Casino
BlackJack Game Rules
Blackjack
is a very popular game that
probably originated in 16th
Century France as vingt-et-un
(20 and 1), hence its other
name "21". It gained
the English name Blackjack
since a player who held the
Ace of Spades (i.e. a Black
spade) and the Jack of Spades
as the first two cards would
be paid out extra, and the
gambler's penchant for easy
rhymes took over (think "chuck-a-luck",
"acey-duecy").
The object of the game is
to get as close to 21 without
going over ("bust").
Blackjack Game Play:
Blackjack Players will place their wagers
in the centre of the betting
circle in front of their seat
at the table. The dealer will
then deal two cards, face
up, to each Player and two
to himself, one face up and
one face down.
Our Blackjack is a multi-hand
game, meaning you can play blackjack
up to 3 hands at the same
time. Simply place wagers
in the betting circles to
either side of the centre
seat if you want to play additional
hands. It makes the game much
more interesting and increases
your chances of winning.
Blackjack Card values:
Kings, Queens, Jacks, and
10's each count as 10.
Aces count as 1 or 11, as
a player wishes.
All other cards count at their
face value (i.e. 2 through
9).
Our Classic Blackjack game
uses an 8-deck shoe, just
like most casinos in Las Vegas
and elsewhere. We also have
6-Deck Blackjack, a version
that uses only 6 decks in
the card shoe.
Blackjack Scoring:
If a blackjack Player's first two cards
are an Ace and a 10 value
card, the Player has Blackjack
and will be paid one and one-half
times the wager (3-to-2),
unless the Dealer also has
Blackjack – in which
case it's a push (bet neither
paid nor taken). All other
winning hands are paid even
money (1-to-1).
A Blackjack will beat a point
total of "21". For
example, an Ace and a 10-value
card will beat a 10, 5, 6
hand. Even though both hands
total 21 points, the Blackjack
wins.
The Player not having Blackjack
may continue to draw cards
attempting to total as close
to 21 as possible without
exceeding 21. He is free to
stand at any point total or
to ask for another card (a
"hit") at any point
total under 21. If the Player
goes over 21, he busts and
loses his wager.
Dealer must hit on all totals
of 16 or less. Dealer must
stand on all totals of 17
or more.
BET
Place a number of chips in
the betting circle as a wager.
RE-BET
Place the same number of chips
in the betting circle as you
did for the previous hand.
DEAL
Play a hand of Blackjack for
the wager placed in the betting
circle. Clicking "DEAL"
starts the game and commits
the wager to the outcome.
HIT
Request an additional card
from the deck.
STAND
Take no additional cards.
SPLIT
The blackjack Player will match the
original wager and split the
first two cards into two separate
hands. The two cards must
be of the same point value
(for example: a pair of 8's,
a King and a Queen, etc.)
For split hands, an Ace and
ten-point card equal to "21"
and not Blackjack – in
other words, they don't pay
3-to-2, but they will beat
a Dealer hand that has 20
points or less. Also, after
splitting a pair of Aces,
the blackjack Player will draw only
one card per Ace.
DOUBLE
The "DOUBLE" button
will become active after the
first two cards have been
dealt to each hand. Players
who feel confident that they
are going to win this hand
can "Double Down"
to earn twice as much if they
do win by clicking DOUBLE.
Their original bet amount
will be doubled automatically
and they will receive exactly
one additional card. Double
Down wagering is not permitted
on a Blackjack hand because
you would automatically bust
when you received the additional
card.
INSURE
When the dealer's up card
is an Ace, all Players have
an opportunity to buy "insurance",
an additional amount equal
to half of that Player's original
wager, before any further
play begins. A Player may
purchase insurance when he/she
believes that the dealer's
down card is a ten value card.
If the Dealer has Blackjack,
the insurance wager pays 2-to-1.
If the dealer does not have
Blackjack, the insurance wager
loses and the game continues
as usual.
PASS
Do not accept the insurance
offered on this hand. If Pass
is clicked and the Dealer
has Blackjack, the player
loses his original wager and
play ends for this hand (unless
Player also has Blackjack,
in which case it's a push).
If Dealer does not have Blackjack,
play for this hand continues
as normal.
