Playing Blackjack at the Casino is easy. Upon starting the Blackjack game for the first time you will be presented with the Blackjack table. The default minimum bet will already be placed on the table.
You can increase or decrease the amount you wish to wager with the Increase and Decrease buttons. The size of the column of Casino chips will change as you do this.
Once you have decided on the size of your bet you can start the game. Click on the Deal button.
The Dealer will deal you two cards and deal himself one card.
As soon as the last card is dealt you will be able to decide whether to Hit (take another card) or Stand (stay).
If the first two cards dealt to you are an Ace and a card of value 10 then you have Blackjack and unless the dealer has an Ace or Ten you automatically win the game and are paid out 2.5 times your original bet.
If you draw another card and the value of your hand now exceeds 21 then you have gone Bust and have lost this hand. You may play again by clicking on the Deal button.
If you are satisfied with your hand click the Stand button to end the game. The dealer will now draw cards until his hand exceeds or equals 17 in value. If the dealer's hand exceeds 21 you win because the dealer has gone Bust. If the dealer's hand exceeds 17 in value but is less than 21 the value of the two hands are compared and the stronger hand wins.
If your hand is stronger than the dealer's you receive double your wager back. If not, you lose your wager and can play again.
The Increase and Decrease buttons are used to adjust the size of your bet. These may be represented as either a + and - symbol or up and down arrows. The bet size can only be changed between games.
The Deal button starts a new game of Blackjack.
The Hit button deals you another card.
The Stand button, sometimes called the Stay button, ends your hand and moves the game onto the next phase be it the completion of the dealer's hand or of your second hand in the case of a Split.
You can split two cards with the same denomination, such as two Queens or two Fours, by clicking the Split button. Your hand is divided into two separate hands and a bet equal to your original bet is placed on the second hand. So, you have effectively doubled your bet. New cards are dealt to each new hand and you play these separate hands as normal.
Note:
It is not considered Blackjack if you split a pair of Aces and then receive a card with a value
of 10. But, this hand still has a value of 21.
If you split your hand you cannot Double on the two separate hands.
The Double button doubles your wager on your current hand. Once you choose to Double you will only receive one more card. You will only be allowed to Double if the value of your hand prior to Doubling is 9, 10 or 11. This is essentially a wager on your next card being sufficient to beat the dealer's hand.
The Insurance button is only available when the Dealer's first card is an Ace. Insurance is a bet against the Dealer getting Blackjack. The Insurance bet costs half your original bet and will pay out 2 to 1 if the dealer gets Blackjack.
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