Rules of Vegas Strip Blackjack
Blackjack is one of the most popular and recognized games in modern casinos. It offers the best percentage of return when the player is patient and keeps track of all cards which have been used.
Vegas Strip Blackjack incorporates existing Blackjack game features with additional features designed to give players a variety of new options not available in a standard Blackjack game. Vegas Strip Blackjack game is the same as a Blackjack game except:
- Dealer always checks for Blackjack if there is an Ace or a 10-value card (10, J, Q, K) showing, before Player's turn.
- The dealer stands on All 17s.
- Player is allowed to Double on ANY first two cards. Double after Split is allowed as well.
- Player is allowed to re-split twice on an already split hand but cannot re-split Aces.
In Vegas Strip Blackjack, the player competes against the dealer. The game is played on a semi-circular table with 5 playing positions and wagers are placed in the circles provided. This version of blackjack is played with 6 Decks of cards (with the jokers removed) that are shuffled after the completion of every game.
The basic rule of the game is to get a hand higher than the dealer without going over 21. If the face value of your cards is 21 or if the dealer's cards are lower than yours or higher than 21, you win !!!
Hands in Vegas Strip Blackjack
- Bust - All hands that exceed 21 lose, even if the dealer also goes BUST. If the dealer goes BUST but the player's hand is under 21 the player wins.
- Blackjack - All hands that are dealt an Ace and a 10 or a face card win, unless the dealer also has a BLACKJACK – a PUSH.
- Soft hand - Any combination of cards that contains an Ace card and whose value does not exceed 21 is referred to as a ‘Soft Hand’.
- Insurance Bets - All hands that purchased Insurance win if the dealer has a BLACKJACK – you will break even if the dealer doesn't have a BLACKJACK the INSURANCE bet loses.
- Push - If the dealer's hand total and the player's hand total are the same than the hand is a tie or PUSH and the player's bet is returned.
- Other - If the dealer's hand and the player's hand are both under 21 the hands are compared. If the player's hand is closer to 21 the player wins, if the dealer's hand is closer to 21 the player loses.
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