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Black Jack

Blackjack rules

In the game of blackjack there are six decks of 52 cards. Before the game begins the cards are shuffled by the dealer and placed in the shoe.

The player bets against the dealer. The aim is to achieve 21 points or get as close as possible to 21. It is left to the player's own discretion to do this with more than two cards. If however, the total value of the cards exceeds 21 points the hand busts and the dealer will collect the bet.

The maximum and minimum bets are shown on the table.

All bets must be divisible by ten. Only euros will be accepted at the table in the form of cash or jetons (chips).

The seven “boxes” as they are known are for the bets.

The “box holder” is the person sitting in front of the box.

In the case where there are seats free the dealer can appoint the person standing in front of the box as the box holder.

Several players can play a box simultaneously. The decisions however, are made by the box holder only. Participating players must refrain from giving any advice to the box holder.

The box holder is decided according to the following rules:

a) The box holder
b) The player with the highest bet.
c) In the case of equal bets the sitting player.
d) If the status is still equal between the players;
then the distance from the shoe will be the deciding factor.

The same order of precedence applies if, at the moment of decision, no box holder can be identified for the box in play, or the official box holder is temporarily absent.

The sum of bets per box may not exceed the box maximum, if the maximum is exceeded the dealer must return the amount over the maximum to the player before a card is drawn.

As soon as all the players have placed their bets, the dealer will deal the cards in a clockwise direction.

Every played box will receive a card with the dealer receiving the last card face up.

Then every box will automatically receive a second card also face up. From now on every player may order a card from the dealer by announcing “card” or refuse by announcing “stay”.

Instead of vocal announcement the following hand signals can be used: knocking on the table with the hand, or scratching the table with a finger means card, a sliding movement with the flat hand means stay. Once the dealer has confirmed the decision it cannot be changed.

As soon as all box holders have completed their hands, the dealer will draw the respective cards for the bank. The dealer must draw up to 16 and stand on all 17s.

If a player has more points than the bank without having exceeded 21, he/she wins and is paid even money. If the dealer's hand busts (more than 21), the player's stakes will win as well. Equal points between player and dealer means that no party wins or loses, “stand-off”.

Picture cards count as 10, aces count as 1 or 11 according to the player's best interest, all other cards have their value printed on them.

The highest possible win combination is blackjack: an ace and a ten-value card. This win combination is only valid with the first two cards of a box: a player holding such a hand wins 1,5 times his/her bet. If the dealer's first card is not an ace or ten-value card the blackjack will be paid immediately, unless the box holder wants the blackjack combination to be valued as eleven points and to double. The participating players may choose to get their blackjack winnings immediately or double their bets as well.

Doubling down:

If a player's first two cards result in a total of nine, ten or eleven, he/she may double his/her bet, even when he/she has already bet the maximum. After doubling the player will receive only one additional card. Any players occupying the box are not required to double their bets, these continue as set or they can be doubled by another player.

Splitting:

If a player's first two cards are of the same kind he/she can split them into two hands. Have as many cards as desired added to each hand. The only exception is, if the player splits two aces then only one additional card will be dealt. The bet on the split hand, must be equal to the first bet, even if the player has bet the maximum amount. Any player sharing the same box who does not want to split and place a second bet would play the initial bet on the first hand and his/her second hand can be played by another player. After a split an ace with a ten-value card does not result in blackjack.

Insurance:

If the dealers first card is an ace, each player has the option to insure his/her hand against the banks possible blackjack by putting up to half his/her original bet on the insurance line. In the case of blackjack for the dealer the insurance will be paid at 2:1. If the dealer does not have a blackjack the insurance bet is lost. If a player, after having insured his/her bet wants to double or split, he/she can also double his/her insurance.

Even money:

If the dealer's first card is an ace and a player has blackjack, he/she has the option of being paid “even money” before the dealer's second card is dealt.

The management reserves the right of final decision in all matters relating to the game.

What else you should know

If the dealer misunderstands a players intentions the player may keep a card drawn in error. If the box holder refuses to accept the card and its value was already known the card will be taken out of the game, ”burned”. The next box holder may not claim the error card. If however the card is dealt face down then it remains in the game. If the dealer deals cards to an empty box by mistake, the game will be corrected by redressing all cards according to the game rules.

With only one player at the table, two boxes are the maximum that may be played.

A new player can only participate in the game after the round has been finished.

It is an European custom that after the player has been paid his/her winnings, a suitable amount is paid into the “tronc”.

According to legislation the casino staff is paid exclusively from the tronc. Money put into this tronc, should not be considered as an additional tip for the dealers.

We want your visit to our casino to be “out of the ordinary”. Should you have any questions, comments or suggestions, our staff will be very pleased to assist you in any way possible.