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Blackjack
Includes questions about one of the world's most popular casino card games. Also known as Twenty-One and Pontoon.
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How do you play Blackjack or 21?
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If you want to know how to play 21...you have not came to the right place!! Sorry...I did find something on google though. Look up "How to play 21" and that is were you will find out were to play! I knew how to play..but I forgot! Good Luck! Hope you find what you are looking for!
What are two other names for the card game Blackjack?
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Casino Blackjack Game
Blackjack, also known as twenty-one (21) is one of the most popular casino game around the world and now it becomes one of the best online casino games with almost no house edge. Winnning at Blackjack game is relatively easy to play and understand plus it can be played on low limits.
How can one learn tips on card counting during a game of blackjack?
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Considering that most casinos now use four or more decks of cards for a Blackjack game you'd have to be really sharp to be able to keep track of at least 208 cards. The only thing that card counting could do in such a case would be to give you an idea as to how many big or small cards are left in the shoe, which in turn could help you decide whether to take a hit or not. Just don't get caught, casinos do not like card counters.
Do single deck Blackjack tables still exist in Las Vegas?
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Yes single deck blackjack tables are the best for the gambler, as they offer a lower house advantage.
However, single deck are fast changing and more commonly you will find 6 or 8 deck games, as the more decks in play the more house advantage there is, so i don't know if you can still find many single deck games.
However if you can still find single deck tables around then these are definitely the best ones to play on. :-)
How do you beat a Blackjack dealer?
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To ultimately win you get blackjack which is a ten or a picture card with an ace (adds to 21)... but otherwise you have to get more and more cards until you get to 21 but you can sit on anything like 18, 19, 20.... as long as you have a better score than your opponent :)
If you're asking how to get an advantage over the house, you have to be card counting.
Why do people yell monkey during blackjack?
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Monkey is a nickname of sorts for a face card. They player will yell monkey, hoping their second card will be a face card.
What Blackjack game uses all the cards in a deck?
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Red Dog. However, this is a high-card pool game and not a variation of Blackjack.
How often do card dealers dispose of their cards in casinos?
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In games that the players handle the cards, they are changed in intervals, where I work, every two hours. In games that only dealers handle the cards, that depends on how busy, how long the table has been open, and how the cards are doing in the shufflers.
What is the box called that holds multiple decks of playing cards in a casino?
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The box is called a shoe.
Another name for blackjack?
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Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one (21) or Pontoon.
It is one of the most popular casino games around the world and now it becomes one of the best on line casino games with a small house edge. Winning at Blackjack is relatively easy, it is easy to play and understand and it can be played on low limits.
There is a 3.85% house advantage on blackjack, which can be lowered to 3% if you know what you are doing.
Faro which is seldom played since the old west days, is about the only game where the house has no big advantage. Faro, is still played in some Nevada casino's as a loss leader in casino's that push the old west theme.
What is the highest ranked suit in blackjack?
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A suit has no value in poker (Clubs, Diamonds, Spades & Hearts). For instance a flush of Hearts has the same value as the same flush in Spades. The strength of a poker hand (5 card combination in most games) depends on the highest possible combination. For instance an Ace high flush (5 cards of the same suit with the highest card being an ace) is higher in value then a King high flush (5 cards of the same suit with the highest card being a King).
However, small issues (such as deciding who deals first) are sometimes resolved by dealing one card to each player. If two players draw cards of the same rank, one way to break the tie is to use an arbitrary hierarchy of suits. This depends on the "house rules" of the establishment you are playing at.
Where can one play free online blackjack games?
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There are many websites where an person may play blackjack for free. For instance, Facebook members may enjoy free blackjack games. Additionally, Pop Cap has blackjack games for free. Other websites offering free blackjack games are Great Day Games and Wizard of Odds.
How many black jack in a shuffled cards?
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A blackjack hand being defined as one ace and one 10/face card, there can only be upwards of four blackjacks from a single deck of cards.
How much does a table games dealer at a typical casino make?
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This is a tough one. There are many different salaries for table game employees, and I am not including Poker Dealers in this because they go for their own tokes. Your average hourly rate is somewhere in the realm of 6 to 7 dollars an hour. However, you are not working for an Hourly salary, you are working for Tokes. Try looking at the Toke page at www.thedealersnews.com
Las Vegas strip Dealers make 35,000 to 98,000 per year
Off Strip station and Coast average around 38 thousand per year.
High end Off strip do around 60,000 per year.
There are various casinos that let you go for your own tokes in California and other states that dealers pull up to 120,000 per year or more. This depends on the dealer.
Rule of thumb. The higher the clientelle (high rollers, whales etc) the higher the tokes. This results in high wages for casino dealers.
As a dealer in one of the local casinos in Vegas, I can confirm the above mentioned information. Wages are mostly at the stae minimum ($7.55 for NV as of 7/1/09) but this could be a little lower if you also receive health insurance. The better paying gigs are in the top casinos on the Strip (Wynn, Venetian, Bellagio, Hard Rock), but very few hire experienced dealers fulltime for the moment. Only extra board shifts are rarely available. As a novice dealer out of a gaming school, you will start in a low-paying job in a very insignificant casino, but get your experience in for 6 months and try to move up. Try also to learn craps, as there seems to be a constant shortage of experience dice dealers, but DO NOT bluff your way into a job as your inexperience will be noticed within minutes by any good floor.
Where can you play double deck blackjack?
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Many of the casinos offer four deck, but you'd have to call and ask.
What does a Blackjack dealer have to hit on?
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The rule of thumb for hitting is:
If the dealer is showing a 2 through 6, stand on a breaking hand, 12 or better.
If the dealer is showing a 7 through Ace, hit on a 16 or less.
If you have two aces - you should split your hand and hit on both.
Deuces are called a dealers Ace because the dealer can usually make a hand with a 2 showing, a lot of players will hit a 12 or 13 against a deuce.
No guarantees of course, they don't call it gambling for nothing.
How many cards in a Blackjack?
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Ace = 1 or 11
2 through 10 = face value
Jack, Queen, and King = 10
What methods are there for counting cards in Blackjack?
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What counters do is take advantage of the constantly changing odds in blackjack. In roulette or craps, the odds are mathematically fixed to be the same on every spin of the wheel or roll of the dice. In blackjack, the odds turn in favor of the player when an unusually large number of 10-value cards remain to be played. When the deck is rich in 10s, the player gets more blackjacks. So does the dealer, but players collect 3-2 on blackjacks while the dealer does not. In double-down situations, the percentage of the desirable 10-value cards for the player to hit is greater, and when the dealer's faceup card is a "stiff," or 2 through 6, it's even more likely than usual that the dealer will bust.
Counters make no attempt to keep track of every card in the deck. They simply track the concentration of 10s and aces. When the deck is favorable to the player, they increase their bets. When the deck is favorable to the dealer, they decrease their bets.
The counting is done with a plus-and-minus system. Players who feel they are ready to tackle blackjack on an expert level might want to seek out the more complex variations suggested in the many blackjack books on the market. The most powerful systems track aces as well as 10s.
The most common counting system, known as hi-lo, simply assigns a value of plus-one to 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, and 6s and minus-one to 10s, jacks, queens, kings and aces. All other cards are treated as neutral. Every time a 2 through 6 is dealt, add one to the count. Every time a 10-value card or ace is dealt, subtract one. The total is called the running count. For example, if ten 2s through 6s have been played and only four 10s and aces, the running count is plus-six. This needs to be normalized to the number of decks in the game, which is done by dividing by the approximate number of decks remaining in the shoe or in the dealer's hand. In a six-deck game, if the running count is plus-six and about three decks are left in the shoe, divide plus-six by three to get a "true count" of plus-two.
The final step is to adjust the bet to the count. In this simple version, if your beginning bet is one unit of $5, when the true count reaches plus-2, bet $10; at plus-4, bet $15, and at plus-6, bet $20.
A few words of warning: Because you are increasing your bet whenever the deck is favorable, playing with a counting system requires a much larger bankroll than betting the same amount every hand -- flat betting. You may be perfectly comfortable buying 10 bets' worth of chips -- $10 at a $1 table or $50 at a $5 table -- when flat-betting, but figure on at least 30 bets' worth when counting cards.
Card counters, just like any basic strategy player, lose more hands than they win no matter how good they are. They hope to more than make it up by winning larger bets in favorable situations. But sometimes the favorable situations just don't come -- it's possible to count down six-deck shoe after six-deck shoe without ever coming across a really favorable situation. And even on positive counts, sometimes the cards just turn the wrong way. There are no guarantees, not even for those who know the count and know what to do.
Finally, if the casino thinks you're counting cards, it can take measures. Nowhere in the country is card-counting illegal, but in Nevada the courts have held that the casinos are private clubs entitled to enforce their own rules, and the casinos can bar counters from playing. In other states, players can't be barred, but the casinos can increase the percentage of cards cut out of play to render the count less accurate. They can also take measures to make the player uncomfortable -- such as having a supervisor behind the table stare directly at the player while another supervisor stands at the player's shoulder from behind. If you're going to attempt to count cards, learn at home first. Deal cards to yourself or practice on a computer. Keep practicing until you're accurate every time, without moving your lips, with no brow-furrowing concentration, and without giving any other telltale signs of counting. Limit the size of your bets to a one-to-eight-unit range. A larger range will spark the casino's suspicions. And limit the length of your sessions. Don't play more than one hour in one place when counting cards
What are some of the most important rules of blackjack?
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The best strategy is, don't play. However, there are a couple of recommended strategies for playing. First, and considered my almost every player to be the best, is to learn to count cards. Contrary to popular believe, it isn't illegal in U.S. casinos, but if you are caught or even suspected, you may be barred from playing.
Another common strategy is, (and this is a very basic description) always assume the dealer's down card is a 10. Play your hand based on his up card plus 10. If the dealer has a strong up card (7 or higher) take a hit on anything less than 17. If the dealer has a weak up card (less then 7) don't hit any hand that you can bust on (12 or higher). However, an upcard of 2 for the dealer is considered a strong hand by most "experts" so you play against a 2 as if it was an ace. You can buy a strategy card that will show you when to hit and when to stay. If you get one, and you play very often, you will quickly learn it.
There are also other strategies, but these are likely the two most common.
Are you allowed to fold in blackjack?
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In some casinos there is an option called "surrender". That means that you are willing to give up 50% of your wager and not play the hand, AFTER the dealer checks to see if there is a blackjack, which automatically wins for the house.
When do you raise your bet in blackjack?
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When to split is up to the player. There are no specific rules about it. However, the most experienced players will tell you to; always split Aces and eights, never split face cards or tens (a 20 is a darned good hand), don't split when the dealer is showing an eight, nine, ten, or Ace. Fours, fives, and sixes usually end up being 14, 15, or 16 (losers). The best time to split any pair is when the dealer is showing a 3, 4, 5, or 6. Deuces (2) are called a dealer's Ace, the dealer will make a hand more often with a deuce showing than any other small card. Remember it is gambling, no guarantees that something will work the same every time, casinos were not built by winners.
How many card tables are in a casino?
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There are a lot of factors to consider and a set number is not possible. It all depends on how many tables, how many decks in play, how many shifts, and how many drinks are spilled on the cards. Let us assume a casino has 10 Blackjack tables, eight of them have a four deck shoe and two are single deck. They also have one Three Card Poker table and one Let It Ride table, and that all the tables are open 24 hrs, seven days a week. Let us also assume that there are no mishaps such as spilled drinks and that there is continuous play on all the tables. In single deck games the cards are normally changed every two to three hours and when shoes are used the cards are changed at the start of every shift, in this example the singles will change every two hours. Thus, 8 X 4 X 3 =96 + 12 X 4 = 144
Who owns the bicycle club casino in the city of bell gardens?
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The Bicycle Club in Bell Gardens opened in November 1985.
