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Black Jack, Casino StyleThe basic poker rules of Black Jack, as played in legal casinos the world over, are the same except for some minor “dealing” and “doubling down” variations. Some casinos deal Black Jack with a single deck from the hand, dealing the players’ initial two cards face down. Others deal two or four decks out of a shoe, and deal the players’ first two cards face down or face up as the case may be. Some European and Caribbean casinos, in order to prevent their Black Jack dealers from tipping off (signaling ) their hole cards to agents (player cheats), do not permit their dealer to look at his face-down card until all the players hands have been completed.  Requirements
Number of Players
Values of Cards
The object of the Game. A player tries to obtain a higher total card count than the dealer by reaching 21, or as close to 21 as possible without exceeding that count. If the player’s total count exceeds 21, he has busted and must turn his cards face up at once. He has lost his bet, and the dealer immediately scoops it up. The player, at his proper turn of play and at his own discretion, may stand or poker draw one or more cards in an attempt to better his count.
The most common Blackjack layout The Shuffle and Cut. The cards are shuffled by the dealer who then hands a player an indicator card and says “ Cut, please.” The player inserts the indicator card into the deck to show where he wants the cards cut. The dealer cuts the cards at this position, putting the indicator and all the cards above it on the bottom. The indicator goes to the bottom of the deck. The dealer then inserts the second indicator card about 40 cards from the bottom of the deck, and places all the cards into the dealing box face down. The dealer next deals three cards from the shoe and puts them to one side, out of play. The shoe is now ready to be dealt by the dealer. When the indicator card inserted by the dealer makes its appearance, and enough cards have been dealt to complete the round in progress, the deal ends. The dealer must begin a new shuffle and must again repeat the procedure described above.  Betting. Before the deal begins each player must place his bet in cash or chips in the betting space, which is indicated as a rectangle or circle painted on the playing layout, directly before him in full view of the dealer. In most casinos, one player may bet as many hands as there are available holes (betting spaces). Regulation Black Jack tables bear six or seven betting spaces. When a player plays more than one hand at a time, he must play the hand farthest to his right to completion before being permitted to look at his next hand or hands. The dealer may check the amount of the player’s bet to see that it is not greater than the maximum limit. If a player desires a higher limit, he may ask the pit boss, who will either grant or refuse his request. The Deal. After all players bets are down, the dealer, starting with the player on his extreme left, beings dealing clockwise, giving one card face down to each player and one face up to himself. He next deals each p0layer one card face up and one face-down card to himself. The play. If the dealer’s face-up card is a 10-count or an ace, he must look at his hole (face-down) card. If he has a natural 21 (a count 21, with two cards), he must face it and announce “Twenty –one,” or “Black Jack.” Any player with a natural 21 also announces it, and the dealer declares this to be a standoff, or push. There is no action on this hand, and no payoff is made. The dealer wins and collects nets from players not having a natural 21.  When the dealer does not hold a natural 21, the play poker player at his left plays first. If the player holds a natural 21, he announces it and faces his cards so that the dealer can verify the count. The dealer pays off the winning natural at 3 to 2 odds. This means that if the player has bet $2, he collects $5 – his own $2 plus an additional $3. The dealer then burns (buries) the two played cards. If the player’s two cards total less than 21 he may elect:
The play moves to the player’s left clockwise, around the table, until all online poker players have played out their hands.  The Dealer’s Turn at Play. If all players have busted, the dealer merely places his own cards in the discard receiver and deals a new hand. If any active player or players are left, the dealer plays his hand.  Splitting Pairs. Any two cards that are identical except for suit may be treated as a pair. Also, any two cards each having a value of 10 may be treated as pairs, such a ten and jack, jack and queen, queen and king, etc. A player who receives two cards forming a pair or considered to be a pair on the initial round may, if he chooses, turn them face up and treat each card as the first card dealt in two separate hands. This is called splitting pairs. When pairs are split, the player’s original bet is placed on one of these cards and an equal amount must be bet on the other. The player is then dealt one face-up card on the face-up card on his right, and he must play this hand out. If, in drawing to the first face-up card on his right, and he must play this hand out. It, in drawing to the first face-up card, he forms a pair again, he may again split pairs, betting an amount equal to his first card on this third hand. he may continue to split any further pairs. The first hand on the player’s extreme right must be played to completion before the adjacent split hand is dealt a second card. Each split hand must be played out in its proper order from the players right to his left. When a player splits a pair of aces, he is only permitted to draw one card to each split ace, giving him two cards in all. If a paint (picture card) or ten or ace are part of a split hand, and the players make a two-card count of 21, this is not a natural and the player is paid of at even money. The Double Down. After looking at his two face-up cards, the player may elect to double his bet and draw one additional card only. This is known as double down or double for double. A player before calling “down for double” or “double down” must place an amount equal to his original bet on the betting space. The player is then dealt a third and final face-down card until the dealer turns it face-up after the deal has been completed. Insurance Betting. In many casinos, when the dealer’s face-up card is an ace, players may make an insurance bet against losing to the banker’s possible natural. The dealer, before looking at his down card, inquiries if any player wants insurance. A player who desires insurance places an amount equal to half his present wager on his own hand. When this bet is made, the dealer looks at his down card. If it is a 10-count, he turns it face up and announces a natural. The insurance bettor is paid off at the rate of 2 to 1 for every unit wagered. If the dealer’s down card is not a 10 –count card, the player loses his insurance bet. Why Scarne’s Casino Rules Are Used. Back in 1957, while acting as gaming consultant to the Havana Hilton Hotel Casino in Cuba, I developed the present four-deck Black Jack dealing box and ruled that all cards be dealt face up except the dealer’s hole card and players’ double-down cards. Shortly’ thereafter, I also devised the ruling that 40 or more bottom cards of the four-pack deck should never come into actual play. This was achieved by having the dealer insert an indicator card 40 or more cards from the bottom of the 208-card deck and ending the hand when the indicator card makes its appearance. These innovations achieve the following advantages: 
Although this last ruling was devised by me back in 1957, it did not gain popularity until shortly after the publication of Scarne’s Complete Guide to Gambling in 1961. At that time, hundreds of Black Jack players learned from its pages that the more aces and tens remaining in an undealt portion of a single 52-card deck, the greater were their chances of beating the house. So, hundreds of these players began casing the deck, and it seemed at that time that every other player seated at a Black Jack table in Nevada and elsewhere was clocking aces and tens. Las Vegas Casino operators became so alarmed that they changed a number of rules. They ruled that players could not double down on a count of 11, nor could players split aces; but to no avail. Then came my four-deck deal with its indicator cut, and Black Jack play was re- stored to normal  |
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