Casino Blackjack

Casino blackjack is a big business for the casino operators and they give their best to ensure that it remains one of the most profitable games in their casinos. Below are explained a few of the more interesting games / bets that recently appeared.

Three-Way Action

If you want my opinion, i think this is the coolest new thing that i saw in a casino. Basically it's Poker, War and Blackjack all on the same hand. The first bet is on War - dealer gives you one card face-up and deals his / her up card. High card wins the war bet. Then for you and for the dealer is dealt a second card.

After this you play the traditional blackjack. When the blackjack hand is decided, the dealer will then deal you the remaining cards for a five-card hand of poker. Payout tables are posted with all the possible win combinations so you might want to check it out the next time you're in the casino.

Shuffling Machines

More and more casinos are now using shuffling machines at the dealer table. These shuffles are not designed to waste time or to irritate players, but to protect the casinos against shuffle tracking and card counters and preserve the house's edge. I saw it for myself and I played a lot more games in the space of an hour than I normally would if the cards were being dealt by hand.

Facial Recognition Technology

All of the nowadays casinos, even the smaller ones are using facial recognition technology to compare your face with a database of "known cheats". If you are thinking to move from casino to casino you should also know that they are sharing their database of photos.

There were a few more things that were new, but the three listed above were the most interesting. Again, remember if you aren't going to be in the casino anytime soon, our free blackjack game is right here for you to have some fast neat fun or simply to practice your strategy. Make sure you try it out.