Game with interim betting

Abstract

Systems and methods related to the play of games that include interim betting. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

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         34 . An apparatus comprising:
 a computer-readable medium that is non-transitory, in which the computer-readable medium stores instructions which, when executed by a processor, direct the processor to:
 provide an indication of at least one first card dealt in a game of Baccarat after a first wager on the game has been made, 
 receive an indication of a house edge; 
 determine odds for a second wager based at least in part on the fact that the at least one first card has been dealt, in which determining the odds corresponds to the house edge, in which the second wager is based, at least in part, on at least one second card to be dealt in the game of Baccarat, 
 receive an indication of the second wager after the indication of the at least one first card in the game of Baccarat has been provided, 
 provide an indication of the at least one second card, 
 determine an outcome of the second wager based at least in part on the at least one second card, and 
 provide an indication of the outcome. 
   
     
     
         35 . The apparatus of  claim 34 , in which the second wager is a wager based on a characteristic of the at least one second card, in which the at least one second card is a single card. 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 35 , in which the characteristic includes at least one of a point value, a number, and a suit. 
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 34 , in which the second wager is a wager based on a characteristic of at least one of a single card of a Banker in the game of Baccarat, and a single card of a Player in the game of Baccarat. 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 37 , in which the characteristic includes at least one of a point value, a number, and a suit. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 34 , in which the second wager includes a wager based on an outcome of the game of Baccarat. 
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 34 , in which the at least one first card includes at least one card dealt to at least one of a Banker in the game of Baccarat and a Player in the game of Baccarat. 
     
     
         41 . The system of  claim 34 , in which determining odds for the second wager includes referencing, after providing the indication of the at least one first card, a lookup table in which a plurality of possible odds for the second wager are stored and keyed based on a current state of the game. 
     
     
         42 . The system of  claim 34 , in which providing the indications includes providing the indications to a gaming client, and in which receiving the indication includes receiving indication from the gaming client. 
     
     
         43 . The system of  claim 34 , in which at least one of the indications includes an XML message. 
     
     
         44 . The system of  claim 34 , in which the outcome includes at least one of an amount won by the second wager, an amount lost by the second wager, whether the second wager is a winning wager, and whether the second wager is a losing wager.