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Slot Madness
Multi-Hand Blackjack
Rule Authority:
InterCasino Blackjack is played and programmed according to Atlantic
City Blackjack rules.
Authority: New Jersey Casino Control Commission.
Rule Exceptions: The cards are shuffled after each hand, pairs
may not be re-split, and players may not draw additional cards on split
Aces.
Premise:
Multi-Hand Blackjack
is identical to Single-Player Blackjack,
except that players can bet on up-to five hands and play them all
independently, one after another.
In Multi-Hand Blackjack, you and the dealer (the computer)
are dealt two cards to start in up to five different positions at the
Blackjack table. The objective of Multi-Hand Blackjack is to accumulate
cards that add up closer to 21 than that of the dealer's cards, without
going over 21. Cards are worth their face value with the exception of
Kings, Queens, and Jacks which are each worth 10 and Aces (worth either
1 or 11). If the value of your hand is closer to 21 than that of the
dealer you win. If the value of the dealer's hand is higher than yours
you lose. If the hands are of equal value the deal is a push and your
money is returned. If you have a total of 22 or higher (a busted hand),
you lose regardless of whether the dealer also busts. This process is
repeated on all respective hands.
Summary of rules:
- 8 52-card decks
are used
- The deck is
re-shuffled after each hand
- Dealer stands on
all 17's
- Doubling after
splitting allowed
- No re-splitting
of cards allowed
- No surrender
- Only one
additional card allowed on each Ace when splitting a pair of Aces
- Each hand must
be completed before proceeding to next hand.
- Up to five
possible hands playable per deal.
How to play:
Multi-Hand Blackjack
plays the same as Single-Hand Blackjack. Blackjack
is played with eight fifty-two card decks. After each game has been
played, the used cards are shuffled back into the deck. All face cards
are valued at ten and the cards from 2-10 are valued as indicated. Aces
can be valued at either one or eleven; if counting the Ace as eleven
would put the hand over twenty-one, the Ace is automatically counted as
one instead. You do not need to specify which value the Ace has as it's
always assumed to have the value that makes the best hand. The value of
a hand is the sum of the values of the individual cards. For example, a
hand containing a Jack, 3, and 4 has a value of 17.
Betting: Your
chips are stacked by denomination ($1,
$5, $25, $100, $500) at the bottom of the screen above your User label.
Select the amount you would like to wager on a given hand by clicking
the left mouse button on the chip of that denomination. The amount
wagered per hand may be increased or decreased by placing the mouse on
the stack that you wish to add or subtract to your bet.
Each time you
click the left mouse button you will add a chip from that pile to your
planned wager amount. Likewise by clicking on the right mouse button
you can decrease your planned wager amount. You may repeat your last
bet by simply hitting the "0" button of your numeric keyboard. If you
place a wager that is lower than the minimum table bet limit, your bet
amount will be automatically adjusted to the minimum bet amount. Wager
as little or as much as you wish on varying hands within game limits.
You begin a hand of Multi-Hand Blackjack by placing up to
five bets on the table as described above. You will then receive two
cards face up. The dealer will receive one card face up and one face
down. Once you have been dealt your cards (and based on the nature of
these cards) you can do the following by clicking with the left mouse
button on the appropriate button:
Hit:
Requests another card.
You can request a hit as many times as you
like, but if your total goes over twenty-one, you will "bust" and lose
the hand.
Stand:
Requests that you
receive no more cards. The hand as it currently stands will be judged
against the dealers.
Split:
If you have two cards
of the same denomination, a Split button will
appear. This option will only be active immediately after you receive
your first two cards.
You can split your cards into two hands and play each hand
separately. Your original bet will be duplicated for the new hand. Each
hand will be played out as usual except when splitting Aces, where only
one additional card per hand is dealt. A white box displaying your card
total will appear over each hand indicating which hand is active.
The split option can only be used once per hand - you cannot
split part of a split hand. Any winning 21 obtained after splitting a
pair is paid 1-to-1.
Double Down:
If you select this
option, three things will happen: you will get
exactly one more card, your turn will end, and your bet will be
doubled. This option will only be active immediately after you receive
your first two cards.
Insurance:
Whenever the dealer's
up-card is an Ace, the player has the option of taking insurance for
half the amount of the bet.
If you wish to take insurance, click on the "Insurance" button.
If you do not wish to take insurance, you simply click on the "Pass"
button to proceed with the rest of the hand.
When you buy
insurance, you are effectively betting on the
fact that the dealer's down card is a ten or face card, ie. a natural
Multi-Hand blackjack.
If the dealer does have a 10 ranking card, the player is
immediately paid 2-to-1 on the insurance bet, but the original wager is
lost unless the player too has a blackjack and pushes with the dealer.
If the dealer does not have a natural Multi-Hand blackjack, the rest of
the hand is played out as usual, and you lose your
insurance money.
If you eventually win the hand, you will get back your original bet
plus the same amount in profit.
If you win with a natural Multi-Hand blackjack, you will be
paid off at 3-to-2 odds, which means you get your original bet back
plus 150% profit. (So if you bet $50 and win with a natural twenty-one,
you get $50 (your bet) plus $75 (your bet plus half of your bet), which
totals to $125.
Payoffs:
| Result |
Payoff |
| Winning
Hand |
1
to 1 |
| Blackjack |
3
to 2 |
| Insurance |
2
to 1 |
Betting Limits:
$2 minimum initial
ante
$2,500 maximum bet.
Individual tables may have a higher minimum bet and a lower maximum
bet. There are two ways to determine the table bet limit for a specific
table. You can place your mouse pointer over a specific table. After 2
or 3 seconds a box will appear identifying the table number and the
minimum and maximum bet. Alternatively, you can click on a specific
table. A new window will open displaying the minimum and maximum bet.
Setting your table bet
limit:
You may also set your
table bet limit below the maximum
specified limit by selecting "Bet Options" from the "Game Menu". The
"Modify Table Bet Limit" window will appear on the screen. To reduce
your maximum table bet limit type in the new limit in the appropriate
box and confirm it by typing your PIN in the box below. Click on the OK
button to complete the update. Please be aware that you can modify your
table bet limit no more than once per week (Friday 12:00 AM EST) and
that using the "Modify Table Bet Limit" function affects the bet limit
for all games and not just the game that you are currently playing.
Basic Blackjack Strategy
Table
Basic blackjack
strategy is defined as the proper play of cards
knowing only your hand and the dealer's exposed card. It does not
involve card counting (an advantage lost in playing InterCasino with 8
decks reshuffled after each hand) or remembering which cards were
played previously. The basic blackjack strategy is created through
intensive computer simulations which perform a complete combinatorial
analysis. In this method, the computer "plays" tens of thousands of
hands for each BlackJack situation possible and statistically decides
which decision best favours the player.
Basic strategy is
usually printed as tables with the dealer's
up card the first row and your two card combination the first column.
The other entries in the table tell you what to do (Stand, Hit,
Double-Down, Split) with the different combinations of dealer and
player's hands. Basic blackjack strategy tables for InterCasino rules
(8 decks, dealer stands on 17, double-down on any two cards, double
after split allowed, no re-splitting of cards allowed, no surrender)
are shown below for hard totals, soft totals, and pairs along with a
legend.
Legend:
S - Stand
H - Hit
D - Double
Y - Yes, split
N - No, don't split
|
Dealer's Upcard |
| Your Cards |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
| 17 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| 16 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 15 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 14 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 13 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 12 |
H |
H |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 11 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
| 10 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
| 9 |
H |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 8 |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Soft Totals:
|
Dealer's Upcard |
| Your Cards |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
| (A,9) |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| (A,8) |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| (A,7) |
S |
D |
D |
D |
D |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
| (A,6) |
H |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| (A,5) |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| (A,4) |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| (A,3) |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| (A,2) |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Pairs:
|
Dealer's Upcard |
| Your Cards |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
| (A,A) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| (10,10) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| (9,9) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| (8,8) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| (7,7) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| (6,6) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| (5,5) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| (4,4) |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| (3,3) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| (2,2) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Note:
You may turn on/off
the Sound, Voice and Animation during the game by
clicking on the Options button located in the lower left-hand area of
the console. The setting is turned on when the checkbox is checked and
it is turned off when the checkbox is unchecked. You must exit and
re-enter the game to activate the Animation feature.
References:
For further information on blackjack, please consult the following
references:
Carlson, Bryce. Blackjack
for Blood, Compustar Press, 1992.
Humble, Lance and Cooper, Carl. The World's Greatest Blackjack Book,
Doubleday, 1987.
Scoblete, Frank. Best Blackjack, Bonus Books, 1996.
Tamburin, Henry. Reference Guide to Casino Gambling, Research
Services Unlimited, 1993.
Uston, Ken. Million Dollar Blackjack, Carol Publishing Group,
1994.
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