Systems, methods and articles to facilitate lockout of selectable odds/advantage in playing card games

摘要

The setting of desired house odds and/or house advantage may be locked out based on manual indications, for example from a dealer, and/or based on automatically determined indications, for example the removal of one or more playing cards from a shoe or other receptacle or distribution of playing cards to a position on a gaming table. Appropriate messages regarding a lockout period may be provided, for example time remaining in before a next lockout period, during which remaining time house odds and/or advantage may be changed or otherwise set. House odds and/or house advantage may be stored until the lockout period ends, and may optionally be confirmed prior to being set for the player.