The present application claims the benefit of provisional U.S. Pat. Appl. No. 60/201,863, entitled “Blackjack Bust Insurance”, which was filed on May 4, 2000. The present application is related to the following co-pending and commonly-owned applications: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/885,345, entitled “A Gaming Device for Operating in a Reverse Payout Mode and a Method of Operating Same”, and filed on Jun. 30, 1997; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/109,839, entitled “Video Poker Device and Method of Operation Thereof”, and filed on Jul. 2, 1998; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/609,720 entitled “Method and Apparatus of Playing a Card Game Including a Mortgaging Option”, and filed on the same day as the present application. The contents of each of these related applications is incorporated herein by reference.
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60/201863 | May 2000 | US |