Gaming statistics

Abstract

Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . An apparatus comprising:
 at least one processor configured to control:
 providing an interface through which a player may play a card game; 
 determining whether a physical item associated with a monetary value for a wager for the card game is received through a monetary acceptor associated with the at least one processor; 
 determining at least one first card used from a set of cards for a hand of the player in the card game; 
 dealing the at least one first card in the card game to the player; 
 determining at least one second card used from the set of cards for a hand of a dealer in the card game; 
 dealing the at least one second card in the card game to the dealer; 
 determining a plurality of respective probabilities that at least one of the dealer or an opponent of the player in the card game may achieve each of a plurality of particular outcomes in the card game, based on the dealt at least one first card and the dealt at least one second card; 
 after dealing the at least one first card and the at least one second card, soliciting an action to be taken in the card game from the player through the interface; and 
 after dealing the at least one first card and the at least one second card, providing respective indications of each of the probabilities to the player through the interface. 
   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 ,
 in which determining the probabilities includes determining respective probabilities of respective hand totals equal to each non-bust dealer total, in which the probabilities are based on a card visible to the player in the hand of the dealer and at least one card played and seen by the player in a prior card game.   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , in which the set of cards includes a virtual deck, and in which the at least one processor is configured to control
 tracking a plurality of cards that are used from the set of cards to play a plurality of card games prior to the card game, and in which determining the probabilities includes determining the probabilities based at least in part on the tracked cards.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , in which the plurality of cards does not include at least one card that is not seen by the player during play of the plurality of card games. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , in which the respective hand totals include each of a 17 total, an 18 total, a 19 total, a 20 total, and a 21 total. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , in which soliciting the action includes soliciting respective wagers on each of the respective hand totals, and in which the at least one processor is configured to control receiving a bet that the dealer will receive at least one of the hand totals. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , in which the at least one processor is configured to control determining odds for each of the respective wagers based at least in part on a respective probability. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , in which the at least one processor is configured to control determining odds for each of the respective wagers based on a probability that the dealer will receive the at least one of the hand totals, in which the probability is based on a current set of cards available in the set of cards from which cards dealt to the dealer will be chosen. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , in which the at least one processor is configured to control
 tracking a plurality of cards that are used from the set of cards to play a plurality of card games of a first type prior to the card game, in which determining the probabilities includes determining the probabilities based at least in part on the tracked cards, and in which the plurality of cards does not include at least one card that is not seen by the player during play of the plurality of card games; and   determining odds for each of the respective wagers based on a probability that the dealer will receive the at least one of the hand totals, in which the probability that the dealer will receive the at least one of the hand totals is based on the a second plurality of cards that have been played in the plurality of card games, in which the second plurality of cards includes the at least one card.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , in which soliciting the action includes providing respective indications of a plurality of respective possible actions and a plurality of respective indications of a percentage of time each of the possible actions has been taken by other players. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , in which soliciting the action includes providing respective indications of a plurality of respective possible actions and a plurality of respective indications of a chance that taking each of the possible actions will result in an improvement of the hand of the player. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , in which soliciting the action includes providing respective indications of a plurality of respective possible actions and a plurality of respective indications of a chance that taking each of the possible actions will result in a bust of the hand of the player. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , in which the at least one processor is configured to control:
 determining that at least one probability is at least one of greater than a first threshold value and less than a second threshold value; and   in response to determining that the at least one probability is at least one of greater than the first threshold value and less than the second threshold value, adjusting a rule of the card game based on the determination that the at least one probability is at least one of greater than the first threshold value and less than the second threshold value.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which the rule includes at least one of a rule controlling payouts for winning the card game, a rule controlling which outcomes are winning outcomes, a rule controlling which outcomes are tie outcomes, a rule controlling decisions available to a player, a rule controlling actions of a dealer, a rule controlling procedures of a game, a rule controlling value of cards in the game, or a rule controlling allowed bets. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which the rule includes a rule allowing at least one of discarded cards to be added to the set of cards and additional cards to be added to the set of cards. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which adjusting the rule includes transmitting, from the at least processor, an indication that a rule adjustment is due. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which the rule includes a rule preventing surrender in the card game. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , in which the at least one processor is configured to control:
 tracking a plurality of cards that are used from the set of cards to play a plurality of card games of a first type prior to the card game, in which determining the probabilities includes determining the probabilities based at least in part on the tracked cards, and in which the plurality of cards does not include at least one card that is not seen by the player during play of the plurality of card games;   determining odds for each of the respective wagers based on a probability that the dealer will receive the at least one of the hand totals, in which the probability that the dealer will receive the at least one of the hand totals is based on the a second plurality of cards that have been played in the plurality of card games, in which the second plurality of cards includes the at least one card;   determining that at least one percentage is at least one of greater than a first threshold value and less than a second threshold value; and   in response to determining that the at least one percentage is at least one of greater than the first threshold value and less than the second threshold value, adjusting a rule of the card game based on the determination that the at least one percentage is at least one of greater than the first threshold value and less than the second threshold value.   
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , in which the at least one processor is configured to control:
 receiving an indication of a bet that the dealer will achieve a respective hand total of a plurality of particular hand totals in the card game after soliciting the action and providing the respective indications;   dealing at least one more card in the card game after receiving the bet after receiving the indication of the bet;   determining an outcome of the card game based on the at least one more card; and   determining an outcome of the bet.   
     
     
         21 . A method comprising:
 controlling, by at least one processor:
 providing an interface through which a player may play a card game; 
 determining whether a physical item associated with a monetary value for a wager for the card game is received through a monetary acceptor associated with the at least one processor; 
 dealing at least one first card from a set of cards used for the card game to be dealt in the card game to a player in the card game; 
 dealing at least one second card from the set of cards for a hand in the card game to a dealer in the card game; and 
 providing an indication of a plurality of probabilities, in which the plurality of probabilities includes respective probabilities that at least one of the dealer or an opponent of the player in the card game may achieve each of a plurality of particular outcomes in the card game, based on the dealt at least one first card and the dealt at least one second card.