Blackjack Variations

Popular variants

The variant of the game, Spanish 21, in the US, permits doubling down bets on multiple numbers of cards. Further, Spanish 21 has more bonuses with different qualifying criteria. For example, there are bonuses for simple 21; bonus for 6 or 7 or 8; a bonus if you have three 7s. Look at some more blackjack variations in other countries.

A different version of blackjack is followed in some of the casinos in California. This style is popularly called as Vegas style or 21^st Century blackjack. In this variation, bursting over the figure 21 does not mean a loss by the routine; the gambler may continue to push with a higher amount of bet.

Pontoon is a different version of blackjack popular in Australia and Britain. The rules of this game are different and hence call for some different way of planning for winning the game. Again, the Australian side of Pontoon is bit different form the British style. There is a bit of similarity between Australian game of Pontoon and Spanish 21.

In France, Germany and Asian countries, splitting is not allowed, but there are certain other types of card sequence in substitution. The Chinese version of blackjack is also devoid of splitting.

Other variants

In some places, the variant called double attack blackjack is popular. In this variant, since the dealer's cards are faced up, new players are enticed to increase the amount of stakes. However, in the situation, a gambler gets no more than an even amount of payout for a blackjack.

The double exposure blackjack is another variant in which both the cards of a dealer are exposed. But, the difference is a winner gets only an equal amount of payout instead of double or a triple sum in other types. If there is a tie, the gamblers lose.

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