Blackjack online game

Blackjack was originated in France, and is one of the most popular casino games in the world.

Object of the Game

The object of the game is to achieve a higher card count than the dealer without exceeding 21.

How to Play

Cards are counted at their face value.  Kings, Queens, and Jacks count as ten.  Aces count as one or eleven.  If the first two cards you are dealt total twenty-one, you have a blackjack. Blackjack pays one and a half times your bet.  You cannot lose but you could tie if the dealer also has a blackjack.

If you are dealt any combination other than blackjack, you can either "stand" (take no more cards) or signal the dealer for a "hit" (draw additional cards).  Remember, the objective is to reach twenty-one or as close to twenty-one as possible without going over.  You also want your hand to be closer to twenty-one than the dealer hand.  If your card count is closer to twenty-one than the dealer hand, you win! if it is less, the house wins.  If you tie with the dealer, you "push" (nobody wins, and nobody loses).

If you should go over twenty-one ("Overflow"), you immediately lose.  After each player takes their turn, the dealer turns up the house card face down card.  If the dealer has sixteen or less, the house must "hit" (draw additional cards), until reaching seventeen or more.  Dealer must stand on "soft" 17.  A "soft 17" is a hand containing at least one Ace and can be counted as either seven or seventeen.  If the dealer "Overflow", the house must pay all the players except the player "Overflow".

Blackjack players have all the options, the house has none.

Double Down

To double down means that you want to double your bet on your initial two cards and draw only one more card to improve your hand. You want to do this if you have a good chance of beating the dealer without going over 21, with just one more card.

Split

If the first two cards you're dealt are a pair, the "Split" button will become available. 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. The "Split" option can only be used once per hand. Aces receive only one additional card and after the split. Getting blackjack after a split does not count as a natural blackjack, and does not pay any extra.

Insurance

Whenever the dealer's up card is an ace, the insurance option will be available. When you buy insurance, you are insuring yourself against the possibility that the dealer has a blackjack. Insurance is an additional wager equal to half of your original bet. If the dealer has a Blackjack, the insurance will pay off at 2:1. Your original bet will be lost, unless you also have a Blackjack, in which case the hand will push. If the dealer does not have a Blackjack, you will lose the insurance bet and the hand will be played out as usual.

Get 1:1

Cashing in your bet immediately at a 1:1 payout ratio when you are dealt a natural blackjack and the dealer's showing card is an Ace.

Surrender

Surrender means to give up your hand. After you've been dealt 2 cards, the Surrender option will be available. if you've been dealt two cards that you judge to be very poor cards, and the dealer's face card is very good like a 10 card or an ace, you may decide to surrender. If you do so, you will lose half of your bet. The remaining half goes back to you.