Overview
21st Century Blackjack is played among up to 10 players (usually eight). One of the players is designated as the player-dealer (indicated by dealer button). Each player is dealt two cards. All cards are dealt face up, except for the player-dealer’s first card, which is dealt face down.
Hands then compete, one at a time, as in a Nevada blackjack game, against the player-dealer hand. The object of the game is to get as close to a natural as possible (21 formed by an ace plus a 10, jack, queen, or king), without going over 21. A natural pays 6:5 — except for ties. You can’t bust by going over 21; your hand has a chance to push if it totals 22-25 and is closer to 21 than the player-dealer’s hand.
Any hand that does not go over a natural and is the same as the player-dealer’s is a push (tie).
Players must hit 11 or less, and can choose to hit or stand on 12-20. The player-dealer has no choices. The player-dealer must stand on hard 17 and higher, hit soft 17, and hit any other hand 16 or less.
Bankers Casino provides house dealers for all games but does not participate in the actual play of the game and has no interest in the outcome of play. No player ever plays against or makes a wager against Bankers Casino.