.: Vegas Single Deck Blackjack Casino Game Review

Vegas Single Deck Blackjack is a very popular in the land casinos and online and is comparable to Vegas Strip blackjack except the dealer hits on a soft 17 instead of standing. This allows the house edge to increase slightly.

While playing Vegas Single Deck Blackjack you will first notice that the dealer shuffles every hand after completion, and you will not be able to take a late surrender if your hand is running dead. You do have the ability to split a pair of Aces as well as any other paired cards but may only do this once during that hand. If a player splits their hand and draws a 10 value card they will not have a blackjack instead it will be declared a 21 value hand meaning you will be paid out 1:1 not 3:2.

Doubling down is available after you have received your first two cards and the bet must be equal to your original wager on the hand. You may to double down after you have split and you can only double on hands to the value of 9, 10 or 11.

Insurance is available at a payout of 2:1 if the dealer has a blackjack. Something of interest is the payouts in single deck games. The best payout ad most common one a player will receive for a blackjack is 3:2 meaning that a $10 wager will earn you $15 if you hit a blackjack. Some casinos offer 6:5 on a single deck game. Although this look enticing if you do the math you are actually losing out the same $10 bet will only reward you with a $12 win if you hit blackjack. Always look for the payouts before sitting at a single card blackjack game.

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