Introduction
Lasseters offers one of the best multi-hand Blackjack games on the Internet. Not only can you play up to five hands at a time but you can play the side bet Perfect Pairs on every hand as well.
Blackjack, How to Play
The object of Blackjack is to start with two cards, and by drawing extra cards, build a total of 21, or as close to 21 as possible without going "Bust", which means going over 21. Whoever has the best hand of 21 or less, wins the game.
All the cards are counted at their face value except the Picture Cards (Jacks, Queens, Kings), which are worth 10, and Aces, which are worth either 1 or 11.
Perfect Pairs
Perfect Pairs is a side bet for Blackjack, which is popular in Casinos worldwide.
The concept of the game is very simple. A Perfect Pairs bet wins if the first two cards dealt to a blackjack hand are a pair and it loses if they are not a pair. There are 3 different types of pairs:- a “Mixed Pair”, a “Coloured Pair” and a “Perfect Pair” and the wins vary accordingly.
Playing Blackjack at Lesseters
- Login onto your account at Lasseters online casino. If you don’t already have an account
to open one. - Click on "New Game" to start a game of Blackjack.
- Click on the chips to choose the value of the bet you want to make.
- Click in any of the five boxes to place your bets. You may bet on any one or more of the boxes. Click again to increase the bet by the amount selected. If you change your mind, click on "Clear Bets" and start again, or drag chips of the table.
- Click on "Deal". Only the boxes which have bets will be dealt a hand. Each of your hands will receive one card face up and the dealer will receive one card facedown. The player's hands and the dealer will then receive one more card, both face up. The Dealer does not check for Blackjack until after the player has completed their play or plays.
- Now you need to make a decision. Different options will be available to you, for each of your hands, depending on the cards on the table. The hand that is being played will be brought to the front of the table and be presented in a larger format than any others you are playing. The buttons on the screen will show you which options are available. The possible options are: Hit, Stand, Double and Split.
- If the Dealer's visible card is an Ace, you can choose to make an insurance bet against the risk of the dealer getting Blackjack. This bet can only be 50% of the original bet. Click on the "Insurance" box, then, if the Dealer does get Blackjack, you lose your total bet but you win the insurance bet. The insurance bet covers only your initial bet.
- Once you either stand or bust, the active hand will change to the next box to the left, signified by the current hand shrinking back, and the next hand being brought forward.
- When you have finished with your hand or hands, the n the dealer's facedown card is revealed.
- The dealer must take another card at 16 or less.
- The dealer must stand on 17 or more.
Who wins?
- If you have Blackjack (an Ace and a 10 or Picture Card), you win at 3-2.
- If your hand is 21, or closer to 21 than the Dealer's, you win 1-1.
- If both hands are equal it is a Stand off: neither of you win, and your bet is returned.
- If the dealer's hand is better than yours, then the dealer wins.
- If the dealer has Blackjack and you have an Insurance bet, then the dealer wins your total bet, but pays your Insurance bet at 2-1.
- To play another game, click on "New Game".
The Deal
In Blackjack, the Player places an initial bet and selects deal; the game starts with the player and the dealer each receiving two cards. The dealer’s first card is dealt facedown so that the player cannot see it, and the other is dealt face up.
The Players Options
The player has to decide whether to "Hit", meaning draw an extra card to bring the total of that hand closer to 21, or to "Stand", meaning to indicate to the dealer that the player needs no more cards. There is no limit on the number of times a player can "Hit" as long as the total value of the cards is less than 21.
Doubling
If the player feels confident that just one extra card will be enough to produce a winning total, then the player can double the original bet, and receive only one more card.
Splitting
If two identical value cards are dealt, then the player can "Split" them into two hands, placing another bet on the second hand equal to the bet on the first hand, and playing each in turn.
Blackjack
If an Ace and a 10 or picture card is dealt, this is known as Blackjack. When the player has Blackjack the dealer pays the win at 3-2 instead of the normal 1-1 (unless the Dealer also has Blackjack: then no-one wins and the player's bet is returned).
Insurance
No matter how good the player's hand is, if the dealer has Blackjack the player cannot win. So, if the dealer's visible card is an Ace, the player can place a special bet as "insurance" against the risk of the dealer getting Blackjack. This bet is always half the player's original stake and it is placed in the Insurance Box. Then, if the dealer draws Blackjack the insurance bet pays 2 to 1.
Blackjack Game Terminology
Blackjack
The name of the game is also the name for the only combination of two cards that adds up to 21 - an Ace with a 10 or any picture card. Unless the dealer also draws a Blackjack, this is always a winning hand for the player and it is the only time that a player wins more than the original stake. Blackjack pays 3-2.
Twenty-One
Cards which total 21, but are not Blackjack. When a player's hand totals 21, the game will automatically move play to the next hand.
Double
After the initial two cards have been dealt, the player may choose to "double down". This means the player doubles their original bet and draws only one more card. The player may double on a split hand.
Split
If the initial two cards dealt are of the same point value, the player may then choose to 'Split' them, creating two separate hands. An additional bet equal to the initial bet must then be placed on the second hand. Each hand is then completed in turn, in the normal way. A player may split any pair to a maximum of three hands, with the exception of aces. Aces may be split only once, and only one card will be dealt to each hand. Then, if a 10 or a picture card is dealt to either of the Aces then the hand is counted as 21, not Blackjack. Similarly if the split cards are both 10, and an Ace is dealt as the first card to the split, it too is counted as 21, not Blackjack.
Insurance
An additional bet that the dealers hand is a Blackjack. It is called insurance because it exactly covers the initial bet which is lost if the dealer does have Blackjack. If the dealer does not draw a Blackjack then the dealer wins the Insurance bet. The player is not able to place an insurance bet when they are dealt a Blackjack.
Stand Off or Push
At the end of a round of play (deal), if the value of the player's hand is equal to that of the dealer's hand, then this is a "stand off". Neither hand has won, and the player's bet is returned.
Bust
When the value of any hand is greater than 21, then the hand has "Too Many" and is considered to have "Bust". The winning hand for the game is the one that has not "Bust" (where the total has not exceeded 21).
Soft Hand
An Ace can be counted as having a value of 1 or a value of 11, depending on which gives the most advantage. A hand is termed a 'Soft Hand' when an Ace takes the value of 11. For instance, an Ace plus a 7 card totals 8, or a "Soft" 18.
Hard Hand
When a 10 is added to a Soft Hand it becomes a "Hard Hand" - the count can no longer be altered, and an Ace in that hand can only be counted as 1.
What you Should Know
- It is illegal to gamble unless you are at least 18 years old.
- The long-term average player return for this game, as approved by the Regulatory Authority is: 97.64%.
- Wins are multiplied by the value of each bet staked.
- Every hand dealt is randomly selected from a new, full 8 deck shoe.
- Minimum bet = $1.
- Maximum initial bet = $300 per hand PLUS Perfect Pairs Bet of $25 per hand
- From one to five hands may be played in any one deal
- A Gaming System malfunction voids all plays and pays.
- Lasseters Blackjack plays to the Government approved rules of the Northern Territory, Australia.
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