BlackJack

Blackjack

BlackJack is one of the most popular casino card games in the world. Playing online BlackJack you will be excited and, in addition, you may benefit from substantial winning money.

You can play 24 hours a day and, if necessary, you can get 24/7 supports for any problem or question you may have.

We offer to you playing online Classic BlackJack, Crazy BlackJack or Multi Hand BlackJack by clicking on the banners published on this page. The offered BlackJack has advanced software combining cutting edge technology with astonishing GUI.

We advice you to play for practice before you join a Real Money game. Also you can use BlackJack tutorial.

Getting Started

Download the Casino-on Net software and install it. At the end of the installation process, you will already be at the lobby. Choose BlackJack (21).

Before you join in the Real Money game it is recommended to practice. For this purpose you should click on "Practice Play" to proceed. Start practice.

For Real Money game you should set up an account with 888.com.

For the Real Money players 888.com has a variety of fast and efficient depositing methods, including among others:

NETeller
Moneybookers
Credit Card
Western Union
Wire transfer

For your winnings money withdraw can be used the same methods as above.

For new players it is recommended to read all the information posted on this page before you start playing.

Much of blackjack's popularity is due to the mix of chance with elements of skill, and the publicity that surrounds card counting (keeping track of which cards have been played since the last shuffle).

If you are a new player, unfamiliar with the rules of casino blackjack please read this page. This page will tell you what you need to know to play online the game. If you know the game, you still can practice it before you bet on real money.

Classic BlackJack Basic Rules

Each player is dealt two cards and is then offered the opportunity to take more. The hand with the highest total wins as long as it doesn't exceed 21; a hand with a higher total than 21 is said to “bust” or have too many. Cards 2 through 10 are worth their face value, and face cards (jack, queen, king) are also worth 10. An ace's value is 11 unless this would cause the player to bust, in which case it is worth 1. A hand in which an ace's value is counted as 11 is called a soft hand, because it cannot be busted if the player draws another card.

The goal of each player is to beat the dealer by having the higher, unbusted hand. Note that if the player busts he loses, even if the dealer also busts (therefore Blackjack favors the dealer). If both the player and the dealer have the same point value, it is called a "push", and neither player nor dealer wins the hand. Each player has an independent game with the dealer, so it is possible for the dealer to lose to one player, but still beat the other players in the same round.

The minimum bet is printed on a sign on the table and can vary from table to table. The player will choose the table suitble for him.

After initial bets are placed, the dealer deals the cards, either from one or two hand-held decks of cards, known as a "pitch" game, or more commonly from a shoe containing four or more decks. The dealer gives two cards to each player, including himself. One of the dealer's two cards is face-up so all the players can see it, and the other is face- down (the face-down card is known as the "hole card"). The cards are dealt face up from a shoe, or face down if it is a pitch game.

In the Classic BlackJack online game offered by us, as a part of the Casino-on-Net, you are competing against the dealer (the house), alone or along with other players (up to two). The offered BlackJack is unique in that you may choose to play with other players, live online, just like a “brick and mortar” Casino. You can play at Private, Group or Public tables. At a Private table you play alone and at a Group table you play with up to two players of your choice! At a Public table there are up to three players playing, simultaneously.

The offered online Classic BlackJack online game has dealer and one to three players (as described above). The dealer deals from a shoe containing four decks of playing cards. Before the deal, the players place their bets by clicking on the suitable amount of chips to reach the desired bet. The next step will be the click on the "Deal" button. The round begins after all participants have bet and clicked "Deal".

In the offered online BlackJack game a player should place a bet or click the "Deal" button within the set default time limit.

A two-card hand of 21 (an ace plus a ten-value card) is called a "blackjack" or a "natural", and is an automatic winner (unless the dealer has blackjack as well, in which case the hand is a push). A player with a natural is usually paid 3:2 on his bet.

The player's options for playing the hand are:

Hit: Take another card.
Stand: Take no more cards.
Double down: Double the wager, take exactly one more card and then stand.
Split: Double the wager and have each card be the first card in a new hand. This option is available only when both cards have the same value.
Insurance –If the dealer's up card is an Ace, the player is offered the option of taking Insurance. The player who wishes to take Insurance can bet an amount up to half his original bet. The player who is taking Insurance is betting that the dealer was dealt a natural, i.e. a two-card 21 (a blackjack), and this bet by the player pays off 2:1 if it wins. It is called insurance since if the dealer has a blackjack, the bet wins the same amount of the player's Blackjack wager, such that if insurance is taken and the player doesn't have blackjack but dealer does, no money is lost. Of course the dealer can end up not having blackjack and the player can still win or lose the blackjack bet.

Once the online deal begins the bets may not be changed but players may add to their bets through double down, split, and insurance. Each player receives two cards, face up, and the dealer receives one card, face up. The player may request as many additional cards as desired, until he chooses to Stand or Bust. If a player is dealt natural, which is a 10 or face card along with an Ace, will be paid 1.5 times the placed bet, unless the dealer also has natural, in which case it is a Push.

After all players' bets have been completed, the dealer completes its hand. If the dealer has sixteen or less, he must draw a card (Hit), until he will reach seventeen or more. If the dealer's card total exceeds 21 (bust), he has to pay all players remaining in the hand.

Basic strategy

Because blackjack has an element of player choice, players can reduce casino advantage to a small percentage by playing basic strategy. This determines when to hit or to stand, and also determines when to double down or split. Basic strategy is based on the player's point total and the dealer's visible card. Here is the basic strategy table:

The above is a basic strategy table. Basic strategy is based on a player's point total and the dealer's visible card. A player's ideal decision may depend on the composition of his or her hand, not just the information considered in the basic strategy.

Good luck, enjoy and have a lot of fun!