| If you are the kind of player that enjoys games with | | | | insurance bet pays two to one and the player breaks |
| rules that are easy to learn, but difficult to master, then | | | | even. For many this might sound like a good bet to |
| Blackjack is certainly your kind of game. While the | | | | make but as a player you must realize the likelihood of |
| rules are very quickly learned, there are many | | | | a dealer getting Blackjack, which is very unlikely with |
| influences that a player must understand before | | | | the first two cards. It is typically regarded as |
| achieving any type of proficiency with this timeless | | | | somewhat of a fool's bet, but to novice players |
| classic. | | | | appears to be sound thinking. Some experts have |
| Fortunately Real Time Gaming's gaming software very | | | | even gone so far as to say that this bet should never |
| closely mimics traditional card play so well that all viable | | | | be made unless a player is counting the cards. Many |
| Blackjack strategies will work equally well in Real Time | | | | casinos regard card counting as cheating and a player |
| Gaming. This is very important before a player decides | | | | should never engage in any activity that would be |
| to start playing in the online casino environment. | | | | considered unethical. |
| The first item that you must understand is that the | | | | Another Blackjack strategy that might have you |
| odds in Blackjack favor the house. For example, it's not | | | | confused is that of "doubling down." The art of doubling |
| uncommon for both the dealer and the player to go | | | | down is a viable strategy and one that must be |
| over twenty-one, or "bust." If this happens to you will | | | | understood prior to doing it in actual game play. A |
| lose your wager. | | | | player is allowed to double down on two cards and |
| Another commonly misunderstood bet is the | | | | increase their initial wager by two. For example, if a |
| "insurance" bet. This is a side bet that you can make | | | | player is dealt a six card and a five card, a total of |
| outside the typical wager. This bet comes in to play | | | | eleven, that player can choose to double down. The |
| when the dealer is showing an Ace card face up | | | | dealer will then allow you to increase your bet and |
| (players are dealt two cards, initially, with one of the | | | | then deal you one more card. If you are dealt a ten |
| cards being placed face up and the other face down). | | | | card at this point you have proven yourself very wise. |
| An insurance bet can then be made. This is a bet that | | | | These are just a few things to consider before getting |
| if the dealer has a ten card, and ends up getting a | | | | too far into Blackjack. Blackjack's simplicity can be |
| Blackjack, the player will lose their initial wager, but if | | | | very deceiving and you should learn all you can. |
| they made the insurance bet they win that bet. The | | | | |