Before each hand begins, each screen contains the following areas and controls. Once cards have been dealt, the Deal and Clear buttons disappear, to make way for the in-game controls.
The Chip Selector.
The Chip Selector is located on the right of the table, and will allow
you to select the value of the chips you are betting. At any given
time, the chip that is currently shown is the chip size selected.
To select a chip type, click on it; any bets you place will use chips
of the value you have selected, until you select a different one.
You are free to mix chips of whatever denomination you choose, although
there is a limit to how much you can bet on a single game. The chip
sizes and total bet limit will depend on the version of the game you
are playing and your accounts profile.
The Betting Zones. In all games except Single Deck Blackjack, there are three betting zones available for use, so that you can bet on up to three Blackjack hands at once. Each zone is represented by a set of circles.. In Single Deck Blackjack there is only one betting zone. To make a bet, select a chip type using the Chip Selector, and click on one of the circles. You can increase your bet, up to the maximum allowed, by clicking again, with the same or different chip types.
The Clear Button. Before the cards are dealt, clicking this will clear all the chips from the table.
The Deal Button. Once all bets have been placed, click on the Deal button to begin the hand, and deal cards to all positions that have made bets. Once the deal begins, this button disappears, and is replaced by the In-Game Control buttons.
The Rebet Button. Clicking on the Rebet button will automatically place the same bets as were laid for each position in the previous hand. Once the deal begins, this button disappears, and is replaced by the In-Game Control buttons.
Once cards are dealt, the Deal and Clear Bets buttons disappear, and are replaced by buttons that show the options available at the time. These options are specific to each hand in play, (the screen will indicate which hand is in play at the time). Play goes clockwise from the dealer; hence, decisions for the position on the right of the screen are taken first. In Single Deck Blackjack, only one hand can be played, the one in the middle of the table. Depending on the options available at the time, the following controls may be visible on-screen:
Hit. Clicking Hit requests an additional card to be added to the hand that is currently in play.
Stand. Clicking Stand completes the actions available for the hand that is currently in play.
Double. Clicking this allows you to Double-down. The Game Table shows the rules in each game.
Split. If your initial cards are the same, you will be offered the chance to split them. Some Blackjack variants will allow all cards that have a value of 10 (even non-identical ones) to be split whereas others only allow you to split pairs of cards with a matching face. The game rules table shows the rules in each game. Depending on the variant, you may or may not be able to Double split pairs.
Insurance. The Insurance
buttons appear on the screen when the dealer’s visible card is
an Ace. If the dealer’s hand is a Blackjack, you will receive a payout
of 2 to 1.
Unlike the other in-game controls, the option to insure
hands is taken before the rest of the actions are offered, and can
be applied either to each hand individually or all of them at once.
Surrender. In some versions of Blackjack, a ‘Surrender’ button will appear after the cards are dealt. This button forfeits the selected hand, and then half of the bet amount for that hand is returned to the player.