Online Blackjack

Discover multiple variations of 21 blackjack online at Jackpot City’s mobile casino:

• Classic Blackjack: Played with a single deck of cards, this is the original blackjack game in which the dealer stands on all 17s. Explore Switch Classic Blackjack, Classic Blackjack Gold, and Classic Blackjack with Perfect-11™.
• Atlantic City Blackjack: Played with eight decks, this player-friendly variation has the dealer peek for blackjack on 10 or 11. Atlantic City Blackjack Gold is the online variation of choice.
• European Blackjack: In this challenging variation, the dealer doesn’t get a hole card and stands on soft 17. Take up the challenge with Switch European Blackjack and European Blackjack Gold.
• Multihand Blackjack: Play multiple hands of blackjack simultaneously! In addition to Switch Multihand Classic Blackjack and Switch Multihand Atlantic City Blackjack, there’s Switch Multihand Vegas Downtown Blackjack, a player-friendly two-deck variation where the dealer hits on soft 17.

Game Rules

The aim of the game is to form a hand closer to 21 than the dealer’s hand.

Before the deal begins, players place their chips in the designated betting area. The deck is then shuffled automatically, and the dealer deals one card face up to each player in rotation clockwise, then deals one card face up to themselves.

If a player's first two cards are an ace and a 10 or face card, it’s a natural or "blackjack" and the dealer pays out 3:2. Similarly, dealer blackjack beats all players without blackjack. If a player and the dealer both have naturals, it’s a tie and the player gets their chips back.

The player to the dealer’s left acts first and has to decide whether to “hit” (ask for another card) or "stand" (not ask for another card). The player can hit until they are satisfied with their total. If their hand goes over 21, they go bust and lose their bet.

Play rotates clockwise in this way until finally it’s the dealer turns up their face-down card. The dealer has to hit on 16 or lower and stand on 17 or higher.

Bets and Payouts

Winning blackjack bets pay out 1:1, with blackjack awarding 3:2.

Other betting actions include:

• Insurance: If the dealer's up card is an ace, the dealer can offer Insurance. The dealer places a bet half the amount of their original wager on the insurance line. This bet pays out 2:1 if the dealer has blackjack.
• Double down: A player with a strong hand can double their bet and take one extra card.
• Split: A player can split a pair of cards into two hands. They place an additional bet the same size as their starting bet on the new hand and play both hands separately.

Blackjack Terminology

• Bust Card: A dealer up card likely to make their hand bust (usually 4, 5 or 6).
• Hard hand: A hand that has no ace.
• Hole card: The dealer’s face-down card.
• House edge: The house advantage on any given hand.
• Natural: When a player’s first two cards are a perfect 21.
• Soft 17: A hand containing an ace and a 6.
• Surrender: A player with a weak hand can quit the hand and get half their bet back.