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Spanish 21
Perhaps the most reprehensible, if not truly heinous, variation of the game that has been foisted upon the unsuspecting blackjack public recently is the game billed by the Vegas Strip and downtown casinos alike as Spanish 21. The Lady Luck on Fremont Street even has the audacity to advertise “Over 99% Payback” for this [...]

Table Limits
The range of minimum and maximum bets can vary greatly within the same casino but is usually clearly posted at each table. One-dollar minimum tables are increasingly hard to find nowadays, while $25 minimums are getting more common, especially in the newer Canadian casinos. The range between minimum and maximum bets is generally much [...]

The general rules and procedures of blackjack mentioned above are adopted globally. There are, however, some exceptions that should be noted.
A few casinos still do not allow you to double-down after splitting a hand, but the trend is definitely toward the more liberal rule application. This is an important factor to consider when deciding whether [...]

The Table
A typical blackjack table layout is shown below.
The Cards
Standard poker-sized playing cards are used. Finding a game played with just one deck, however, is getting more difficult these days. Some casinos offer double-deck games, and you are usually better off to play there after familiarizing yourself with the “face-down” procedures that are normally used [...]

Originally, the rules of blackjack were as varied as the individual casinos that first offered the game. Over the years, as players became more knowledgeable and demanded more consistent and favorable playing odds, the rules as outlined below became generally accepted. These have emerged as the most widely offered rules of the present day, but [...]