Best Blackjack Casinos: Global Player Casino (Review)

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A variety of games are offered and all are available in either multi-player or single-player mode. If you're at a single-player table, you may spread to a total of 5 hands, if you wish. Since all the different Blackjack games offer limits of $1-$55 (some are $100) per spot, a spread of $1 to $275 is possible. The games are styled after those found in many famous locations. This is one of the few casinos on the Internet that does not shuffle the cards after

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every 'round' in their multi-deck games. The single-deck games are shuffled after every round, but the multi-deck games are shuffled "randomly, beginning at the 50-70% level", except that the double-decker is shuffled a bit earlier. So, the choice is clear: if you're a counter, go with one of the multi-deck games and, if you're not, go with one of the single-deck games.

Atlantic City Blackjack

Standard blackjack with favorable rules for the player.
Set: 6 Decks are used which is standard. It makes it more difficult to keep track of the cards. The cards are shuffled at about 50% penetration level (after about 50% of the deck was played) which is good because it helps you to keep track of the cards more easily. Betting Limits are $1-$55, $5-$200 or $10-$300 per box which again is very good because you can bet as little as $1 up to as much as $300 (there are five boxes on each table, one for each player or hand / see picture). The house edge is 0.33% which is average.

Atlantic City Blackjack
Rules: You can play up to 5 hands at once which is excellent. The dealer stands on A-6 which is standard. Doubling down is allowed on any first two cards which is better than what land based casinos offer you. You even can double down after you split pairs which again is exceptionally good. Pairs may be split to 4 hands which is excellent and lots of fun. You can surrender against 10 and Ace after the dealer has looked at his second card. When the dealer has an 10, or an ace showing, the chance of losing is greater than 75%, which makes it a good option for you. Insurance is offered when the dealer's exposed card is an ace.

Vegas Strip Blackjack

Standard blackjack where the dealer does not peak.
Set: 4 Decks are used which is not good and not bad. As less decks are used as more easy it gets to keep track of the cards. The cards are shuffled at about 50% penetration level (after about 50% of the deck was played) which is good because it helps you to keep track of the cards more easily. Betting Limits are $1-$55, $5-$200 or $10-$300 per box which again is very good because you can bet as little as $1 up to as much as $300 (there are five boxes on each table, one for each player or hand / see picture). The house edge is 0.42% which is average.
Rules: You can play up to 5 hands at once which is excellent. The dealer stands on A-6 which is standard. Doubling down is allowed on any first two cards which is better than what

Vegas Strip Blackjack
land based casinos offer you. You cannot double down after splitting a pair though. Pairs may be split up to 4 hands which is excellent and lots of fun. Aces may be split only once and they receive only one card. You can surrender against 10 and Ace after the dealer has looked at his second card. When the dealer has an 10, or an ace showing, the chance of losing is greater than 75%, which makes it a good option for you. Insurance is offered if you think that the dealer might have a blackjack.
!!!: The dealer does not peak to tell you if he has a blackjack, so if he gets a blackjack, all bets are lost. If you surrender and the dealer has a blackjack, you lose the entire bet. If you split a pair or double against a 10 and the dealer has a blackjack, you'll lose only the original bet.

Baden-Baden Blackjack

An un-busted hand consisting of 6 cards is an automatic winner.
Set: 2 Decks are used which is good, because as less decks are used as more easy it gets to keep track of the cards. The cards are shuffled at about 35% penetration level (after about 35% of the deck was played). Betting Limits are $1-$55, $5-$200 or $10-$300 per box which again is very good because you can bet as little as $1 up to as much as $300 (there are five boxes on each table, one for each player or hand / see picture). The house edge is 0.44% which is standard.

Baden-Baden Blackjack
Rules: You can play up to 5 hands at once which is excellent. The dealer stands on A-6 which is standard. Doubling down is only allowed on 9, 10 and 11 which is standard for land based casinos. Online casinos allow you to double down about any first pair usually. But it makes the game more authentic this way. You are not allowed to double down after you split a pair tough.
You may split pairs to 2 hands only which is below average, because other casinos allow you to split the cards up to 3 hands. The dealer does not peak to tell you if he has a blackjack, so if he gets a blackjack, all bets are lost. No surrender is available.

Vegas Downtown Blackjack

Standard blackjack with favorable rules for the player.
Set: 3 Decks are used which actually is good. But the cards are shuffled after every round which makes it quite impossible to keep track of the cards. You start off with the same conditions and probabilities every round. Betting Limits are $1-$55, $5-$200 or $10-$300 per box which again is very good because you can bet as little as $1 up to as much as $300 (there are five boxes on each table, one for each player or hand / see picture). The house edge is 0.56% which is lower standard.
Rules: You can play up to 5 hands at once

Vegas Downtown Blackjack
which is excellent. The dealer hits A-6 (17) which is excellent, because the chance of busting this way increases drastically. Doubling down is allowed on any first two cards which is better than what land based casinos offer you. You cannot double down after you split a pair tough. Pairs may be split to 4 hands (including Aces) which is excellent and lots of fun. Split Aces receive only one card. You can surrender after the dealer has looked at his second card. When the dealer has an 10, or an ace showing, the chance of losing is greater than 75%, which makes it a good option for you. Insurance is offered if you think that the dealer might have a blackjack.

Double Exposure Blackjack

Standard blackjack with un-favorable rules for both the dealer and the players. Both of the dealer's cards are exposed though.
Set: 6 Decks are used which is standard. The cards are shuffled after every round which makes it quite impossible to keep track of the cards. You start off with the same conditions and probabilities every round. Betting Limits are $1-$55, $5-$200 or $10-$300 per box which again is very good because you can bet as little as $1 up to as much as $300 (there are five boxes on each table, one for each player or hand / see picture). Rules: You can play up to

Double Exposure Blackjack
5 hands at once which is excellent. The dealer hits A-6 ( 17) which is excellent, because the chance of busting this way increases drastically. Doubling down is allowed only if the two first Doubling down is only allowed on hard 9, 10 and 11 (hard = no ace involved) which is standard for land based casinos. Online casinos allow you to double down about any first pair usually. But it makes the game more authentic this way. Pairs may be split to 4 hands which is excellent and lots of fun. Neither surrender nor insurance is available. !!!: A Blackjack pays 1:1 only. The player wins blackjack ties, whereas the dealer wins all other ties.

Reno Blackjack

Hard to beat blackjack with high house edge.
Set: 3 Decks are used which actually is good. But the cards are shuffled after every round which makes it quite impossible to keep track of the cards. You start off with the same conditions and probabilities every round. Betting Limits are $1-$55, $5-$200 or $10-$300 per box which again is very good because you can bet as little as $1 up to as much as $300 (there are five boxes on each table, one for each player or hand / see picture). The house edge is 0.67% which is rather fair.
Rules: You can play up to 5 hands at once which is excellent. The dealer hits A-6 (17)

Reno Blackjack
which is excellent, because the chance of busting this way increases drastically. Doubling down is only allowed on 10 and 11 which makes the game a little tough when you get to this situation. Double after you split a pair is not allowed though. Pairs may be split to 4 hands which is excellent and lots of fun. You can surrender after the dealer has looked at his second card (late surrender). When the dealer has an 10, or an ace showing, the chance of losing is greater than 75%, which makes it a good option for you. Insurance is offered if you think that the dealer might have a blackjack. !!!: A player's blackjack is a push against a dealer's blackjack (with a 10 up).

Spanish 21 Blackjack

Excellent rules for the player. All the ten-spot cards are removed from the decks though. To compensate for this off balance in the odds, the casinos have made the payouts more rewarding.
Set: 6 Decks are used which is standard. The cards are shuffled at about 50% penetration level (after about 50% of the deck was played) which is good because it helps you to keep track of the cards more easily. The house edge is 0.83% which we consider dangerous already. The payoffs are tempting tough.
Rules: You can play up to 5 hands at once which is excellent. The dealer hits A-6 (17) which is excellent, because the chance of

Spanish 21 Blackjack
busting this way increases drastically. Doubling down is allowed on any first two cards which is better than what land based casinos offer you. You even can double down after you split pairs which again is exceptionally good. Pairs may be split to 4 hands which is excellent and lots of fun. Even to split aces a second time is allowed. You can surrender after the dealer has looked at his second card (late surrender). When the dealer has an 10, or an ace showing, the chance of losing is greater than 75%, which makes it a good option for you. Even a non-busted doubled hand can be surrendered, keeping the initial bet. !!!: A player's blackjack wins over a dealer's blackjack and pays 3:2. The player wins 21 ties. Both excellent rules.

Total	Consisting Of	Pays
21	5 cards	3:2
21	6 cards	2:1
21	7 or more cards	3:1
21	6,7, and 8 (mixed suits)	3:2
21	6,7, and 8 (matching suits)	2:1
21	6,7, and 8 (all spades)	3:1
21	7's (mixed suits)	3:2
21	7's (matching suits)	2:1
21	7's (all spades)	3:1
21	7's & dealer's face up card is also a 7	$1000 - $5,000
Note: These bonuses do not apply if they are a result of doubling or splitting.