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How to Play California Blackjack

Despite the state laws and crazy banking stuff, the objective of California blackjack is the same as traditional blackjack. You want to beat the dealer’s hand, but without exceeding 21 points. All cards’ value are indicated by the number of the front. Aces are worth 1 or 11 points, and face cards are worth 10 points.

• Blackjack is one of the more simple games in a casino. While players can win a lot of money playing the game, the rules are fairly basic. There are some variations that will be found in different casinos, but the basic rules will remain the same.
• Blackjack Rules Learning Blackjack Rules. Blackjack has a basic set of blackjack game rules that all players must follow. There are also specific rules that the dealer must follow. Before playing blackjack in a brick and mortar casino, you should learn and master the rules of blackjack.

The game will start with each person placing their bets. Then they will receive their cards. The action will begin with the players seated in the position closest to the dealer’s left.

Here are the rules that the dealers and players need to follow.

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• 6 decks are used. Each deck contains a joker, for a total of 6 jokers.
• Jokers are wild, and can be used with any combination to make 21 points. Standing at this point is mandatory.
• These cards are considered ‘naturals:’ two jokers, aces or an ace and joker. Players must mention that they have a natural right away.
• An ace and 10 does not outrank other 21 point hands.
• Dealers don’t peek at their hole cards.
• Players can surrender with any two cards, except for when the dealer has a joker card showing.
• If the dealer’s down card is the joker, then the player can only lose their original wager. Additional bets (double downs or splits) are considered pushes.
• If both the dealer and player busts, the player will win their initial bet back if it was lower than the dealer’s. Otherwise they (still) lose their bet.
• The dealer hits soft 17.

Keep in mind that the rules may vary from one casino to the next. For example, some casinos treat the joker cards as 2 or 12 points.

If you want to know the casino’s rules before you play, you can visit this site and read about them. They list all the licensed rooms’ rules in California. This list is also a good indicator of where not to play. http://oag.ca.gov/gambling/cardroomlist

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The rules of the Blackjack game are relatively easy to learn. Each player makes a bet that his hand would be better than the hand of the dealer. The object is very simple: to achieve a total that is greater than that of the dealer, and which does not exceed 21. However, there are many different variations of blackjack both in physical casinos and in the online casino landscape. These variations have different rulesets, so be mindful of the fact that some of the strategies above may not directly apply to the particular blackjack game you are playing.

CINCINNATI - Jack Cincinnati Casino has changed the game of Blackjack, but it’s too early to call it a game changing business strategy for the region's largest gambling hall.

JACK JACK was invented by the table-games team in Cincinnati. It follows the standard rules of Blackjack, but alters the payout for players who reach 21 with two cards of different suits.

A Blackjack with two black cards pays 2 to 1, or $20 for a $10 bet. Two red cards fetch the standard 3 to 2 payout, or $15 for that same $10 wager. A red Ace with a black King would pay $10, or 1 to 1.

The game aims to provide “a unique experience for our guests that they cannot find at any other casino,” said Bennie Mancino, director of table games for Jack Cincinnati Casino. “So far, the guest response has been overwhelmingly positive.”

After testing the game at two tables this year, Jack Cincinnati doubled down on the strategy with four tables. Its sister casino in Cleveland added JACK JACK to its table game mix this summer as well.

“We’re continuing to look for new ways to create even more excitement in table games,” said Jack Cincinnati General Manager Chad Barnhill. “We want to be the industry leader as it relates to table games growth and innovation.”

The move accentuates a strength for Jack Cincinnati: It’s by far the regional leader when it comes to attracting bets in Blackjack, poker, roulette and craps. Gamblers dropped $183 million in bets at Jack Cincinnati’s 121 tables through July of this year. That’s $28 million more than Southeast Indiana’s three casino properties combined.

But Jack Cincinnati lags its Ohio competitors in the amount of revenue generated per table. It averages about $55,000 per month in adjusted gross revenue, which is what the casino gets after all bets are paid. Jack Cleveland Casino leads the state in this category with $63,000 in adjusted gross revenue at each of its 126 tables.

Belterra Casino & Resort in Florence, Indiana brings up the rear by this measure, averaging just $15,909 per month in house wins. That made Belterra the best place to win money at table games in the first seven months of this year. In fact, Indiana records show the casino lost $519,000 at Baccarat in May and $123,000 at Blackjack in February.

'There are many factors that go into these numbers and they vary on a daily and monthly basis,' said Roxann Kincade, director of public relations for Belterra parent, Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. 'We focus on providing a great table games experience to ensure that our guests see Belterra as their casino of choice.'

The volatility of table games is one reason that casinos use them mostly as traffic generators, as opposed to revenue and profit centers, said Alan Silver, an assistant professor who teaches casino management at Ohio University.

Silver said his former colleague at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas collected data from non-destination casinos in Nevada. Table games generated 9 percent of revenue for those properties, but only one percent of profits. Slot machines, by contrast, accounted for 46 percent of revenue and 66 percent of profits.

“They call slot machines one-arm bandits for a reason,” Silver said. Jack Cincinnati is “trying a lot of different things because they need to improve their revenue.”

Barnhill said table games account for 38 percent of Jack Casino's gaming revenue. He declined to provide details on their profitability.

Silver said table games are too labor intensive to generate big profits, but they are good at attracting young gamblers, who are more into the social experience of gambling than their parents.

“Millennials like to play table games,” Silver said. A new variation of Blackjack is intended “to differentiate yourself and get people to say, ‘Hey, that looks like a better deal. Let’s go try it.’ But it remains to be seen how well it’s going to do in the long run. What I’d like to see them do is get that slot revenue up because that’s cash in the bank.”

Barnhill, who moved to Cincinnati in December 2015 from a Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore, has been trying to boost Jack Cincinnati’s revenue with a mix of improvements, including new slot machines that target young gamblers.

That’s why Jack Casino now offers Game of Thrones, Plants vs Zombies and Lightning Link, a progressive slot machine game that was named one of 2015’s “Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products” by Casino Journal.

“We have more new slot product on the floor right now than this property’s ever had,” Barnhill said.

A new bank of 75-inch TV screens were added this week to the former Margaritaville restaurant space, which is trying to generate more traffic from sporting events – like the Mayweather-McGregor fight Saturday night. Barnhill said he’s talking to multiple potential partners about filling the 400-seat restaurant that closed in April.

Despite the closure and traffic jams caused by the Brent Spence Bridge reconstruction, Barnhill said the casino’s traffic counts are up in 2017. He still thinks it’s possible to get the property’s total gaming revenue above $20 million, a feat it hasn’t achieved since its March 2013 opening month.

“We just want to give people a reason to visit,” Barnhill said. “Whether it’s slots, tables, a great steakhouse that we have in Prism, the best buffet in the market … it’s as much as making sure we’re providing the right guest experience, the right service level and the right set of amenities as it is anything. The rest of it will take care of itself as long as we take care of the guest.

Jack Cincinnati remained the market leader in July, with $16.7 million in total revenue, 4 percent higher than Hollywood Lawrenceburg’s $16 million month. Miami Valley Gaming ranked third with $12.4 million in revenue from its slots-like video lottery terminals.

Belterra’s two Cincinnati properties generated more total revenue than Jack Cincinnati, $7.4 million from Belterra Park in Anderson Township and $10.2 million from its original property in Southeast Indiana. Rising Star casino ranked last in the region at $4.6 million.