Blackjack: The Answers

Q: Looking for the best online Blackjack. Which site does it best?

I’m a great fan of Blackjack, and know there’s a lot of options online. What sites would people recommend?

There are presently a lot of sites to choose from, and most sites with casino gaming (extrabet, ladbrokes etc, offer a blackjack option. Blackjack rules are Blackjack rules, so you’ll have to decide which of the various sites you prefer.

Q: How can I become a Blackjack dealer

I really want to become a blackjack dealer. Are there any training schemes or ways to learn. Will I need a licence? Thanks for your help.

In the UK there are a number of ways in which to become a dealer or croupier. Many of the 144 UK casinos offer training, plus there are online courses, distance learning and other options. Blackjack games would tend to be tought as one of a range of skills.

Q: Blackjack, what are the casino rules?

I want to know when the house hits or passes at Blackjack. I want to be the house for a friendly game and want to find out what I need to know.

If you’re playing the house you can of course act as you wish. In most cases we have found though that houses will hit on 16. It’s 50/50 though whether to hit or stay on soft 17. It comes down to the odds and what cards the other players have.

Q: In Blackjack, what happens when you and the dealer have equal value cards?

I know that if you get 21 off more cards than the dealer you don’t win, but say you both have the same value from the same number of cards?
It’s a draw, know as a ‘push’ within the game. No money is lost and the hand is redealt.

Q: Losing 6 Blackjack hands in a row, what are the odds?

I believe that the odds for losing any particularly hand in Blackjack is 58%, what are the chances of losing 6 hands in a row?

This is a difficult one to answer, as it depends on you playing with an optimal blackjack strategy, almost like a machine. well we couldn’t work out the answer to this one, but were releably informed that the house advantage in blackjack is about 2%, so the odds of losing 6 hands in a row…should you be playing sensibly would appear to be slim.

Q: Do you need a certain type of deck to play Blackjack?

Also do you have to remove any cards.

It’s the standard pack of cards, just take out the jokes.

Q: Are there table games with a lower house edge than Blackjack

I know Blackjack has a relatively low house edge, any games with a lower one?

We believe that the most popular game with a lower house edge is Craps.