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Atlantic City Blackjack Rules and Terms
Atlantic City Blackjack is an American "Hole card" game based on Classic Blackjack. Hole card games are card games in which the dealer is dealt a face down "hole card." Microgaming's Atlantic City Blackjack is played with eight decks of cards, and you can only bet one hand at a time (note that you can play up to 4 hands if you split hands). | |||||||||
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To win Atlantic City Blackjack, the idea is to beat the Dealer's hand by either getting a higher value, without exceeding 21. The other way to win is if the Dealer's hand "goes bust" (exceeds 21).
Rules of How to Play Atlantic City Blackjack
Atlantic City Blackjack is played with 8 decks of 52 playing cards. The decks are shuffled after every game. You and the Dealer each receive a card. In Atlantic City Blackjack by Microgaming, a Blackjack is any hand that holds an Ace and a 10-value card (King, Queen, Jack, Ten) In Blackjack, the face cards have a value of ten. An Ace can be used as either 1 or 11, and very other card has its face value. For example: K + 2 + 7 = 19, A + 4 = 5 or 15. The highest hand is, of course, a Blackjack (Ace and 10). If either Dealer or Player has a Blackjack, then that hand wins and the game is over. If there is a tie, it is called a "Push." The next highest hand is '21', where the numerical value of the hand adds up to 21, but uses more than 2 cards. Remember that Blackjack (for example: A+J) beats a 21 (for example: Q+9+2). After you have received your first 2 cards, you decide whether to "Hit" (get another card) or "Stand" (stay with what you have). You can get up to 11 cards total.Note:
1. The Dealer checks for a Blackjack when he is dealt a 10 or an Ace.
2. The Dealer Stands on a soft 17
Splitting Your Blackjack Hand
If you are dealt 2 cards of the same value (e.g. K & 10, J & J, 6 & 6), you can choose to slit your hand. Your hand is then divided into two separate hands. A bet equal to your original bet is automatically placed on the second hand. You can split a maximum number of 3 times per game (for a max total of 4 hands), except with Aces (Aces can only be split once). Note: If you split Aces, each hand only gets one additional card. Note: If you split a pair of Aces or and then draw a 10-value card, it is considered a 21, not a Blackjack. The same is true if you split 10-value cards and then draw an Ace.Double-Down in Blackjack - What it Means and How to Do It
In Atlantic City Blackjack you can double your original bet. This is what's known as "Doubling Down." You have the option to Double Down after you are dealt your first two cards or after a split. The exception is that you cannot Double Down if you have a Blackjack.Getting Blackjack Insurance
If the Dealer's first card is an Ace, you can opt to "buy" insurance. The Insurance bet is automatically equal to half the amount of your original bet. Note that the insurance only covers your original hand. It does not cover any second hands on a Split. And it does not cover a Double Down bet. If the Dealer has a Blackjack, it pays off at 2:1 odds (in other words, you don't lose. In a way, you win.). If the Dealer does not have a Blackjack, then you lose the insurance bet. But you continue to play.Note: Insurance bet wins or losses are independent from your original bet.
How to Win at Atlantic City Blackjack
Winning hands in Atlantic City Blackjack pay out as follows:Note: If you Split or Double Down and then the Dealer gets a Blackjack, you lose both the original bet and the amount of the Double Down or Split
The Advanced Blackjack Strategy Table
Microgaming Atlantic City Blackjack has an AutoPlay feature. The Blackjack Strategy Table in this feature allows you to define your own game strategy (there is also a default strategy designed to help beginning players).Definitions & Terms for Atlantic City Blackjack
Blackjack - a 2-card hand with a value of 21 (ex: 10 + A, K + A)21 - the value of the cards dealt equal 21, but is not a Blackjack
Bust - the value of the hand exceeds 21 and automatically loses
Double Down - a "side bet" that your hand will beat the Dealer's with only one more card drawn.
Hit - press this button if you want to be dealt another card from the shoe
Hole Card - the face down card in the Dealer's hand
Insurance - a "side bet" against the possibility of the Dealer getting Blackjack
Push - a tie game (the two hands have equal values)
Split - taking two cards of the same value and splitting them into two separate hands
Stand - hit this button when you do not want any more cards and it is the Dealers' turn to draw more cards.
Surrender - This is when you give up half your original bet amount for the privilege of not playing out a hand.
Value- the numerical value of a card
