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Trump 29 Casino Offers Electronic Blackjack Table

"The casino became the first in the Coachella Valley to offer a blackjack table in which the game is enhanced by an electronic, Monopoly-themed bonus round.

"…The feature is part of a new wave of traditional table games enhanced to make them more exciting to regular card players and attract others who might not have played table games in the past.

"Gambling experts have said for every 250 to 300 new variations of table games, only one will succeed on casino floors.

"…The bells and whistles and product tie-ins work well with slot machines and could attract new legions to the tables. But those same features could come off as too gimmicky for traditional players.

"…The game plays like traditional blackjack with an added twist: as players place their original bets, the dealer asks if they would like to place a side bet of $1 to $5.

"The dealer dishes cards in the traditional manner until a player hits a blackjack and enters the bonus round.

"After a blackjack the dealer asks the player if they would like a fixed payout of up to 15 times their original side bet or whether they'd like to take a chance at winning up to 125 times the bet.

"If the player chooses the fixed amount, they are paid and play continues. If they want to try for more, the dealer presents a game show-style button for the player to push. Pushing the button directs an animated character on a nearby screen to stop on one of 40 squares on a Monopoly-style board and reveals a payout. If the character lands on the `jail' square, the player receives nothing but others at the table are paid three times their side bet.

"…The game was introduced to the public two years ago in Las Vegas, but so far only six casinos have installed the tables, according to manufacturer Mikohn Gaming Corporation…"

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