As far back as , Casino was described in books on card games. Though the game has quite a few details, it's easy to learn and fun to play, with lots of suspense and surprise. Here's how to play:

Number of players: Two

Object: To score points by taking cards.

The cards: Standard card deck

Playing: Deal four cards to each player and four cards faceup on the table. Dealer keeps the rest of the pack handy. Nondealer plays a card first; players then alternate until the round is over. You can combine the card you play with cards on the table in many possible ways.

Matching: If your card matches by rank a card on the table, you can take the pair immediately. Place the two cards facedown in front of you on the table. Face cards can be taken only with other face cards and only in pairs -- if two queens are on the table and you hold another queen, you can take only one of the queens. However, if three matching face cards are on the table and you hold the fourth, you can take all four.

Combining: If your card equals the combined sum of two or more cards on the table, you can take those cards immediately.

Building: If at least one free card on the table, plus the card you play, totals the number of a card in your hand, announce this build number and pile up the build to take later. For example, if there is a 6 on the table and you have a 3 and a 9 in your hand, you could play the 3 onto the 6 and say "Building 9s." On your next turn, if your opponent hasn't taken it, you can take the build with your 9.

Your opponent can change the value of a build by playing another card. In this case, opponent can play an ace on the build and say "Building 10s." This tells you he or she has a 10 with which to take the build.

But if your 9 build is still there and if you have two 9s in your hand, on your next turn you can put one of them on top of the build and say, "Still building 9s," intending to take the build with your remaining 9. This creates a double build. Players can't change the value of a double build.

Once you have made a build, on your next turn you must take the build, add to the build, or make a new build. Leaving a build untaken runs the risk that opponent will take it, but you may leave a build behind as long as you can add cards to it or make another play. Nothing prevents you from taking opponent's build; you can do so if you have the right card. On the other hand, nothing prevents your opponent from taking your build!

Trailing: You may also play a card by trailing it -- placing it on the table without building it onto another card. You can't do this if you have made a build that's still on the table. You must trail a card if you can't do anything else on your turn. For strategic reasons, a player might want to trail a card onto the table even though it matches the rank of one already there.

After the first round of four cards, dealer deals another round of four cards each and nondealer again plays first. Continue dealing four-card rounds until the pack is depleted, with dealer announcing "last" on the last round. Whoever makes the last take of the last round gets any cards left on the table.

Play to 21 points or to any other agreed-upon number.

Tips: Keeping track of what's been played -- particularly the spades and points you've taken in -- is critical in Casino.

Until it's been played, a certain amount of tension revolves around the 10, Big Casino. As nondealer, if you have the 10, you risk losing it if you can't take it in. (Dealer will probably save any 10 as the final card of the round.) Beware of building 10s when your own 10 is not the

If you are dealt any of the four aces or the 2, your best chance of taking them in is through building. Test your opponent's hand with a double build. Suppose you're holding an Ace, a 3, and a 6, and on the table are a 3 and a 5. You'd really like to take the Ace for the point. First you play the 3 on the 3, saying "Building 6s." If opponent doesn't take it, on your next play you place you Ace on the 5 to make a double build of 6s -- subsequently picking up the lot with your 6.

You can often rack up more points by concentrating on winning cards and spades rather than on the Big Casino and Little Casino.

As dealer, if you are dealt a face card on the last round, you are virtually guaranteed to get last card, since you play last.

• There are many Casino card games available online
• Some of them are games of based only on chance, other require some strategy too
• You&#;ll find the best Casino card games on this list

How many Casino card games do you know?

If you play online games as much as I do, you know dozens of Casino card games. Some of them depend purely on luck, others leave some room to strategy and smart play.

Most of them are extremely fun to play.

But do you know which Casino card games are the very best ones? You can be sure you&#;ll find them in this article.

The Most Iconic Casino Card Games

Some Casino games are so iconic, you won&#;t imagine a Casino without them. Slots and Roulette always fall to this category.

When it comes to card games, Blackjack, Baccarat, and Video Poker are the most iconic games at a Casino.

Blackjack

Play Game

Blackjack is the ultimate card game you can play at a Casino.

Not only it&#;s the most popular Casino table game, but it also has the best return to player (RTP) percentage of all table games is played with optimal play.

Many different variants of Blackjack games will keep you entertained while it&#;s easy to learn the rules of this game even for the beginners.

If you want to get the highest chances to win at Blackjack, using the basic strategy is the way to go. You can find a Blackjack strategy table right here.

Baccarat

Play Game

If you found your way to Casino card games from the Roulette wheel or Slot machine, Baccarat (a.k.a. Punto Banco) should be the first card game you play.

Why?

It&#;s also a game of chance. Whether you win or lose depends on luck, there&#;s very little place for strategies.

Unless you&#;re talented in edge-sorting. But we all know what happened to Phil Ivey when he tried that, right?

The only strategy tip you need when playing Baccarat or Punto Banco is this: never bet on the Tie.

The Punto (Player) bet has a house edge of percent, the Banco (Banker) - percent. Meanwhile, you&#;d lose $ of every $ you bet on the Tie.

Video Poker

Play Game

Video Poker is the only Casino card game that&#;s not a table game. Instead, it&#;s played on a machine just like Slots.

It may seem like a lonely or boring game from the first sight but it&#;s anything but. If you choose the right Video Poker games, these machines have a payout that is better than Blackjack or Poker.

Set the coin value, draw cards to make a qualifying hand, and pick the right games to reach up to a percent and higher RTP.

Best Casino Card Games for Poker Players

Let&#;s be honest, some players swear by Poker games. So, naturally, at a Casino they play card games that resemble the card Poker.

It makes Oasis Poker, TXS Hold&#;em, and Casino Hold&#;em the best choice for Poker players.

Oasis Poker

Play Game

Many Casino Poker games are pretty straightforward and Oasis Poker is no exception.

Both you and the dealer get five cards each. So, from the get-go, you know what hand you have. Until the showdown, you only know one card of the dealer&#;s hand.

You can improve your hand by switching one or more of the cards with new cards from the deck. But it&#;s paid and rarely advised.

Then, depending on your hand strength, you raise or fold.

TXS Hold&#;em

Play Game

If you ever played Texas Hold&#;em Poker with your friends, TXS Hold&#;em Casino card game will be easy to grasp.

The only differences from the classic Texas Hold&#;em game are these:

• you play only against the dealer (not the other players)
• there&#;s no point in bluffing - the dealer plays until the end
• your call (to see Flop) bet is always double your ante while the Turn and River bets are always equal to your ante

It&#;s important to keep in mind that you&#;ll need to make an ante bet and call bet if you want to play. That&#;s at least $3 per hand.

After seeing the Flop, you can either bet more before seeing the Turn and River or check without making additional wagers.

Casino Hold&#;em

Play Game

Casino Hold&#;em is the easier version of TXS Hold&#;em game. Mostly because there are fewer bets involved - only ante and call bets.

The game is also faster - after you decide whether to call or not, you won&#;t see the Turn and River cards one by one. You&#;ll see them together right away.

But you can win both of your bets only after the dealer qualifies - has a Pair of 4s or better. If the dealer doesn&#;t, the call bet is a push and only ante payout counts for the winnings.

AA Bonus is an extra side bet you can make. You&#;ll win the bet every time your hand with the Flop (and only the Flop) shows a Pair of Aces or better.

Other Casino Card Games Worth Your Time

There are plenty of other Casino card games that every player should try. But today I&#;d like to share only two more games with you - Pontoon and Red Dog.

These games guarantee an exciting and different gambling session. You&#;ll see.

Pontoon

Play Game

Pontoon is one of the most fascinating Casino card games you can play online.

Essentially, it&#;s a variant of Blackjack. But it features different terms and slight modifications in the rules.

For example, you get the best payout not only when you have a pontoon (a natural point hand) but also when you have a 5-card hand.

After all, it&#;s not that easy to draw until you have five cards without going bust.

Red Dog

Play Game

Red Dog is the perfect game for Casino newbies. Both the rules and the strategy of the game are as easy as it gets.

You make your ante bet if you want to play and you get three cards. The middle one is facing down.

If you believe the middle card will have a value that&#;s in between the first and third cards - you make a raise bet. If you&#;re doubting it, simply call and play with your current wager.

The payouts depend on the spread - the number of possible cards that would make you win by ending up in the middle.

It&#;s important to understand the spread because you should always take it into consideration before you raise.

As far as the Red Dog strategy goes, raise only if your spread is seven cards or more. Pretty easy to remember, isn&#;t it?

This page is partly based on contributions from Kim Scarborough, Janet Levy, Scott Grengs and Rachel Hooley. The historical introduction draws on an article by Franco Pratesi: Casino from Nowhere to Vaguely Everywhere (originally published in The Playing-Card Vol XXIV No 1 July/Aug pages )

Introduction

Casino is the only fishing game to have become popular in English speaking countries. Although it is traditionally supposed to have originated in Italy, there is no direct evidence of it having been played there, at least under that name, though many other Italian fishing games are known. Casino first appears in the card game literature at the end of the eighteenth century in London, and shortly afterwards in Germany. In the late nineteenth century it became fashionable in America and a number of new variations were developed. There is a dispute about the correct spelling of the name - the earliest sources use the spelling Casino, but a tradition has grown up among later writers to spell it with a double 's': Cassino.

The aim in Casino is to capture cards from a layout of face up cards on the table. A card is captured by playing a matching card from hand. It is also possible to capture several cards at once if their values add up to the value of the card played. Captured cards are stored face down in front of the player who captured them and scored at the end of the play. Cards from hand can also be combined with table cards into builds, which can only be captured as a unit.

This page describes the most usual Anglo-American version of Casino in which picture cards, not having a numerical value, can only capture an equal picture. There are many variants in which picture cards also have numerical values. In English-speaking countries this type of game is known as Royal Casino, and interesting versions of it are popular in various parts of the world. On other pages of this site there are descriptions of:

Players and Cards

The game works best with from 2 to 4 players, though in theory more could take part. It has the distinction of being one of the few games which will deal out evenly to two, three, or four players. Four players can play in partnerships, two against two, with partners sitting opposite each other.

A regular 52 card deck is used. Each numeral card (ace-ten) is counted as its numerical value (ace = 1, two = 2, etc). Picked up cards are accumulated in a pile to be counted at the end of the round.

The Deal

The dealer deals four cards to each player and four cards face up in the centre (these centre cards are laid out separately so that all are visible). Traditionally, the deal is in twos: two cards to each other player, two to the table, then two to the dealer, then repeat. However, some players prefer to deal the cards singly. The remainder of the deck is temporarily put aside. After everyone has played their four cards, another hand of four cards is dealt to each player from the remaining cards, but no more cards are dealt to the table after the first deal. After these cards have been played there is another deal, and this continues until all 52 cards have been dealt (this takes 6 deals for 2 players, 4 deals for three players, 3 deals for 4 players). The dealer must announce "last" when dealing the last cards. After the last cards have been played and the hand scored, the deal passes to the left for the next round.

The Play

Starting with the player to the left of the dealer and continuing clockwise, each player in turn must play one card out from hand face up on the table. This card may or may not capture one or more cards from the table.

• In case of a capture, when the other players have had an opportunity to see the capturing card, the player picks up this card and the captured cards and stores them all face down in a pile.
• If there is no capture the played card remains face up on the table.

Irrespective of whether a capture was made or not, the turn passes to the next player.

In detail, the possible types of play are as follows:

1. Capturing with a face card

If the card played is a face card (king, queen or jack) which matches the rank of a face card on the table, the face card on the table may be captured. This is the only possible capture with a face card. If the table contains more than one matching card only one may be captured.

Example:The Q and Q are on the table, and the Q is played. The player may capture one of the queens from the table but not both.

2. Capturing with a numeral card

A numeral card (Ace, 2, , 10) can capture any numeral cards on the table which are of the same rank as the card played, and any sets of numeral cards which add up to the rank of the card played, with the following restrictions:

• cards which are part of a build (see below) can only be captured by a card of the rank announced for that build;
• when sets are captured, each captured card can only be counted as belonging to one such set.

Example If an eight is played it could capture one, two or three eights from the table. It could also capture a five and a three, or a four and two twos. If the following cards are on the table: A 2 3 5 6 8, then an eight could capture 8 6 2 5 3 or 8 5 2 A, but not all six cards.

3. Building

A numeral card may be played and combined with other cards on the table, placing them together to form a build. A build can be made out of any collection of numeral cards which can be captured by a single numeral card according to rule 2 above. The player making the build must announce the capturing number (saying, for example, "building 5"), and must hold a numeral card which can later make the capture. There are two types of build: single builds and multiple builds.

• A single build consists of two or more cards whose capture values add up to the capture value of the build - for example a 5-build made of a 2 and a 3, or a build made of A
• A multiple build consists of two or more cards or sets of cards, each of which equates to the capture value of the build - for example a 5-build made of a 2 and a 3 plus a 4 and an ace, or a 5-build made of A-4 and 5, or a 9-build made of two nines, or a 9-build made of plus plus 9.

When you make a build, it must include the card you just played - you cannot create a build consisting entirely of cards that were already on the table. Cards which have been made into a build can subsequently only be captured as a unit, never separately.

Examples

• If there is a 5 on the table, a player holding a 3 and an 8 may put the 3 on the 5 and announce "building 8"; this single build can now only be captured by an 8.
• If there is an ace and a two on the table, a player holding two threes and a six could play one of the threes and either:
  1. capture the two and the ace;
  2. combine the played three with the ace and the two and make a single build, announcing "building 6";
  3. combine the played three with the ace and the two and make a multiple build, announcing "building 3";
  It would not be legal to play the three on the ace, building four, or on the two, building five, as the player does not hold a four or a five.

4. Capturing a build

A build can be captured by playing a numeral card of the rank which was announced when the build was made. It is thus possible to "steal" a build created by another player, if you have the right numeral card.

If on your turn, the table contains a build which you created or added to yourself, and no other player has added to it since your last turn, you are not allowed simply to trail a card (as in rule 6) on your next turn. You must either make a capture of some kind, create another build, or add to a build (i.e. follow rule 3, 4 or 5). It is always possible to capture in this situation - if nothing else, you must hold the capturing card for the build you just made, otherwise your build was illegal.

If there is a build on the table, and you were the last player to add a card to this build, you are not allowed to play so as to leave yourself with no card equal to the value of this build.

While capturing a build, you can also capture any loose cards on the table that add up to the same number. For example you have made a build of 9 and there is a 5 on the table. If the player before you plays a 4, you can capture the 4 and the 5 at the same time that you take in your build.

It is not possible to capture a build with a card of any other rank than that announced for the build. For example the table contains a 4 and a 3 combined into a build of 7, plus a separate 2. You cannot play a 9 to take the build of 7 plus the 2 - the build can only be captured with a 7.

Another example. If the table contains a 5 and a player plays another 5 on it, they must either announcing "building 10" to create a single build or "building 5" to create a multiple build. If "building 10" was announced the build can only be captured by a 10, not by a 5. If "building 5" was announced, the build can only be captured by a 5, not by a

5. Adding to a build

There are two ways of adding to a build:

1. You may add a card from your hand to a single build, increasing the capturing number, provided that you also hold a card which will capture the new build. At the same time you may incorporate additional cards from the table into the build, if they are equal to the new capturing number. In this case the build will become multiple. You can never use a card from the table to change the value of a single build.

   Example A The table contains a build consisting of two threes, announced as a build of six. If you hold a two and an eight, you can add the two to the build announcing "building 8". The next player, holding an ace and a nine, could then add the ace and say "building 9".

   The capturing number of a multiple build can never be changed. If the original build of two threes in the above example had been announced as building three (rather than building six), it would not be possible for a player holding a two and a five to add the two to the build, making five, not for a player holding a two and an eight to add the two making eight.

   Example B The table contains an ace, a two and a four; the ace and the four have been combined by a previous player into a build of five. You hold a three, an eight and a ten. You can play your three onto the single five-build and announce "building eight", but you are not allowed to incorporate the two from the table into this build to make it a build of ten.

   Example C The table contains a three and a four, built into a seven, and a separate nine. You hold a two and a nine. You can play your two, combining it with the seven-build to make nine, and at the same time incorporate the nine on the table into the build, converting it to a multiple build and saying "building nine".

2. You may add to any build, single or multiple, by playing a card from your hand which, either alone or combined with other cards on the table which are not yet in builds, matches the existing capture number of the build, provided that you hold a card which can capture the combined build.

   Example The table contains a 9-build consisting of a 5 and a 4, and there is also a 3 on the table. You hold a six and two nines. You can play your 6, combining it with the 3 and the existing build to make a new multiple build of 9. Then on your next turn (provided that no one else captured) you could add one of the nines from your hand to the build. Finally, on the following turn, you could capture the whole build with your second nine.

Note that when making or adding to a build, you must contribute a card to it from your hand. You cannot just combine various cards which are already on the table to form a build. Note also that once a build contains more than one card or sets of cards which add to the capturing number, it is a multiple build and the capturing number can no longer be changed.

Example. There is a multiple 8-build of on the table, and there is also a loose 6 on the table. In your hand you have 2, 8, 8, You may add one of your 8s to the build, making , or to add your 2 together with the 6 on the table, making , still with capture value 8. You cannot use your 2 to change the capture value to

6. Trailing

If you simply play a card without building or capturing, the card is placed face up on the table alongside any other layout cards and remains there to be captured or built on in future. It is then the next player's turn. Playing a card without building or capturing is sometimes called trailing. You are allowed to trail a card even if that card could have made a capture.

Example Suppose that in a four player partnership game your partner has two tens and you have one. Your partner plays a 10 and the next player does not take it. On your turn, if you suspect that your partner has a second 10, you can play your 10 and not capture, leaving both tens on the table for your partner.

The only case in which trailing is not allowed is when there is a build on the table which you were the last player to add to.

When all the cards have been played in the final deal, the last player who made a capture also wins any cards which are left on the table (these cards are sometimes known as the residue). That is why it is important that the dealer should announce "last" when dealing the last cards.

Hint on tactics: it is often good for the dealer to hold back a face card to play last if possible; this will capture a matching face card on the table and thereby also win any other table cards that remain.

Scoring

Each player (or team) counts their score based on the pile of cards they have won. There are eleven possible points in each hand:

• whoever has the Most Cards gets three points;
• whoever has Most Spades is one point;
• each Ace is worth one point (capturing an ace with another ace is called "cash" by some players)
• the ten of diamonds, called Big Casino or the Good Ten, is worth two points;
• the two of spades, called Little Casino or the Good Two, is worth one point.

If there is a tie for most cards or most spades, no one gets those points.

Whoever first reaches a total of 21 or more points, over however many rounds it takes, wins the game. If two people reach the target on the same round, whoever has the higher score wins. If there is a tie, another round is played.

Variations

Building Rules

Building is the most intricate part of the game, and there are several variations in exactly what is allowed when creating or capturing builds, and many of the card game books are ambiguous on this point. Some people play by more permissive rules, for example:

• Some players allow a player to trail a card and simultaneously make a build by combining other cards on the table, not including the card played.
• Some players allow a player who has a build on the table simply to trail a card on subsequent turns, leaving the build in place.
• Some players allow cards from the table to be used to help increase the value of a single build, provided that a card from your hand is also used to increase the value. In this variation, in Example B under rule 5 above, it would be legal when playing your 3 on the 5-build to incorporate the 2 from the table as well, making a single build of On the other hand, if there was a 6-build and a 3 on the table and you had two nines in your hand, it would not be legal to combine one of your nines with the six-build and the three to make a multiple build of nines, because when changing the value of a build, the card you play from your hand has to contribute to the change of value.
• Some players treat a single build exactly like a single card of the same value, for the purpose of capturing it or extending the build. For example, if there is a build of 6 (5+A) on the table and a loose 4, a player who holds a 10 can capture the 6-build and the 4, and a player who holds two 10's can combine one 10 from hand with the 6-build and the 4 to make a multiple build.

Sweeps

Many people play that a Sweep is worth one point. A sweep occurs when a player takes all the cards from the table, leaving it empty and forcing the next player to trail. Some players call this a clear. When making a sweep, the capturing card is stored face-up in the pile of won cards, so that the number of sweeps can be checked when scoring. It is possible to make a sweep with the last card of the final deal if it captures all the cards on the table, but if it does not, taking the remaining cards from the table because you made the last capture does not count as a sweep.

Scoring

Other targets for winning the game are possible:

• Some play to 11 points. In a two player game (or a 4-player game with partners), in each round the player with more points scores the difference between the points made by the two players or sides.
• Some play to 50 points.

Some people, instead of scoring three points for cards, award two points to the player with most cards and one point to the player who made the last capture during the game.

In the Belgian version of the game, known in Flemish as Wippen, 2 points are scored for most cards and 2 points for most spades. A sweep is known as a Wip and scores one point.

Some play that when deciding the overall winner, if more than one player or team reaches the target score in the same round, the points are counted in order: cards, spades, big casino, little casino, aces (in the order spades, clubs, hearts, diamonds), sweeps. If the aces are not sufficient to reach the target score then the player or team with more sweeps wins; if they have the same number of sweeps another hand is played to decide the winner.

Some players, when approaching the target score, count the points as they are earned - each sweep as it happens, aces, big and little casino as they are captured, and spades or cards as soon as one player has captured 7 or 27 of them respectively. In this case the play ends soon as a player correctly claims to have won by reaching the target score (even if the opponent has in fact scored more but failed to claim it). Some score sweeps as they happen, but the remaining points in a specific order, with an agreed order of suits for the aces.

Some books describe Spade Casino, a variant in which instead of counting a point for most spades, each spade counts 1 point and the jack of spades counts an extra point. The ace and two of spades still count an extra point as well, so that the total points available (excluding sweeps) are cards (3) + ten of diamonds (2) + the four aces and the two and jack of spades (6) + the spades (13).

Other Variations

See also the pages on Royal Casino, African Casino, Nordic Casino and Krypkasino.

Software

With Mari J Michaelis's SpiteNET: Cassino computer program you can play against the computer or against a live opponent over the Internet.

You can download a freeware Casino program from Thanos Card Games.

Games4All has published a free Cassino app for the Android platform.

Carl Scafidi has published a free Casino app for iPhone or iPad.

Equally well known as Twenty-One. The rules are simple, the play is thrilling, and there is opportunity for high strategy. In casino card game, for the expert player who mathematically plays a perfect game and is able to count cards, the odds are sometimes in that player's favor to win.

But even for the casual participant who plays a reasonably good game, the casino odds are less, making Casino card game one of the most attractive casino games for casino card game player. While the popularity of Blackjack dates from World War I, its roots go back to the s in France, where it is called Vingt-et-Un (French for 21). Today, Blackjack is the one card game that can be found in every American casino. As a popular home game, it is played with slightly different rules, casino card game. In the casino version, the house is the dealer (a "permanent bank"). In casino play, the dealer remains standing, and the players are seated. The dealer is in charge of running all aspects of the game, from shuffling and dealing the cards to handling all bets. In the home game, all of the players have casino card game opportunity to be the dealer (a "changing bank").

The Pack

The standard card pack is used, but in most casinos several decks of cards are shuffled together. The six-deck game ( cards) is the most popular. In addition, casino card game, the dealer uses a blank plastic card, which is never dealt, but is placed toward the bottom of the pack to indicate when it will be time for the cards to be reshuffled. When four or more decks are used, they are dealt from a shoe (a box that allows the dealer to remove cards one at a time, face down, without actually holding one or more packs).

Object of the Game

Each participant attempts to beat the dealer by getting a count as close to 21 as possible, without going over

Card Values/Scoring

It is up to each individual player if an ace is worth 1 or Face cards are 10 and any other card is its pip value.

Betting

Before the deal begins, each player places a bet, in chips, in front of them casino card game the designated area. Minimum and maximum limits are established on the betting, and the general limits are from $2 to $

The Shuffle and Cut

The casino card game thoroughly shuffles portions of the pack until all the cards have been mixed and combined, casino card game. The dealer designates one of the players to cut, casino card game, and the plastic insert card is placed so that the last 60 I Dream of Jeannie Slots Machine 75 cards Dragon Sisters Slots Machine so will not be used. (Not dealing to the bottom of all the cards makes casino card game more difficult for professional card counters to operate effectively.)

The Deal

When all the players have placed their bets, the dealer gives one card face up to each player in rotation clockwise, and then one card face up to themselves. Another round of cards is then dealt face up to each player, but the dealer takes the second card face down. Thus, each player except the dealer receives two cards face up, casino card game, and the dealer receives one card face up and one card face down. (In some games, played with only one deck, the players' cards are dealt face down and they get to hold them. Today, however, virtually all Blackjack games feature the players' cards dealt face up on casino card game condition that no player may touch any cards.)

Naturals

If a player's first two cards are an ace and a "ten-card" (a picture card or 10), giving a count of 21 in two cards, this is a natural casino card game "blackjack." If any player has a natural and the dealer does not, casino card game, the dealer immediately pays that player one and a half times the amount of their bet. If the dealer has a natural, they immediately collect the bets of all players who do not have naturals, (but no additional amount). If the dealer and another player both have naturals, the bet of that player is a stand-off (a tie), and the player takes back his chips.

If the dealer's face-up card is a ten-card or an ace, they look at their face-down card to see if the two cards make a natural. If the face-up card is not a ten-card or an ace, they do not look at the face-down card until it is the dealer's turn to play.

The Play

The player to the left goes first and must decide whether to "stand" (not ask for another card) or "hit" (ask for Jackpot 5X Wins Slots Machine card in an attempt to get closer to a count of 21, casino card game, or even hit 21 exactly). Thus, a player may stand on the two cards originally dealt to them, casino card game, or they may ask the dealer for additional cards, one at a time, until deciding to stand on the total (if it is 21 or under), or goes "bust" (if it is over 21). In the latter case, the player loses and the dealer collects Neptune Play Casino No Deposit Bonus Codes bet casino card game. The dealer then turns to the next player to their left and serves them in the same manner.

The combination of an ace with a card other than a ten-card is known as a "soft hand," because the player can count the ace as a 1 or 11, and either draw cards or not. For example with a "soft 17" (an ace and a 6), the total is 7 or While a count of 17 is a good hand, the player may wish to draw for a higher total. If the draw creates a bust hand by counting the ace as an 11, the player simply counts the ace as a 1 and continues playing by standing or "hitting" (asking the dealer for additional cards, one at a time).

The Dealer's Play

When the dealer has served every player, casino card game, the dealers face-down card is turned up. If the total is 17 or more, it must stand. If the total is 16 or under, they must take a card. The dealer must continue to take cards until the total is 17 or more, at which point the dealer must stand. If the dealer has an ace, and counting it as 11 would bring the total to 17 or more (but not over 21), the dealer must count the ace as 11 and stand. The dealer's decisions, then, are automatic on all plays, whereas the casino card game always has the option of taking one or more cards.

Signaling Intentions

When a player's turn comes, they can say "Hit" or can signal for a card by scratching the table with a finger or Wilde Beats Slot-Maschine Uberprufen in a motion toward themselves, or they can wave their hand in the same motion that would say to someone "Come here!" When the player decides to stand, casino card game, they can casino card game "Stand" or "No more," or can signal this intention by moving their hand sideways, palm down and just above the table.

Splitting Pairs

If a player's first two cards are of the same denomination, such as two jacks or two sixes, they may choose to treat them as two separate hands when their turn comes around. The amount of the original casino card game then goes on one of the cards, and an equal amount must be placed as a bet on the other card. The player first plays the hand to their left by standing or hitting one or more times; only then is the hand to the right played. The two hands are thus treated separately, and the dealer settles with each on its own merits. With a pair of aces, casino card game, the player is given one card for each ace and may not draw again. Also, if a ten-card is dealt to one of these aces, the payoff is equal to the bet (not one and one-half to one, as with a blackjack at any other time).

Doubling Down

Another option open to the player is doubling their bet when the original two cards dealt total 9, 10, casino card game, or When the player's turn comes, they place a bet equal to the original bet, and the dealer gives the player just one card, which is placed face down and is not turned up until the bets are settled at the end of the hand. With two fives, the player may split casino card game pair, double down, casino card game, or just play the hand in the regular way. Note that the dealer does not have the option of splitting or doubling down.

Insurance

When the dealer's face-up card is an ace, any of the players may make a side bet of up to half the original bet that the dealer's face-down card is a ten-card, casino card game, and thus a blackjack for the house. Once all such side bets are placed, the dealer looks at the hole card. If it is a ten-card, it is turned up, and those players who have made the insurance bet win and casino card game paid double the amount of their half-bet - a 2 to 1 payoff. When a blackjack occurs for the dealer, of course, the hand is over, and the players' main bets are collected - unless a player also has blackjack, in which case it is a stand-off. Insurance is invariably not a good proposition for the player, unless they are quite sure that there are an unusually high number of ten-cards still left undealt.

Settlement

A bet once paid and collected is never returned. Thus, one key advantage to the dealer is that the player goes first. If the player goes bust, they have already lost their wager, even if the dealer goes bust as well. If the dealer goes over 21, the Fruits Go Bananas Slots Machine pays each player who has stood the amount of that player's bet. If the dealer stands at 21 or less, the dealer pays the bet of any player having a higher total (not exceeding 21) and collects the bet of any player having a lower total. If there is a stand-off (a player having the same total as the dealer), no chips are paid out or collected.

Reshuffling

When each player's bet is settled, the dealer gathers in that player's cards and places them face up at the side against a clear plastic L-shaped shield. The dealer continues to deal from the shoe until coming to the plastic insert card, which indicates that it is time to reshuffle, casino card game. Once that round of play is over, the dealer shuffles all the cards, prepares them for the cut, places the cards in the shoe, and the game continues.

Basic Strategy

Winning tactics in Blackjack require that the player play each hand in the optimum way, and such strategy always takes into account what the dealer's upcard is. When the dealer's upcard is a good one, a 7, 8, 9, card, or ace for example, the player should not stop drawing until a total of 17 or more is reached. When the dealer's upcard is a poor one, 4, 5, or 6, the player should stop drawing as soon as he gets a total of 12 or higher. The strategy here is never to take a card if there is any chance of going bust. The desire with this poor holding is to let the dealer hit and casino card game go casino card game Finally, when the dealer's up casino card game is a fair one, 2 or 3, casino card game, the player should stop with a total of 13 or higher.

With a soft hand, the general strategy is to keep hitting until a total of at least 18 is reached, casino card game. Thus, with an ace and a six (7 or 17), the player would not stop at 17, but would hit.

The basic strategy for doubling down is as follows: With a total of 11, the player should always double down, casino card game. With a total of 10, he should double down unless the dealer shows a ten-card or an ace. With a total of 9, the player should double down only Underwater World Slots Machine the dealer's card is fair or poor (2 through 6).

For splitting, the player should always split a pair of aces or 8s; identical ten-cards should not be split, and neither should a pair of 5s, since two 5s are a total of 10, which can be used more effectively in doubling down. A pair of 4s should not be split either, as a total of 8 is a good number to draw to. Generally, 2s, 3s, or 7s can be split unless the dealer has an 8, 9, ten-card, or ace. Finally, 6s should not be split unless the dealer's card is poor (2 through 6).

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This page is partly based on contributions from Kim Scarborough, Janet Levy, Scott Grengs and Rachel Hooley. The historical introduction draws on an article by Franco Pratesi: Casino from Nowhere to Vaguely Everywhere (originally published in The Playing-Card Vol XXIV No 1 July/Aug pages )

Introduction

Casino is the only fishing game to have become popular in English speaking countries. Although it is traditionally supposed to have originated in Italy, there is no direct evidence of casino card game having been played there, at least under that name, though many other Italian fishing games are known. Casino first appears in the card game literature at the end of the eighteenth century in London, and shortly afterwards in Germany. In the late nineteenth century it became fashionable in America and a number of new variations were developed. There is a dispute about the correct spelling of the name - the earliest sources use the spelling Casino, but a tradition has grown up among later writers casino card game spell it with a double 's': Cassino.

The aim in Casino is to capture cards from a layout casino card game face up cards on the table. A card is captured by playing a matching card from hand. It is also possible to capture several cards at once if their values add up to the value of the card played. Captured cards are stored face down in front of the player who captured them and scored at the end of the play. Cards from hand can also be combined with table cards into builds, which can only be captured as a unit.

This page describes the most usual Anglo-American version of Casino in which picture cards, not having a numerical value, can only capture an equal picture. There are many variants in which picture cards also have numerical values. In English-speaking countries this type of game is known as Royal Casino, and interesting versions of it are popular in various parts of the world, casino card game. On other pages of this site there are descriptions of:

Players and Cards

The game works best with from 2 to 4 players, though in theory more could take part. It has the distinction of being casino card game of the few games which will deal out evenly to two, casino card game, three, or four players. Four players can play in partnerships, two against two, with partners sitting opposite each other.

A regular 52 card deck is used. Each casino card game card (ace-ten) is counted as its numerical value (ace = 1, two = 2, etc). Picked up cards are accumulated in a pile to be counted Wheels of Fire Slots Machine the end of the round.

The Deal

The dealer deals four cards to each player and four cards face up in the centre (these centre cards are laid out separately so that all are visible). Traditionally, the deal is in twos: two cards to each other player, two to the table, then two to the dealer, then repeat. However, some players prefer to deal the cards singly. The remainder of the deck is temporarily put aside. After everyone has played their four cards, another hand of four cards is dealt to each player from the remaining cards, but no more cards are dealt to the table after the first deal. After these cards have been played there is another deal, and this continues until all 52 cards have been dealt (this takes 6 deals for 2 players, 4 deals for three players, 3 deals for Gossip Slots Casino Bonus players). The dealer must announce "last" when dealing the last cards, casino card game. After the last cards have been played and the hand scored, the deal passes to the left for the next round.

The Play

Starting with the player to casino card game left of the dealer and continuing clockwise, each player in turn must play one card out from hand face up on the table. This card may or may not capture one or more cards from the table.

• In case of a capture, when the other players have had an opportunity to see the capturing card, the player picks up this card and the captured cards and stores them all face down in a pile.
• If there is no capture the played card remains face up on the table.

Irrespective of whether a capture was made or not, the turn passes to the next player.

In detail, the possible types of play are as follows:

1. Capturing with a face card

If the card played is a face card (king, queen or jack) which matches the casino card game of a face card on the table, the face card on the table may be captured. This is the only possible capture with a face card. If the table contains more than one matching card only one may be captured.

Example:The Q and Q are on the table, and the Q is played, casino card game. The player may capture one of the queens from the table but not both.

2. Capturing with a numeral card

A numeral card (Ace, 2,10) can capture any numeral cards on the table which are of the same rank as the card played, and any sets of numeral cards which add up to casino card game rank of the card played, with the following restrictions:

• cards which are part of a build (see below) can only be captured by a card of the rank announced The Majestic Taj Slots Machine that casino card game
• when sets are captured, each captured card can only be counted as belonging to one such set.

Example If an eight is played it could capture one, two or three eights from the table. It could also capture a five and a three, or a four and two twos. If the following cards are on the table: A 2 3 5 6 8, then an eight could capture 8 6 2 5 3 or 8 5 2 A, but not all six cards.

3. Building

A numeral card may be played and combined with casino card game cards on the table, placing them together to form a build. Casino card game build can be made out of any collection of numeral cards which can be captured by a single numeral card according to rule 2 above. The player making the build must announce the capturing number (saying, for example, "building 5"), and must hold a numeral card which can later make the capture. There are two types of build: single builds and multiple builds.

• A single build consists of two or more cards whose capture values add up to the capture value of the build - for example a 5-build made of a 2 and a 3, casino card game, or a build made of A
• A multiple build consists of two or more casino card game or sets of cards, each of which equates to the capture value of the build - for example a 5-build made of a 2 and a 3 plus a 4 and an ace, casino card game, or a 5-build made of A-4 and 5, or a 9-build made of two nines, or a 9-build made of plus plus 9.

When you make a build, it must include the card you just played - you cannot create a build consisting entirely of cards that were already on the table. Cards which have been made into a build can subsequently only be captured as a unit, never separately.

Examples

• If there is a 5 on the table, a player holding a 3 and an 8 may put the 3 on the 5 and announce "building 8"; this single build casino card game now only be captured by an 8.
• If there is an ace and a two on the table, a player holding two threes and a six could play one of the threes and either:
  1. capture the two and the ace;
  2. combine the played three with the ace and the two and make a single build, announcing "building 6";
  3. combine the played three with the ace and the two and make a multiple build, announcing "building 3";
  It would not be legal to play the three on the ace, building four, or on the two, building five, as the player does not hold a four or a five.

4. Capturing a build

A build can be captured by playing a numeral card of the rank which was announced when the build was made. It is thus possible to "steal" a build created by another player, if you have the right numeral card.

If on your turn, the table contains a build which you created or added to yourself, and no other player has added to it since your last turn, you are not allowed simply to trail casino card game card (as in rule 6) on your next turn. You must either make a capture of some kind, create another build, casino card game, or add to a build (i.e. follow rule 3, casino card game, 4 or 5). It casino card game always possible to capture in this situation - if nothing else, you must hold the capturing card for the build you just made, Plataea Slot Machine your build was illegal.

If there is a build on the table, and you were the last player to add a card to this build, you are not allowed to play so as to leave yourself with no card equal to the value of this build.

While capturing a build, you can also capture any loose cards on the table that add up to the same number, casino card game. For example you have made a build of 9 and there is a 5 on the table. If the player before you plays a 4, you can capture the 4 and the 5 at the same time that you take in your build.

It is not casino card game to capture a build with a card of any other rank than that announced for the build. For example the table contains a 4 and a 3 combined into a build of 7, plus casino card game separate 2. You cannot play a 9 to take the build of 7 plus the 2 - the build can only be captured with a 7.

Another example. If the table contains a 5 and a player plays another 5 on it, they must either announcing "building 10" to create a single build or "building 5" to create a multiple build. If "building 10" was announced the build can only be captured by a 10, not by a casino card game. If "building 5" was announced, the build can only be captured by a 5, not by a

5. Adding to a build

There are two ways of adding to a build:

1. You may add a card from your hand to a single build, increasing the capturing number, casino card game, provided that you also hold a card which will capture the new build. At the same time you may incorporate additional cards from the casino card game into the build, if they are equal to casino card game new capturing number. In this case the build will become multiple. You can never use a card from the table to change the value of a single build.

   Example A The table contains a build consisting of two threes, announced as a build of six. If you hold a two and an eight, you can add the two to the build announcing "building 8". The next player, holding an ace and a nine, could then add the ace and say "building 9".

   The capturing number of a multiple build can never be changed. If casino card game original build of two threes in the above example had been announced as building three (rather than building six), it would not be possible for a player holding a two and a five to add the two to the build, making five, not for a player holding a two and an eight to add the two making eight.

   Example B The table contains an ace, a two and a four; the ace and the four have been combined by a previous player into a build of five. You hold a three, an eight and a ten. You can play your three onto the single five-build and announce "building eight", but you are not allowed to incorporate the two from the table into this build to make it a build of ten.

   Example C The table contains a three and a four, built into a seven, and a separate nine. You hold a two and a nine. You can play your two, combining it with the seven-build to make nine, and at the same time incorporate the nine on the table into the build, converting it to a multiple build casino card game saying "building nine".

2. You may add to any build, single or multiple, by playing a card from your hand which, either alone or combined with other cards on the table which are not yet in builds, casino card game, matches the existing capture number of the build, casino card game that you hold a card which can capture the combined build.

   Example The table contains a 9-build consisting of a 5 and a 4, and there is also a 3 on the table. Casino card game hold The Legend of Pirates Slots Machine six and two nines. You can play your 6, combining it with the 3 and the existing build to make a new multiple build of 9. Then on your next turn (provided that no one else captured) you could add one of the nines from your hand to the build. Finally, on the following turn, you could capture the whole build with your second nine.

Note that when making or adding to a build, you must contribute a card to it from your hand. You cannot just combine various cards which are already on the table to form a build. Note also that once a build contains more than one card or sets of cards which add to the capturing number, it is a multiple build and the capturing number can no longer be changed.

Example. There is a multiple 8-build of on the table, and there is also a loose 6 on the table. In your hand you have 2, 8, 8, You may add one of your 8s to the build, makingor to add your 2 together with the 6 on the table, makingcasino card game, still with casino card game value 8. Ultra Fresh Slots Machine cannot use your 2 to change the capture value to

6. Trailing

If you simply play a card without building or capturing, the card Dead World Slots Machine placed face casino card game on the table alongside any other layout cards and remains there to be captured or built on in future. It is then the next player's turn. Playing a card without building or capturing is sometimes called trailing. You are allowed casino card game trail a card even if that card could have made a capture.

Example Suppose that in a four player partnership game your partner has two tens and you have one. Your partner plays a 10 and the next player does not take it. On your turn, if you suspect that your partner has a second 10, you can play your 10 and not capture, leaving both tens on the table for your partner.

The only case in which trailing is not allowed is when there casino card game a build on the table which you were the last player to add to.

When all the cards casino card game been played in the final deal, the last player who made a capture also wins any casino card game which are left on the table (these cards are sometimes known as the residue). That is why it is important that the dealer should announce "last" when dealing the last cards.

Hint on tactics: it is often good for the dealer to hold back a face card to play last if possible; this will capture a matching face card on the table and thereby also win casino card game other table cards that remain.

Scoring

Each player (or team) counts their score based on the pile of cards they have won. There are eleven possible points in each hand:

• whoever has the Most Cards gets three points;
• whoever has Most Spades is one point;
• each Ace is worth one point (capturing an ace with another ace is called "cash" by some players)
• the ten of diamonds, called Big Casino or the Good Ten, is worth two points;
• the two of spades, called Little Casino or the Good Two, is worth one point.

If there is a tie for casino card game cards or most spades, no one gets those points.

Whoever first reaches a total of 21 or more points, over however many rounds it takes, wins the game. If two people reach the target on the same round, whoever has the higher score wins. If there is a tie, another round is played, casino card game.

Variations

Building Rules

Building is the most intricate part of the game, and there are several variations in exactly what is allowed when creating or capturing builds, casino card game, and many of the card game books are ambiguous on this point. Some people play by casino card game permissive rules, for example:

• Some players allow a player to trail a card and simultaneously make a build by combining other cards on the table, not including the card played.
• Some players allow a player who has a build on the table simply to trail a card on subsequent turns, leaving the build in place.
• Some players casino card game cards from the table to be used to help increase the value of a single build, provided that a card from your hand is also used to increase the value. In this variation, in Example B under rule 5 above, it would be legal when playing your 3 on the 5-build to incorporate the 2 from the table as well, making a single build of On the other hand, if there was a 6-build and a 3 on the table and you had two nines in your hand, it would not be legal to combine one of your nines with the six-build and the three to make a multiple build of nines, casino card game, because when changing the value of a build, the card you play from your hand has to contribute to the change of value.
• Some players treat a single build exactly like a single card of the same value, for the purpose of capturing it or extending the build. For example, if there is a build of 6 (5+A) on the table and a loose 4, a player who holds a 10 can capture the 6-build and the 4, casino card game, and a player who holds two 10's can combine one 10 from hand with the casino card game and the 4 to make a multiple build.

Sweeps

Many people play that a Sweep is worth one point. A sweep occurs when a player takes all the cards from the table, leaving it empty and forcing the next player to trail. Some players call this a clear. When making a sweep, the capturing card is stored face-up in the pile of won cards, so that the number of sweeps can be checked when scoring. It is possible to make a sweep with the last card of the final deal if it captures all the sands casino on the table, but if it does not, taking the remaining cards from the table because you made the last capture does not count as a sweep.

Scoring

Other targets for winning the game are possible:

• Some play to casino card game points. In a two player game (or a 4-player game with partners), in each round the player with more points scores the difference between the points made by the casino card game players or sides.
• Some play to 50 points.

Some people, casino card game, instead of scoring three points for cards, award two points to the player with most cards and one point to the player who made the last capture during the game.

In the Belgian version of the game, known in Flemish as Wippen, 2 points are scored for most cards and 2 points for most spades. A sweep casino card game known as a Wip and scores one point.

Some play that when deciding the overall winner, if more than one player or team reaches the target score in the same round, the points are counted in order: cards, spades, big casino card game, little casino, aces (in the order spades, clubs, hearts, diamonds), sweeps, casino card game. If the aces are not sufficient to reach the target score then the player or team with more sweeps wins; if they have the same number of sweeps another hand is played to decide the winner.

Some players, when approaching the target score, count the points as they are earned - each sweep as it happens, aces, big and little casino as they are captured, Best Casinos in Idaho USA Guide spades or cards as soon as one player has captured 7 or 27 of them respectively. In this case the play ends soon as a player correctly claims to have won by reaching the target score (even if the opponent has in fact scored more but failed to claim it). Some score sweeps as they happen, but the remaining points in a specific order, with an agreed order of suits for the aces.

Some books describe Spade Casino, a variant in which instead of counting a point for most spades, each spade counts 1 point and the jack of spades counts an extra point. The ace and two of spades still count an extra point as well, so that the total points available (excluding sweeps) are cards (3) + ten of diamonds (2) + the four aces and the two and jack of spades (6) + the spades (13).

Other Variations

See also the pages on Royal Casino, African Casino, Nordic Casino and Krypkasino.

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