Blackjack Multiplayer
Blackjack is inherently a betting game. Flipping the cards around with no stakes serves little purpose at first glance. After all, we’re all here to play blackjack for real money, aren’t we? So what’s the point of these free options, you may be asking?
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There are several good reasons as to why you may wish to try out free options. We’ll go through some of them to get an idea of what you’ll want to get out of the experience.
Test Different Blackjack Games
We’ve mentioned that there are thousands of options these days – but not all of them are good. Blackjack games in online casinos often have more to them than just the basic card game. A lot of them feature innovations or side bets that make them stick out from the crowd. Furthermore, they vary in style and quality of their presentation. If you’re planning to commit to a game in the long run, you don’t want just any title. Testing a specific game before putting down cash is a great way to make sure you’re making the right choice.
Learn How to Play Better
This entire site is here to make you a better blackjack player. From the basics to advanced blackjack strategy, we can help you in many ways. However, you can’t expect to truly get better without practice. If you want to get good, you’ll have to be prepared to lose before that happens. To that end, free blackjack is a great way to practice with no risks involved. The downside is that you won’t enjoy any profits either. Still, before you can reliably start winning, sticking to free versions may be for the best.
Prepare for Real Money Blackjack
You should understand that usually, the best approach is to just play blackjack for fun. Gambling is entertainment and not an investment, and you should treat it as such. That said, going into new blackjack games unprepared is a recipe for disaster. Especially if a title has a lot of special features or side bets.
Finally, if you’re sure you’ve found a game you enjoy, you won’t be able to instantly play for cash. You’ll need to find an online casino with that specific title. That’s where we come in – we list the best online casinos for blackjack and which site features which games. This will tell you where to find the games you’re interested in and which ones have the best blackjack odds. Once all of that is out of the way, you’ll be winning hands and stacking chips in no time!
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Introduction
Multiplier Blackjack is a blackjack variant with two ways to bet on the same hand. One bet is the standard blackjack bet and the other is the Multiplier bet, which pays a premium if the player wins because the dealer busts.
At the time of this writing, the game has four placements in California and about a dozen in Oklahoma.
Rules
- Play starts with the player making a blackjack wager and/or the Multiplier wager. There are no restrictions about the ratio of the two bets, the player may bet as much as he wishes on both, subject to casino limits.
- After wagering, play then proceeds as in conventional blackjack.
- The rules and outcome of the blackjack wager are always the same as conventional blackjack, under the table rules.
- If the player gets a winning blackjack, both the blackjack and Multiplier Blackjack wagers will pay according to the posted table rules.
- If the player splits, then he must also match his blackjack and/or Multiplier wagers with an equal amount for the new hand.
- If the player doubles, then he has the option to double his blackjack and/or Multiplier wagers up to the original wagers on each bet.
- If the player loses, then the blackjack and/or Multiplier wagers for that hand lose.
- If the player and dealer tie, then the blackjack and/or Multiplier wagers for that hand push.
- If the player wins by outscoring the dealer, then the blackjack and/or Multiplier wagers for that hand win and pays 1 to 1.
- If the player wins because the dealer busts, then the Multiplier Blackjack wager shall pay based on the card the caused the dealer to bust, as shown in the following table. The blackjack wager shall pay 1 to 1.
- A winning blackjack is a win for both the blackjack and Multiplier wagers. How much each pays is a variable rule and up to casino management.
The following table shows the win for the Multiplier Blackjack wager when the dealer busts. Wins are on a 'to one' basis.
Multiplier Blackjack Pay Table
| Bust Card | Pays |
|---|---|
| 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 |
| 8 or 9 | 1.5 |
| J-K | 0.5 |
| 10 | Push |
If my explanation was not clear, here is the rack card. Click on the image for a larger version. This rack card is for a more liberal version that pays 2 to 1 if the dealer busts on an 8, while most, if not all, casinos pay 3 to 2.
Strategy
Following is the basic strategy if the player makes the Multiplier bet only. This assumes the dealer hits a soft 17 and double after a split is allowed.
Key to the basic strategy table.
- H = Hit
- S = Stand
- D = Double if you can, otherwise hit
- Ds = Double if you can, otherwise stand
- P = Split
- R = Surrender if you can, otherwise hit
- Rs = Surrender if you can, otherwise stand
Analysis
For purposes of analysis, I assume a winning blackjack pays 3 to 2, an infinite number of decks, dealer hits soft 17, double after split allowed, re-splitting aces allowed, and surrender not allowed. Under those rules, I get a house edge of 2.04%.
From analysis in blackjack, the difference between six decks and infinite is 0.10% the player's way. Making that same adjustment results in a house edge of 1.94%.
Effects of Rule Variations
The following list shows the effect on the player expectation (so positive is good and negative is bad) on those rules I have considered.
- Blackjack pays 1.2 instead of 1.5: -1.35%
- Surrender allowed: +0.12%
- Dealer busts with 8 pays 2 to 1*: +1.39%
*: Game literature mentions this rule option, but I don't think any casino has chosen this more liberal version.
External Links
- Best Games — Web site for the game distributor.
- Multiplier Blackjack — Web site by the distributor specifically for Multiplier Blackjack.
- Discussion — about Multiplier Blackjack in my forum at Wizard of Vegas.
