Blackjack - Rules, Supplies and Payouts

May 12, 2009 by admin
Filed under Blackjack

Blackjack is one of the simplest and funnest games to have at your casino themed party. You will definitely want a blackjack table (or two) at your casino as it usually ends up being one of the most popular games. This is because almost everyone knows blackjack so it's less intimidating and funner for some. This also works great for you because finding dealers who will volunteer to run Blackjack is much easier too!

Here are the basic rules in point form

All players are dealt two cards (face up) and the dealer is dealt 1 card down and 1 card up.
The sum of your cards is your point total where ace's are 1 or 11 and Jack, queen and king are considered a 10.
The players are trying to beat the dealer
The dealer must hit until he/she has something higher then 16.
If the player wins he/she gets double their bet. Loses they lose their bet. If they get 21 off of their first two cards they get 1.5 to 1.

Those are the basic rules. If you are a blackjack aficionado my instructions are probably considered over simplified, however, you don't want your casino party night to be intimidating. It's best to keep things simple to help everyone out!

Blackjack Supplies

1 (or more) decks of cards. We recommend 3-6 as your dealer won't have to continually shuffle the deck. If you decide on one deck then purchasing a Playing Card Shuffler Each is an absolute must. The card shuffler really speeds up play so people don't get bored!
Table Felts: Casino Game Layouts for Blackjack are a great way to make your game look and feel more realistic!

Dealer: you will want 1 volunteer for each hour that the table will run.
Card Shoe Each - The card shoe is where you put the cards for dealing. It's not needed but really adds that extra special blackjack touch!
Chips for the dealer to payout to each player