BLACKJACK Gambling
Rules
Before
any cards are dealt, the
player must wager. He does this by placing his bet in
the designated space in front
of his table position. The dealer then deals two cards
to each of the players, and
two to himself (one of the dealer's cards is dealt face
up and one is dealt facing
down). Face cards (kings, queens and jacks) count as 10,
ace counts as one or 11 (as the
player chooses) and all other cards are counted
at their face value.
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If the player's first
two cards are an ace and a 10 or face card, he wins.
However, if the dealer also
has a blackjack, it is a standoff, as are all ties or
pushes. A winning blackjack
pays the player 3 to 2.
Hit
or Stand Hit means to
draw another card (which the player signifies by
scraping the table with his
cards or a similar hand motion). Stand means no more
cards (which the player signals
by placing his cards under his wager or moving
his hand in a horizontal direction. If the
player hits and busts (goes over 21), he
immediately turns his cards over and his wager is
lost. The player is
allowed to double the bet on his first two cards and
draw one additional card only
to improve his hand. If the
first two cards a player is dealt are a pair, he may
split them into two separate
hands, bet the same amount on each and then play them
separately. Aces receive only
one additional card. After splitting, A10 counts as 21
and not as blackjack. If the
dealer's up card is an ace, the player may take
insurance, a bet not exceeding
one half his original bet. If the dealer's down card is a
10 or any face card, the player
wins 2 to 1. Any other card means a win for the
dealer. Where permitted, a
player may give up his first two cards and lose only
one half his original bet.
The dealer must draw on 16 and stand on 17. In
some casinos, the dealer is
required to draw on soft 17.
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