The last, but certainly not least, of our blackjack game
reviews of the top online casino software developers in
the business is for none other than Playtech. Online
casinos using Playtech software offer three different
types of blackjack, including standard Las Vegas
Blackjack, Blackjack Switch and Blackjack Surrender. Pontoon is also available, which is basically the British
version of Blackjack. Let's hope you are British anyways
because as of right now Playtech does not even accept U.S.
players - even on their practice gaming platforms.
In
regards to Playtech's standard Las Vegas Blackjack, it is
played with six 52-card decks. Since surrendering is not
allowed (giving a casinos edge of .52%), some serious
blackjack players stick to the Blackjack Surrender
version. In fact, unless you are bound to playing standard
blackjack by certain bonus conditions, you are better off
playing Blackjack Surrender, in terms of playing with more
advantageous rules.
Standard rules regarding Insurance and
Doubling down (both of which are allowed) apply to Playtech blackjack. Splitting is only allowed once and
Doubling Down is allowed after splitting. In terms of the
dealer's actions, he must stand on all card totals of
seventeen or more, including Soft 17 (an Ace with a six).
The dealer will never check for blackjack in any
situation, which is another rule in favor of the player.
The area is which some explanation is needed is in regards
to the dealer getting blackjack, which is governed by a
combination of European and U.S. rules. If the dealer gets
blackjack with a face-up Ace and the player double his bet
and/or splits the hand, the entire bet is lost. If the
dealer gets blackjack with a 10 card face-up, the entire
bet is lost if the player splits. If the player just
doubles down then only the original bet is lost. If the
player double and splits, the bet going toward the split
hand is lost but the double down bet is returned.
Playtech's standard blackjack game allows players the
option of playing multi-hand games (up to three hands at
once) and offers live chat during hands. As for graphics,
Playtech's are hard to beat, while game responsiveness is
probably the fastest of all other casino software
developers out there.
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