Blackjack Rules ....
Premise
In Blackjack, you and the dealer (the computer) are dealt two cards to start. The objective of Blackjack is to accumulate cards that add up closer to 21 than that of the dealer, without going over 21. Cards are worth their face value with the exception of Kings, Queens, and Jacks which are each worth 10 and Aces which are worth either 1 or 11. If the value of your hand is closer to 21 than that of the dealer you win. If the value of the dealer's hand is higher than yours you lose. If the hands are of equal value the deal is a push and your money is returned. If you have a total of 22 or higher (a busted hand), you lose regardless of whether the dealer also busts.
Summary of Rules
8 52-card decks are used
The deck is re-shuffled after each hand
Dealer stands on all soft 17's
Doubling after splitting allowed
No re-splitting of cards allowed
No surrender
Only one additional card allowed on each ace when splitting a pair of aces
How to Play
Blackjack is played with eight fifty-two card decks. After each game has been played, the used cards are shuffled back into the deck. All face cards are valued at ten and the cards from 2-10 are valued as indicated. Aces can be valued at either one or eleven; if counting the ace as eleven would put the hand over twenty-one, the ace is automatically counted as one instead. You do not need to specify which value the Ace has as it's always assumed to have the value that makes the best hand. The value of a hand is the sum of the values of the individual cards. For example, a hand containing a Jack, 3, and 4 has a value of 17.
You begin a hand of blackjack by placing a bet on the table as described above. You will then receive two cards face up. The dealer will receive one card face up and one face down. Once you have been dealt your two cards (and based on the nature of these cards) you can do the following by clicking with the left mouse button on the appropriate button:
Hit:
Requests another card. You can request a hit as many times as you like, but if your total goes over twenty-one, you will Bust and lose the hand.
Stand:
Requests that you receive no more cards. The hand as it currently stands will be judged against the dealers.
Split:
If you have two cards of the same denomination, a Split button will appear. You can split your cards into two hands and play each hand separately. Your original bet will be duplicated for the new hand, and each hand will be played out as usual. A pointing finger will appear over each hand indicating which hand is active. The split option can only be used once per hand -- you cannot split part of a split hand.
Double:
If you select this option, two things will happen: you will get exactly one more card, your turn will end, and your bet will be doubled.
Insurance:
Whenever the dealer's up-card is an ace, the player has an option of taking insurance. The player may opt to take insurance by clicking on the "Insurance " button. If you do not wish to take insurance, you may simply click on one of the other buttons (hit, double down, stand, etc.) to proceed with the rest of the hand. If the player believes that the dealer's down-card is a 10 ranking card, then the player is permitted to place a side bet of half the original wager as insurance. If the dealer does have a 10 ranking card, the player is immediately paid 2-to-1 on the insurance bet, but the original wager is lost unless the player too has a blackjack and pushes with the dealer. Here the player is simply betting that the dealer's unseen card is a 10 valued card.
Note:
The Double Down and Split options will only be available immediately after you receive your first two cards. If the dealer has an ace showing, you will be offered a chance to buy Insurance for half of the amount you bet. When you buy insurance you are, in effect, making a second bet. You are betting that the dealer has a natural blackjack. If the dealer does have a natural blackjack (in other words, his down card is a ten or a face card), you will collect a payoff of 2 to 1 on your insurance. You will also lose your original wager, unless you have a natural blackjack too. If the dealer does not have a natural twenty-one, the rest of the hand is played out as usual and you will lose your insurance money.
If you win the hand, you will get back your original bet plus the same amount in profit. A hand that consists of an Ace and any ten value card is called a natural twenty-one, or a natural blackjack. If you win with a natural blackjack, you will be paid off at three-to-two, which means you get your original bet back plus 150% profit. (So if you bet $50 and win with a natural twenty-one, you get $50 (your bet) plus $75 (your bet plus half of your bet), which totals to $125. Please note that if the payout from a natural blackjack results in a dollar amount including cents, the cents part will not be paid out. For example, if you bet $5 and win with a natural blackjack, you will be paid out $5 (your bet) plus $7 (your bet plus half of your bet minus $0.50). Any hand is considered a push if your hand and the dealers are of equal value in which case no money will be exchanged.
Payoffs
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| Result |
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Payoff |
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| Winning hand |
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1 to 1 |
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| Blackjack |
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3 to 2 |
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| Insurance |
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2 to 1 |
Rule Authority
New Jersey Casino Control Commission: Atlantic City Casino
Exception: The deck is shuffled after each hand, pairs may not be re-split, and players may not draw additional cards on split Aces.
Multi Player Blackjack Rules ....
Type
Multi-Player Blackjack is usually programmed with Atlantic City blackjack rules with exceptions as noted in the Rule Authority section below.
Premise
In Multi-player Blackjack, each player and the dealer (the computer) are dealt two cards to start. The objective of Blackjack is to accumulate cards that add up closer to 21 than that of the dealer, without going over 21. Cards are worth their face value with the exception of Kings, Queens, and Jacks which are each worth 10 and Aces which are worth either 1 or 11. If the value of your hand is closer to 21 than that of the dealer you win. If the value of the dealer's hand is higher than yours you lose. If the hands are of equal value the deal is a push and your money is returned. If you have a total of 22 or higher (a busted hand), you lose regardless of whether the dealer also busts.
Summary of Rules
8 52-card decks are used
The deck is re-shuffled after approximately one-third of the shoe (the 8 decks of cards) has been dealt.
Dealer stands on all soft 17's
Doubling after splitting allowed
No re-splitting of cards allowed
No surrender
Only one additional card allowed on each ace when splitting a pair of aces
How to Play
Blackjack is played with eight fifty-two card decks. The deck is re-shuffled after approximately one-third of the shoe (the 8 decks of cards) has been dealt. All face cards are valued at ten and the cards from 2-10 are valued as indicated. Aces can be valued at either one or eleven; if counting the ace as eleven would put the hand over twenty-one, the ace is automatically counted as one instead. You need not specify which value the Ace has. It's always assumed to have the value that makes the best hand. The value of a hand is simply the sum of the values of the individual cards. For example, a hand containing a Jack, 3, and 4 has a value of 17.
In the multiplayer version of Blackjack, each table can accommodate five players and the dealer. Your spot on the table will be noted by the word "You" under which your total money will be noted in yellow. You may change your position on the table by clicking on the desired spot between hands. Each player begins a hand by placing a bet on the table as described above. Once you have placed a bet on the table, you may choose to skip the given deal (before your first card is dealt) by clicking on the "Pass" button or to proceed with the bet by pressing "Deal". If you do not bet or pass within 15 seconds from the beginning of your turn (marked by a light shining on your white circle), you will be automatically excluded from that particular hand. Note that if you join a table in the middle of a hand, you must wait until the round is over and after that you will be able to bet on the next hand. Each player will then receive two cards face up. The dealer will receive one card face up and one face down.
When it is your appropriate turn (marked by a light shining on your white circle), and based on the cards you hold and the one visible from the dealer's hand, you can do the following by left clicking on the appropriate button:
Hit:
Requests another card. You can request a hit as many times as you like, but if your total goes over twenty-one, you will Bust and lose the hand.
Stand:
Requests that you receive no more cards. The hand as it currently stands will be judged against the dealers.
Split:
If you have two cards of the same denomination, a Split button will appear. You can split your cards into two hands and play each hand separately. Your original bet will be duplicated for the new hand, and each hand will be played out as usual. A pointing finger will appear over each hand indicating which hand is active. The split option can only be used once per hand -- you cannot split part of a split hand.
Double:
If you select this option, two things will happen: you will get exactly one more card, your turn will end, and your bet will be doubled.
Insurance:
Whenever the dealer's up-card is an ace, the player has an option of taking insurance. The player may opt to take insurance by clicking on the "Insurance " button. If you do not which to take insurance, you may simply click on one of the other buttons (hit, double down, stand, etc.) to proceed with the rest of the hand. If the player believes that the dealer's down-card is a 10 ranking card, then the player is permitted to place a side bet of half the original wager as insurance. If the dealer does have a 10 ranking card, the player is immediately paid 2-to-1 on the insurance bet, but the original wager is lost unless the player too has a blackjack and pushes with the dealer. Here the player is simply betting that the dealer's unseen card is a 10 valued card.
Note:
The Double Down and Split options will only be available immediately after you receive your first two cards. If the dealer has an ace showing, you will be offered a chance to buy Insurance for half of the amount you bet. When you buy insurance you are, in effect, making a second bet. You are betting that the dealer has a natural blackjack. If the dealer does have a natural blackjack (in other words, his down card is a ten or a face card), you will collect a payoff of 2 to 1 on your insurance. You will also lose your original wager, unless you have a natural blackjack too. If the dealer does not have a natural twenty-one, the rest of the hand is played out as usual and you will lose your insurance money.
If you win the hand, you will get back your original bet plus the same amount in profit. A hand that consists of an Ace and any ten value card is called a natural twenty-one, or a natural blackjack. If you win with a natural blackjack, you will be paid off at three-to-two, which means you get your original bet back plus 150% profit. (So if you bet $50 and win with a natural twenty-one, you get $50 (your bet) plus $75 (your bet plus half of your bet), which totals to $125. Please note that if the payout from a natural blackjack results in a dollar amount including cents, the cents part will not be paid out. For example, if you bet $5 and win with a natural blackjack, you will be paid out $5 (your bet) plus $7 (your bet plus half of your bet minus $0.50). Any hand is considered a push if your hand and the dealers are of equal value in which case no money will be exchanged.
Payoffs
| Result |
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Payoff |
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| Winning hand |
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1 to 1 |
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| Blackjack |
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3 to 2 |
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| Insurance |
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2 to 1 |
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Rule Authority
New Jersey Casino Control Commission: Atlantic City Casino
Exception:
The deck is after approximately one-third of the shoe has been dealt, pairs may not be re-split, and players may not draw additional cards on split Aces.
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