Blackjack is a card game played against the dealer, where the aim is a hand worth closer to 21 than the dealer's without going over. If you searched for bet365 blackjack, you are probably looking for how the game is played, which versions exist and how a computer-dealt table differs from one with a live dealer.
Common blackjack variants
Classic blackjack is the standard version found in most casinos. Others change a rule or two: Spanish 21 removes the tens from the deck, Pontoon uses different names and some different hand rules, and multi-hand tables let you play several hands in the same round. Many casinos also list side bets, which are separate wagers on the cards dealt.
Tables differ in the number of decks, the dealer's rule on a soft 17, whether you can double after splitting, and the stake range. These are common variants across casinos, not a list of tables at bet365, so check the blackjack section at bet365 for what is offered and read the rules shown on a table before you play.
How a hand is played
Each player and the dealer start with two cards. Number cards count at face value, picture cards count as ten and an ace counts as one or eleven, whichever helps the hand. A two-card hand of an ace and a ten-value card is a blackjack, which beats other hands worth 21.
On your turn you can:
- hit, to take another card
- stand, to keep your hand as it is
- double down, to double your stake and take one more card, where the table allows it
- split a pair into two hands, where the table allows it
If your hand goes over 21 you lose that hand straight away. The dealer follows fixed rules for drawing, which the table shows, and a blackjack is usually paid at better odds than an ordinary win, so check how the table pays before you start. Because the cards are dealt at random, no betting system, such as raising your stake after a loss, changes the odds of the next hand.
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Computer-dealt and live dealer blackjack
A computer-dealt table uses a random number generator to shuffle and deal, so you play at your own pace, with no other players and no waiting. At a live dealer table, a real dealer deals physical cards on a video stream, and rounds run at the speed of the table with other players seated. The live casino page covers how live tables work in more detail.
Playing sensibly
Learn the table rules and the payout for a blackjack before you sit down. Pick a stake you are comfortable losing, set a limit for the session before it starts, and stop when you reach it.
