AMERICAN BLACKJACK
• PLAYED WITH 4 STANDARD DECKS
DEALER MUST STAND ON ALL 17
• NO SURRENDER
• NO RE-SPLITTING
• ONE CARD ON SPLIT ACES
• CAN SPLIT ANY 10 VALUE CARDS
• PLAYER AUTO-STANDS ON A 21 VALUE
• SPLIT ACE AND 10 VALUE CARDS COUNT AS 21, DOES NOT QUALIFY AS
BLACKJACK
How to Play American Blackjack
1. Select the chip denomination with which you would like to bet.
2. Place your bet/s by clicking on one or more of the Place Bet positions.
3. Once a chip is placed, click on the initial chip/s to increase the bet.
4. To remove the last bet/s placed, click Undo.
5. To remove all bets placed, click Clear Bets.
6. Press Deal to start the hand.
7. The dealer will be dealt 1 card face up and 1 card face down, and you will be dealt 2 cards.
8. The following standard options are available: Hit and Stand.
9. The option to Split or Double depends on the dealt cards and appear when relevant according
to the rules.
10. The option to take Insurance appears when the Dealer shows an Ace.
11. Click Rebet after the hand has completed to repeat your previous bet.
12. Click New Game to clear your previous bet for the next hand.
Table Limits
The minimum and maximum bet limits apply to the initial bet only. Actions (such as split, insurance,
etc if applicable) that require an additional bet can still be used even if you placed a bet equal to the
maximum bet.
Card Values
The 2 through IO cards are worth their face values.
J, Q and K are worth 10.
The Ace has a value of either 1 or 11. If any Ace in the hand is regarded as a value of 11, the hand is
referred to as "soft".
Game Rules
General Rules
This version of Blackjack is played with 4 standard decks.
The objective is to score a higher total card value than the dealer.
o If so, the Player is paid at 1:1, unless the Player has Blackjack in which case he is paid 3:2.
o If not, the Player either loses the bet or, when the hands are tied, pushes.
Players are permitted to Hit until they Bust or decide to Stand.
The dealer must hit on all hands that total 16 or less, and stand on all hands that total 17 or more.
Push (Tie) Rules
The hand is considered a push if the Player and the dealer tie. ln the case of a push, the player's
original bet is retumed to him.
Blackjack Rule
If the first two cards that the Player or dealer receive are an Ace and a 10 valued card, the hand is
called a Blackjack.
o If the Player is dealt a Blackjack, he will stand.
o If the dealer does not get a Blackjack, the Player is paid at 3:2
o If the dealer is dealt a Blackjack, all hands which do not also have Blackjack lose.
There is no offer made to take even money when the dealer has Ace showing and the Player
already has Blackjack.
Double Rule
Players may double on the first 2 cards of any hand.
When a Player doubles, his bet amount is doubled and he receives one card only.
Split Rule
1. A Player may split when the hand consists of two like-value cards.
2. A Player may split any 10 value cards.
3. When splitting Aces, only one additional card per Ace is drawn.
4. If a Player draws a IO value card after splitting Aces, the result is considered 21 and not
Blackjack.
5. A Player can split only once per hand.
6. Double after split is allowed.
Insurance Rule
If the dealer's first card is an Ace, a Player can choose to take insurance, placing a bet equal to half
of his original bet. The insurance bet is a side bet.
Insurance bets pay 2:1 if the dealer gets Blackjack. If the dealer does not get Blackjack, the Player
loses the insurance bet.
Dealer's Face Down Card Rule
If the dealer's face up card is an Ace or a 10 valued card, the dealer will check for Blackjack by
looking at. but not revealing, the face down card. With an Ace as face up card options to take
Insurance will be offered first.
If the dealer has Blackjack
Any insurance bets taken Win.
Players with Blackjack result in a push.
All other bets are immediately lost.
If the dealer does not have Blackjack
Any insurance bets taken lose.
Play continues.
Surrender Rule
There is no surrender option in this version of Blackjack.
Blackjack Terms
Twenty one (21) - a hand that is not a Blackjack, but totals 21.
Blackjack - a hand containing an Ace and a 10 valued card.
Double - the player's bet is doubled, and he receives one card only.
Hit - when a Player draws another card.
Insurance - a side bet option only if the dealer's first card is an Ace.
Push - when the player's bet is returned if hands are tied.
Split - if the Player is dealt two of the same cards, he can split the cards into two separate hands and the original bet is repeated on each hand.
Stand - the player's request or the dealer's requirement not to be dealt any further cards.
Bust - a hand that goes over a value of 21.
Blackjack Rules (Condensed)
The rules are also available by clicking the iicon within the game.
Played with 4 standard decks
Cards are shuffled at the start of each game
Dealer must stand on all 17 and above
No surrender
No re-splitting
One card on split aces
Can split any IO value cards
Player auto-stands on 21
Split Ace with 10 value card hands count as 21 - does not qualify as Blackjack