Blackjack is one of the most popular games in real life and online casinos; it could be the simplicity of the game or the challenges that the game presents that keeps it a firm favourite amongst casino goers. Blackjack is an easy game to learn, and the casino version pits the player against the dealer with the player waging upon winning the game. Blackjack is so popular amongst players that all casino online have at least two versions of the game.

Blackjack is a very easy-to-follow game: in order to win the player must have a hand that is greater in value than the hand held by the dealer without going over the value of twenty one. The value of the cards can be taken at ‘face’ value; fives are counted as fives, tens as tens and so on, and in the game the suits have no bearing on the value of the cards. The royal house, Jack, Queen and Kings are taken as a value of ten and Aces can either be counted as one or eleven depending upon with value benefits the player most.

Casinos online have at least two versions of blackjack, with the most common of these being multi player and multi hand blackjack. With multi player blackjack there are several players in the casino online at the same table playing against the same dealer. The players are still only playing against the dealer and not against each other; however, they are able to chat to each other during the game and have fun interacting with each other. This gives players of casinos online a more realistic casino experience, sharing in others wins and losses.

Multi hand blackjack allows you to play multiple hands – up to five hands in a single game. This helps to increase your chances of winning and allows you to play each hand to help create a strong position for yourself before the dealer plays.