Blackjack variations in U.S. online casinos

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Blackjack is a very popular game in online casinos across the world, as it allows winning rather good money without studying difficult rules. The main aim of this game is to collect 21 point without busting (going over), while every card has its own value. Perhaps, it is the only game playing which you can return your advantage and win almost for sure if you are using an accurate strategy. We have already told you about basic rules and today we would like to stop at variations of blackjack in U.S. online casinos.

In fact, blackjack has several variations, and all of them are thrilling and exciting. Let’s see what they are.

Double Exposure is the closest variant to classic blackjack, and the main difference is that a dealer plays with all cards faced up. To compensate the advantage of a player, he wins in all cases of ties, and blackjack (it is a combination of Ace and Ten) pays off 1:1.

Pontoon is the next variation of blackjack at online casinos for USA players, where player has more options to choose. He can split and re-split and double at any number of cards at a hand. However, a dealer plays with all cards faced down. A player wins 2:1 in case, if has a pontoon (the same as blackjack) and a combination of five cards without busting.

Caribbean 21 is played with a single deck of 52 cards and it has some significant differences:

- An ace always counts for 1, and in this case blackjack is combination of an Ace and two cards worth of ten.
- A player can double with any number of cards and can split any two cards, he likes. He can also surrender at any moment of game by sacrificing a half of an original bet.
- A dealer wins all cases of ties and plays with one card faced up and one faced down.
- If a dealer has an Ace, a player can make a decision to take insurance option against blackjack.

Spanish 21 is another blackjack game, which is played with 6-8 Spanish decks of cards without Tens (there are only Jackets, Queens and Kings). Certainly it gives an advantage to a dealer, that’s why a player receives the following bonuses:

- 21 total value of cards is always a winning combination for a player.
- A player can double with any number of cards and even after splitting. It is also possible to surrender after doubling.
- 21 points from 5 cards pays off 3:2, from six cards – 2:1, from seven cards – 3:1.
- 6-7-8 and 7-7-7 of different suit pays off 3:2, of the same suit 2:1 and of spades – 3:1.

Super Fun 21 is another game based on classical blackjack, which offers certain advantages for a player, compensating the fact that blackjack pays off 2:1. They are the following:

- A player can split the cards any number of times and he can even re-split the Aces.
- Player can also double as many times as he wants even after splitting.
- At any moment it is possible to surrender by losing a half of an original bet.
- 20 points with six cards always win if there were no doubles.
- Player’s blackjack always wins, and blackjack of diamonds pays off 2:1.

Blackjack Switch is another interesting game. The main peculiarity is that a player is dealt two hands at the beginning, while a dealer has only one hand of two cards. And a player can switch two upper cards if he considers it to be necessary. But to compensate this player’s advantage, a dealer doesn’t lose if he has 22, as it is considered to be a tie and blackjack pays off 1:1 in any case.

These are the main versions of blackjack in U.S. online casinos, which you can easily play after studying the rules mentioned above.