Atlantic City Blackjack

Atlantic City Blackjack is similar to that of standard blackjack games, but with some variations. The most notable variation in the rules is the absence of surrender option. In the casinos in the US, the game is played with eight standard decks of 52 playing cards, which are shuffled at the start of every game. In the following sentences, we’ll see some rules governing Atlantic City Blackjack.

The aim of Atlantic City Blackjack is to beat the dealer by getting a higher value hand than him or by letting his hand go bust. In this game, the player can only bet one hand at a time. Also, in Atlantic City Blackjack, a blackjack is the strongest hand possible, which can only be matched and not beaten.

General Rules

When the dealer is dealt and ace or 10, he/she checks for a blackjack. The dealer having a blackjack means that the game is over.

Blackjack always supersedes any other hand with a value of 21.

Face cards and tens have a value of 10, while ace assumes 1 or 11 as the situation demands.

The player can draw up to nine additional cards to make a hand of 11 cards, provided the value does not exceed 21. Even after receiving 11 cards, if the player’s hand did not exceed 21, then that hand automatically stands and the dealer plays his hand.

The dealer stands on soft 17.

The dealer’s hand is dealt strictly based on the rules of the casino. Hence it is advisable to check the casino website to learn the details before starting the game.

The winning hands in Atlantic City Blackjack pay out as shown below:

If the player wins a Blackjack, he/she will be paid out at odds of 3:2 on your original bet.

If the player has a winning hand but not a Blackjack, then he/she is paid out at odds of 1:1 on the original bet.

If the player loses against a Dealer's Blackjack but has taken Insurance, he/she will be paid out at odds of 2:1 on his/her Insurance bet.

For details on all the rules and conditions, see the respective casino website.