Method of utilizing dice related to a side bet

Abstract

A method of utilizing dice related to a side bet that includes providing at least one deck of playing cards with four suits of varying rank used in connection with a base game and then placing a side bet associated with the base game, wherein the side bet corresponds to a side game having a triggering event based on a unique value associated with a plurality of the playing cards and utilizes at least one dice having a plurality of numerical values associated with the at least one dice. The method also includes dealing at least two playing cards corresponding to the triggering event, and causing the at least one dice to display one of the plurality of numerical values associated with the at least one dice that are then added and compared to a corresponding player payout on a payout scale, or progressive jackpot, associated with the side game.

1 . A method of utilizing dice related to a side bet, the method comprising:
 providing at least one deck of playing cards, the at least one deck of playing cards having four suits with each of the four suits having playing cards associated therewith of a varying rank;   providing a dice-shaking apparatus sized and shaped to house and retain at least one physical dice, the at least one physical dice operably configured to generate a random dice outcome capable of equaling a number within a numerical range of 17-21;   placing a side bet associated with a base game utilizing the at least one deck of playing cards, the side bet corresponding to a side game having a triggering event based on a unique value associated with a plurality of the playing cards, the side game utilizing the at least one physical dice having a plurality of numerical values associated with the at least one physical dice;   dealing at least two of the playing cards to at least one user participating in the base game, the at least two playing cards corresponding to the triggering event;   causing with the dice-shaking apparatus, in, and as part of, the side game and in at least one user attempt, the at least one physical dice to roll, stop, and be supported by a surface to display one of the plurality of numerical values associated with the at least one physical dice; and   adding the displayed one of the plurality of numerical values associated with the at least one physical dice to generate a combined dice value, the combined dice value equaling the number within the numerical range of 17-21 that corresponds to at least one of a player payout on a payout scale and a qualifying value for a progressive jackpot associated with the side game.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of the four suits of the playing cards includes thirteen ranks, the thirteen ranks having at least one value from 1 through 11 in association with the base game.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the unique value is a natural blackjack.   
     
     
         4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the side game utilizes at least four physical dice each having a plurality values associated with each of the at least four physical dice and further comprising:
 causing, in, and as part of, the side game and in the at least one user attempt, each of the at least four physical dice to roll, stop, and be supported by a surface to display one of the plurality of numerical values associated with each of the at least four dice; and   adding the displayed one of the plurality of numerical values associated with the at least four physical dice to generate the combined dice value.   
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 the combined dice value ranges from 4-24.   
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 the payout scale includes a portion of player payouts of an escalating value based on an increasing value of the combined dice value.   
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the side bet is a prerequisite to the side game.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 causing, in the at least one user attempt, at least two physical dice to each display one of the plurality of values associated with the at least two physical dice, the one of the plurality of values associated with the each of the at least two physical dice corresponding to one hand of a poker hand hierarchy having at least one of a player payout on a payout scale and a qualifying value for a progressive jackpot associated with the side game.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 causing, in the at least one user attempt, the at least one physical dice to display the one of the plurality of numerical values associated with the at least one physical dice using the dice-shaking apparatus, having the at least one physical dice self-contained therein, the dice shaking apparatus encapsulating the at least one physical dice.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 dealing the at least two of the playing cards to at least one player participating in the base game.   
     
     
         12 . A method of utilizing dice related to a side bet, the method comprising:
 providing at least one deck of playing cards, the at least one deck of playing cards having four suits with varying ranks ranging from 1-11;   providing at least one of an electronic and mechanically-actuated device sized and shaped to house and retain at least four standard six-sided physical dice, the at least four standard six-sided physical dice operably configured to generate a random dice outcome that equals a number within a numerical range of 17-21;   placing a side bet associated with a base game utilizing the at least one deck of playing cards, the side bet corresponding to a side game having a triggering event based on a value of 21 associated with a plurality of the playing cards, the side game utilizing at least four standard six-sided physical dice;   initiating the side game by dealing at least two of the playing cards corresponding to the triggering event to at least one player participating in the base game; and   manipulating with the at least one of the electronic and mechanically-actuated device, in, and as part of, the side game and in at least one user attempt, the at least four physical dice to roll, stop, and be supported by a surface to display the numerical values associated therewith to generate a combined dice value, the combined dice value equaling the number within the numerical range of 17-21 that corresponds to a player payout on a payout scale associated with the side game.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 manipulating, in the at least one user attempt, the at least four physical dice to display the combined dice value in a self-contained dice holding container.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 the payout scale includes a portion of player payouts of an escalating value, the escalating value of the portion of player payouts increasing based on a playing card scoring hierarchy associated with the base game.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 the triggering event is based on a natural blackjack.   
     
     
         16 . A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor on a video gaming machine for performing a method of utilizing dice related to a side bet, the method comprising:
 initiating a base game utilizing a representative deck of playing cards having four suits, each of the four suites having representative playing cards associated therewith of a varying rank;   receiving a side bet from a user participating in the base game utilizing the representative deck of playing cards, the side bet corresponding to a side game having a triggering event based on a unique value associated with a plurality of the representative playing cards, the side game utilizing at least one representative dice having a plurality of numerical values associated with the at least one representative dice that are capable of reaching a number within a numerical range of 17-21;   dealing at least two of the representative playing cards to the user participating in the base game, the at least two of the representative playing cards corresponding to the triggering event;   causing, in, and as part of, the side game and in at least one user attempt, the at least one representative dice to display one of the plurality of numerical values associated with the at least one representative dice; and   adding the one of the plurality of numerical values associated with the at least one representative dice to generate a combined dice value, the combined dice value equaling the number within the numerical range of 17-21 that corresponds to at least one of a player payout on a payout scale and a qualifying value for a progressive jackpot associated with the side game.   
     
     
         17 . The computer readable medium according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 each of the four suits of the representative playing cards includes thirteen ranks, the thirteen ranks having at least one value from 1 through 11 in association with the base game.   
     
     
         18 . The computer readable medium according to  claim 17 , wherein:
 the unique value is a natural blackjack.   
     
     
         19 . The computer readable medium according to  claim 16 , wherein the side game utilizes at least four representative dice each having a plurality values associated with each of the at least four representative dice and further comprising:
 causing, in, and as part of, the side game and in the at least one user attempt, each of the at least four representative dice to display one of the plurality of numerical values associated with each of the at least four representative dice in the side game; and   adding the displayed one of the plurality of numerical values associated with the at least four dice to generate the combined dice value, the combined dice value ranging from 4-24.   
     
     
         20 . A method of utilizing dice related to a side bet, the method comprising:
 providing at least one deck of playing cards, the at least one deck of playing cards having four suits with each of the four suits having playing cards associated therewith of a varying rank;   providing at least one of an electronic and mechanically-actuated device sized and shaped to house and retain at least one physical dice having a plurality of numerical values associated with the at least physical one dice, the at least one physical dice operably configured to generate a random dice outcome that equals a number within a numerical range of 17-21;   placing a side bet associated with a base game utilizing the at least one deck of playing cards, the side bet corresponding to a side game having a triggering event based on a unique value associated with a plurality of the playing cards, the side game utilizing the at least one physical;   dealing at least two of the playing cards to at least one user participating in the base game, the at least two playing cards corresponding to the triggering event; and   causing with the at least one of an electronic and mechanically-actuated device, in, and as part of, of the side game and in at least one user attempt, the at least one physical dice to roll, stop, and be supported by a surface to generate the random dice outcome that equals the number within the numerical range of 17-21 that corresponds to a side game player payout of an increasing value corresponding to a playing card value hierarchy associated with the base game.