Vegas Strip Blackjack

Wander into any casino on the Las Vegas Strip and you are almost guaranteed to find this variant of blackjack being played, not the most generous of blackjack games as it has a house edge of 0.35%, but a good game none the less.

The reason it is called Vegas Strip Blackjack is, apart from where it was developed and is played, is the game rules that come into play when you take part in a session, so let's now see what these rules dictate.

The online version of Vegas Strip blackjack we shall take a look at is from Microgaming who use a four deck shoe, this shoe is completely shuffled before each new game begins, so if you had any ideas of card counting then forget it!

The rules state that you can split any two cards that have the same value such as two 8's or a Jack and a King. By splitting, your hand is split into two new ones and you must place another stake equal to your initial bet amount on the new hand that is formed.

You can split Aces but just once, and when you do only one card will be dealt to each Ace, if you get dealt a Ten to a split Ace then this is deemed to be a 21 hand and not a Blackjack. You can keep splitting hands upto a maximum of three times which will mean you can play upto four different hands should you have split three times.

The double down rules that are in play in the game of Vegas Strip Blackjack allow you to double down your hand once after receiving your first two cards. You may also double down after a split, and each double down will cost you another wager that is the same amount as your initial wager.

The Dealer in the game of Vegas Strip Blackjack will stand on all 17 hands. being a hole card game the Dealer always peeks for Blackjack when he is holding either a Ten or an Ace.

A Blackjack hand pays 3 to 2, and a winning Insurance bet pays 2-1. The house edge of the Vegas Strip Blackjack game is 0.35%.

Vegas Strip Blackjack - Hint and Tips
If you are lucky enough to be dealt a pair of Aces, then you must split them everytime.

Get yourself dealt a pair of ten valued cards then stand, don't make the common mistake of splitting them, stand them always.

Taking insurance is a very bad bet indeed and if you take it on this game then you will be playing against a house edge on that bet alone of 7.246%, so never take Insurance.

Get a pair of fives and you should double down unless the dealer has ten or eleven showing, if he does then hit your hand.