Greektown Casino - Blackjack

BLACKJACK

TIE WAGER
The object is for you to draw cards that total 21 or come closer to 21 than the dealer. All cards are at face value, except for the King, Queen and Jack which count as 10. An Ace will have a value of 11 unless that would give a player or the dealer a score in excess of 21; in which case, it has a value of 1. The dealer starts the game. Every player gets 2 cards, face up. The dealer gets 2 cards, with a Hole Card (1 card face down). Only after all players' hands are played does the dealer disclose the Hole Card and play the dealer's hand. Once you have your 2 cards in front of you, you can choose to Stand (draw no more cards), or take a Hit (draw one or more cards) until you reach 21 or come as close as possible. However, if you go over 21, you Break (automatically lose). A winning hand pays even money. Now the dealer turns over the Hole Card and acts on the hand according to the rules of the game. The dealer must draw to 16 and Stand when 17 or more is reached. At the end of the game, if your count is the same as the dealer's, it is a Standoff (nobody wins). If the player's count is greater than the dealer's count and both have not exceeded 21, or the dealer's count exceeds 21 and the player's count does not, the player wins.

BLACKJACK HAND
In the event your first two cards are an Ace and any 10 value card, the dealer announces your hand as "Blackjack." You will be paid at this time, if the dealer does not have an Ace or a 10 value card as a face up card. If the dealer has an Ace showing, the player may opt to take even money or wait until the dealer has peaked to determine whether he/she has Blackjack. If the dealer's hand is a Blackjack, the game is a Standoff. A player's winning Blackjack is paid off at odds of 3 to 2. A two-card 21 wins over a multi-card 21 in all circumstances. BLACKJACK TERMS
SPLITTING PAIRS

Spliting Pairs If your first 2 cards are a pair with the same numerical value, you may split them into 2 hands. You must bet the same amount as your original wager on each hand formed by splitting a pair. You must complete play on your first hand before playing your second hand. However, you may double down on each hand. If the split pairs are Aces, you will receive only 1 card on each. Because only 1 card is given when Aces are split, a player may not double down on Aces that have been split. Pairs may split a maximum of 3 times, for a total of 4 hands, if you split your initial pair and you receive an identically valued card to create another pair.

DOUBLING DOWN
After you get your first two cards, except when your first 2 cards total 21. When doubling down you draw only 1 additional card.

INSURANCE
If the dealer's face up card is an Ace, and prior to anyone receiving additional cards, you may take insurance. To do this you place a bet no more than one-half of your original bet on the insurance line. If the dealer's Hole Card is a 10, Jack, Queen, or King, you win your insurance bet at odds of 2 to 1. If the dealer's Hole Card is any other card, you lose your insurance bet. The dealer collects all losing insurance wagers before continuing the hand. If the correct amount of insurance cannot be bet due to the limitation of the value of chip denomination (i.e., a $7.50 bet allowing a $3.75 insurance bet), the player may insure as close to the maximum insurance without over-insuring the bet.

CARD HANDLING
Players are not allowed to touch the cards.

THE PLAYER'S HAND
The player is responsible for the correct count of his or her hand.

HAND SIGNALS
The player is responsible for the proper use of hand signals to indicate Hit or Stand. Other decisions may be made verbally.

OPTINAL WAGER
An optional wager for your Blackjack is available in selected Blackjack games on the casino floor.

PERFECT PAIRS BLACKJACK
A Perfect Pairs wager is a bet that wins if the first two cards dealt to a hand is a pair. It wins with any pair, regardless of rank or suit; however the payout odds vary depending upon which type of pair it is. A Perfect Pairs wager loses if the first 2 cards dealt to a hand is not a pair.

This is achieved because the players place their bets on Perfect Pairs at the same time as they place their regular Blackjack Bets. After the completion of the initial deal of 2 cards to each player, the dealer collects all losing Perfect Pairs bets and then pays all winning Perfect Pairs bets. Accordingly all Perfect Pairs bets have been dealt with prior to the players making any decisions on the way they are to play their hands.

The object of the game is for the player's hand to beat the dealer's hand by getting a higher card total that is closer to, but does not exceed, the count of 21. A hand that exceeds the count of 21 is called a busted hand. Cards are counted at their face value with all face cards and Tens have a point value of ten. Aces may be used as one or eleven. Optional Bonus Wager a player may make based on his or her initial 2 cards.

Only $1.00 to $25.00 wagers will be accepted. There are 3 different types of pairs and the payout odds vary accordingly.

They are:
1. A "Mixed Pair". A pair that is comprised of 1 red card and 1 black card. Example- 3 (Hearts) 3 (Spade)
2. A "Colored Pair". A pair that is comprised of 2 cards that are different suits, with both cards being either red-suited cards or both cards being black-suited cards. Example- 8 (Club) 8 (Spade)
3. A "Perfect Pair". An identical pair.
Example- Q (Diamond) Q (Diamond)

PERFECT PAIR PAYOUT
Mixed Pair (6 to 1)
Colored Pair (12 to 1)
Perfect Pair (25 to 1)

PREDICTION WAGER PAYOUTS
Triple Blackjack Prediction: 1,000 to 1
(on each of the two player hands)
Double Blackjack Prediction: 100 to 1
Single Blackjack Prediction: 12 to 1
21 Prediction: 10 to 1
20 Prediction: 4 to 1
19 Prediction: 6 to 1
18 Prediction: 6 to 1
17 Prediction: 6 to 1
Player Bust: 2 to 1
Tie Prediction: 8 to 1
*Ties will Exclude Blackjack

FORTUNE TELLER™
BLACKJACK

This is a simple game to play. Players make their first Main Wager in one of two ways:

Chip(s) placed on the Standard Blackjack Wager.
Chip(s) placed on the Bust Wager.

Once a Main Wager is placed on the game, the player will have additional betting options available to them. There are four separate Side Wagers for a player to choose from in addition to their Main Wager. Each individual Side Wager must be of equal or lesser value to the Main Wager. Side Wagers allow a player to predict the Final Outcome of their hand. Players are limited to playing a maximum of two (2) player spots per hand.

Prediction wagers include:
NUMERIC PREDICTION Wager–
This wager allows a player to predict their final point total;

17- A Hand Total of 17.
This outcome pays 6:1

18- A Hand Total of 18.
This outcome pays 6:1

19- A Hand Total of 19.
This outcome pays 6:1

20- A Hand Total of 20.
This outcome pays 4:1

21- A Hand Total of 21.
This outcome pays 10:1

NOTE: ONLY one bet per "Color Group" per hand is permitted.

TIE WAGER
This wager allows a player to predict a tie with the dealer's hand. When the dealer and player have the same point total between seventeen (17) and twenty-one (21), payout will occur. This outcome pays 8:1
NOTE: Ties will exclude ALL Blackjack and Bust Wagers

BUST WAGER
This wager allows a player to predict their hand will bust. A player will forfeit their ability to call their hand when a Bust Wager is placed. The dealer will hit the player's hand House Ways. If the player's hand exceeds twenty-one (21), payout will occur. This outcome pays 2:1

BLACKJACK PREDICTION WAGER
This wager is a side bet placed on the player's hand where the player tries to predict Blackjack for their hand(s). Blackjack Prediction wagers do not pay out for a hand totaling twenty-one (21) that consists of three or more cards. Split aces receiving a ten value card qualify as a 21 (twenty-one) and not as a Blackjack.

When a player bets on one or more player spots with an accompanying Blackjack Prediction Wager and an ace and ten value card (Blackjack) is dealt to one of these hands, a Single Blackjack Prediction payout will occur. This outcome pays 12:1.

When a player bets on one or more player spots with accompanying Blackjack Prediction Wagers on each of these spots and any of the player's hands is dealt an ace and ten value card (Blackjack) and the dealer's hand is also dealt an ace and a ten value card (Blackjack), a Double Blackjack Prediction payout will occur. This outcome pays 100:1.

When a player bets on two player spots with accompanying Blackjack Prediction Wagers on both spots and both player hands are dealt an ace and a ten value card (Blackjack) and the dealer hand is also dealt and ace and ten value card (Blackjack) a Triple Blackjack Prediction payout will occur. This outcome pays 1000:1 (On both winning blackjack prediction wagers).

All Wagers must be placed prior to the commencement of a hand.

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