While the slots are the most popular at the online casinos,
blackjack is one of the casino games that every gambler has played
at least once. The world-wide popularity of blackjack stems from how
simple this game is - everyone can learn how to play blackjack and
we will now quickly teach you how to play blackjack, as well.
The game is really very basic. You play against the dealer,
the person who deals the cards in this casino game and your sole
goal and purpose is to beat the dealer. The casino dealer deals two
cards to you and himself - the player's cards are dealt face-up,
while the first dealer card is face-down, followed by the next,
which is face up. The goal here basically is to get as close to 21
points as possible, without going over. If you go over 21, the
dealer automatically wins. The same is true if the roles are
reversed - if the dealer goes over 21 points the player wins.
Once your two cards are dealt, you combine the value and
decide if you want to get another card ("hit") or whether the total
of your two cards satisfies you ("stand"). The value of the cards in
blackjack is also very simple - all face cards have value of 10, the
Ace could play either 1 or 11, and the rest of the cards equal their
face value, deuce is 2 points, for example. If you get a total of 21
points from the first two cards dealt, i.e. an Ace and a face card,
also called "Blackjack", your bet is paid as 3/2, unless the dealer
also gets a blackjack right away, then it's a push an your bet is
returned.
There are many more tricks and strategies to playing
blackjack, but so far you know enough to enjoy the game at any
online casino or at a land-based gambling hall. Playing blackjack at
the online casinos also carries the benefit of gamblers being able
to play multi-hand blackjack at any given time, while some
land-based casinos restrict multi-play and those who allow it do so
if there are enough open seats at the blackjack table. At the online
casinos you will also find many variations of blackjack, such as
European Blackjack, Triple-Sevens, bonus blackjack etc.
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