Appeal 2007-2064
Application 10/116,562
2. Webb discloses a reverse Blackjack card game using a single
deck (col. 5, l. 62) that pays off above 1:1 when a player’s hand is a
winning Blackjack hand (col. 6, l. 25).
In a casino environment, in order to compensate for an increased
house advantage, payouts to a winning player may correspond to a
predetermined payoff scale in accordance with the player’s hand. For
example, if a two-card total of the player’s hand is 21, i.e., a natural
Blackjack, the dealer may pay the player based on the wager above 1
to 1, such as 3 to 2.
Webb, col. 6, ll. 19-26.
3. A payoff of 6:5 is more than a 1:1 payoff.
4. A reverse Blackjack game differs from a standard Blackjack
game in that the dealer’s hand is resolved according to the rules prior
to resolving the player’s hand. In the standard game, the dealer reveals
only one card before the player’s hand is resolved Webb, col. 2,
ll. 19-26.
5. The Blackjack game described in the claims does not specify
who must first reveal their cards or how many.
6. Appellants have submitted one declaration from C.J. Graham, a
Director of Table Games at the Flamingo Las Vegas, and three
declarations from Charles W. Zimmer, a co-inventor, under 37 C.F.R.
1.132. All are attached to the Brief.
7. According to the Declarations, the 6:5 single-deck blackjack
game of the claims is (1) popular with casino players, (2) popular with
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