Treasury Casino Blackjack Minimum

Conrad Treasury Casino is part of a larger complex that includes four restaurants serving four world cuisines – Cafe 21, Blackjack's, Pastano, and Marco Polo. A trend in modern casino-resorts toward a variety of bar scenes gave rise to the five on-site pubs, where casino customers and tourists visiting Brisbane rub elbows with locals. Minimum and Maximum betting limits Minimum bet: 1 USD Maximum bet: 300 USD Premium Classic Blackjack The premium version of this game has the same rules and functions. The table color is black and the betting limits are higher: Minimum bet: 5 USD Maximum bet: 2000 USD. The theoretical expected return to player for this game is 99.52%. This little casino was perfect for me since I don't like high minimums for table games. You could play blackjack for $5 in the evening and in the morning the minimum was only $3! Just like the good old days when you could play for fun and not have to bet $20 a hand. And, they used a single deck dealing all the way through the deck!!!!! Super Sevens (or Super Bonus) – this additional blackjack bonus is offered in some games of 21 at a few Aussie casinos including The Star Sydney and The Treasury Brisbane. If the player has three sevens of the same suit and the dealer's first card is a seven, the players wins an additional lucrative amount while other players at the table.

Australian Casinos

Editor Note: This page is for historical purposes only. Last update1999. Link update 07/26/2018.

By Mike Van Emmerik

See also my general Blackjack Notes, BlackjackConditions in Australia, and Blackjack Tournaments in Australia.

This information is compiled from casino brochures and the like. Clickon the smallimages to see a larger image.

Quick index:

• Adelaide Casino; official page
• Burswood Casino (Perth); official
• Christmas Island Casino(closed)
• Crown Casino (Melbourne); http://www.crownltd.com.au official page
• MGM Grand Casino (Darwin);
• Jupiters Casino (Gold Coast); http://www.webcom.com/~castaway/gold_coast/ooljupiters.html official, http://www.broflo.com.au/cj.html ATA
• Lasseter's Reef Casino (Alice Springs); official page
• Launceston Country Club (Tasmania);
• Reef Casino (Cairns); http://www.internetnorth.com.au/reefcasino/casino.html official page.
• Sheraton Townsville (formerly Breakwater); http://www.sheratontownsville.com.au official
• Star City (Sydney); http://www.sydneycasino.com official page
• Treasury Casino (Brisbane); http://www.qttc.com.au/pfm/sites/0000977/main.htm QTTCpages
• Wrest Point Casino (Hobart); official

Jupiters Casino (1800 074-888 or +61 7 5592 8282)

Hotel Conrad and Jupiters Casino are located on a small island (BroadbeachIsland), GoldCoast Highway, Broadbeach. Jupiters is Australia's thirdlargest casino, with about 110tables (including about 20 roulettetables) and some 1000machines, attracting 16,000 visitors per day. Theyhave one bank of 20c progressive jackpotvideo poker,down from four banks a year ago.

Jupiters has a sumptuous high rollers club called 'Club Conrad', withplushmarble and thickly carpeted stairs. Bets per play range from $50to thousands.

Jupitersruns several blackjack tournamentsevery year.I entered the 'War of Nerves' tournament for the first time in July1995,and the Ultimate Challenge in November 1995. In both cases, I came secondin the firstheat, and first in the second heat, and bombed out in thesemi final. I would be interestedin hearing from other tournament players,and any information about tournaments offered byother casinos.

In October 1998, Jupiters revamped its international showroom. The seatingis now morelike that of a cinema. The first show in the new format iscalled 'Inneuvre', andI found it stunning. It is a mixture of dance, trapezeartists, music, gymnastics, andmore. Box office: (07) 5592 8303.

JupitersDumpsMore Video Poker!

January 1999: Jupiters has followed Treasury in dumping Video Poker.This time, it isone of the 20c bank that has disappeared from Jupiters.Two years ago, Jupiters had fourbanks of Video Poker; two of 20c and twodollar banks. Apparently, the Jupiters managementbelieve that people don'tnotice the fact that relatively good machines like Video Poker(approx.4% house edge, depending on the skill of the player) are being replacedby mindlessslot machines (house edge must be 10% or less by law; the vastmajority are set at over9%). 'No-one ever went broke relying on the stupidityof the customer' seems tobe the management strategy.

See also the http://www.webcom.com/~castaway/gold_coast/ooljupiters.html Castaway'sTravel page(with online reservations), http://www.broflo.com.au/cj.html Australian TravelAssociation page, and the http://www.ausinfo.com.au/golf/accommoarticle%20titled%20%3ca%20http://www.afr.com.au/content/970206/invest/invest5.html Table has turned for Jupiters.

Below: two views of Hotel Conrad and Jupiters Casino, and the entranceto Club Conrad.

Treasury Casino (1800 506-888 or +61 7 3306 8888)

The Conrad Treasury Casino opened its doors in April 1995. It is housedin the oldTreasury building, George Street Brisbane, near the Victoriabridge. The operators, ConradHilton, have refurbished the building, andare supposed to have made the casino fit intothe feel and style of thebuilding. To my mind, they have only partly succeeded, since thenoise,smoke and vibrant colour of the casino just seem to clash with the charmandcharacter of the building. (I don't even especially like old buildings!)That said, andgiven what they had to work with, its not too bad. I guessit was the cheapest option forthe government, stuck with a building onthe heritage list.

Treasury has about 100 gaming tables (including about 45 blackjack and20 roulette tables) and some 1150 gaming machines,split over twofloors (plus VIP and invitation only areas on upper floors),after the recent remodelling.It attracts some 12,000 visitors per day.They now have no Video Pokerat all. The nearbyLands Administration building (of similar vintage, early 20thcentury)has been converted into the Conrad International Hotel.

The vast majority of machines include note acceptors now.

Goodbye,Treasury!

The end of 1998 brought the end of an era: thelast clunky $1Video Poker machines were removed.With them has gone thelast reason for me to visitTreasury, so it's goodbye. When Treasury opened,there were three banks of video pokermachines (well, four, but two sharedthe same jackpot). These were the only machines in thecasino where anyskill was involved. Now, almost all the machines are of 5cdenomination(but you can play tens or even hundreds of credits each game), allessentiallythe same, and all made by Aristocrat. I estimate that less than 5% ofthemachines at Treasury are by any company other than Aristocrat. They sureseem to be theflavour of the year.

I really feel that Treasury has made a big businessmistake here.Everybody identifies with Draw Poker; everyone knows aboutJacks, Aces, and Diamonds;playing cards have been around for at least200 years. Incredibly, Treasury have apparentlynot explored the optionof mutli-game machines. They even had a few multigame machines, andonlyloaded one game on them. If it is true that more people prefer the fancynew games,then why not bring out machines that have fancy games and traditionalpoker games in onemachine? Poker players will appreciate the updated machineswith note acceptors and sharpscreens (Treasury had allowed the Draw Pokermachines to deteriorate for a year or more),and they can still have theextra revenue from the new games, that are supposedly betterfor the casino'sprofits. Personally, I think that the machines would still have to belinkedto a progressive jackpot meter to achieve the same following as the 20cDraw Pokermachines had. Treasury already have a bank of mixed machinesconnected to a progressivejackpot, so it is obviously achievable.

ConradInternational Hotel(1800 506 888 or +61 7 3306 8886) is located just acrossQueens Park from the TreasuryCasino.

Here is a map of the two buildings.

See also the QTTCpage.

Casino Rewards^TM

This isthename of the slot club for Jupiters and Treasury; it supersedes theold Jupiters andTreasury player cards. The same cards are used to ratetable play; you hand your card tothe floor manager when starting tableplay. Gaming machine play earns 'bonusdollars' that can be redeemed forcash or meals, gift shop item, etc. Note thatrewards for table play, whilebased on action, is at the discretion of the floor persons.Although theyuse your Casino Rewards card to identify you and keep track of yourcomplimentaries,table and machine rewards are separate. Exceptional machine play mayearncomplimentaries in addition to bonus dollars. There are three levels ofthe card:white, silver, and gold. The gold card includes 5 nights peryear of free accommodation, ameal and gift on your birthday, show tickets,access to Club Conrad facilities, and so on.

The casinos seem reluctant to publish the rate at which machine playearns bonusdollars. From observations and experiments, it seems that thewhite card (and the oldplayers cards) earned 0.5% of action, so for every$2 wagered, you earned one bonus cent.The silver and gold cards claiman extra 20% over the white card, and indeed it seems thatthese cardsearn 0.6% of action. This is good, and compares with the best of Las Vegas.Itis easy to get a silver card: you just need to earn 30 bonus dollars;gold cards are muchharder: you need 1100 bonus dollars in a 12 month period.Thus, you need about $183,000 ofmachine action in one year to rate a goldcard. (Note: you don't have to spend that much,just put that much intoaction! This would cost the typical (non expert) player about$15,000).So gold cards are for very serious players! However, the expert videopoker player could earn a gold card in about 3 royal flushcycles (20cmachines), or just over one royal cycle ($1 machines).

The Reef Hotel Casino +61 70 308 888

The Reef Hotel Casino comprises a 128 suite hotel, two restaurants, brasserie,coffeeshop, rooftop cafe, three bars and a nightclub with lush tropicalgardens, swimming pool,and private fitness centre. It attracts some 4000visitors per day. The casino is ofmoderate size, with 540 gaming machinesand 50 gaming tables.

The Reef casino is in financial trouble. As of late April 1997, the Australian TourismGroup and Malaysian casino operator Metroplex, are tobuy its licence from Casinos Austriaand inject $40M into the project.This is likely to satisfy the bankers. The Australian Financial Review newspaper has an articletitled http://www.afr.com.au/content/970303/invest/invest4.html Reefon a losingStreak.

As of July 1997, the new owners are taking over; shares bottomed recentlyat 10c each(down 90%). Hopefully, things will improve from here on.

See also the http://www.internetnorth.com.au/reefcasino/casino.html official page.

Sheraton Townsville Casino (1800 800-871 or +6177 222 333)

Sheraton Townsville hosts regular high stakes blackjacktournaments.It is the smallest of Queensland's casinos, with about32 tables and 274 gaming machines.They have $1 and $2 progressive jackpotvideo poker.

December 1997 saw a $12M refurbishment, with new restaurants, bars,air conditioning andair quality systems, and a TAB. It is now claimedto be the first fully themed casino inAustralia. The new Stateroom isa plush room with higher minimums and a higher dress codethan the generalcasino (but it's open to everyone).

More gaming machines are on the way. Personally, I hope that the trendtowards'random cash jackpots' does not catch on. That's because I enjoyplaying with anadvantage, and it doesn't cost the house anything. Witha random jackpot, you never know ifyou are playing with an advantage.A few high jackpots in a row could cost the housedearly, and they areunattractive to the smarter player (who makes just as much, perhapsmore,as regular players).

Sheraton Townsville attracts some 2000 visitors per day. See also the http://www.sheratontownsville.com.au official page.

Star City (1800 700-700 or +61 2 9657 8393; info1300 300-711)

Australia's newest casino, 'Star City', opened on the 26th of November,1997.It has over 200 tables, 1500 gaming machines, and a large sportslounge. There is parkingfor 2500 cars. It is a pretty casino, with manyAustralian themed areas (e.g. Reef, Desert,Tree, etc). It is located inthe foreshore of Sydney Harbour. They have 2 aquariumstotalling 50,000litres of sea water that they claim will establish to a genuine coralecosystemby about mid 1998.

Despite the 1500 gaming machines, the only videopokeravailable (as of December 1997) is called 'Wild Card', availableonly on some $1'MultiStar' machines. It is a weird variation on standardJoker Wild VP, similarto a game that you can play in pubs throughout thestate. Video Poker Tutor gives a returnfor this game (playing 10 coins,or $10 per play) of under 93.6%! None of the other machinegames have progressivejackpots, and most 10c games appear to have a return in the very low90s(e.g. 'Penguin Pays' is 90.4%). All slot machines have note acceptors.Mostmachines are of 10c, 5c, or $1 denomination, with just two busy banksof 2c machines.

Onmy last visit, I saw no Keno, but all the usual table games werethere,including 'Let it Ride', 'Caribbean Stud', and 'Pai GowPoker', all withhigh minimums (all Caribbean Stud that I saw were at least $15). Mosttableshave easily seen signs showing the table minimum; you need this to findyour wayaround. All tables were open, and conditions were already quitecrowded, on a Saturdayafternoon. The 'Coral Room' opens in busier times,and is totally non smoking. Ithas about 50 games of various denomination,a handful of 2c and 5c slot machines, and ahigher dress code than therest of the casino. Ideal for players trying to escape the smokeand someof the bustle of the main gaming area.

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See also http://www.starcity.com.au (nothing about thenew casino yet), and the http://www.sofcom.com.au/sydney/Page3.html SydneyEntertainmentand Events page.

Canberra Casino (1800 806-833 or +61 6 257 7074)

Canberra Casino offers world class pokertournaments.Unusually, the Canberra casino has no gaming machines;ideal for serious table players whohate the slot machine noise. However,they are expecting gaming machines soon.

Crown Casino (+61 3 9292 8888; hotel 1800 818 088)

The Crown casino opened on the 9th May 1997. It is the largest in the world(measured bynumber of gaming tables), with 350 tables and 2500 machines.Some of the features of theSouthbank Complex:

• 500 room five star hotel (planned expansion up to 1,000 rooms in stage2 by 1999)
• One of Australia's largest ballroom/convention centres
• 30 meeting rooms
• 46 restaurants
• Lyric theatre (another to open in 1998)
• 14 Village cinemas
• Planet Hollywood as well as numerous restaurants, bars and specialty shops
• Fully serviced gym, tennis courts and 25m pool
• Underground parking for 5,600 cars

The 8000 staff includes 2500 croupiers, 2000 restaurant staff, 500 hotelstaff (900 withthe second tower), and 200 security staff. The casino areaconsists of 8 gaming rooms, andincludes the Sports casino, hot-pink VelvetBar, Asian-themed Diamond Room, the Monte CarloRoom and the Rio Carnevale.

The Las Vegas Room has 21 tables of live poker. Games spread daily:

• Draw Poker
• Draw Poker with a kitty hand
• 5 Card Stud
• Crown Stud (5 Card stud with the last card dealt face down)
• 7 Card Stud
• Manilla
• Hold-em
• For high limit players: Omaha and Omaha High-Low with a Qualifier.

All games will be structured limit and for the higher stakes players potlimit will beavailable on request. Crown are running some poker tournamentsnow; see my tournament page for details.

See also the http://www.crownltd.com.au Crown web page, not to be confusedwith the American http://www.crowncasino.comCrownCasino Corporation page.

The Reef casino is in financial trouble. As of late April 1997, the Australian TourismGroup and Malaysian casino operator Metroplex, are tobuy its licence from Casinos Austriaand inject $40M into the project.This is likely to satisfy the bankers. The Australian Financial Review newspaper has an articletitled http://www.afr.com.au/content/970303/invest/invest4.html Reefon a losingStreak.

As of July 1997, the new owners are taking over; shares bottomed recentlyat 10c each(down 90%). Hopefully, things will improve from here on.

See also the http://www.internetnorth.com.au/reefcasino/casino.html official page.

Sheraton Townsville Casino (1800 800-871 or +6177 222 333)

Sheraton Townsville hosts regular high stakes blackjacktournaments.It is the smallest of Queensland's casinos, with about32 tables and 274 gaming machines.They have $1 and $2 progressive jackpotvideo poker.

December 1997 saw a $12M refurbishment, with new restaurants, bars,air conditioning andair quality systems, and a TAB. It is now claimedto be the first fully themed casino inAustralia. The new Stateroom isa plush room with higher minimums and a higher dress codethan the generalcasino (but it's open to everyone).

More gaming machines are on the way. Personally, I hope that the trendtowards'random cash jackpots' does not catch on. That's because I enjoyplaying with anadvantage, and it doesn't cost the house anything. Witha random jackpot, you never know ifyou are playing with an advantage.A few high jackpots in a row could cost the housedearly, and they areunattractive to the smarter player (who makes just as much, perhapsmore,as regular players).

Sheraton Townsville attracts some 2000 visitors per day. See also the http://www.sheratontownsville.com.au official page.

Star City (1800 700-700 or +61 2 9657 8393; info1300 300-711)

Australia's newest casino, 'Star City', opened on the 26th of November,1997.It has over 200 tables, 1500 gaming machines, and a large sportslounge. There is parkingfor 2500 cars. It is a pretty casino, with manyAustralian themed areas (e.g. Reef, Desert,Tree, etc). It is located inthe foreshore of Sydney Harbour. They have 2 aquariumstotalling 50,000litres of sea water that they claim will establish to a genuine coralecosystemby about mid 1998.

Despite the 1500 gaming machines, the only videopokeravailable (as of December 1997) is called 'Wild Card', availableonly on some $1'MultiStar' machines. It is a weird variation on standardJoker Wild VP, similarto a game that you can play in pubs throughout thestate. Video Poker Tutor gives a returnfor this game (playing 10 coins,or $10 per play) of under 93.6%! None of the other machinegames have progressivejackpots, and most 10c games appear to have a return in the very low90s(e.g. 'Penguin Pays' is 90.4%). All slot machines have note acceptors.Mostmachines are of 10c, 5c, or $1 denomination, with just two busy banksof 2c machines.

Onmy last visit, I saw no Keno, but all the usual table games werethere,including 'Let it Ride', 'Caribbean Stud', and 'Pai GowPoker', all withhigh minimums (all Caribbean Stud that I saw were at least $15). Mosttableshave easily seen signs showing the table minimum; you need this to findyour wayaround. All tables were open, and conditions were already quitecrowded, on a Saturdayafternoon. The 'Coral Room' opens in busier times,and is totally non smoking. Ithas about 50 games of various denomination,a handful of 2c and 5c slot machines, and ahigher dress code than therest of the casino. Ideal for players trying to escape the smokeand someof the bustle of the main gaming area.

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See also http://www.starcity.com.au (nothing about thenew casino yet), and the http://www.sofcom.com.au/sydney/Page3.html SydneyEntertainmentand Events page.

Canberra Casino (1800 806-833 or +61 6 257 7074)

Canberra Casino offers world class pokertournaments.Unusually, the Canberra casino has no gaming machines;ideal for serious table players whohate the slot machine noise. However,they are expecting gaming machines soon.

Crown Casino (+61 3 9292 8888; hotel 1800 818 088)

The Crown casino opened on the 9th May 1997. It is the largest in the world(measured bynumber of gaming tables), with 350 tables and 2500 machines.Some of the features of theSouthbank Complex:

• 500 room five star hotel (planned expansion up to 1,000 rooms in stage2 by 1999)
• One of Australia's largest ballroom/convention centres
• 30 meeting rooms
• 46 restaurants
• Lyric theatre (another to open in 1998)
• 14 Village cinemas
• Planet Hollywood as well as numerous restaurants, bars and specialty shops
• Fully serviced gym, tennis courts and 25m pool
• Underground parking for 5,600 cars

The 8000 staff includes 2500 croupiers, 2000 restaurant staff, 500 hotelstaff (900 withthe second tower), and 200 security staff. The casino areaconsists of 8 gaming rooms, andincludes the Sports casino, hot-pink VelvetBar, Asian-themed Diamond Room, the Monte CarloRoom and the Rio Carnevale.

The Las Vegas Room has 21 tables of live poker. Games spread daily:

• Draw Poker
• Draw Poker with a kitty hand
• 5 Card Stud
• Crown Stud (5 Card stud with the last card dealt face down)
• 7 Card Stud
• Manilla
• Hold-em
• For high limit players: Omaha and Omaha High-Low with a Qualifier.

All games will be structured limit and for the higher stakes players potlimit will beavailable on request. Crown are running some poker tournamentsnow; see my tournament page for details.

See also the http://www.crownltd.com.au Crown web page, not to be confusedwith the American http://www.crowncasino.comCrownCasino Corporation page.

Visitor numbers are expected to climb to well over 25,000 per day. Itis already quitecrowded at peak times.

Wrest Point Casino (1800 030 655 or +61 02 250112)

Wrest Point was Australia's first casino, having opened on 10th February,1973. It has33 gaming tables and over 490 machines, and the hotel has278 rooms. It has its own web page.Wrest point hosts regular high stakes blackjacktournaments.

Burswood Casino (+61 8 9362 7777)

The Burswood Casino in Perth, West Australia. It attracts around 9000 visitorsper day,and has over 1000 gaming machines. The hotel has 414 rooms.

Burswood offers live poker. The available games are:

• Draw/Ante Poker
• 5 Card Stud
• 7 Card Stud
• Burswood Manilla (Ante)
• Manilla (One blind)

Burswoodhas its own web page.

Adelaide Casino (+61 8 212 2811)

Adelaide Casino is housed in an elegant old building in the heart of theAdelaideCentral Business District. To my mind, they have done a betterjob installing a casino inthis sort of building than have Treasury. Theyhave 80 tables; all the usual games areoffered, plus live poker. Thereare around 800 gaming machines, and a thing called'Royal Ascot' that isan electronic horse race.

They have a blackjack side bet called 'DollarSevens', which is a bit differentfrom similar side bets in other casinos. The paytable is: 2 unsuited 7'spays 50 to 1; 2 suited 7's pays 150 to 1; 3 unsuited 7's pays 500to 1,and 3 suited 7's pays 7,770 to 1. In addition, the three suited sevensqualifies forfree entry into the BlackjackDollar Sevens Tournament,run approximately every 90 days. Adelaidecasino also offers poker tournaments.Adelaide casino now has its ownwebpage.

Christmas Island Casino

Christmas Island is an Australian Territory, not on the Australian continent.In fact,it lies approximately 3300km northwest of Perth. The casino therewas closed in June1998, with unpaid staff causing a riot.

Other Sources of Information

For international casino information, see this section of RollingGood Times Online,or CasinoCity.
The http://www2.eis.net.au/~qogr/QOGR6.HTM Queensland Officeof Gaming Regulationis now online; it has some fascinating informationabout setting up a casino in Queensland,and some statistics of revenue.

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Crown Casino, Melbourne,Victoria

Address: 8 WhitemanStreet Southbank, Melbourne Victoria 3006
Telephone (switch):(03) 9292 8888
Crown Club Hotline:(03) 9292 7222
Crown Towers Reservations:(03) 9292 6868
Facsimile: (03) 92926600
Website:http://www.crowncasino.com.au

How to get there:Easily accessible by car with two car parks containing over 5000 spaces.Tram no's 12, 96 and 109 run past the casino. Flinders Street andSpencer Street stations are within walking distance.

General Description: Themost impressive casino complex in Australia with luxury accommodation,great shopping and 40 restaurantsand cafes. The casino area is huge with the numbers of Blackjack Tablesas follows:

$10-$500: 16
$15-$700: 4
$25-$1000: 18
$50-$2000: 15
$100-$4000: 3

At first it would appear that Crown now has some of the best conditions for card counters with one and a half to two decks being cut from the 8 decks in the shoe, and not a continuous shuffling machine in sight. Although there are no $5 tables for blackjack you should have no trouble finding a $10 table at any time of the day, especially in the upstairs gaming floor where they actually advertise '$10 blackjack tables available 24hours'. However, on these $10 tables the maximum bet per box is only $200, which makes for a very poor spread when those high true counts come in. When you do need to make those big bets, one way around this restriction is to bet the maximum on more than one playing box, as the $200 maximum applies per box, not per table. This means that you could actually bet up to $1400 on a high true count hand. Although this may bring unwanted attention to yourself from the pit bosses.

Blackjack Rules

• 8 Decks, dealt from shoe
• Double on 9, 10 or 11.
• Dealer stands on soft 17 (S17)
• Split to 3 hands
• Aces split to 2 hands
• One card only on split aces
• Double after split (DAS)
• Double for less allowed
• Blackjack pays 3:2
• Insurance pays 2:1
• Dealer blackjack takes Originaland Busted Bets Only (OBBO)
• First card from shoe burnt

Variations
Crown has a sidebet called Perfect Pairs. It is based on the first two cards that are dealt to your hand. A mixed pair pays 6 to 1, a same coloured pair pays 12 to 1 and a perfect pair (two cards are exactly alike including colour and suit) pays 25 to 1. I don't need to do any in depth calculations to see if this is a good bet for the player - it isn't. Do you think crown casino would introduce this option if it wasn't good for them? Some initial calculations suggest that taking up this bet increases the house edge that the casino has by at least 2-3%.

Blackjack Basic Strategy

For a given set of blackjackrules, there is only one best action to take for each possible hand a playermay get versus each possible upcard a dealer may have. This set of'best actions' is know as the Basic Strategy. The basic strategyto be followed at Crown is as follows:

Treasury Casino Blackjack Minimum Bonus

House Edge: 0.513%

Casino Blackjack 21

INDEX
The dealer up-card is displayedalong the top, and the players totals down the side. 'S' = 'stand' 'H'= 'hit' 'D' = 'double' 'SP' = 'split'

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