The
Blackjack game originated in France
approximately 300 years ago and has
since then become the most popular
casino game worldwide. A player can
master the basic rules quickly and
fairly easily. The objective in
blackjack is to have a hand which
totals 21, or beats the dealer's hand
by coming as close to 21 as possible
without going over, or 'busting'. If
your first two cards are an ace and a
ten (or picture card), that's
blackjack or 'a natural' 21. Blackjack
always beats a hand that totals 21 by
adding the values of more than the
first two cards.
A picture card is counted as 10, a
card from 2-10 is counted at its face
value, and an ace can be counted as
either 1 or 11. A 'hard hand' is a
hand that does not contain an ace or
contains an ace that can only be
counted as 1 so as not to bust.
In our Blackjack game you are
competing either against a dealer (the
house) as the Player or you can play
the role of the Dealer and play
against a Player. Our game is unique
in that you choose to play against
other live players as Player or as
Dealer. In BeTheDealer Casino every
game is naturally a Multi-player game
since players play against each other.
We feature private as well as public
tables. On a public table there are up
to two players simultaneously, one
playing as the 'Player' and another
playing as the 'Dealer'. In the
private tables players play against an
automated System dealer.
There are six decks and the rules are:
Dealer hits soft 17, up to 3 splits
allowed (when splitting Aces the
player receives only one additional
card for each hand, and if the
additional card is a face card the
hand is not considered as Blackjack),
doubling down after split is not
allowed, double down on any first two
cards, no surrender option.
Our Blackjack game has a dealer and
one player (as described above). The
dealer deals from a shoe containing
six decks of playing cards. Before the
cards are dealt, the players place
their bets by clicking on either the
$1 chip, $5 chip, $25 chip or the $100
chip to reach the desired bet.
Once the cards are dealt the bets may
not be changed. Buttons located on the
lower right side of the screen will
appear in order to facilitate betting.
The minimum and maximum initial bets
can be seen prior to entering the
blackjack table.
Each player receives two cards face up
and the dealer receives one card face
up and one card face down (the 'hole
card'). The player may request as many
cards until he/she busts. If a player
is dealt a Blackjack, which is a 10 or
face card along with an Ace, he/she
immediately gets paid 1.5 times the
placed bet unless the dealer also has
Blackjack in which case it is a 'push'
(you neither win nor lose your bet).
After all the player's bets are
completed, the dealer turns over his/her
hole card and plays according to the
rules of the game. If the dealer has
sixteen or less, he/she must draw a
card (hit), until he/she reaches
seventeen or more. If the dealer's
cards total exceeds 21 (bust), he/she
must pay all players who are still in
the game.
Hit You receive another card. For
example, if your 2 cards equal 10 you
have nothing to lose by requesting
another card, since your total could
not exceed 21.
Stand This means that you have
decided that your hand is good enough
and you don't want to be dealt another
card.
Double Down After you have received your
first two cards you have the option to
double the initial wager. Once you
have chosen to do this, click on the 'Double'
button and you will be dealt a third
card and that's it. Your hand will
only consist of these 3 cards.
Split If you are dealt two cards of
identical value you can then split
them (i.e. 8, 8 or 10, J). You would
now be playing two separate hands of
one card each. You will be dealt a
second card to one of the hands. After
this hand is played out, the second
hand will be dealt a second card and
continued until that hand is played
out (when splitting Aces the player
receives only one additional card for
each hand). You may split your hand
twice and a new wager equal to the
initial wager will be placed for each
split hand.
A split hand resulting in Blackjack
pays out at a ratio of 1-1 rather than
the normal 3-2. If it is possible to
split two cards the 'Split' button
will be highlighted to allow the
player to split the cards. Simply
click on the 'Split' button to
facilitate the splitting of the cards.
Insurance If the dealer's first card is
an Ace, there is a possibility of a
Blackjack. If you believe the dealer
has Blackjack you can buy insurance to
protect yourself. If you choose to
insure yourself, you have to pay an
amount equal to half your wager. If
the dealer gets Blackjack, the
insurance will pay 2 to 1, which
corresponds to your original stake. If
you have insured yourself and the
dealer does not obtain Blackjack then
you lose your insurance but retain
your original wager.
Insurance is considered a game of its
own within Blackjack, and gives you a
chance to protect yourself from the
dealer's Blackjack
Push A Push refers to when the sum
of the dealer's hand is equal to the
sum of the player's hand. In this
event the play is a draw, and no one
wins nor loses.
Notes :
When
a playing round begins a 'Timer' will
appear (round circle in the
bottom-right side of the screen).
Should a player fail to place his/her
bet within the Timer's time limit he/she
will not take part in the current
round. If the player fails to make his/her
decisions (Hit, Stand, Split etc.)
before the Timer ends, then his/her
hand will continue without his/her
participation as if he/she has decided
to Stand.
Examples:
Your
beginning hand is: Ace, 6. This hand
can be either 7 or 17. If you stop
there, you'll have 17. Let's say that
you decide to 'Hit' and receive a '3'
.You now have: Ace, 6,3. Your total
hand is now 20, counting the Ace as
11. Let's backtrack and assume that
you had instead drawn a third card
which was an '8'. Your hand is now:
Ace, 6, 8, which totals 15. Notice
that now the Ace must be counted as
only 1 to avoid going over 21.
If
you split a pair of Aces, and then
draw a ten-valued card on one of the
Aces, this is not a Blackjack, but
rather a total of 21. The distinction
is important, because a winning
Blackjack pays the player odds of 3 to
2.
A bet of $10 wins $15 if the player
makes a Blackjack. A player's
Blackjack beats any dealer total other
than a dealer's Blackjack, including a
dealer's regular 21. If both a player
and the dealer make Blackjack, the
hand is a tie or push.
A
good example of Doubling Down is when
you hold a total of 11 (a 5, 6 or a 9,
2) against a dealer's upcard of 6. In
this case, you have a good chance of
winning the hand by drawing one
additional card, so you might as well
increase your bet in this advantageous
situation. You have to place an
additional bet next to the original
bet. The dealer will deal one
additional card to your hand and you
will not be able to take any more
cards until the current round has
ended.
Message - This indicates
whether 'You are the Player' or
whether 'You are the Dealer'.
Opponent - This tells you the
name (or nickname) of your current
opponent.
Last Round - This tells you how
much you've won or lost in the
previous round.
Credit Points - This is your
current Credit Points balance. As
Player, you accumulate 1 Credit Point
on every dollar you place as a bet. As
Dealer, 1 Credit Point is deducted for
every 1 dollar bet against you (see
example below).
Fun Balance / Balance - This is
your current Fun / Real-Money Balance
(in US dollars).
Commission - When playing as
Dealer, you pay a commission of 1.5%
on the total bets placed against you (when
playing as Player you do not pay
commissions), see example below.
General Options
Back - Pressing 'Back'
returns you to the Options Screen.
'?' (Help) - Pressing 'Help'
opens the Help screen relevant to the
room you're currently in. In this
case, Blackjack.
'$' (Cashier) - Pressing '$'
opens the Cashier screen.
Timer - This is the circle at
the bottom-right corner of the screen.
On every round, you have 45 seconds to
make your decisions when playing as
Player, and 35 seconds to make your
decisions when playing as Dealer. The
Timer indicates how much time you have
left before reaching the time limit.
If you haven't finished making your
decisions during the specified time
limit, you will exit the table.
BeTheDealer Casino lets you play
either as Player or as Dealer. Playing
as Dealer is optional and is not
mandatory. If you do not wish to play
as Dealer, you can play the
traditional role of the Player,
knowing you can rely on the fairness
and credibility of BeTheDealer Casino.
Blackjack Text
Boxes
Card Labels - These labels
appear to the left of the playing
cards and inform you what is the
current sum of the cards.
Bet Labels - These labels
appear to the left of your bet and
inform you how much money you have
placed on the table.
Won / Lost Labels - These
labels appear above the cards and
indicate whether you have won or lost
(bust).
Game Options
Game Chips : $1, $5, $25 and
$100
With the Game Chips you make your bet
on the table by creating a "Chip
Tower". You may remove chips from
the Chip Tower by clicking on the left
mouse button while placing the cursor
on the Chip Tower.
Deal
Once you've placed your bets on the
table press 'Deal' to deal the cards.
Hit
When you press 'Hit' you receive an
additional card. You can Hit as long
as you didn't bust your hand.
Stand
Press 'Stand' when you've decided that
you don't want to be dealt any more
cards.
Double
Press 'Double' if you want to receive
one additional card only. After you
have received your first two cards you
have the option to double the initial
wager. Once you have chosen to do this,
click on the 'Double' button and you
will be dealt a third card and that's
it. Your hand will only consist of
these 3 cards.
Split
If you are dealt two cards of
identical value you can then split
them (i.e. 8, 8 or 10, J). You would
now be playing two separate hands of
one card each. You will then be dealt
a second card to one of the hands.
After this hand is played out, the
second hand will be dealt a second
card and will continue until that hand
is played out.
You may split your hand twice and a
new wager equal to the initial wager
will be placed for each split hand.
A split hand resulting in Blackjack
pays out at a ratio of 1-1 rather than
the normal 3-2. If it is possible to
split two cards the 'Split' button
will be available to allow the player
to split the cards. Simply click on
the 'Split' button to facilitate the
splitting of the cards
Insurance
If the dealer's first card is an Ace,
there is a possibility of a Blackjack.
Two buttons ('yes' and 'no') will
appear and you will be asked if you
wish to take insurance. If you believe
the dealer has Blackjack you can buy
insurance to protect yourself. If you
choose to insure yourself, you have to
pay an amount equal to half your wager.
If the dealer gets Blackjack, the
insurance will pay 2 to 1, which
corresponds to your original stake.
If you have insured yourself and the
dealer does not obtain Blackjack then
you lose your insurance but retain
your original wager. Insurance is
considered a game of its own within
Blackjack, and gives you a chance to
protect yourself from the dealer's
Blackjack.
Disconnections Communication problems over
the Internet may cause sudden
disconnections. We have designed our
software to cope with such incidents
in a manner that our clients will be
protected from unjustifiable loss,
while eliminating the possibility of
intentional disconnections and/or
system abuse.
Should a disconnection or timeout
occur after the Player placed his/her
bet and before the Player pressed the
'Deal' button, the Player's bet will
be returned to his/her Balance.
Should a disconnection or timeout
occur after the Player placed his/her
bet and the total sum of the Player's
cards equals 12 or more, the round
will continue as if the Player has
decided to 'Stand'.
Should a disconnection or timeout
occur after the Player placed his/her
bet and the total sum of the Player's
cards equals 11 or less, the round
will continue as if the Player has
decided to 'Hit'. Additional cards
will be dealt to the Player until the
total sum of the Player's cards equals
12 or more, in which case the round
will continue as if the Player has
decided to 'Stand'.
Should a disconnection or timeout
occur after the Player 'Split' his/her
cards, all split hands will be treated
according to the rules explained above.
For example, it the total sum of the
Player's first hand equals 12 or more
and the Player's second hand equals 11
or less, the first hand will be played
as if the Player has decided to
'Stand' and the second hand will be
played as if the Player has decided to
'Hit' until the total sum of the cards
equals 12 or more, in which case the
round will continue as if the Player
has decided to 'Stand'.
After connection is re-established the
Player can enter the "History"
page and see the results of the last
round ("History" is
available for Money mode only).
BeTheDealer
Casino offers you the unique option of
playing the role of the Dealer. This
option increases your chances of
winning, since you gain some of the
favorable odds reserved for the
casino. At the end of every round the
casino takes a commission of 1.5% of
the total bets bet against the Dealer.
Example
A Dealer chooses to play in Table III.
This means that the Dealer meets the
minimum requirements for playing in
this table type: a minimum of 1100
Credit Points and a minimum balance of
$1100. The system then matches a
Player to the Dealer and after the
Dealer 'Approves' the next round, the
Player places his/her bets on the
table. Notice that the view of the
table has changed to that of the
Dealer's. Let's say the Player places
$137 and receives a 'K' and a '3' and
the Dealer's upcard is a '7'. The
Player decides to 'Hit' his/her hand
and receives a 'J', and therefore
busts. The Dealer's hole card is then
revealed to show a '5'. The Player
loses his/her bet and since the bet
against the Dealer was $137 the casino
takes a commission of
1.5%*137 = $2.06, which means the
Dealer wins 137-2.06 = $134.94 on this
round.
The casino's edge in Blackjack with
these rules is approximately 2% (bear
in mind that this percentage depends
on the knowledge of the player in
Blackjack. Also, this 2% is how the
casino makes a profit on Blackjack) so
as the Dealer you actually gain an
edge of about 0.5%.
Minimum Credit Points and
Balance You can play as Dealer once
you have accumulated enough Credit
Points and in addition you need to
have enough money in your Balance,
according to the game's limits
described in the Game Options page.
The Minimum Balance required is a bit
higher than the total winnings of the
Player in a given round, which are: 3
* (Maximum Bet) + (Casino commission =
1.5%) * (3 * (Maximum Bet) )
Game Options
"Approve" Button / 'Auto-Approve'
Feature
When playing as Dealer, before each
round commences you must 'Approve' the
next round. After you approve the
round, the Player can place his/her
bets and play the round. The 'Auto-Approve'
feature lets you automatically approve
the next rounds, without having to
approve every round individually.
Disconnections Communication problems over
the Internet may cause sudden
disconnections. We have designed our
software to cope with such incidents
in a manner that our clients will be
protected from unjustifiable loss,
while eliminating the possibility of
intentional disconnections and/or
system abuse.
Should a disconnection occur after the
Dealer pressed the 'Approve' button,
play will continue until the Player
has finished his turn. This has no
effect on the Dealer, since the Dealer
is played automatically according to
the rules of the game.
After connection is re-established the
Dealer can enter the "History"
page and see the results of the last
round ("History" is
available for Money mode only).
