Vegas Strip Blackjack

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There are quite a few different versions of Microgaming’s Vegas Strip Blackjack available to play online, they offer their original version along with the more advanced Gold Series versions all of which can be played in either Single or Multi-Hand game variants.

If you have never played Vegas Strip Blackjack before then it is a both a Hole Card game and one which uses four decks of playing cards. If you’re looking for a strategy card, there’s one at the bottom of the page!

The game is available to play for free or for real money at any Microgaming powered casino site and the minimum stake level at which you can play a game for is just 1.00, as Microgaming powered casinos are all multi-currency casinos this 1.00 can be in one of many different currencies such as Euros, Pounds, US or Canadian Dollars.

 

 

Dealer Rules for Vegas Strip Blackjack

As mentioned above Microgaming’s Vegas Strip Blackjack is a Hole Card game which means as well as dealing the Player’s cards both facing upwards the Dealer will deal his first card facing upwards and his second card facing downwards.

The Dealer is going to take a look at his down facing card when it is a 10 or an Ace and he does this to peek to see if he is holding a Blackjack hand.

When the Dealer’s hand is worth 17 in total or anything higher then he will Stand his hand, this 17 valued hand can be either a Soft or Hard 17.

Insurance will be offered by the Dealer to Players should his hand possibly be a Blackjack hand, the cost of taking Insurance will be half of a Player’s initial hand staked amount.

Player Rules

When you play Vegas Strip Blackjack at any Microgaming powered site you are allowed to Double Down on any two initial cards in your hand this will cost you another stake amount which must be the same as your initial hand stake.

You can Split any hand three times and can Double Down even if you have Split a hand. You must be aware that when you Split Aces these cards can only be Split once, and only one card will be dealt to such a Split Ace, so you cannot draw additional cards to a Split Ace.

If you have been dealt any two unalike 10 valued cards such as a Queen and a Ten then these types of hands can be Split, however a new stake must be placed onto the new hand formed which must be equal to your initial wagered amount.

Vegas Strip Blackjack Payouts

Should you be playing this Microgaming Vegas Strip Blackjack game and you have taken Insurance and it is a winning bet then you are paid out at odds of 2 to 1. The standard Blackjack hand payout of 3 to 2 is awarded to Player’s getting an unmatched Blackjack hand and for every other hand you are dealt which beats the Dealers hand a payout of even money is awarded to you.

Tips for Playing Vegas Strip Blackjack

Microgaming’s Vegas Strip Blackjack has been designed in such a way that when you are playing it with perfect, optimum playing strategy the game should return a house edge of a modest 0.35%.

However the only realistic way you will have of getting the house edge that low is to remember to always play each hand perfectly and to never make any strategic playing errors. In regards to when the Dealer offers you Insurance then the correct move to make is to refuse this side bet.

Always, when the Dealer is showing a 8, 9, 10 or an Ace card and you have a Pair of 4’s or a Pair of 3’s then Hit that hand, but if the Dealer has any other card showing then Split your Pair of 3’s or Pair of 4’s.

You will always be playing perfectly strategy when you Split a Pair of 8’s as you will also be doing when you Stand a Pair of 10 valued cards, so make sure that you always do so.

 

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