18 Feb 09 Blackjack Bets
What blackjack bets to make depending on what cards you and the dealer have – whether to hit, stand, split, double down or surrender.
Stand
When you are happy with the cards you’ve got and think you will beat the dealer, or at least force a push, then you ’stand’. This means you want no more cards. Either say ’stand or ’stick’ or wave your hand from left to right with your palm facing down. Or click ’stand’ if you are playing (more…)
16 Feb 09 Blackjack Pushes
Blackjack pushes occur when the player and the dealer have the same hand totals, and are so named because the dealer declares “push” in those situations.
In most casinos, blackjack pushes result in the player getting his wager for that hand refunded, but in some circumstances the house will keep bets on hands where a push is called.
The most common circumstance in which blackjack pushes are (more…)
12 Feb 09 Spanish Blackjack
Spanish Blackjack is the name given to a variety of blackjack which uses standard decks of playing cards but only after removing the four number 10 cards. This leaves 48 cards in each deck instead of the usual 52 with just the face cards worth 10 points.
Most places deal cards from a shuffling machine containing between four and eight decks in a game, and the following rules normally apply:
• If (more…)
10 Feb 09 Multi Hand Blackjack
Multi-hand blackjack is a game of blackjack in which you play multiple hands. For example, you could sit down at a table in a traditional casino and play two or three hands simultaneously, or you could play online and have even more hands.
It is important to remember that each hand in a game of multi-hand blackjack is treated separately. This means you will need to place a separate bet on each hand and make additional (more…)
06 Feb 09 Blackjack Radar
A new piece of software known as Blackjack Radar is helping to make the game of blackjack even more popular than it used to be among online casino players. The aim of the Blackjack Radar software is to help players to maximise their chances of winning, and it does this by taking into account the online casino being visited and the exact variation of the blackjack game being played.
Having taken those two factors (more…)
02 Feb 09 Progressive Blackjack
Progressive blackjack is a blackjack game which offers a progressive jackpot. The jackpot fund begins at a set level and then grows from game to game until someone gets a hand that qualifies for the progressive payout.
At this stage the jackpot – which can be as high as six or even seven figures – is paid out and reset at the starting level. To stand a chance of winning the progressive jackpot, players (more…)
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01 Feb 09 Blackjack Mistakes
Blackjack mistakes can be defined as attitudes or actions that a blackjack player makes which have a negative effect on his long term bankroll. Although most blackjack mistakes are made by new players, even seasoned players slip up from time to time, so here are the main mistakes that you should work hard to avoid…
Reckless Staking
Some players seem to think that they can overcome a losing streak by throwing (more…)
24 Jan 09 3D Blackjack
Imagine playing online blackjack and watching the cards “emerge” from the screen as they are dealt. Imagine a gaming environment so immersive that you really feel like you’re sitting at a regular table. These things aren’t fantasies. They’re part of your 3D Blackjack future.
Gaming companies all over the world are researching and developing what many commentators say will be the next (more…)
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16 Jan 09 Video Blackjack
Video blackjack are, as the term suggests, video gaming machines that allow you to play blackjack without a human dealer. Video blackjack can also be played on home computers and gaming consoles, and these provide a good way to acquire gaming skills without the expense of a live or casino-based video blackjack game.
The benefits of in-home video blackjack are that you can practice perfect basic strategy, test card-counting strategies (more…)
10 Jan 09 Free Blackjack
Free blackjack is any game of blackjack which is free to play. Obviously, most blackjack games require you to put up money, but there are ways in which you can play the game for free if you know where to look. Our recommendations are as follows…
Play Free Online
There are online sites that allow you to play blackjack for free purely for the experience of playing and improving your game. Many online casinos also allow you to play (more…)
