Spanish Blackjack Rules

Spanish Blackjack is a variation of Blackjack. The objective of Spanish Blackjack is for a player to come as close to 21 without going over, while still having a higher total than the dealer. Spanish Blackjack is played with eight decks of cards with the 10's removed. You can play up to three hands at once.

The name Blackjack arose when an American casino decided to popularize the game by paying a bonus to any player holding the ace of spades and either the jack of clubs or jack of spades.

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Let’s Play!

To play Spanish Blackjack:

1. Select a chip value.
2. Click the betting circle until the number of chips displayed equals the amount you wish to bet. You may play up to three hands at once.
3. Optionally, click the Match Bonus betting circle until the number of chips displayed equals the amount you wish to bet. The Match Bonus can only be played with an Blackjack bet.
4. Optionally, click Clear to remove your bet from the betting area.
5. Click Deal.
   
   Each hand played and the dealer are dealt two cards. Your cards are dealt face up. Only the dealer’s second card is dealt face up. If the dealer is dealt an ace face up, you may buy insurance.
   
   If you placed the optional Match Bonus side bet, winnings are paid after two cards are dealt to the dealer and one or more of your cards match the dealer. Blackjack winnings are paid at the end of the round.


6. Review your cards and then do one of the following:

• Click Hit to have another card dealt to you.
• Click Stand if you are satisfied with your hand and your wager.
• Click Double to receive one extra card and double your wager.
  • Click Double again to receive one more card and re-double your wager.
• Click Surrender after either Double wager.
• Click Split if you receive two cards of equal value and wish to split them into two new hands of one card each.
  
  After your betting decisions are made, the dealer plays out the round and calculates any winnings.

To play again:

1. Click Play Again.
   Your bet(s) from the last round are placed in the betting circle or circles.
2. Optionally, click Clear to remove your bet from the betting circle.
   If you click Clear, the Repeat Bets button appears. You may place a new bet or click Repeat Bets to repeat your bet(s) from the last round you played.
3. Click Deal.
4. Each hand played and the dealer are dealt two cards. Your cards are dealt face up. Only the dealer’s second card is dealt face up. If the dealer is dealt an ace face up, you may buy insurance.
   
   If you placed the optional Match Bonus side bet, winnings are paid after two cards are dealt to the dealer and one or more of your cards match the dealer. Blackjack winnings are paid at the end of the round.


5. Review your cards, and then do one of the following:

• Click Hit to have another card dealt to you.
• Click Stand if you are satisfied with your hand and your wager.
• Click Double to receive one extra card and double your wager.
  • Click Double again to receive one more card and re-double your wager.
• Click Surrender after either Double wager.
• Click Split if you receive two cards of equal value and wish to split them into two new hands of one card each.
  
  After your betting decisions are made, the dealer plays out the round and calculates any winnings.

Rules

Spanish Blackjack uses an eight deck shoe that is reshuffled after each hand.

Each of the 8 decks has had the four 10's removed.

You can play up to three hands at once.

If your cards have the same value you can split, this includes hands containing any combination of J, Q, K. Players can only split a hand once.

You can double down on any hand. You can re-double once.

If your hand is greater than the dealer’s and does not go over 21, you win.

The face cards—jack, queen and king—all have a value of 10, aces have a value of 1 or 11, and the remaining cards are worth their face value.

If your hand exceeds 21, you bust and automatically lose the hand. If you have the same card total as the dealer, there is no winner and your bet is returned. This is known as a push.

The dealer hits on Soft 17, stands on 17 and above, and draws on 16 and below.

If the dealer’s face-up card is an ace, you can buy insurance.

Tips

The following are some Blackjack betting tips:

Should I hit or stand?

If the dealer’s face-up card is:	Hit on:	Stand on:
3, 4, 5, or 6	11 and lower Soft 17 and lower	12 and higher Soft 18 and higher
7, 8, 9, 10, or ace	16 and lower Soft 17 and lower	17 and higher Soft 18 and higher

Should I split?

If the dealer’s face-up card is:	Split:
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7	2s, 3s, 8s, and aces
8, 9, 10, or ace	8s and aces

Should I double?

If your cards total:	Double if the dealer’s face-up card is:
11	Anything except an ace
10	Anything except a 10 or an ace
9	2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8
7 or 8	3, 4, 5, or 6

You Win!

If you are dealt an ace and a card with a value of 10, you have Blackjack (21). The payout is 3:2.

For all other hands that beat the dealer’s hand, the payout is 1:1.

If you split and are dealt Blackjack (21), the payout is 1:1.

If the dealer is dealt a hand equal to yours, including Blackjack, it is a push. Your wager is returned to you.

Hand	Payout
Dealer busts (hand exceeds 21)	Player wins
Player's hand is closest to 21	Player wins
Player busts (hand exceeds 21)	Dealer wins
Dealer's hand is closest to 21	Dealer wins
Hands are equal or a push is achieved	No loss or gain

Bonus winnings are paid out at the end of the round only if the hand has not been split or doubled. The optional Match Bonus bet is calculated separately from your regular Blackjack wager.

Hand	Who wins?
Spanish Blackjack (7-7-7), dealer has 7 face up	1000 for $5-$24 wager, $5000 on bets $25 and higher up to and including the wager limit.
7+ card 21 pays: 3 to 1	3:1
6-card 21 pays: 2 to 1	2:1
6-7-8 Spades pays: 3 to 1	3:1
6-card 21 pays: 2 to 1	2:1
7-7-7 suited pays: 2 to 1	2:1
7-7-7 non-suited pays: 3 to 2	3:2
6-7-8 non-suited pays: 3 to 2	3:2
5-card 21 pays: 3 to 2	3:2
Match the Dealer side bet pays when player card(s) matches dealer's face-up card:
Suited matches: 12 to 1	12:1
Non-suited matches: 3 to 1	3:1

Blackjack Terms and Lingo

Term	Definition
Blackjack	A two-card hand of 21 points.
Bust	A hand in Blackjack that goes over 21. If you bust, you lose.
Double	Allows you to double your initial bet. The bet is placed after the first two cards are dealt. Your bet will be placed automatically and you will be dealt another card. This is also known as doubling down.
Double down rescue	Allows you to surrender half of your total bet.
Face-up card	The card in the dealer’s hand that is face up for you to see before you play your hand. This is also known as the open card or up card.
Hard hand	Any hand that does not contain an ace or a hand that contains one or more aces that count as only one point.
Hit	To ask the dealer for another card.
Insurance	If a dealer is dealt an ace face up, you may buy insurance. You are buying insurance against the dealer’s odds of having Blackjack. Insurance is a side bet that equals half your original wager. If the dealer is dealt an ace face up and has Blackjack, it is an automatic loss and the round ends. If you placed an insurance bet, you are paid back at odds of 2:1. This payment equals your original bet. If you have placed an insurance bet and the dealer does not have Blackjack, you lose your insurance bet, but retain your original wager and continue to play.
Natural	A two-card hand of 21 points. This is known as Blackjack.
Push	A tie hand between you and the dealer. A push occurs when you and the dealer have un busted hands with the same total points.
Re-double	Allows you to double after you have already doubled your original bet.
Soft hand	Any hand that contains an ace that can be counted as 11. For example, an ace and a 6 is known as a soft 17.
Split	If you are dealt two cards of identical value, you can split them into two new hands of one card each. Each new hand can then be played out in turn. You may only split a hand once. The wager placed on each new hand is equal to the original bet. You may double down on one or both of your new hands. When aces are split, only one card is dealt to each new hand. A split hand resulting in blackjack pays out at 1:1 rather than the normal 3:2.
Stand	To be satisfied with your hand and refuse another card.

Options Toolbar

Spanish Blackjack Options toolbar gives you access to Help, Cashier, and game settings.

Options toolbar

 

Click the following icons to access Spanish Blackjack options:

Icon	Description
	Opens Casino’s Help
	Opens Casino’s Cashier
	Opens the Options window where game settings can be changed
	Turns the game’s background music on or off
	Changes the game table’s color scheme and dealer hands.