Blackjack
Beat the dealer without going over 21. Split up to 4 hands and double after a split.
Speed
Blackjack pays 3:2. Dealer stands on all 17s. Returns about 99.6 % with perfect play. Full rules
Dealer
Place your bet and deal to start.
How Blackjack works
Get closer to 21 than the dealer without going over. Number cards count their value, J, Q and K count 10, and an ace counts 1 or 11, whichever helps the hand.
The table
- 6 decks, shuffled again before every round, so cards can't be counted.
- The dealer stands on all 17s, including soft 17.
- The dealer checks for blackjack first. If they have it, the round ends at once and you lose only your first bet, unless you have blackjack too.
- If every hand of yours has bust, the dealer doesn't draw.
What pays
- Blackjack (an ace and a 10-value card as your first two cards) pays 3:2, rounded down to the cent.
- Any other win pays 1:1.
- A tie is a push, and your bet comes back.
- Going over 21 loses that hand, whatever the dealer gets.
Doubling
- Double on any first two cards, including after a split.
- It costs one more bet, and you get exactly one more card.
Splitting
- Split two cards of the same value, up to 4 hands. A 10 and a king count as a pair.
- Each split costs one more bet.
- Split aces get one card each and can't be split again.
- 21 on a split hand pays 1:1, not as blackjack.
Side bets
Choose Side bets to add either one to a round. Each can be up to your main bet, and each wins or loses on the opening deal alone, whatever happens to your hand. Winnings are paid when the round ends.
Perfect Pairs
Your first two cards are the same rank.
| Hand | Pays |
|---|---|
| Perfect pairSame suit | 25:1 |
| Coloured pairSame colour, different suit | 12:1 |
| Mixed pairOne red, one black | 6:1 |
21+3
Your first two cards and the dealer's up card, read as a three-card poker hand.
| Hand | Pays |
|---|---|
| Suited tripsSame rank and suit | 100:1 |
| Straight flushIn order, same suit | 40:1 |
| Three of a kindSame rank | 30:1 |
| StraightIn order; A-2-3 and Q-K-A count | 10:1 |
| FlushSame suit | 5:1 |
Return to player
- Main game: about 99.6 % with perfect play. Mistakes lower it, and over time some styles of play return far less.
- Perfect Pairs: 93.89 %.
- 21+3: 95.37 %.
- These are long-run averages. Any one session can land far above or below them.
Limits and fairness
- Bets are $0.10 to $1,000.00. A side bet has the same minimum.
- The most one round can pay back is $100,000.00, side bets included.
- If you leave mid-round, your hand waits for you to come back.
- Every shoe comes from your provably fair seeds, and you can check any round.