Blackjack Variations at Roxy Palace Casino

4 Mar 2010

For the blackjack lover, Roxy Palace Casino offers numerous versions of the game. Many experienced and novice players enjoy the offerings at Roxy. With such a wide variety, there’s enough to keep the thrill of blackjack fresh.

One variety of blackjack available at Roxy Palace is Atlantic City Video Blackjack. The game is based upon the classic blackjack game which requires players to beat the dealer’s hand without exceeding 21. In Atlantic City blackjack, the cards numbered from 2 to 9 are worth their number value. The cards worth ten points include the 10, Jack, Queen & King. The Ace can be used either as a 1 or 11. Bets are placed prior to the deal. You are first dealt two cards, of course face up. Then the dealer gives themselves two cards, one with the face up and one with the face down.  Then you would simply decide whether you want to stand, hit, double down, split or surrender.

Another blackjack variation found at Roxy Palace is European Blackjack. This variant is like other kinds of blackjack. You must try to get a higher score than the dealer without going over 21. One big difference is that European blackjack has a shoe comprised of two decks of cards. Therefore, the odds are in the favour of the player rather than the dealer. In European Blackjack, the dealer will always stand on 17.

Spanish blackjack is another blackjack variation offered at Roxy Palace Casino. The decks used in this game are different from other games. The decks include only 48 cards rather than the typical 52. The 10 cards are all removed from the decks comprising the shoe. The typical moves in Spanish blackjack are the same as other blackjack games. You can opt to hit, stand, double, split and surrender.  In Spanish blackjack, if you choose to double down and lose then you can opt for what is called double down rescue. In this case, you would only give up half of the amount of the double down. With such a subtle twist, Spanish blackjack is an exciting game to experience!