Casino Tile Game

Abstract

A game in which Pai Gow tiles are dealt to a Banker hand and Player hand as in Baccarat. Only two tiles are dealt to Banker and two tiles to Player. No other tiles are dealt. The hands are evaluated under Pai Gow rankings. Tiles are drawn similar to Baccarat rules. If the hands evaluate to a sum of 6 or higher ranking, there is no further draw. A winner is declared or copy hand is declared. If either hand evaluates to a sum of 5 or less, that hand must draw. The hands are again evaluated after the draw and a winner or copy hand is declared. Banker hands push copy hands and Player hands always lose copy hands A bettor may place a wager on Player or Banker and optionally on copy or “bonus” outcomes according to a payout schedule. The game is purely a game of chance, with no selection or arrangement of hands involved. The game includes a unique method of dealing hands to avoid cheating or collusion between banker and players. A plurality of dice are used to determine which competition hand is used and which 2 tiles go to the banker and which two tiles go to the player.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . The method of playing a wagering game, using Pai Gow tiles between one or more bettors, wagering on a Player hand and Banker hand, comprising the steps of:
 (a) Arranging/dealing standard Pai Gow tiles or tokens into playable sets ( 8  sets of 4 tiles) as in current games of Pai Gow;   (b) Burning one playable set which leaves seven actual sets playable;   (c) Prior to the roll of the dice, at least one bettor placing a bet on Player, Banker, Copy or Bonus, or any combination bets similar to Baccarat style of bets on the outcome of the tiles dealt;   (d) Rolling a plurality of dice (preferred embodiment is three dice) and totaling them to determine which of the seven sets will be the stack in play and which two tiles or tokens will be dealt to the Banker hand and the Player hand;   (e) Each hand is dealt two tiles depending on the outcome of the dice;   (f) Exposing the tiles and evaluating the hands per Pai Gow rules and paying or collecting the bonus bets on the outcomes of the initial deal;   (g) Announcing a winner or if any hands need to draw per the Drawing Procedures or any variation thereof;   (h) Drawing when required by the Dealing Procedures or any variation thereof;   (f) Evaluating the hands after the draw to determine the winning hand or if a copy hand results (hands evaluated using Pai Gow rankings);   (g) Identifying winning and losing wagers and to pay or collect as appropriate.   
     
     
         2 . The method of playing a game of  claim 1  wherein the tokens are cards, or other type of token which depict standard pai gow tiles, implemented in any media, such as scratch or pull-tab tickets, video game type machines, computers, smartphones, hand-held devices, slot machines, on-line networks or on any other type of interactive gaming platform/equipment or digital implementation. 
     
     
         3 . The method of playing a game of  claim 1  wherein a jackpot or progressive jackpot is provided and players are permitted to wager on winning a proportion of said jackpot if a predetermined combination of tiles or tokens is dealt. 
     
     
         4 . The method of playing a game of  claim 1  wherein there is designated at least one hand indicia combination as a bonus outcome; and if the hand matches said bonus outcome providing an award to the player based on said bonus wager, provided said wager was placed prior to the distribution of any tiles. Bonus hands are based only on the first two tiles. Bonus outcome hands and payouts may be changed occasionally. 
     
     
         5 . The method of playing a game of  claim 1  wherein there is a commission exacted against the players and banker and the exact terms of said commission can vary with the casino or card room. Typically, a commission is extracted by paying a winning Banker hand less than even money. 
     
     
         6 . The method of playing a game of  claim 1  wherein hand evaluations are made by the pips on the tiles or in some other combination of pair, wong, gong, then solely by pips on the tiles when the pips evaluate to a number.