HOW TO PLAY

THE BASICS

The goal of Blackjack is to get your hand to equal 21, or as close to it, without busting.

Cards are valued as follows:

FACE CARDS= 10

NUMBERS= as numbered

ACES= 1 or 11

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+ ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

GETTING BLACKJACK THE TERMINOLOGY

CROUPIER

HIT

STAND

BUST

Also known as the dealer. You need to beat their cards in order to win.

To take another card from the croupier.

Stop taking cards from the croupier.

When your hand exceeds 21.

PLAYING THE GAME

Place your bet. This is placed blind before you see any cards.

STEP

1

Everyone is then dealt face up, with the croupier revealing only one of their cards.

STEP

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Once you’ve assessed your hand, you can now do one of the following:

STEP

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YOUR HANDDEALER’S HAND

YOUR HANDDEALER’S HAND

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STANDReceive no more cards.

HITReceive additional cards.

DOUBLE DOWNDouble your original bet, receiving one extra card.

SPLITAn additional bet, which turns two cards of the same value into separate hands.

INSUREIf the croupier has an Ace card face up, you can protect your bet against them getting Blackjack.

BLACKJACKAn Ace card paired with a face card. You win! So long as the croupier hasn’t got Blackjack too...

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INSURANCEPAYS 2 TO 1

DEALER’S HAND

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A

Your hand now plays off against the croupier... STEP

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LESS THAN THE CROUPIERYou lose your stake to the casino.

THE SAME AS THE CROUPIERYour stake is ‘pushed’, meaning you don’t lose any money.

MORE THAN THE CROUPIERYou win! Winning pays even money, whlist a Blackjack pays 3 to 2

YOU’RE READY!

That’s it! That’s all you need to know about Blackjack to get started. Now all you need to do is find your nearest casino and give it a go...!

You also have the option to take advantage of side bets. These are:

STEP

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PERFECT PAIRA side bet found all over the world. It’s a bet where you win if you get two of the same card on the first draw. After the first round of cards has been dealt, the dealer will take all losing PP bets and payout to each winning player.

BLACKJACK ACESA nationwide side bet, where you can win tens of thousands of pounds, from as little as a single pound bet. It’s all about drawing an ace in your hand.

If you draw an ace as your first card, then you win, but consecutive aces pay out more:PERFECT PAIR

An identical pair, such as two queen of hearts.

30/1

COLOURED PAIR

A pair that is made up of the same card but different suits, such as 8 of spades and 8 of clubs.

10/1

MIXED PAIR

A pair made up of the same card but different coloured suits, such as 8 of spades and 8 of diamonds.

5/1

1 ACE 5/1

2 ACES 25/1

3 ACES 100/1

4 ACES 10% 150/1OF NATIONAL JACKPOT

4 ACES SAME COLOUR 100% 200/1OF NATIONAL JACKPOT

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