An automated playing card retrieval system is used with a physical gaming table that hosts live wager-based games. The system includes a movable receiving component that receives dealt physical playing cards and an automated card removal component that removes the cards to a discard region after the game. The movable receiving component can be a mechanized tray, can display card(s) to player(s) seated away from the table during game play, and can receive cards at a first position, move to a second position where cards are removed, and move to a third position where cards are displayed at a position elevated from and at a substantially non-parallel angle to the table surface. Additional system components can include an automated card return component that returns cards to another location for a future game, a robotic dealer, an automated card shuffler, a card shoe, and/or the table itself.

Seven Hits is a card game which provides an opportunity for players at a casino to win a prize by each player placing a bet one time on one card or any of the 32 cards displayed on the Seven Hits playing field. The game includes a fixed pool of game plays and a predetermined number of winning plays within each pool. A method of playing Seven Hits casino card game comprises providing a standard 32 (from 7 to Ace from each suit).

Seven Hits is a card game which provides an opportunity for players at a casino to win a prize by each player placing a bet one time on one card or any of the 32 cards displayed on the Seven Hits playing field. The game includes a fixed pool of game plays and a predetermined number of winning plays within each pool. A method of playing Seven Hits casino card game comprises providing a standard 32 (from 7 to Ace from each suit).

A method of playing a casino wagering game dealt with a predetermined number of cards wherein a player forms two hands out of the player's dealt cards; a first player hand played against a best dealer hand from dealer dealt cards and a second player hand eligible to win against a payout table only if the first player hand beats the dealer hand. An optional bonus wager pays out the best three-card poker hand out of the player's dealt hand against a three-card poker bonus payout table, regardless of the player's choice of cards for the two player hands used in the regular play.

A method of playing a casino wagering game dealt with a predetermined number of cards wherein a player forms two hands out of the player's dealt cards; a first player hand played against a best dealer hand from dealer dealt cards and a second player hand eligible to win against a payout table only if the first player hand beats the dealer hand. An optional bonus wager pays out the best three-card poker hand out of the player's dealt hand against a three-card poker bonus payout table, regardless of the player's choice of cards for the two player hands used in the regular play.

In various embodiments, players around the casino may predict cards to be dealt in a game of blackjack.

In various embodiments, players around the casino may predict cards to be dealt in a game of blackjack.

Systems and methods related to the play of games that include interim betting. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Systems and methods related to the play of games that include interim betting. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

A system includes a smart table for providing a wagering game to one or more players. The smart table includes a table management device operable by a dealer, and the smart table defines a plurality of player positions. The system also includes a processor configured to open a wagering window. The wagering window defines a period of time during which at least one primary player is enabled to place a primary wager and during which at least one secondary player is enabled to place a secondary wager. The instructions also cause the processor to close the wagering window in response to expiration of the period of time, and resolve the primary wager for the primary player and the secondary wager for the secondary player in response to closing the wagering window and based upon an outcome of the wagering game.