Object of the game
River Rock Casino, Geyserville. The minimum bet at blackjack was $10. I killed time with the basic strategy (diagram), which a player can use to make a modest stake last for hours if he's not tempted to increase his bet size. After dinner and three hours of play, the others in our party had had enough.
To predict where the ball will come to rest on the Roulette wheel.
Game Highlights
- Game of chance
- Easy to learn
- Bet on a number or set of numbers
How to Play
Roulette is not as complicated as it first looks. The Roulette wheel consists of numbers 1 through 36, alternately coloured red and black, plus 0 and 00, which are coloured green, for a total of 38 possible winning numbers. To bet, simply place your chips on the numbered layout. The Dealer spins the ball and will call NO MORE BETS prior to the ball dropping. The winning number is marked and all losing bets are removed. The Dealer will then pay all winning bets.
Straight Up
Place your chips on one number only, inclusively the zero and the double zero.
Split Bet
Place your chips on the line between two numbers including the zero and the double zero.
Street Bet
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Mark any row. Street bet covers three numbers.
Corner Bet
Place the chip in the cross where four numbers meet. You will be playing on all four numbers.
Five Line Bet
This bet may only be placed on one spot on the Roulette table. The bet covers the following numbers, 0, 00, 1, 2 and number 3.
Six Line Bet
A line bet consists of two street bets that are marked by a counter. Along the long line you mark in the t-cross and cover six numbers e.g. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
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Column Bet
On the short side of the Roulette table there are three boxes marked 2 to 1. By putting your chips in one of these you mark all numbers above, excluding 0 and 00. Totally you will be marking 12 numbers.
Dozen Bet
Here you can mark 12 numbers by putting your bet in one of the three marked boxes, 1st 12, 2nd 12 or 3rd 12.
Red/Black, Even/Odd, Low/High
A chip put in one of these boxes, put along the long side of the table closest to the Player, makes it possible to cover half the table. What you are playing on is described in each box. Single zero, 0, or double zero, 00 are not covered by these boxes. Each box covers 18 numbers.
ROULETTE PAYOUT TABLE | |
|---|---|
| Straight Up (one number) | 35:1 |
| Split | 17:1 |
| Line/Street (three number) | 11:1 |
| Corner (four numbers) | 8:1 |
| Five Line Bet (five numbers – 0, 00, 1, 2 or3) | 6:1 |
| Six Line Bet (six numbers) | 5:1 |
| Column (twelve numbers) | 2:1 |
| Dozen (twelve numbers) | 2:1 |
| 1-18 | 1:1 |
| Even | 1:1 |
| Red | 1:1 |
| Black | 1:1 |
| Odd | 1:1 |
| 19-36 | 1:1 |
Object of the Game
To beat the point value of the Dealer’s hand without going over 21.
How to Play
After the bets are placed, each Player receives two cards and the Dealer receives one card. All cards are dealt face up. If the initial two cards you are dealt total 21, you have a Blackjack, which pays 3 to 2 on your bet. If the Dealer also has a Blackjack, you would push (tie). If you do not have a Blackjack and feel the total of your first two cards can beat the Dealer’s total, you would “stand,” meaning you would not draw any additional cards. If you feel you need additional cards to beat the Dealer, you gesture for each new card (“hit”) with your hand until you are satisfied and decide to stand. Once all Players have played their hands, the Dealer will complete his or her hand. If the Dealer has a soft* 17 or less, he or she must draw additional cards until a hard** 17 or more is reached. If the Dealer exceeds 21, all Players who have 21 (or less) win. Otherwise the Dealer compares his or her point total to each Player’s. All winning bets are paid even money (one to one).
* A soft hand is a hand that includes an Ace and has two totals, neither of which exceeds 21.
** A hard hand is a hand in which there is no Ace or the Ace counts as one.
The Cards
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Face cards (Kings, Queens, Jacks) have a value of 10. Numbered cards are worth their face value except Ace, which can count as 1 or 11.
Doubling Down
Players may double down on the original two cards of a hand once. To double down a Player can wager up to the amount of their original wager. When doubling down the Player receives only one card.
Splitting Pairs
If you have two cards of equal value in one hand, you may split them into two separate hands. In order to split, simply place an additional bet, equal to your original bet. With split Aces, you receive only one additional card per hand. You may double down after splitting pairs (with the exception of Aces). You may re-split to a maximum of 4 hands with the exception of Aces (which can only be split once).
Surrender
You can surrender on any original two card hand, with the exception of when the Dealer has and Ace or a 10 value card, you may surrender if the Dealer does not have a Blackjack. When you surrender you receive half of your original wager back.
Insurance
If the Dealer’s first card is an Ace, Players are offered the option of insuring their bets against the possibility of the Dealer’s final hand being a Blackjack. Insurance bets are up to one half of your original bet. If the Dealer’s hand is not a Blackjack, the Player loses his or her insurance bet. If the Dealer’s hand is a Blackjack, the insurance bet is paid two times the amount paid for the insurance. When a Player has a Blackjack they may elect to take even money in lieu of making an insurance wager.
Double Deck
The same rules as basic Blackjack however the game is played with 2 decks of cards instead of eight and there is no surrender.
King’s Bounty Blackjack
Before each round of Blackjack play, you can place a King’s Bounty side bet on the designated spot on the table at the same time you make your regular bet. Once the first two cards have been dealt to each Player, the Dealer determines if any Players who made King’s Bounty wagers have two cards totalling 20. This occurs once the first two cards have been dealt and before you act on your hand. After the winners are paid out, the Blackjack game resumes as normal.
King’s Bounty Payable | |
|---|---|
| Two Kings of Spades + Dealers Blackjack | 1,000 to 1 |
| Two Kings of Spades | 100 to 1 |
| Two Suited Kings | 30 to 1 |
| Two Suited 10s Jacks or Queens | 20 to 1 |
| Suited 20 | 9 to 1 |
| Two Kings | 6 to 1 |
| Non-suited 20 | 4 to 1 |
Payout
All winning bets are paid even money except for Blackjack, which pays three to two. When a push (tie) occurs, the Player keeps the original bet. A Blackjack, two cards that equal 21, beats all other combinations of cards that equal 21. A two-card 21 on split hands is not a Blackjack.