Game Rules

Las Vegas Downtown Blackjack

Game objective:

The objective of Blackjack is to accumulate cards with point totals as close to 21, without going over 21. The value of a hand is the sum of the point counts of each card in the hand. The value assigned to cards is as follows:

• The cards from 2 through 10 are valued as indicated.
• Face cards (Jacks, Queens and Kings) are all valued at 10 points.
• An Ace counts as one or eleven. It is worth 11 unless that would cause hand value to exceed 21 (Bust), in which case it has a value of 1.
• Soft Total - A hand that contains an Ace that can be counted as 11 without the total going above 21. For example, Ace-6 is Soft 17.
• Hard Total - A hand that contains an Ace that can be counted as only 1 because counting it as 11 would make the hand go over 21. For example, Ace-6-10 is Hard 17.

If Player and the House tie, it is a push and nobody wins or loses. An Ace and any 10-point card (Blackjack) on the first two cards dealt is an automatic player win at 1.5 to 1, unless the house ties.

Game information:

• The game and the game rules are identical for both real money as well as play money modes.
• The minimum bet is $1.00 and the maximum bet is $200.00. The maximum bet applies for the initial bet of the game.
• Eight decks are used in the Las Vegas Downtown version of Blackjack and each deck has 52 cards.
• The deck is shuffled after 10% of the cards in the decks are used.
• The dealer draws a card on soft 17.
• Maximum splits allowed = 3.
• The number of cards that can be dealt to Player are limited only by choice (by clicking on 'Stand') or by the hand total being greater than or equal to 21.
• If the dealer has a 10, Jack, Queen or King as the up card it is possible he has a Blackjack in which case your hand will lose, unless you also have a Blackjack. The dealer will check for Blackjack immediately if one is possible and will collect the losing bet immediately if he does have a Blackjack.

How to play:

• Your chips are stacked in denominations of $1, $5, $25 and $100 on the right hand edge of the table.
• Select the amount you want to wager on a given hand by clicking on the chip of that denomination. Likewise you can decrease the amount wagered by clicking on the 'BET' stack.
• Once the wager is placed, click on the 'DEAL' button. The 'DEAL' button will be enabled only if a bet is equal to or more than the minimum bet.
• The dealer deals you two cards face-up, and then deals himself two cards - one face-up and the other face-down.
• Depending on the strength of your cards, you can choose from the following options offered to you: 'HIT', 'STAND', 'DOUBLE', 'SPLIT', or 'SURRENDER' as per the game rules.
• If the dealer has a 10, Jack, Queen, King or Ace as first card, the Dealer checks to see if he has a Blackjack before you draw your third card.
• The 'INSURANCE' option is offered to you in case the dealer has an Ace as his first card.
• Once the player/dealer stands or busts, the results are displayed below the dealer/Player cards and in the scrolling window.
• To continue the game with the same bet, click on the 'REBET' button.
• To place a new bet, click on the desired chip denomination (click 'CLEAR' first if you want to place a different bet).
• Your Game balance is displayed at the bottom left hand side of the game screen.
• Click on 'REBUY' to Buy-in more credits to the Game from Party Account.
• Click on 'RULES' to view the game rules.
• Click on 'GAMELOGS' to view the logs of the games played by you.
• Click on 'VERSION' to view the current version number of the game.
• To exit from the game, click on 'EXIT GAME'.

Options to choose from:

Stand: Clicking on the 'Stand' button will keep your hand at its current value. You may stand at any time, if you are satisfied with your hand. Click 'Stand' and when the dealer completes his or her hand, the hands will be compared.

Hit: If you wish to take another card, you may continue to do so until you either stand or go bust. Click on 'Hit' to be dealt the next card.

Double: After you are dealt your first two cards with any point total (with the exception of Blackjack), an option for 'Double' will be displayed to you. Once this option is selected, the bet amount is automatically doubled and you will be dealt one more card. The hand will auto-stand after the next card is dealt. Doubling is provided as an option after splitting also. If the hand qualifies for Double but your Game balance is not sufficient for the additional bet, the double option will not be offered.

In case you lose the bet, you lose the entire bet amount, the initial bet and the additional amount placed for the double option.

Split: If you have two cards of the same value (for example two sevens, two tens, a king and a jack, etc), you can click ' Split' to split the cards into two separate hands. This option is also available in case you have two Aces as your first two cards. Once this option is selected, an additional bet equal to your original bet is automatically placed.

You are allowed to split up to a maximum of three times, even if more splitting opportunities arise. If the hand qualifies for a split, but your account balance is not sufficient for the additional bet, then the split option will not be offered.

You may draw as many cards as you wish on each split hand, with the exception of splitting on Aces. If you split Aces, only one card will be dealt to each Ace. If a 10-point card is dealt to either Ace, the hand is counted as 21, not Blackjack.

How to Play the Split Option:

• Once the ' Split' option is clicked, the cards are split into two separate hands and one more card is dealt to each of the hands. The hand with an arrow pointing towards it indicates that it is active (i.e. the one you are currently playing on).
• Click on 'Hit'/'Stand' or the other offered options depending upon your hand.
• Once the first hand is decided, the arrow moves to the second hand.
• Click on 'Hit'/'Stand' or the other offered options depending upon your hand.

Insurance: Insurance gives you a chance to protect yourself, when you believe the dealer might have a Blackjack. If the Dealer's first card (open card) is an Ace, you can choose to insure your hand against the Dealer's Blackjack by clicking on 'Insurance'. Insurance costs 50% of the bet amount and is in addition to the initial bet placed by you. Once you opt for Insurance, the additional bet is automatically placed.

If the dealer has a Blackjack, the insurance bet pays 2 to 1 and you will lose the initial bet. In case of the Dealer not getting a Blackjack, you lose the insured bet and the game continues for the initial bet amount. Insurance is not offered to you if you get a Blackjack.

If your hand qualifies for Insurance, but your Game balance is not sufficient for the additional bet, the Insurance option will not be offered.

Surrender: As your point total is announced, you may elect to discontinue playing your hand for that round and surrender only one half of your bet by clicking on the 'Surrender' option. You only have the option to surrender on the first two cards. This decision must be made prior to indicating whether you wish to double, split pairs, stand and/or hit.

The Surrender option is offered only after the Dealer has checked to see if he has a Blackjack (total of 21 from the first two cards). If the dealer's second card results in a Blackjack, your entire wager will be collected by the dealer and the game will come to an end. However, if the dealer's second card does not result in a Blackjack, and you opt for the surrender option, then one half of your bet will be returned to you.

Adding funds to your PartyAccount

To add funds to your Party Account, Click on 'Deposit' in the 'Cashier' menu item and then select the desired deposit option. Or You can add funds to your account by clicking on 'REBUY' from the Game screen and then clicking on 'Cashier'. Or by clicking on the 'Deposit' button or 'Real Balance' in the 'My Account' section in the left panel in main lobby. As each deposit option is different, the time to transfer funds and the fees charged will vary in the procedure. However, funds cannot be added in the middle of the game and have to be added at the beginning of a new game.

What do I do if I reach my betting limits?

If your Game balance drops below the minimum bet you are trying to place, you will have to click on 'REBUY' to Buy-in credits from Party Account to your Game Balance.

To add funds to your Party Account, you have to go to Cashier and add funds. You can go to Cashier window by clicking on 'Deposit' option in the 'Cashier' menu in the main lobby or by clicking on 'Cashier' button from the "Buy-in" window of any game or by clicking on the 'Deposit' button or 'Real Balance' in the 'My Account' section in the left panel in main lobby.

I could not complete the game. What should I do?

If you get disconnected from the Las Vegas Downtown Blackjack game, please log back in to your capitalpoker.biz account. Once you have been logged back in, you will be reminded to complete the unfinished game. If you are unable to play or face any other problems, please contact Customer Care.

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