Our Games ~ Blackjack
How to Play:
Picture cards (Jack, Queen and King) count as 10, Aces count as 1 or 11, whichever is to your advantage eg. Ace, 8, 10 = 19. Any other cards (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10) count as face value.
If your first two cards are an Ace and any ten-point card, you have Blackjack . The dealer will announce “Blackjack” and pay you at odds of 2 to 1!!! All other casinos around the world pay only 3 to 2. Which translates to 1.5 times your bet.
In the event that the dealer also makes Blackjack, the player’s hand will be paid 2 to 1 regardless. It’s a fun casino after all.
If you do not have Blackjack on your first two cards, you may decide to stand (draw no more cards) or hit (draw more cards) until you decide to stand, or until your point total goes over 21 in which case you lose.
You must hit if the point total of your cards is 11 or less. Irrespective of your point totals, the dealer must hit with 16 or less and stand with 17 or more. If the dealer goes over 21, all hands remaining on the table must be paid.
If you finish with a total closer to 21 than the dealer’s total, you win and will be paid even money. If you and the dealer have the same totals, you have a stand-off. In the event that the dealer has Blackjack, you lose unless you also have Blackjack.
In the game of Blackjack you can place a bet on a box (playing area) or behind another player’s bet. Up to three players may bet on one box.
Doubling
If you elect to double, you place an additional bet equal to your original bet. You will then receive one additional card on that hand.
Splitting Pairs
If your first two cards have the same point value, you may ask the dealer to split your hand, to form two separate hands, by betting an amount equal to the original bet.
Each hand will be played and completed in turn. At least one card will be dealt to each hand. If the first two cards dealt to a split hand total 9, 10 or 11 you may double.
If you split Aces, only one card is dealt to each Ace. If a ten-point card is dealt to either Ace, the hand is treated as a 21, not Blackjack.
Blackjack
In the event that the dealer receives Blackjack and you have placed additional bets on split hands and/or a double, the dealer will only take an amount equal to your original bet from the remaining bets in each box.
In the event that you have Blackjack and the dealer does not have an Ace or ten-point card as the first face-up card, the dealer will pay your Blackjack bet at odds of 2 to 1 and remove your cards prior to any players receiving a third card. If the dealer’s face- up card is an Ace or ten-point card, the game will be dealt in the usual fashion, with all bets paid or taken after the dealer’s hand has been completed.
