Casino: Games Rules

Multi-Hand Black Jack

Goal
The goal in blackjack is to beat the dealer. You beat the dealer by having the higher hand, without going over 21. If you go over 21 it's called a bust and you automatically lose. If you don't bust but the dealer does then you win.

Card Values
Cards 2-10 are counted at face value.
Jacks, Queens, and Kings count as 10.
An ace counts as 11 unless it would bust your hand, in which case it counts as 1.
If the first two cards dealt to a hand are an ace and a ten-value card it's called a Blackjack and is an automatic winner.

The Deal
Place your bet before the cards are dealt.
Six decks of cards are used, and are reshuffled after each round.
The player gets two cards and the dealer gets two cards. One of the dealer's cards is face-up.

Blackjacks
If the player has a blackjack it is an automatic winner, unless the dealer also has a blackjack which will result in a push. A dealer blackjack will also automatically beat any player hand besides a blackjack. The dealer follows the American rule of checking for blackjack before the player'S turn.

The Play
If neither you nor dealer has a blackjack you can choose to:

• Hit. When you hit you take another card. You can hit as many times as you want. But remember, if you go over 21 then you bust.
• Stand. When you stand it means you don't want any more hits, which ends your turn. Then the dealer plays.

Double down
You double your bet and get exactly one more card. Doubling is only allowed on a two-card hand, including after splitting.

Split
If your first two cards are the same value you can split them into two hands, which requires a matching wager. Each card becomes the first card in a new hand. The dealer gives you one more card for each of your two hands. Then you play each hand as you normally would. You can resplit three times (up to four hands total).

Dealer's Turn
The dealer plays the same way every time: He hits until he has at least a 'hard' 17. (A 'soft' 17 is a total that can also be counted as a lower number due to the presence of an Ace.) For example, the dealer will hit on the hand A-6 (soft 17), but will stick on the hand 8-9 (hard 17) or higher.

Insurance
If the dealer's up card is an ace, you can make a side bet that the dealer's hole card is any ten point card, thus insuring your hand against a dealer blackjack. If the dealer does have a blackjack then the insurance bet wins.

Pay Table
A winning blackjack pays 3 to 2.
A winning insurance bet pays 2 to 1.
All other wins pay 1 to 1.

Buttons
	Deal out the cards.
	Protect your bet in case the dealer may have blackjack (see Rules for more info).
	Double the wager and receive a third card.
	Request one more card.
	Draw no more cards and start the dealer's turn.
	Start a new game round.
	Place the same bet as in the previous round and deal the cards.
	Split one hand into two separate hands.
	See the game history - dates, bets and results of your previous game rounds.
	Open the help file (which you are reading right now).