WHAT
- The objective of Blackjack is to play against the dealer and have a hand with a value of 21 or as close to 21 as possible, without going over. If you have a lesser hand than the dealer, you will lose your bet. It is played with one or more decks of standard playing cards.
WHERE
- Found in 'Casino One'
TERMS
- Blackjack
- When a player or the dealer has an Ace and a 10-point card, making a total of 21.
- Bust
- When a player's hand exceeds 21 and they lose their bet.
- Double Down
- When a player doubles their original bet and receives only one more card.
- Hit
- When a player asks for another card to be dealt.
- Insurance
- A side bet a player can make if the dealer's face-up card is an Ace, to protect themselves against the dealer having a blackjack.
- Push
- When the player and the dealer have the same total and neither wins nor loses.
- Split
- When a player splits their hand into two separate hands, each with its own bet
- Stand
- When a player decides to keep their current hand without taking any more cards
- Surrender
- When a player forfeits their hand and loses only half of their bet.
- Up card
- The dealer's face-up card.
WHAT
- The objective of Blackjack is to play against the dealer and have a hand with a value of 21 or as close to 21 as possible, without going over. If you have a lesser hand than the dealer, you will lose your bet. It is played with one or more decks of standard playing cards.
HOW
- Blackjack is typically played with one or more standard 52-card decks and contains 3 major events.
- Betting
- Gameplay
- Payout
Betting
- During the Betting Phase, each player bets a value between the Minimum and maximum allowed at the tables.
Gameplay
- Each player is dealt two cards face up, while the dealer receives one card face up and one card face down.
- Each card is assigned a point value: 2 through 10 are worth their face value, face cards (Jack, Queen, King) are worth 10 points, and Aces can be worth 1 or 11 points, depending on the player's choice.
- Players can choose to "Hit" (take another card) or "Stand" (keep their current hand) in an effort to get as close to 21 as possible without going over.
- If a player's hand exceeds 21, they "Bust" and lose their bet.
- After all players have finished their turns, the dealer reveals their face-down card and must hit until their hand totals at least 17.
- If the dealer busts, all remaining players win.
- If the dealer's hand is higher than a player's hand without exceeding 21, the dealer wins.
- If a player's hand has the same value as the dealer's hand, it's a "Push" and the player neither wins nor loses.
- If a player has a two-card hand that totals 21 (an Ace and a 10-point card), this is called a "Blackjack" and the player wins 1.2x their original bet
- If the dealer also has Blackjack, it is a Push.
Payout
- Payout occurs after each round of gameplay