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Blackjack

You have to wait to see what the dealer gets for his second card to find out. If you get blackjack, you’re paid 1.5 to 1 on your bet. You will lose your money by doing silly things with your hand.

A “push” happens when both you and the dealer have the SAME total value of all cards. For example, if your total is, say, 18, and the dealer has the same total of 18, then neither you nor the dealer win or lose. It’s a “push”, a sort of “stand-off” where you don’t lose, and don’t win, and neither does the dealer.

Another French game, Trente-et-quarante (30 & 40) was played at the Spa Casino in Belgium in 1780. Trente-et-quarante, unlike most of these earlier games, was house banked, meaning the casino played against the players, taking or paying off bets by players. This game was also the first version offering an insurance bet.

Each player has an independent game with the dealer, so it is possible for the dealer to lose to one player but still beat the other players in the same round. In shoe games, you don’t need to touch your cards, simply indicate a “hit” or “stand” by using your hand motion for another card, or wave off the dealer if you are standing. In the shoe-dealt version of Blackjack, players receive both cards face up and the house receives one card face up and one card face down. Scratch the surface of the table with your first two cards.

In jurisdictions allowing back betting, up to three players can be at each position. In many U.S. casinos, players are limited to playing one to three positions at a table. Joining a game online at TwinSpires Casino is simple. Select your blackjack game of choice and your stake level.

If you are reading this, you probably don’t want to sit down at a table that requires a $100 minimum bet! Both the minimum and the maximum allowable bets should be on a sign on the table-top. Look around to find a table that suits your bet sizes. As mentioned in the previous section discussion on pair splitting, there are several common restrictions on splitting Aces.