18 . The wagering method as claimed in  claim 16 , in which the quantum of the winnings for the Banker hand of the first round of play increases non-linearly with the number of times a card of a particular value is drawn in the second round of play. 
     
     
         19 . The wagering method as claimed in  claim 16 , in which the quantum of the winnings for the Banker hand of the first round of play increases further if two or more cards of the same suit of said particular value are drawn in the second round of play. 
     
     
         20 . The wagering method as claimed in  claim 16 , in which the quantum of the winnings for the Banker hand of the first round of play, when four cards of said particular value are drawn consecutively as the first four cards in the second round of play is increased further if cards of the same colour are drawn, and even further if cards of the same suit are drawn. 
     
     
         21 . A computer-readable medium storing a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a computer controlled game of Baccarat which employs a wagering method in accordance with  claim 13 . 
     
     
         22 . A computer operating a program stored on the computer-readable medium as claimed in  claim 21 . 
     
     
         23 . A Baccarat wagering method in which a bet that is placed as a primary bet in a first round of play of a primary Baccarat game takes on at least some of the characteristics of a jackpot or side-wager so that access is obtained to a jackpot-style pay table in a second round of play when a Banker hand wins with a predetermined points total in said first round of play, thereby qualifying players for entry into a progressive or jackpot bet by means of merely participating in said primary Baccarat game without an additional, dedicated bet being required to take part in the progressive or jackpot bet.