coupling to a network 13 such as the internet or an intranet to a server 15 such as personal computer a minicomputer a microcomputer a main frame computer or other device having a processor fig6 a 6c show a flow diagram of an example method of play in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention as shown in fig6 a play begins with each of the players placing wagers for participation in blackjack and auxiliary bet the house portions of the game 20 in an embodiment of the present invention a wager must be placed for the blackjack game in order for the player to participate in bet the house two cards are dealt to each player and to the dealer sequentially the cards being dealt face down face up or both face down and face up for example 21 in accordance with the standard rules of blackjack and preferred play play then continues in accordance with standard rules for blackjack a determination is then made by each player as to whether to receive another card referred to as a u201c hit u201d 22 if the player elects to receive an additional card the card is provided to the player 23 a determination is then made as to whether the player busted 24 if the player busted the player loses at blackjack and loses the blackjack wager 25 and play proceeds to the auxiliary bet the house portion of the game for the player as shown in fig5 c if the player did not bust 24 upon receiving the additional card the player is provided with another.