Blackjack at Littlewoods Casino
Blackjack begins with the player and the dealer being dealt two cards. He can then choose to stand, hit (obtain a further card), double down (double his bet on one more card in specific circumstances only) or split a pair. Number cards are worth face value. An Ace is worth 1 or 11 at the discretion of the player. Picture cards are worth 10. The object of the game is to get a hand as close to 21 as possible without exceeding that number - something referred to as going "bust". A picture or ten card and an ace is a Blackjack hand, and the player with Blackjack is paid off at odds of 3 to 2 unless the dealer also has Blackjack. When both player and dealer tie, the dealer will call "Push" and refund the player's bet. When the player beats the dealer with an hand other than Blackjack, the bet is paid off at odd of 1 to 1.
Eight decks of standard playing cards are used in Blackjack games at Littlewoods Casino, and the player can choose to play single or multi-handed games. In all games the dealer is compelled to hit any hand totalling 16 or lower, and to stand on any hand totalling 17 or higher. The player will be given the opportunity to buy Insurance if the dealer has an Ace showing as his up-card, but there is no option to surrender at any point. Progressive Blackjack games at Littlewoods Casino give you the chance to win very serious sums of money (over £200,000 at the time of writing) for getting four black or four red aces in a hand - see the Progressive Blackjack rules on the web site for more details of this feature.