How To Play

• You choose your starting stake before the cards are dealt, using the left and right arrows to set your bet.
• Once you have chosen your stake press DEAL to start the game.
• Depending on the strength of your cards, you can choose from the following options offered to you: 'HIT', 'STAND', 'DOUBLE', 'SURRENDER' or 'SPLIT' as per the game rules.
• If the dealer has a 10, Jack, Queen, King, or Ace as his first card, he will check to see if he has a blackjack before you have the option to draw your third card/stand/surrender.
• The 'SURRENDER' option is offered to you after you have been dealt your first two cards. Choosing this forfeits the game and returns half your stake to you.
• The 'INSURANCE' option is offered to you in case the dealer has an Ace as his first card.
• Once either the player or the dealer stands or busts, the results are displayed below the both dealer's and the player's cards.
• To play a new hand with the same bet click on the 'SAME BET' button.
• To play a new hand with double the bet (provided you have an adequate account balance) click on the 'DOUBLE BET' option.
• To select another stake click on the 'CHANGE STAKE' button.
• Click on the "Game Rules" button shown on the initial screen after the game has loaded to access full game rules, game logs & help screen. After starting the game, if you want to access game rules, you have to complete the game and click on 'CHANGE STAKE' to go to initial screen where from where you can access game rules, game logs & help screen.
  

Stand
Clicking on the 'STAND' button will keep your hand at its current value. You may stand at any time, if you are satisfied with your hand. Click the 'STAND' button, and when the dealer has completed his hand, they will be compared.

Surrender
If you wish to forfeit the current hand after your first two cards have been dealt you may choose to surrender by clicking the 'SURRENDER' button. Half of your bet will be returned to you. The 'Surrender' option is offered after the dealer has checked to see if he has a blackjack. If the dealer's second card results in a blackjack, your entire wager will be collected by the dealer and the game will come to an end. However, if the dealer's second card does not result in a blackjack, and you opt for the 'Surrender' option, half of your bet will be returned to you.

Hit
If you wish to take another card, you may continue to do so until you either stand or go bust. Click on 'HIT' to be dealt the next card.

Double
After you are dealt your first two cards, an option to 'double' will be displayed. Once this option is selected, the bet amount is doubled and you will be dealt one more card. The hand will automatically stand after the next card is dealt. Doubling is also provided as an option after splitting. If your game balance is not sufficient for the additional bet, the double option will not be offered. You cannot double if you have been dealt a blackjack.

If you lose the bet, you forfeit the entire bet amount, the initial bet and the additional amount placed for the double option.

Split
If you have two cards of the same value (for example two 7s, two 10s, a King and a Jack, etc), you can click 'SPLIT' to split the cards into two separate hands. This option is also available if you are dealt two Aces as your first two cards. Once this option is selected, an additional bet (equal to your original bet) is automatically placed.

You are only allowed to split once, even if more splitting opportunities arise. If the hand qualifies for a split, but your Game balance is not sufficient for the additional bet, then the split option will not be offered.

You may draw as many cards as you wish on each split hand, with the exception of splitting on Aces. If you split Aces, only one card will be dealt to each split hand. If a 10-point card is dealt to either Ace, the hand is counted as 21, not blackjack.

• Once the split option is chosen, the cards are split into two separate hands, and one more card is dealt to each of the hands. The hand with an arrow pointing towards it is active (i.e. the one you are currently playing on).
• Click on 'HIT'/'STAND', or any of the other options offered, depending upon your hand.
• Once the first hand is decided, the arrow will move to the second hand.
• Click on 'HIT'/'STAND', or any of the other options offered, depending upon your hand.

Insurance
Insurance gives you a chance to protect yourself from the dealer's blackjack. If the dealer's first card (the open card) is an Ace, you can choose to insure your hand against the dealer's blackjack by clicking on 'INSURANCE'. Insurance costs 50% of the bet amount, and is in addition to the initial bet placed by you. Once you opt for insurance, the additional bet is automatically placed.

If the dealer has a blackjack, the insurance bet pays 2:1, and you will lose the initial bet. If the dealer does not get a blackjack, you lose the insured bet and the game continues for the initial bet amount. Insurance is not offered to you if you get a blackjack.

If your hand qualifies for insurance, but your game balance is not sufficient for the additional bet, the insurance option will not be offered.