Learn to play the most popular card game in the casino with a few simple steps. Online Blackjack, otherwise known as Twenty-One, is by far one of the main attractions of Slots.com because it’s easy to learn and with a few key strategies your odds can notably improve.
Online blackjack puts you in competition against the dealer in a race to create the best hand nearing a total of 21 without going over. Before the cards are dealt, a player must place a bet between $1 and $500. After the bet is made, both the dealer and the player will be dealt two cards and try to reach a total of 21 without going over.
Blackjack Rules:
- Blackjack is played with 6 decks of cards, shuffled after every hand.
- The Dealer will hit on Soft 17.
- Double Up option can be used on any 2 cards.
- Split option can be used up to 3 hands.
- Surrender option can be used on any first set of cards.
- Splitting Aces will be dealt one card each.
- Aces can’t be split more than once.
Card Values:
- Card suits have no meaning.
- Cards numbered 2 though 10 all count for face value.
- Face Cards, Jack, Queen and King, all have a value of 10.
- Aces have a value of either 1 or 11, whichever value helps the player.
Player Actions/Bets and Button Descriptions
Bet – To play, a bet must placed. Click on the chips to place a bet. Deal – Start the game by clicking the Deal button. Both the player and the dealer will be dealt two cards face up.
Hit - Click this button to receive an additional card.
Stand - Click this button when no additional cards are needed. Stand is selected automatically when at total of 21 is reached or after selecting Double.
Split - A hand can be split when the original two cards are dealt are of the same point value. Selecting the Split button will place an additional wager equal to the first bet amount out for the second hand. This can only be done twice within one hand.
Game play continues at this point with the following exceptions:
If Aces are split, only one additional card will be dealt per hand, and will be played out automatically. A total of 21 after splitting Aces will pay even money.
Double – Click this button to double the original bet amount on a hand and only take one more card. If the Player total beats the Dealer total you win. Win pays even money on the total bet amount.
Blackjack – Blackjack pays 3 to 2. A hand is considered Blackjack when a total of 21 is received in the first two cards. Two cards totaling 21 will always beat three or more cards totaling 21.
Bust - Both the Dealer and the Player can bust, or attain points totaling more than 21. If the dealer busts while the Player has points totaling 21 or less, the Dealer loses and the Player wins.
Push - A push happens when both the Player and the Dealer end the game with an equal point value for their hands. If this happens the Player will get his original bet amount back and a new hand can be started.
Surrender - If a player chooses to surrender their hand, 50% of their bet will be returned.
Insurance - Insurance offers protection to the player in case the dealer should have Blackjack. The Insurance option is only available when the dealer has an Ace up. The Player can buy insurance for half of their original bet amount. If the dealer has Blackjack, then the player will be paid 2 to 1 on the Insurance bet. If the dealer doesn’t have Blackjack, then the insurance amount is lost. If the player is dealt Blackjack and buys insurance and the dealer also has Blackjack then the player is paid out on his insurance bet only but the win amount would equal that of a regular winning hand in Blackjack which pays even money.