Vegas Strip Blackjack

This is the most popular blackjack variant aside from traditional blackjack, Vegas Strip is named after the famous “Strip” with all its world class casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. The game is actually very similar to regular blackjack with only a few changes to the rules. These make the game a little quicker and just give a general break from the traditional game.

How to play Vegas Strip Blackjack?

Vegas Strip Blackjack is played with 4 standard decks of cards. As in other game variations of blackjack, the objective is to beat the dealer with a hand that is worth more points than the dealer’s hand without breaking a total of 21. Following are the rules of the game:

• The dealer stands on soft 17
• Blackjack pays 3:2 in most Vegas casinos, though several games pay 6:5
• The dealer peeks for blackjack
• Players may double down on any initial hand
• Players may double down after splitting
• Players can split to up to 4 total hands
• Aces may only be split one time
• Only one card can be taken to split Aces
• 21 on split Aces does not count as Blackjack
• Players may split unlike 10-value cards (i.e. Q-K)

Vegas Strip follows the same basic rules as classic blackjack and as with all blackjack variants, the aim is to acquire a hand with a higher value than the dealer without busting a total of 21. The style of the table, dealing process and blackjack terminology is the same for both variants. The differences between the two lie in the smaller details, like the amount of decks used and small spins on certain rules and player moves. If you are familiar with the rules of classic blackjack you will have no trouble picking up the rules of Vegas Strip.

Vegas Strip is considered to have one of the lowest house edges of all blackjack games, second only to classic blackjack. When following the standard rules as detailed above the house edge of Vegas Strip is 0.35%. To take advantage of better odds of winning, blackjack strategists advise players of Vegas Strip to avoid games that offer a payout of 6:5 and to avoid taking insurance.

Blackjack in general has a lower house edge than other casino games, so with the low edge of this variant, Vegas Strip is a great choice for hopeful winners.

You can play Vegas Strip Blackjack at online casinos powered by Microgaming, NetEnt, Playtech and others. Also you can play this table game at land real casinos of Singapore and at Las Vegas casinos.