Steelers Blackjack Pro

GAME OBJECTIVE:

• Steelers Blackjack Pro is a variant of standard Blackjack that features the Perfect Pairs and 21+3 side games. This game allows a player to play up to five hands of Blackjack at once, one after the other during gameplay. The objective is to accumulate cards to get a total of 21 or as close to 21 as possible, without going over 21. The value of a hand is the sum of the point counts of all the cards in the hand.

HOW TO PLAY THE GAME:

• This game can be played with up to five hands. In order to play, the player must place a bet on at least one of the player’s hands. Every hand may have a different bet amount.
• To place a bet, click on a chip in the bottom left of the screen to select the player’s chip value. Click on one of the available betting areas (the 5 larger circles) to place the bet. Every click increases the player’s bets by the value of the selected chip. 
• Side bets can be placed on the 'Perfect Pairs' or the '21+3' betting areas under any of the player’s hands to the left or right respectively, as well as on the 'Dealer's Pair' betting area near the Dealer's hand. In each game round, player can place one 'Dealer's Pair' side bet, and a 'Perfect Pairs' and '21+3' side bet for each of the player’s own hands that have a regular bet placed on it.
• Player
•  can click CLEAR BETS to remove all bets from the table.
• Clicking DOUBLE doubles every bet player has placed on the table.
• Click UNDO to remove the last bet made from the table.
• The minimum and maximum bet limits depend on the player’s VIP level and are shown at the top of the table. The limits apply to the initial bet only. Actions that require an additional bet (Split, Insurance, and Double) can still be used even if the player placed a bet equal to the maximum bet.
• Click the DEAL button to deal the cards. 2 cards are dealt to each of the player's hands for which bet was placed and to the Dealer's hand. The cards are dealt clockwise, one at a time to each hand in turns, with the first card going to the rightmost player's hand. The last card goes to the dealer's hand and is dealt face down.
• If players are playing more than one hand, actions are taken for each hand separately, starting from the rightmost hand, once the cards have been dealt.
• If the Dealer's face-up card is an Ace, player is offered with insurance. Click YES to insure one hand at a time against the dealer having Blackjack or click NO for each hand if player do not want insurance. To accept or decline insurance for all the hands at a time, click YES TO ALL or NO TO ALL buttons. This is also applicable for the “EVEN MONEY” scenario.
• If the player’s first two cards have the same value, the player can split the player’s hand by clicking SPLIT.
• Click HIT to request another card or click DOUBLE to double the player’s bet and receive a third card. If the player does not want any more cards, click STAND.
• Please note that Insurance, Double, and Split require an additional bet. If the player’s balance does not have enough money to cover these expenses, the player will need to deposit more money to use these options.
• When the player has played the player’s final hand, the dealer then reveals the Dealer’s face-down card and may draw additional cards, in accordance with the rules.
• When the dealer has stopped taking cards, each player’s hand is compared to the Dealer's hand. If the player’s hand has a higher value than the dealer's and has not exceeded 21, the player win with that hand.
• If any hand value reaches 22 or more, it is bust and automatically loses.
• If a player wants to play another round, place bets as described above or click REBET to place the same bets as in the previous round, then click DEAL to deal the cards. Click REBET & DEAL to place the same bets as in the previous round or DOUBLE & DEAL to place doubled bets of the previous round and deal cards immediately.
• BET: The total bet amount is shown in the BET meter at the bottom left of the screen.
• BALANCE: Player’s remaining game balance, after the player has placed the desired bet, is shown in the BALANCE meter i.e. the current game balance minus the total bet placed.
• WIN: The total win amount is shown in the WIN meter at the bottom right of the screen.
• Volume: Volume ON Icon will play the game sounds. Click on the Volume OFF icon will mute the sounds and vice-versa.

BUTTONS:

• DEAL – Deal the cards
• CLEAR BETS – Clear the table of all bets.
• UNDO – Remove Player’s last bet.
• HIT – Request one more card.
• STAND – Draw no more cards and end player’s turn.
• DOUBLE – When no cards have been dealt yet i.e. before starting the gameplay, this button doubles all bets on the table. When cards have been dealt, this button doubles the bet on the selected hand and requests a final card.
• SPLIT – Split the hand into two if the player holds a pair.
• REBET – Place the same bets as in the previous round.
• REBET & DEAL – Place the same bets as in the previous round and deal the cards.
• DOUBLE & DEAL – Double player’s bets from the previous round and deal the cards.
• YES – Click to accept Insurance or even money for all hands against the dealer having Blackjack.
• NO – Click to decline Insurance or even money for individual hands against the dealer having Blackjack.
• YES TO ALL – Click to accept Insurance or even money for all hands against the dealer having Blackjack.
• NO TO ALL – Click to decline Insurance or even money for all hands against the dealer having Blackjack.

RULES:

• The objective of Steelers Blackjack Pro is to get a hand that totals 21 or is closer to 21 than the dealer's hand without exceeding 21.
• The value of a hand is the sum of the individual card’s value. Blackjack is the highest hand and consists of two cards: An Ace and any 10-point card. Blackjack beats a score of 21.
• Player can choose 1 to 5 hands to play on in a game round. The chosen hands are played clockwise, starting from the player’s rightmost hand. The dealer's hand is played last. The player may Split, Double and take Insurance, just like in standard Blackjack.
• When the player wins the bet amount plus the payout amount is paid.

Steelers Blackjack Pro is a variant of Blackjack with the following rules:

• 8 decks of cards are used. After each round, used cards are returned to the deck and the deck is shuffled.
• Aces count as either 1 or 11, face cards count as 10, and number cards count at their face values.
• The player may not split a split hand.
• A player can place a double down wager on a split pair, except on split aces.
• Split and Double does not affect any side bets.
• Only one card is drawn to each Ace in a Split hand.
• The dealer will automatically check for blackjack, if the Dealer's first card is an ace, king, queen, jack or 10.
• Ace and a 10-point card after a split are considered 21, and not Blackjack.
• Blackjack pays 1.5 times the bet amount (3 to 2).
• If the total value of the Player’s cards is closer to 21 than the Dealer's after the dealer has stopped taking cards, the player wins the bet amount (1 to 1).
• If the total of the Player's cards is more than 21, the player's hand is “Bust” and the player automatically loses the bet for that hand.
• If the Player and the Dealer have the same point total (17 to 21), neither of them wins and the player's bet is returned to the player in a “Push”.
• The Dealer always draws to 16. The Dealer stands when the dealer's hand has a value of 17 or greater (including soft 17). The Dealer does not draw when the player is “Bust”.
• Blackjack beats a score of 21.

SPLIT:

If player’s first 2 cards have the same value, then player may split them into 2 separate hands. The second hand will have the same bet as the hand it was split from. Player will then draw additional cards to each hand. Player may draw as many cards as player like on each split hand unless player split 2 aces (in which case player can receive only 1 additional card for each ace). If player receive an ace and a 10-value card in a split hand, it is considered 21 and not Blackjack.

DOUBLE:

Player can double player’s bet on a hand before player take a third card. Player cannot double the bet on a hand after taking a third card. After doubling a bet, a final card will be dealt to player automatically. Player can double on all player’s hands, if player wish. Player can also double Player’s bet on a split hand.

INSURANCE:

If the Dealer's first face up card is an Ace, player will be given a chance to insure each of player’s regular bets against the dealer having Blackjack. If player take Insurance, then an amount equal to half player’s original bet will be deducted from player’s balance and placed separately on the table. If the dealer has blackjack, the insurance bet pays 2:1, and player will lose the initial hand bet. If the dealer does not have blackjack, player will lose the insurance bet and the game will continue for the initial hand bet. Insurance does not affect any side bets.

EVEN MONEY:

• If the dealer has an Ace, and the player has a BLACKJACK, the player has the option of “EVEN MONEY?”. Click on YES for this hand, the player will receive the same amount (1:1) for the Blackjack, without the Dealer’s face-down card even being exposed, thus protecting the player from a possible Dealer’s Blackjack. The player may also click on DECLINE for this hand. If the Dealer does not have a blackjack, the player will be paid at a normal relation of 3:2 for the Blackjack.
• If the first two cards dealt to the player are an Ace and a 10-valued card combination, the hand is BLACKJACK and pays 3:2 if it beats the dealer. But if the dealer has BLACKJACK too the result is PUSH.
• If player have an Ace and a 10-valued card after splitting, the hand value is 21 only and not BLACKJACK. If the 21-valued hand wins, it is paid at odds of 1:1.
• When the dealer hand is complete the results are displayed on both the Dealer's and the player's cards.
• YES TO ALL and NO TO ALL buttons will not be shown if any of the hand(s) doesn’t have a BLACKJACK.
• YES TO ALL and NO TO ALL buttons will be shown if all player hand(s) has BLACKJACK and Dealer has an Ace.

SIDE BETS:

• A side bet is a wager player can make beyond the regular game bet to get an extra win even if player’s regular game hand does not win. The side bet payout depends on the combination that the cards form. All type of side bets can be placed at the same time.

PERFECT PAIRS:

• Player can place a Perfect Pairs side bet on the 'Perfect Pairs' betting area, found beneath each regular betting area, for each of player’s hands that has a regular bet placed on it. The Dealer's Pair side bet can be placed on the 'Dealer's Pair' betting area near the dealer's hand once per game round. This type of side bet wins when the first two cards in the hand form a Perfect Pair, a Colored Pair, or a Red/Black Pair.

• Perfect Pair means that player’s, or the Dealer's, first two cards form a pair of the same face value, color, and suit (for example, two 4 of Diamonds cards).
• Colored Pair means that player’s, or the Dealer's, first two cards form a pair of the same color and same face value but different suits (for example, 4 of Diamonds and 4 of Hearts).
• Red/Black Pair means that player’s, or Dealer's first two cards form a pair of the same face value, but with different colors and suits (for example, 4 of Diamonds and 4 of Spades)

21+3 BETS:

• Player can place a 21+3 side bet on the '21+3' betting area, found beneath each regular betting area, for each player’s hands that has a regular bet placed on it. This type of side bet wins if the combination of the first two cards of the player and the Dealer's first card form a Flush, Straight, Three of a Kind, Straight Flush, or Suited Three of a Kind.
• Flush: Any three cards of the same suit, e.g. King of Hearts, 2 of Hearts, and 8 of Hearts.
• Straight: Three cards of consecutive face value and any suit, e.g. 5 of Clubs, 6 of Hearts, and 7 of Spades.
• Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same face value and any suit, e.g. King of Diamonds, King of Diamonds, and King of Spades.
• Straight Flush: Three cards of consecutive face value in the same suit, e.g. 5 Hearts, 6 of Hearts, and 7 of Hearts.
• Suited Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same face value and suit, e.g. 3 x King of Diamonds.

• The Perfect Pair, Colored Pair, Red/Black Pair, and 21+3 combinations pay in accordance with the Paytable below.
• Side bets cannot be placed without placing a regular bet. All types of side bets can be placed at the same time.

PAYTABLE:

• The payout format used here means that when player wins, player gets back player’s bet plus an amount that is a multiple of player’s bet. Example: If a bet of 1 is placed on any hand, and player wins a Blackjack, then 1 (bet) + 1.5 (win) = 2.5-win amount is credited to the player’s balance for that hand.

BET LIMITS:

• Player can choose one among the 3 stake levels (Low stake, Medium stake and High-stake levels).
• The minimum and maximum bet value depends on the stake level selected by the player.
• The default stake level is Medium.

Browser Panel Commands:

• Click on 'Rules' to view game rules of the game.
• Click on 'History' to view the logs of the games played by player.
• Click on 'Deposit'   button to add funds to player account.
• Click on ‘Real Money/Demo’ to switch to real-money or demo game mode.
• The “History” functionality is applicable only for the real-money game play.

RETURN TO THE PLAYER:

• The theoretical return to player for the main Blackjack game is 99.55%.
• The theoretical return to the player for the 21+3 side bet is 96.29%.
• The theoretical return to the player for the Perfect Pairs side bet is 95.91%.
• Malfunction voids all pays and plays.

FAQ’s:

1. I could not complete the game. What should I do?

• If player get disconnected from the game just after all the inputs are given and there is no input required to continue the game, then the game is treated as complete and on re-login Players can check the game details in History.
• If player is disconnected while the game is waiting for player input such as after the deal, player will be prompted to complete the game after logging back in. After completing the incomplete game, player can resume playing the game, or player can select another game of player’s choice.

2. What should I do if the balance is low to place bet?

• Click on ‘Deposit’ button at bottom of the game screen and deposit.