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Game Help Black jack and slots
In Blackjack, you and the dealer (the computer) are dealt two cards to start. The objective of Blackjack is to accumulate cards that add up closer to 21 than that of the dealer's cards, without going over 21. Cards are worth their face value with the exception of Kings, Queens, and Jacks which are each worth 10 and Aces which are worth either 1 or 11. If the value of your hand is closer to 21 than that of the dealer you win. If the value of the dealer's hand is higher than yours you lose. If the hands are of equal value the deal is a push and your money is returned. If you have a total of 22 or higher (a busted hand), you lose regardless of whether the dealer also busts.
1. When a 8 52-card decks are used and according to Atlantic City Blackjack rules
2. The deck is re-shuffled after each hand
3. Dealer stands on all 17's
4. Doubling after splitting allowed
5. No re-splitting of cards allowed
6. No surrender
7. Only one additional card allowed on each ace when splitting a pair of aces
All face cards are valued at ten and the cards from 2-10 are valued as
indicated. Aces can be valued at either one or eleven; if counting
the ace as eleven would put the hand over twenty-one, the ace is
automatically counted as one instead. You do not need to specify
which value the Ace has as it's always assumed to have the value
that makes the best hand. The value of a hand is the sum of the
values of the individual cards. For example, a hand containing a
Jack, 3, and 4 has a value of 17. Hit: Requests another card.
You can request a hit as many times as you like, but if your total
goes over twenty-one, you will Bust and lose the hand. Stand:
Requests that you receive no more cards. The hand as it currently
stands will be judged against the dealers. Split: If you have
two cards of the same denomination, You can split your cards
into two hands and play each hand separately. Your original bet will
be duplicated for the new hand. . Double Down: If you
select this option, two things will happen: you will get exactly one
more card, your turn will end, and your bet will be doubled.
Insurance: Whenever the dealer's up-card is an ace, the
player has an option of taking insurance. The player may opt to take
insurance by clicking on the "Insurance" button. If you do not wish
to take insurance, you simply click on the "Pass" button to proceed
with the rest of the hand. If the player believes that the dealer's
down-card is a 10 ranking card, then the player is permitted to
place a side bet of half the original wager as insurance. If the
dealer does have a 10 ranking card, the player is immediately paid
2-to-1 on the insurance bet, but the original wager is lost unless
the player too has a blackjack and pushes with the dealer. Here the
player is simply betting that the dealer's unseen card is a 10
valued card. Note: The Double Down and Split options will
normally on casinos only be available immediately after you receive
your first two cards. If the dealer has an ace showing, you will be
offered a chance to buy Insurance for half of the amount you bet.
When you buy insurance you are, in effect, making a second bet. You
are betting that the dealer has a natural blackjack. If the dealer
does have a natural blackjack (in other words, his down card is a
ten or a face card), you will collect a payoff of 2 to 1 on your
insurance. You will also lose your original wager, unless you have a
natural blackjack too. If the dealer does not have a natural
twenty-one, the rest of the hand is played out as usual and you will
lose your insurance money. If you win the hand, you will get back
your original bet plus the same amount in profit. A hand that
consists of an Ace and any ten value card is called a natural
twenty-one, or a natural blackjack. If you win with a natural
blackjack, you will be paid off at three-to-two, which means you get
your original bet back plus 150% profit. (So if you bet $50 and win
with a natural twenty-one, you get $50 (your bet) plus $75 (your bet
plus half of your bet), which totals to $125.
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| Result |
Payoff |
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| Winning Hand |
1 to 1 |
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| Blackjack |
3 to 2 |
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| Insurance |
2 to 1 |
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Basic
blackjack strategy is defined as the proper play of cards knowing
only your hand and the dealer's exposed card. The basic
blackjack strategy is created through intensive computer simulations
which perform a complete combinatorial analysis. In this method, the
computer "plays" tens of thousands of hands for each BlackJack
situation possible and statistically decides which decision best
favours the player. Basic strategy is usually printed as tables with
the dealer's up card the first row and your two card combination the
first column. The other entries in the table tell you what to do
(Stand, Hit, Double-Down, Split) with the different combinations of
dealer and player's hands. Basic blackjack strategy tables for
exsample Vegas Magic Casino
rules (8 decks, dealer stands on 17, double-down on any two cards, double after split allowed, no
re-splitting of cards allowed, no surrender) are shown below for
hard totals, soft totals, and pairs along with a legend.
Legend:
- S - Stand
- H - Hit
- D - Double
- Y - Yes, split
- N - No, don't split
Hard Totals:
| |
Dealer's Upcard |
| Your
Cards |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
| 17 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| 16 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 15 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 14 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 13 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 12 |
H |
H |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 11 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
| 10 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
| 9 |
H |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 8 |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H | Soft
Totals:
| |
Dealer's
Upcard |
| Your
Cards |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
| (A,9) |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| (A,8) |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| (A,7) |
S |
D |
D |
D |
D |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
| (A,6) |
H |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| (A,5) |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| (A,4) |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| (A,3) |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| (A,2) |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H | Pairs:
| |
Dealer's
Upcard |
| Your
Cards |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
| (A,A) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| (10,10) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| (9,9) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| (8,8) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| (7,7) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| (6,6) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| (5,5) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| (4,4) |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| (3,3) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| (2,2) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
For further
information on blackjack, please consult the following references:
Carlson, Bryce. Blackjack for Blood, Compustar Press, 1992.
Humble, Lance and Cooper, Carl. The World's Greatest Blackjack
Book, Doubleday, 1987. Scoblete, Frank. Best Blackjack,
Bonus Books, 1996.
.Uston, Ken. Million Dollar Blackjack, Carol Publishing
Group, 1994
Slots
To begin
playing Slots, you must deposit money into the machine. . You may
then normally select which coin denomination you wish to play -
$0.25, $1, $2, or $5. To increase or decrease denominations. Once
you have deposited money into the Slot machine and chosen a coin
denomination, you may then normally click on the "BET ONE"
button up to a maximum of three times which corresponds to the
maximum bet of 3 coins. Some machines like Flower Power and
Forbidden Fruit allow up to 5 coins. You may then start the reels
spinning by clicking on the "SPIN REELS" button. If you would like
to play with the maximum amount of coins per spin, you may
alternatively choose to simply click the "BET MAX" button which will
start to spin the reels for you automatically. When the reels stop,
your payoff will be determined from a table of winning combinations
normally shown on the top of each machine. Any credits you win will
be added to your Credits (minus the amount of the bet which
will be displayed in the Bet field).
Progressive Jackpot Slot Machines:
Unlike regular slot
machines, progressive jackpot slot machines operate on a fixed
denomination. . The top payout on a progressive jackpot machine is
not fixed as in regular slot machines. Jackpot values start at a
specific level and grow each time somebody makes a bet to someone
hits the jackpot - progressive slots can sometimes on online casinos
raise to over $400,000,00 - progressive slots are very popular - but
can also become quite expensive.
References
Scoblete, Frank. Break the One-Armed Bandits!, Bonus
Books, 1994.
Halcombe, Claude. Slot Smarts; Winning Strategies at the Slot
machine, i_2, 1996.
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