Premium Online Blackjack Real Money Games

As is the case with many of the classic table games that have been around for hundreds of years, the exact origins of the online Blackjack real money games available at Juicy Vegas today are under debate. 

Its roots could stretch back as far as Ancient Rome, where soldiers played a version of 21 using wooden blocks assigned different numerical values instead of cards. Then it pops up again in 17th Century France and once again in the USA in the 1800s. It’s from this period that the Blackjack online casino games you know and love earned their name!

When gambling venues were trying to publicize the new game, a special bet was created whereby a winning hand which included either the Jack of Spades or the Jack of Clubs won a special amount. That rule is no longer in place when you play Blackjack online for real money, but the nickname sure is. 

The Best Online Blackjack Variations

There’s more than one way to shine a penny and that idiom couldn’t be more true than when applied to playing the best online Blackjack games! Juicy Vegas has a lot of variations for our players to choose from. The great thing about all these variants is that, as long as you know the fundamentals about online Blackjack betting, you will be able to handle yourself admirably whichever game you end up playing!

The traditional Blackjack on offer will suit players of most betting preferences since it allows for both lower-end wagers and higher bets alike. Blackjack + Perfect Pairs gives you the chance to activate a side bet, a wager predicting that you’ll be dealt a hand totaling 21 points in the first two cards you’re dealt. And the Suit ‘Em Up™Blackjack is similar in that your side bet will be on whether or not the first two cards you get will be of the same suit.

How to Play Blackjack at Juicy Vegas

Even the best online Blackjack app has its drawbacks, in that you have to find the space on your smartphone or tablet to download and install it. We’ve bypassed this issue at Juicy Vegas by optimizing our online site to the point where you can just head on over there using the browser already installed on your device when you want to go mobile. 

When it comes to Blackjack online gambling, face cards are worth 10 points each, numbered cards are taken at their face value, and Aces are worth one or 11 points. You place your bet, and the dealer will hand out cards, two face-up to you and two to themselves, with just one facing up. You decide whether you want more cards or not and may have options to Split and Double Down. The winner is the first to get to 21 points or whoever’s left after everyone else has exceeded this total.

Online Blackjack Terminology

Make sure you know what the following terms mean before you place your first bet! The best online Blackjack player is whoever understands the rules:

• Bankroll

The total amount of money you have available for gameplay.

• Basic Strategy

Basic Strategy is a method of playing Blackjack games online for money that tells you the best possible move whatever combination of cards you’ve received, considering the dealer’s up-card too. 

• Blackjack

The card game that you’re playing with the aim of getting a higher total than the dealer without exceeding 21 points or having the dealer go over that number. It’s also the best possible hand in the game, also known as a Natural Blackjack, which occurs when you’re dealt an Ace and a face card. 

• Bust

Whoever exceeds 21 points, Busts. 

• Double/Doubling Down

This is a bet option available in certain variations, whereby you can choose to take a second bet and receive only one extra card after you’ve viewed the first two you’ve been dealt. 

• Hit

When you ask for another card, you Hit. 

• Insurance

If the dealer has an Ace as their face-up card, you may be able to take an Insurance bet which will pay you out at 2:1 if the croupier ends up with a Blackjack. 

• Soft Hand

If you’re holding a hand with an Ace and you’ve assigned it 11 points, then it’s Soft. If you decide to drop the value to one point to avoid Busting, it becomes a Hard Hand. 

• Split

If you’re dealt two cards of the same rank, like two sevens, these can be Split in certain Blackjack variations. You’ll be able to take advantage of a change in the online Blackjack betting rules, wagering again to cover your new hand, and playing them independently from thereon. 

• Stand

If you decide you don’t want any more cards, you Stand. 

• Surrender

Certain Blackjack variations allow you to Surrender, giving up your hand and getting half your first bet back. 

Playing Online Blackjack Real Money 

When you consider that the online Blackjack real money games, we have available at Juicy Vegas are the descendants of entertainment hundreds and hundreds of years old, you know it must be something special! The continuing popularity of Blackjack games online for money means that this game has a certain something which has managed to entrance people for many years. If you’ve never played it before it’s time to rectify that fact, and if you have, then a world of fun awaits you right now!

Sign up for your Juicy Vegas account today and let’s get you to 21.