Blackjack Rules
Before any cards are dealt, the player must wager. He does this by placing his bet in the designated space in front of his table position. The dealer then deals two cards to each of the players, and two to himself (one of the dealer's cards is dealt face up and one is dealt facing down). Face cards (kings, queens and jacks) count as 10, ace counts as one or 11 (as the player chooses) and all other cards are counted at their face value.
BLACKJACK - If the player's first two cards are an ace and a 10 or face card, he wins. However, if the dealer also has a blackjack, it is a standoff, as are all ties or pushes. A winning blackjack pays the player 3 to 2.
HIT or STAND - Hit means to draw another card (which the player signifies by scraping the table with his cards or a similar hand motion). Stand means no more cards (which the player signals by placing his cards under his wager or moving his hand in a horizontal direction. If the player hits and busts (goes over 21), he immediately turns his cards over and his wager is lost.
DOUBLE DOWN - The player is allowed to double the bet on his first two cards and draw one additional card only to improve his hand.
SPLITTING PAIRS - If the first two cards a player is dealt are a pair, he may split them into two separate hands, bet the same amount on each and then play them separately. Aces receive only one additional card. After splitting, A-10 counts as 21 and not as blackjack.
INSURANCE - If the dealer's up card is an ace, the player may take insurance, a bet not exceeding one-half his original bet. If the dealer's down card is a 10 or any face card, the player wins 2 to 1. Any other card means a win for the dealer.
SURRENDER - Where permitted, a player may give up his first two cards and lose only one-half his original bet.
Let It Ride Rules
This game is based on 5 Card Stud Poker, but in this game you are not playing against other players or the house. Here you only play against your own luck.
Starting out you have to make three equal bets. This is done by placing one of your chips in each of the three circles located at your playing position. Those circles will be marked as "$", "1" and "2". The chips in 1 and 2 may be called back later on but the chip in the $ circle is the minimum you have to risk. After placing the bets each player and the dealer gets three cards face down. The dealer then will discard one of his cards immediately. Those cards are not a hand; they are later being used for every player to create a five card poker hand out of his own three cards.
Once all the cards are dealt the players can pick up their first three cards and look at them. After you looked at your cards and you don't think you are going to have a winning hand, you can ask for your first bet back. This is done by dragging the cards on the table the same way as if you were taking a hit in Blackjack. The dealer will then give you back one of your three bets. In this case the one bet is out of the game regardless if you win or lose. If you think you have a winning hand just slide your cards face down under your bet. This signals to the dealer that you want to Let It Ride. After every player chooses between "Let It Ride" (LIR) or taking back one bet the dealer turns one of his two cards over. You now have to use the dealers upcard with your own three cards to make a good hand. At this point the betting, as explained before, starts over.
Each player is again given the choice to LIR or take his second bet back. In either case, whether you LIR or take back your bet, the decision you made on the first bet will not be affected. For instance: If you after the first bet thought that you were going to have a winning hand and LIR, but now you don't think you will be a winner anymore you could take your second bet back - but the first bet still remains on the table. Once everybody has made their decision on the second bet, in the same way as explained above, the dealer will turn over his second card. Now you have to use both of the dealers upcards together with your three cards to make the best hand. You are a winner if you have a Pair of Tens or better. The payout is based on the bets you left on the table. For each bet you left on the table you will get the following odds.
Payouts!
Pair of Tens or better / 1:1
Two Pair / 2:1
Three of a Kind / 3:1
Straight / 5:1
Flush / 8:1
Full House / 11:1
Four of a Kind / 50:1
Straight Flush / 200:1
Royal Flush / 1000:1
Roulette Rules
Roulette was first
played in France back in the 17th century. It is now one of the most popular
European gambling games and Monte Carlo in Monaco is a well known and
famous casino center for playing roulette.
The Basics
Players, usually up to eight, play against the house represented by the croupier
also called the dealer, who spins the roulette wheel and handles the
wagers and payouts. The wheel has 37 slots representing 36 numbers and one zero.
In the USA most roulette wheels have two zeros and therefore 38 slots.
Each player buys-in
a different colored chips so their bets don't get mixed up. At the end of
play, if you won, you exchange back the colored chips with cash chips.
These are special chips with the value amount imprinted on them. There are
several denominations in various colors. You then take these chips to the cash
desk where they will give you actual cash money in exchange.
To play roulette,
you place your bet or bets on numbers (any number including the zero) in the
table layout or on the outside, and when everybody at the table had a chance to
place their bets, the croupier starts the spin and launches the ball.
Just a few moments before the ball is about to drop over the slots, the croupier
says 'no more bets'. From that moment no one is allowed to place - or change
- their bets until the ball drops on a slot. Only after the croupier places the dolly
on the winning number on the roulette table and clears all the losing bets you
can then start placing your new bets while the croupier pays the winners. The
winners are those bets that are on or around the number that comes up. Also the
bets on the outside of the layout win if the winning number is represented.
The house
advantage
On a single zero roulette table the house advantage is 2.7%. On a double zero
roulette table it is 5.26% (7.9% on the five-number bet, 0-00-1-2-3). The house
advantage is gained by paying the winners a chip or two (or a proportion of it)
less than what it should have been if there was no advantage.
The 'En Prison'
rule
A roulette rule applied to even-money bets only, and by some casinos (not all).
When the outcome is zero, some casinos will allow the player to either take back
half his/her bet or leave the bet (en prison = in prison) for another roulette
spin. In the second case, if the following spin the outcome is again zero, then
the whole bet is lost.
The 'La Partage'
rule
The la partage roulette rule is similar to the en prison rule, only in this case
the player loses half the bet and does not have the option of leaving the bet en
prison for another spin. This refers to the 'outside' even-money bets Red/Black,
High/Low, Odd/Even and applies when the outcome is zero. Both the La Partage and
the En Prison roulette rules essentially cut the casino edge on the 'even-money
bets' in half. So a bet on Red on a single-zero roulette table with the la
partage rule or the en prison rule has a 1.35% house edge and one on a
double-zero roulette table has a house edge of 2.63%.
The payouts
A bet on one number only, called a straight-up bet, pays 35 to 1. (You collect
36. With no house advantage you should collect 37 (38 in the USA on double zero
roulette wheels).
A two-number bet, called split bet, pays 17 to 1.
A three-number bet, called street bet, pays 11 to 1.
A four-number bet, called corner bet, pays 8 to 1.
A six-number bet, pays 5 to 1.
A bet on the outside dozen or column, pays 2 to 1.
A bet on the outside even money bets, pays 1 to 1.
Object of the
game
To win at roulette the player needs to predict where the ball will land after
each spin. This is by no means easy. In fact, luck plays an important part in
this game. Some players go with the winning numbers calling them 'hot' numbers
and therefore likely to come up more times. Others see which numbers did not
come up for some time and bet on them believing that their turn is now due. Some
players bet on many numbers to increase their chances of winning at every spin,
but this way the payout is considerably reduced. Other methodical players use
specific roulette systems or methods, money management systems, or both.
Slots Rules
Slots (also known as "one-armed bandits") are a thrilling game that lets you win many times more than your bet.
To play the slot machine just drop chips into the slot and pull the handle or click SPIN button to rotate the reels. You can drop as many chips as you wish into the slot but only one chip is played by default. You can click "BET ONE" button to increase your bet by one chip. The maximum number of chips that can be played in one round is three. You can click "BET MAX" button to bet three chips right away. If you wish to get back the chips that are in the machine but have not been played yet click on "CASH OUT" button on the machine.
Payouts are as shown in the table on top of the machine. For example, if you play one chip (coin) in a US$.50 slot machine and all triple-bars line up, you will receive 80 chips (coins of US$.50) which is US$40.00 of your winnings.
Video Poker Rules
Video Poker has remained a favorite of gamblers for years. Combining elements of
both poker and slots, video poker is one of the few games in the casino where
you can actually find a positive expectation of winning. In contrast to "pure
luck" games such as slots or roulette, video poker combines the elements of luck
and strategy. With enough practice, you can learn how to play video poker like a
professional.
Luck - Outcomes are governed by a random number
generator, hereafter known as an RNG. The RNG cycles through random numbers at
about 1000 per second when the machine is sitting idle. At the moment you signal
the machine to deal, the RNG gives the machine a number that corresponds to a
card combination to display, as well as replacement cards. The available
combinations in the RNG match those that could be dealt by a 52 card deck, with
the same probabilities you would find in a poker game. The odds of receiving a
particular hand from the start are fixed. For instance, the chance of receiving
a royal flush without drawing is 1 in every 649,740 hands.
Video poker is a draw poker in slot machine form. Players Hold or Discard from five cards showing and get a second deal, or stand with a pat hand. It has become the most popular game of chance among casino players in the U.S. Eighty percent of respondents to a recent survey in Las Vegas said they played videopoker.
There are important differences between Videopoker and Table Poker worth noting as follows:
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In Videopoker the House is represented by a machine not a dealer and the video machine does not attempt to beat you.
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You don't have to figure out what the other player's hand could be like when playing against other players.
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You cannot bluff.
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You do not run the risk of being beaten by another player. If you have a strong hand, you win. In Table Poker, you could have a strong hand like three of a kind and lose to another player who has a better hand.
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A good decision in Videopoker may be a bad one for Table Poker. What is advantageous to hold in Videopoker may prove disadvantageous in Table Poker and vice versa.
Since its introduction in the early 1980's, Videopoker has grown into one of the casino's most popular games. Unlike regular Poker, which is played against other players at a poker table, Videopoker is played individually on a machine that uses video technology to create a Poker hand.
Based on the classic Five Card Stud, Videopoker challenges players to build the best possible five-card hand. The player is dealt five cards and has the option of discarding any or all of the cards. New cards are dealt to replace the discards.
Payoffs are based on a scale, paying players for hands as low as a pair of tens or Jacks all the way up to a Royal Flush. Like slot machines, Videopoker machines are available in many denominations, with 25c and $1 machines being the most popular. Many casinos also offer progressive payoffs or bonuses for Royal Flushes or other special hands. Videopoker provides variety too, with versions ranging from 'Jacks or Better' to 'Deuces Wild' and 'Jokers Wild'.
The ranking of hands starting from the highest are as follows:
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Five of a Kind
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Royal Flush
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Straight Flush
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Four of a Kind
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Full House
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Flush
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Straight
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Three of a Kind
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Two Pair
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A Pair
Five of a Kind is only possible when using a Joker or Wild Cards and is the highest possible hand.
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