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Play Blackjack Atlantic City Style
Is Atlantic City your style? Do you prefer the Atlantic Ocean, the boardwalks and the New Jersey temperate atmosphere to the heat of the desert and bright flashing lights of Las Vegas? If this is the case, then consider playing Atlantic City Blackjack the next time you find yourself at a physical - or virtual - Blackjack table. You'll find yourself playing a more relaxed and advantageous game to you as the player. You deserve it - now go after it.
Atlantic City Blackjack
The basic Atlantic City Blackjack rules are listed here:
If the dealer's hand totals 16 or less, then the dealer must draw.
Subsequently, if the dealer's hand is between 17 and 21, then the dealer must stand.
Players may perform a double down on the first hand and a split on the first pair.
One may double after a split, but may not re-split.
Only one card is allowed on split Aces.
A Blackjack hand pays 1.5:1 and insurance on the dealer's Ace pays 2:1.
If the dealer and the player have the same hand, this is called a "Push" and the player wins his or her bet back. The same is true if both the dealer and the player have Blackjack hands.
Aces can be used as either 1 or 11.
Atlantic City Blackjack is played with eight decks of 52 playing cards each. Players may only bet on one hand at a time. Perhaps one of the greatest advantages to the Atlantic City player, however, is that New Jersey regulates its casinos; whereas in Nevada the rules might bend slightly from casino to casino, in New Jersey this will not be the case. The other advantage is that the dealer is dealt two cards one initially; one face-up and one face-down. What this ensures is that the game is much quicker than, say, European Blackjack. The former allows the dealer and player to guess at the dealer's hand more quickly. In the long run, this works out in the player's advantage as there is less chance to lose a lot of money fast.
Betting Blackjack Atlantic City Style
The first thing that the blackjack player does is to place his or her bet. The player is then dealt one card and the dealer is dealt two cards, as previously mentioned. The next stage of the game is called "Hit" because the player is then dealt a second card. Watch the card dealt to the dealer, however; if the card is a 10 or an Ace, then you have the chance to buy Insurance if the dealer opts to check his hand for Blackjack. If you do buy Insurance and the dealer does in fact have Blackjack, then the Insurance bet is paid out 2:1. If not, the cost of Insurance is taken from your credits.
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