Mini blackjack

The objective of Blackjack is to accumulate a hand with a point total of 21 or as close to 21 as possible, without going over 21. The value of a hand is the sum of the point counts of each card in the hand. The value assigned to cards is as follows:

• The cards from 2 through 10 are valued as indicated.
• Face cards (Jacks, Queens, and Kings) are all valued at 10 points.
• An Ace counts as one or 11: If scoring 11 would cause hand value to exceed 21 ('bust'), an Ace will count as one.
• Soft total: A hand containing an Ace that can be counted as 11 without the total going above 21. For example, Ace-6 is soft 17.
• Hard total: A hand containing an Ace that can be counted as only one because counting it as 11 would make the hand go over 21. For example, Ace-6-10 is hard 17.
• A tie between the player and the house is known as a 'push', and means that no one wins or loses. If the first two cards dealt are an Ace and any 10-point card, it is known as blackjack, and is an automatic win for the player at 1.5 to 1, unless the house ties.
  

• The minimum bet is $1 USD and the maximum bet is $500 USD. The maximum bet applies for the initial bet of the game.
• Eight decks are used in the Mini Blackjack version of Blackjack. Each deck has 52 cards.
• The deck is shuffled after 20% of the cards in the decks are used.
• The dealer draws a card on soft 17 and stands on hard 17.
• One split is allowed.
• After split, if you win one hand & lose another hand you will be shown a message "Break Even" which indicates that you don't win or lose anything.
• A surrender is allowed immediately after the first two player cards are dealt. Surrendering will finish the hand and will return half of the bet placed to the player. Exception for this rule is when dealer gets the up card as Ace, 10, Jack, Queen, King in which dealer will either check the blackjack or offer insurance and check blackjack and only if it is not blackjack for dealer, surrender option will be provided.
• The number of cards that can be dealt to the player is limited only by choice (by clicking on 'Stand') or by the hand total being greater than or equal to 21.
• If the dealer has a 10, Jack, Queen, or King as the up card it is possible he has a blackjack, in which case your hand will lose, unless you also have a blackjack. The dealer will check for blackjack immediately if one is possible, and will collect the losing bet immediately if he holds a blackjack.