William Hill Casino has some of the popular Blackjack games that you can play.

The rules of Blackjack combine a mixture of skill and luck. Try to get Blackjack and beat the dealer to 21 without going bust. In Blackjack, the aim of the game is for the total value of your cards to be closer to 21 than the dealer’s cards, without going over 21. Number cards are worth their face value, face cards are worth 10 and aces are worth either 1 or 11. Blackjack is achieved if you are dealt an ace and a card with a value of ten as your first two cards, this will result in you winning 150% of your bet (for instance, if you bet £1 you would receive £2.50). If your cards are closer to 21 in value than the dealer’s cards then you win 100% of your bet. However, if your cards are worth more than 21 you have gone 'bust' and have lost your bet. If you tie with the dealer and your cards are worth 17 or more, your bet is returned to you in what is called a 'push'. A score of 21 is beaten by Blackjack.

The rules of Blackjack Switch differ in that you are dealt two hands and can switch cards between them, adding extra skill and excitement to the game. The object of Blackjack Switch is for the total of your cards in either hand to be closer to 21 than the dealer’s cards, without exceeding 21. Card values are the same as in standard Blackjack – aces count as either 1 or 11, face cards as 10, and number cards as their face value. The rules are the same as in standard Blackjack. Except you have two hands, which you play in turn – first the right and then the left one, then the dealer plays his hand. You may split, double, take insurance etc. just like in standard Blackjack. An exception from the standard Blackjack is that the dealer always hits soft 17 – meaning he always draws one more card when he has 17 with an ace counted as 11. Also, 'Blackjacks' pay 1/1 instead of 3/2 although more 'Blackjacks' are created due to the 'switching' option. (See below). Another exception is that Blackjack rule no. 5 ('If the player doubles and the dealer’s first card is of value 10, and the dealer gets blackjack, the player loses only the initial bet.') does not apply in Blackjack Switch.

Blackjack Surrender rules allow you to give up half your bet after the dealer has checked for Blackjack, perhaps a safer option for those new to the game. Blackjack Surrender is almost identical to regular Blackjack but with the added option of surrendering your hand (explained below). The aim of Blackjack Surrender is to build a hand closer in value to 21 than the dealer’s hand, without going over 21. Number cards are worth their face value, face cards are worth 10 and aces are worth either 1 or 11. Should you be dealt an ace and a card worth 10 as your initial two cards then you have Blackjack. This pays 150% of your bet (for instance, if you bet £1 you would receive £2.50). If your hand is closer in value to 21 than the dealer’s hand then you win your bet amount (for instance a bet of £1 would win £2). If your hand is worth more than 21 then you have gone 'bust' and lose your bet. Should you and the dealer tie with hands worth 17 or more then neither of you win and the bet is returned to in what is called a 'push'. Blackjack will always beat a hand worth 21.

The much played and loved British version of the game with different rules and strategies. See what all the UK Blackjack fans are raving about. Pontoon is the British version of Blackjack; it is played with eight full decks of cards. The aim of the game is the build a hand with a value closer to 21 than the dealers, without exceeding 21. Both you and the dealer begin the game with two cards. The dealer will check their cards for a winning Pontoon hand, but apart from that all cards stay facedown. You then have the choice of either hitting, standing (but only if you hand is worth more than 15), doubling or splitting (if you have two matching cards). When you are happy with your cards the dealer will reveal his and hit or stand according to the house rules.

If the dealer has soft 17 they must hit. Should there be a push then the dealer wins. Cards are worth the same as in Blackjack (number cards their face value, face cards are worth 10 and aces are worth either 1 or 11).

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