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Playing
Blackjack
Online...
The
following
tables
show
the
blackjack
rules
offered
by
some
major
software
providers.
Some
software
providers
allow
their
licensees
to
select
their
own
rules.
I
know
this
to
be
true
of
Real
Time
Gaming
and
Unified
Gaming.
The
rules
below
for
Real
Time
Gaming
used
to
be
standard
but
with
a
software
update
the
number
of
decks
may
be
set
by
the
operator.
Comments
on
Unified
Gaming
rule
variations
follow
the
tables.
Note
that
in
May
2001
Starnet
changed
their
name
to
World
Gaming.
They
expect
to
release
new
software
in
May
2002.
If
you're
interested
in
Lasseters
blackjack
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click
here.
| Number
of
Decks |
| Unified
Gaming |
1
or
6 |
| World
Gaming |
6 |
| Microgaming
(single
hand) |
1 |
| Cryptologic |
8 |
| Boss
Media
single
player |
1 |
| Boss
Media
multi-player |
6 |
| Real
Time
Gaming |
Configurable |
| Dealer
Stands
on
Soft
17 |
| Unified
Gaming |
Yes |
| World
Gaming |
Yes |
| Microgaming |
Yes |
| Cryptologic |
Yes |
| Boss
Media
single
player |
Yes |
| Boss
Media
multi-player |
Yes |
| Real
Time
Gaming |
No |
| Double
on
Any
Two
Cards |
| Unified
Gaming |
No,
9-11
only |
| World
Gaming |
Yes |
| Microgaming |
No,
9-11
only |
| Cryptologic |
Yes |
| Boss
Media
single
player |
Yes |
| Boss
Media
multi-player |
Yes |
| Real
Time
Gaming |
Yes |
| Double
after
Splitting |
| Unified
Gaming |
Yes |
| World
Gaming |
Yes |
| Microgaming |
No |
| Cryptologic |
Yes |
| Boss
Media
single
player |
Yes |
| Boss
Media
multi-player |
Yes |
| Real
Time
Gaming |
Yes |
| Number
of
splits
allowed |
| Unified
Gaming |
3 |
| World
Gaming |
1 |
| Microgaming |
1 |
| Cryptologic |
1 |
| Boss
Media
single
player |
1 |
| Boss
Media
multi-player |
1 |
| Real
Time
Gaming |
2 |
| Player
May
Draw
to
Split
Aces |
| Unified
Gaming |
No |
| World
Gaming |
No |
| Microgaming |
Yes |
| Cryptologic |
No |
| Boss
Media
single
player |
No |
| Boss
Media
multi-player |
No |
| Real
Time
Gaming |
No |
This
next
rule
is
too
involved
to
explain
in
the
table.
In
the
United
States
if
the
dealer
has
a
blackjack
the
player
may
lose
no
more
than
their
original
bet.
In
Europe
the
dealer
does
not
check
for
blackjack
until
all
the
players
are
finished.
If
the
dealer
does
have
blackjack
then
the
player
will
lose
the
total
amount
bet,
including
any
additional
from
doubling
or
splitting.
Naturally
the
US
rule
is
advantageous
to
the
player.
Online
casinos
can
go
either
way,
or
half
and
half.
For
example
at
World
Gaming
and
GamblingSoftware.com
casinos
the
player
will
lose
the
full
amount
bet
if
the
dealer
has
a
10
showing
but
only
the
original
amount
with
an
ace
showing.
Boss
Media
is
the
opposite.
Micgrogaming
has
the
full
European
rule
and
Cryptologic
and
Unified
Gaming
following
the
full
US
rule.
The
following
table
shows
on
which
dealer
up
cards
the
player
is
subject
to
lose
the
total
amount
bet
if
the
dealer
has
a
blackjack.
| European
Hole
Card
Rule |
| Unified
Gaming |
None |
| World
Gaming |
10 |
| Microgaming |
10,
Ace |
| Cryptologic |
None |
| Boss
Media
single
player |
Ace |
| Boss
Media
multi-player |
None |
| Real
Time
Gaming |
None |
| Surrender |
| Unified
Gaming |
Late
against
10 |
| World
Gaming |
No |
| Microgaming |
No |
| Cryptologic |
No |
| Boss
Media
single
player |
No |
| Boss
Media
multi-player |
No |
| Real
Time
Gaming |
No |
| Minimum
and
Maximum
Bets |
| Software |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| Unified
Gaming |
$1 |
$250 |
| World
Gaming |
$5 |
$200 |
| Microgaming |
$2 |
$2000 |
| Cryptologic |
$5 |
$100 |
| Boss
Media
single
player |
$5 |
$500 |
| Boss
Media
multi-player |
$5 |
$500 |
| Real
Time
Gaming |
$5 |
$500 |
Note
that
some
software
brands
have
different
tables
for
different
betting
spreads.
Jumping
from
the
minimum
to
the
maximum
bet
may
require
changing
tables.
| House
Edge |
| Unified
Gaming |
-0.01% |
| World
Gaming |
+0.56% |
| Microgaming |
+0.13% |
| Cryptologic |
+0.49% |
| BossMedia
single
player |
-0.07% |
| BossMedia
multi-player |
+0.46% |
| Real
Time
Gaming |
+0.58%* |
Note:
Real
Time
Gaming
house
edge
based
on
4
decks.
This
is
configurable
and
the
online
rules
in
my
experience
do
not
disclose
the
number
of
decks
used.
However
I
believe
most
Real
Time
Gaming
casinos
to
use
at
least
4
decks.
Note:
All
Microgaming
rules
are
based
on
their
single
hand
game.
They
also
offer
a
multi-hand
game
with
the
same
rules,
except
5
decks
instead
of
1.
This
results
in
a
house
edge
of
0.57%.
Click
here
to
see
a
list
of
casinos
grouped
by
their
software
provider.
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