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13.Gambling around the Globe |
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Blackjack
One of the most popular casino games. Can you draw cards closer to 21 than the dealer?
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Choose the correct
answer.
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「BLACKJACK」
Blackjack is one of the most popular casino games. The object of the game is to draw cards with a total closer to
「 」 than the dealer’s total – without going over
「 」. |
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| Cards are dealt clockwise from a dealing device called a shoe or from a shuffling machine. You are dealt two cards, while the dealer takes one card. The cards are dealt face-up so you can see your point value. Blackjack is played with 3, 4, 6 or
「 」 decks of cards. |
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| 「HOW TO PLAY」
Picture cards (Jack, Queen and King) count as 10, Aces count as
「 」, whichever is to your advantage
eg. Ace, 8, 10 = 19. Any other cards (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10) count as face value.
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| If your first two cards are an Ace and any ten-point card, you have Blackjack. The dealer will announce “Blackjack” and pay you at odds of 3 to 2. In the event that the dealer also makes Blackjack, the hand will be a stand-off (a tie or draw) and you will neither win nor lose. However, if the dealer makes any other total including
｢ ｣ with three or more cards, your Blackjack will win. |
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| If you do not have Blackjack on your first two cards, you may decide to stand (draw no more cards) or hit (draw more cards) until you decide to stand, or until your point total goes over
21 in which case you ｢ ｣. You must hit if the point total of your cards is 11 or less.
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If you finish with a total closer to 21
than the dealer’s total, you win and will be paid even money. If
you and the dealer have the same totals, you have a stand-off. In
the event that the dealer has Blackjack, you lose unless you also
have Blackjack, in which case you have a ｢ ｣.
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| In the game of Blackjack you can place a bet on a box (playing area) or behind another player’s bet. Up to
｢ ｣ may bet on one box, provided that the total of all bets remains within the maximum limits displayed on the table sign. |
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You may not handle, ｢ ｣ any cards used in the game of Blackjack.
Although the dealer will call out the card totals, it is your responsibility to also check your point totals are correct. |
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You may double your original bet if your first two cards total 9,10 or 11 but not if either of your first two cards is an Ace.
If you elect to ｢ ｣, you place an additional bet equal to your original bet. You will then receive one additional card on that hand. |
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「Splitting Pairs」
If your first two cards have the same point value, you may ask the dealer to split your hand, to form two separate hands, by betting an amount equal to the original bet.
Each hand will be played and completed in turn. At least one card will be dealt to each hand. If the first two cards dealt to a split hand total
｢ ｣ you may double providing the hand does not contain an Ace.
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Created by M.K
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