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Online Blackjack
Online Blackjack
Blackjack is probably the most famous casino game there is (maybe secondary only to poker). Online blackjack follows this statement. The common card game, in which one has to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21, is well known all over the world.
Blackjack Rules
Our Online Blackjack game has a dealer and one to three players (as described above). The dealer deals from a shoe containing four decks of playing cards. Before the deal, the black jack players place their bets by clicking on either the $1 chip, $5 chip, $25 chip or the $100 chip, to reach the desired bet. After deciding on the desired bet the black jack player must click the "Deal" button to proceed with the hand. The round begins after all participants have bet and clicked "Deal". In Public and Group Tables, the game will proceed once the one minute default time limit has expired.
Once the deal begins the bets may not be changed. During the course of the hand players may add to their bets through Double Downs, Splits, and Insurance. In online blackjack, after the cards are dealt, you will be offered the appropriate option. Buttons located on the lower left side of the screen will appear in order to facilitate the player's desired action. For example, if it is possible to split two cards a button will appear to allow the player to split the cards. The player simply clicks on the "Split" button in order to split.
The minimum bet in online blackjack is $1 and the maximum bet is $500. Each player receives two cards face up, and the dealer receives one card face up. The player may request as many cards as desired until he/she chooses to "Stand" or busts. If a player is dealt Blackjack, which is a 10 or face card along with an Ace, he/she immediately gets paid 1.5 times the placed bet, unless the dealer also has Blackjack, in which case it is a "Push" (the player's bet is returned).
After all the players' bets are completed, the dealer completes his hand. If the dealer has sixteen or less, he must draw a card (hit), until he reaches seventeen or more. If the dealer's card total exceeds 21 (bust), he must pay all players who are still in the game.
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Online Blackjack definitions
"Double Down": A player may select the "Double" option after being dealt two cards. The Double option automatically doubles the bet and automatically deals one card only, face up. The player cannot draw any additional cards beyond the required one (which is automatically dealt). The player may double down on any first dealt two cards or after splitting a pair.
"Split": means in black jack that if the Player is dealt any pair of cards, other than Aces, on the first two cards (i.e., two Fives, two Jacks, etc.), he/she may split the cards into two separate hands. The split option automatically places an additional bet, equal to the original wager. Each hand is then played independently, and the Player may take as many hits as desired on each hand (with the exception of Aces, which receive one additional card only, per hand). In the case of split Aces, a Player's Blackjack is not possible and is considered as a regular 21. In this case, a dealer's Blackjack wins, and a dealer's 21 becomes a "Push".
"Insurance": If the dealer shows an Ace, the player has the option of making an "Insurance Bet". This equals half the original bet, and ensures that the player will not lose his/her wager should the dealer be concealing a 10 or face card under his Ace. If, in fact, the dealer's down card is equal to 10, the player wins the Insurance Bet at odds of 2-1. If the dealer's down card has a value of less than 10, the player loses the Insurance Bet and continues normally with the hand.
"Push": A Push in online blackjack refers to when the dealer and the player have the same numerical count in their hands. In this event the play is a draw, and the players bet is returned.
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