Blackjack rules in Vegas

Blackjack / 21 Basic Rules

Blackjack or twenty-one as it is sometimes called is played in casinos all over the world including online casinos. For the most part the rules for playing are pretty much the same all over.

Most casinos use a multiple deck shoe which can hold up to eight decks of cards. Some of the casinos use shoes that constantly shuffle the cards. I mention this so you will not waste your time and money on card counting methods. These may have worked years ago but not today.

Fun can be had, and money can be made playing Blackjack if you know what you are doing. Here is how money can be made. If you learn the simple playing strategy presented here you will be playing pretty close to even money or sometimes better than even with the casino. These techniques also apply to internet casinos.

You will win some of the time and you will lose some of the time. The advantage you have over the casino is that when you are winning you can walk away. There is a saying on Wall Street that may apply here. “The bears make money, the bulls make money, but the pigs go broke.” I believe it is better to make a small profit than lose your bankroll trying to break the bank.

Before getting into playing strategy, just a word or two for the beginner on how the actual game is played. The table itself is often a semi-circle around which the players are seated. The dealers stands across from them. In a multi-shoe game all cards a dealt face up, two to a player. The dealer also gets two cards but one of them is face down. ONLY THE DEALER TOUCHES THE CARDS.

Always keep this in mind. Even though the game is called Blackjack or Twenty One, the goal is not to get 21 but to get a higher total than the dealer with out going over 21, or as they say busting. When you want another card to add to your hand, tap your finger. This is called taking a hit. You may take as many hits as you want as long as you do not go over 21. When you are satisfied with your cards, simply wave your hand over them and the dealer will know not to hit you. The dealer has to hit his hand when he has 16 or less and stand on 17 or better,

In adding up the total of your cards, all card get their face value such as 3, 4, 5, 6 etc. Picture cards have a value of ten. An Ace can be 1 or 11. When you are dealt a hand that has no Aces, it is called a Hard Hand, for example 7 and 9, which of course equal 16. When a hand has an Ace in it, for example Ace and 5, it too is 16 or a 6, because an Ace can be called 11or 1, the choice is yours. When an Ace is in a hand, it is called a Soft Hand. Most hands are of course Hard Hands.

Blackjack Strategy

There are various charts that have been printed outlining a basic strategy to win at blackjack, but most people find them difficult to memorize and are embarrassed to show them while seated at the blackjack table. As a result I have broken these computer based rules into a few easy to understand sentences.

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