Blackjack

To place your bet

1. Click on the chips in amounts from $1 to $100.  Each click increases your bet.

2. Click Deal.

3. You can click Hit, Stand, Double, Split, or take Insurance depending on the cards in your hand.

Note: If you changed your mind, right click on the last chip bet to remove it before you click to Deal the cards.

If you are disconnected from the Internet in the middle of a game, re-establish your Internet connection and log back into the casino. You will be automatically directed to the game that was interrupted so you can continue playing.

Buttons

Click this button	For this move
	Deas your cards.
	Doubles the wager and gives you a third card.
	Request one more card .
	Draw no more cards and start the dealer's turn.
	Protects your bet for the case when the dealer may have blackjack (see below for more info).
	Start a new game round.
	Place your previous bet on the table.
	Skip your turn when you are playing with another person.
	Split one hand into two separate hands.
	See the dates, bets and results of your previous games.
	To chat with other players (in multiplayer mode only), click this button, type your message and then click this button again (or press enter).
	Opens the help file, which you are reading right now.
	Opens the Options dialog box - see the Options section of this help file.
	Press this to exit the game and go back to lobby. You can't exit in the middle of a game round.

Shortcut keys

If desired, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts instead of clicking on the  graphics themselves.

The object of blackjack is for the total of your cards to be closer to 21 than the dealer's cards, without exceeding 21. In blackjack, aces count as either 1 or 11, face cards as 10, and cards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are at face value.

If you receive an ace and a ten-value card as your first two cards, you have blackjack and are paid one and a half times your bet. If the total value of your cards is closer to 21 than the dealer's, you win as much as you had wagered. If the total of your cards is more than 21, you "bust" and lose your bet. If you and the dealer have the same card total (17 and up) neither of you wins and your bet is returned to you in a "push". Blackjack beats a score of 21.

The Goldgate Casino blackjack game follows the standard "Las Vegas Strip" rules, with the following exceptions:

• The deck is shuffled after each round.

• The player may not split a split hand.

• The player may double after splitting.

• If the player doubles and the dealer's first card is of value 10, and the dealer gets blackjack, the player loses only the initial bet.

Split

If your first two cards have the same point value, you may split them into two separate hands by placing a second bet equal to the original bet. You then proceed to draw cards. You are able to draw as many cards as you like on each split hand, but if you split two aces, you receive only one additional card for each ace. If you split two aces and one of your hands totals 21, it is counted as 21 and not blackjack.

Double

After you are dealt two cards, and think that another card will allow you to beat the dealer's hand, you can increase your bet by an amount up to your original bet or "double" your bet. Your wager is doubled, and you are allowed to receive one more card.

Insurance

Insurance is considered to be a game of its own within blackjack. It allows you to try and  protect yourself when you think that the dealer may have blackjack. When buying insurance, you place ½ of your initial bet by pressing the Insurance button. If the dealer does have blackjack, you are paid 2 to 1 on your insurance bet. If the dealer doesn't have blackjack, you lose your insurance bet.

Winnings