Blackjack, also known as twenty-one, is one of the most popular casino card games in the world. Blackjack’s precursor was vingt-et-un (“twenty-one”), which originated in French casinos around 1700.

In Blackjack a player competes against the Dealer. The goal of the game for a player is to beat the Dealer’s hand by either getting a better hand without exceeding 21 or by the Dealer’s hand going bust (going over 21). Both the player and the Dealer are dealt two cards, and from there, the player may request as many cards as he wants, as long as he doesn’t exceed the value of 21. After the player finishes with his hand, the same process occurs to the Dealer’s hand, after which the two hands are compared, bets paid or collected.

A Blackjack is a total of 21, when a hand contains an Ace and any ten-valued card (Jack, King, Queen
or Ten), but only in case these two cards are the first two cards dealt to a player or Dealer.

Card Values

Blackjack hands are scored by their point total. In Blackjack, cards are valued in the following way:
• An Ace can be counted as either 1 or 11 (it is explained below).
• The cards from 2 through 9 have their face values.
• 10, Jack, Queen, and King are all valued at 10

The value of a hand is simply the sum of point counts of each card in the hand. For example, a hand containing (5, 7, 9) has the value of 21.

An Ace can be counted either as 1 or 11. An Ace always has the value that makes the best hand. Suppose you have (Ace, 7). The value of this hand can be either 8 or 18. If you stop here, it will be 18.

Let’s assume you’ve drawn one more card. The hand contains (Ace, 7, 8). Its total value is 16.

Game Results/ Payouts

Aftera player stands with a hand (stops to draw cards) and after the Dealer completes his hand, the player’s and the Dealer’s hands are compared.
The winning hand is considered the one, which total is greater. If a hand has BJ, such hand beats any hand including a regular 21. In case the hand total is greater than 21, such hand busts.

A Blackjack game can have three possible results:

Win – A player wins if his hand total is greater than the Dealer’s hand total, without busting (going over 21). WIN indicator appears near the hand.
Lose – The player loses if his hand total is less than the Dealer’s, or if the hand busts. BUST indicator appears next to the corresponding hand.
Push – Push is a situation where both the player’s hand and the dealer’s hand are of equal value. PUSH indicator appears next to the player’s hand.
• A regular win pays out 1 to 1; this means that a $10 bet pays out $10
• Blackjack pays out 3 to 2; this means that a $10 bet pays out $15.
• Insurance bet usually pays out 2 to 1; let’s say, a player’s initial bet is $10, he has Insurance option and decides to place the insurance bet (insurance bet equals half the initial bet), in case the Dealer has Blackjack, a player gets 2:1 on his $5 Insurance wager and receives $10.

How to Play

Placing a bet

You are allowed to bet on up to three hands and play for central, right and left players.

To place a bet, use betting chips found at the bottom right part of the table. To select a chip, click the desired one with the left mouse button. You may need several chips to reach the desired bet amount; in this case the stack of chips will be formed on the betting area. To place a chip, use one of the ways provided below:
• Click a betting spot where you want to place the selected chip.
• Drag and drop the chosen chip on the desired betting square.
• Click Repeat button to place a bet equal to the previous one
(Note: in case it is your first bet, Repeat control is disabled).

The total bet value is displayed in a small square beside the chips placed. The betting limits are displayed in the frame at the top left side of the game table.

Removing/Decreasing a bet

To remove a bet completely or decrease its value, you need to remove a chip (chips) placed. You may do it in several ways:
• Click and drag chips from the table to the betting chips area.
• Select ‘X’ chip and then click the chip/stack of chips placed. The chips will be removed one by one.
• Press CTRL and then left click the chip/stack of chips placed. The chips will be removed one by one.
• Use Clear control to remove all the chips currently placed on the table.

Dealing

Click Deal button to start dealing cards. Once the button is clicked, both you and the Dealer are dealt two cards. You receive cards face up, the Dealer – one card face down, the other one – face up.

If you play multiple hands, several hands will be dealt to you. For each hand, two cards are dealt face up. In this case each hand will be treated separately.

Note: If you are dealt Blackjack, you are immediately paid 1.5 times the placed bet, unless the Dealer also has Blackjack, in which case it is a Push.

The Dealer starts playing his hand once all the player’s hands are completed. The Dealer stands on 17.

Game Options

To proceed with the game:

• Click Hit button to draw an additional card to a hand (You may draw as many cards as required. If the total reaches 21, you are not allowed to hit any more. If your hand busts (its total exceeds 21), this hand is removed from the table and you lose).
• Click Stand button to stop drawing cards to a hand (‘STOP’ flag will be displayed for a moment)
• Click Double to make use of use Double option, it can be used once you are dealt two cards. Once Double control is clicked, your original bet amount will be doubled and you’ll be dealt one more card.
No more cards can be drawn for this hand.

Depending on the game situation Split and Insurance options may become available.

Split – If first two cards are of the same value (two Aces, two Sevens, etc), you may use ‘Split’ option. Jack, King, Queen have value of 10, therefore two face cards are considered to be acceptable for splitting. This rule applies if you have a Jack and a Ten, for example, or a King and a Ten.

Once Split control is clicked, your hand is split into two separate hands. One card is dealt from the shoe to each of two hands, and one more bet is placed on the betting area, equal to the original bet. Each hand
formed is treated as usual. It is allowed to split a hand only once.

Insurance – This option becomes available if the Dealer’s up card is an Ace. In this case, a player has the possibility to insure against the dealer’s Blackjack. ‘Insurance’ message, ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ controls appear on the game table.

To make an Insurance bet click Yes button. In this case an additional bet will be placed, equal to half your initial bet.
• If the Dealer does have a Blackjack, you lose the original bet but your insurance returns 2 to 1. The game continues in its normal way.
• If the Dealer does not have Blackjack, Stand, Hit and Double buttons become available to proceed with the game.

Note: To start playing a new game round, click New Game button.To repeat the bets placed in the previous game round, use Repeat control.

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Caribbean poker is a casino game with rules similar to five card stud poker,
played on a standard blackjack-sized table. As its name implies, this
poker game originated in the Caribbean islands, and it soon spread to
casinos in America and Europe.

The player’s goal is to beat the dealer’s hand. Initially, a player places a bet called
Ante. After being dealt cards, the player may place another (calling)
bet worth twice the Ante bet and challenge the dealer, or surrender,
losing the Ante bet.

Caribbean Poker is unique in that it offers a chance to win a progressive jackpot.

Caribbean poker is a casino game with rules similar to five-card stud poker,
played on a standard blackjack-sized table. As its name implies, this
poker game originated in the Caribbean islands, and it soon spread to
casinos in America and Europe. However, unlike standard poker games,
Caribbean poker is played against the house rather than against other
players.

Caribbean Poker is played with a standard 52-card deck of cards. At the end of the round, the player and dealer compare hands formed from their five cards dealt. The player’s goal is to beat the dealer’s hand.

Initially, a player places a bet called Ante. After being dealt cards, the player may place
another (calling) bet worth twice the Ante bet and challenge the dealer, or surrender, losing the Ante bet.

Caribbean Poker is unique in that it offers a chance to win a progressive jackpot.

How to Play

Placing Ante bet
First,you need to place an Ante bet. To place a bet, use betting chips found
at the bottom right part of the table. To select a chip, click the desired chip with the left mouse button. You may need several chips to reach the desired bet amount; in this case the stack of chips will be formed on the betting area. To place a chip, use one of the ways
provided below:
• Click Ante betting area to place the chosen chip.
•Drag and drop the chosen chip on Ante betting area.
• Click Repeat button to place a bet equal to the previous one (Note: in case it is your first
bet, Repeat control is disabled).

The betting limits are displayed in the frame at the top left side of the game table.

Removing/Decreasing a bet
To remove a bet completely or decrease its value, you need to remove a chip (chips) placed. You may do it in several ways:
• Click and drag chips from the table to the betting chips area
• Select ‘X’ chip and then click the chip/stack of chips placed. The chips will be removed one by one.
• Press CTRL and then left click the chip/stack of chips placed. The chips will be removed one by one.
• Click Clear control to remove all the chips currently placed on the table.

Placing Bonus Bet
You have an opportunity to place a bonus bet to participate in a progressive jackpot game (for details refer to Progressive Jackpot section).

• Click the table slot to place a bet that equals 1 unit in base currency. Once clicked, a chip is entered into the slot. After the chip is inserted into it, light indicators are switched on (see the figure below).

Dealing

• Use Deal button to start dealing cards.
Five cards are dealt to you face up. The dealer also receives 5 cards, four cards – face down and the last one – face up. In case the winning combination is formed, the indicator appears on the top of the hand (like “Three of a Kind” or “One Pair”).

If the cards do not make any valid combination, “No hand” indicator appears.

Now, you should evaluate the hands and decide whether to continue the game and double with a calling bet or stop the game and surrender.

Bet or Surrender
• To surrender, click Surrender control. In this case, the ante bet is lost. The dealer’s cards are then revealed, but the game is over.

• To continue playing, click Bet button. Once clicked, the calling bet is placed. The calling bet equals twice the amount of the Ante. To indicate that the calling bet is placed, the second stack of chips appears on Bet betting area. The dealer’s cards are revealed.

Qualifying the Dealer’s hand
The dealer’s hand must contain at least the Ace/King hand (containing, at least, one King and one Ace) to qualify. Once the dealer’s cards are revealed, “Dealer qualifies” or “Dealer does not qualify” message appears.
Note: To start playing a new game round, click New Game button, to repeat the previous bet(s) use Repeat control.

Progressive Jackpot
In the Caribbean Poker game, you are also given the option of playing for the progressive jackpot. The progressive jackpot is an accumulation prize; it becomes higher the more players play for the jackpot prize. The jackpot amount is accumulated from % of every bonus bet.

To play for the progressive jackpot, you must make a side bet at the start
of the game.

You are wagering that you will receive a hand of cards that equals to a flush or better. Regardless of the outcome of the regular table game, if you have a hand that qualifies for the progressive jackpot, you will be paid according to the jackpot payout table.

Game Results / Payouts

In case the player selects to continue the game by placing the calling bet, there can occur several situations:
1. The Dealer’s hand does not qualify. Then the players receive a 1 to 1 payout on their Ante Bet, and the calling bet is returned to them without any additional winnings.
2. The Dealer’s hand qualifies. Then player’s and dealer’s hands are compared.
• If the player’s hand beats the dealer’s hand, the player receives 1 to 1 on the Ante Bet, plus the winnings on the calling bet, which are calculated according to the hand’s value (refer to Payout Table below).
• If the player’s hand is lower then the Dealer’s hand, the player loses all bets.
3. If the dealer’s and the player’s hands are equal, this is a tie game; no one wins or loses. In this case, both the ante and the calling bet are returned to the player.

Note: In case of win ‘You won’ message appears on the top of the player’s hand, indicating the win amount as well.