BlackJack is a card-game in which each player plays against the croupier. This game is played with six decks of 52 cards placed in a distributor or “shoe”. The aim of the game is to draw cards totalling 21 points. Aces are worth 1 or 11 points, face cards are worth 10 points and the other cards are worth their face value. When the total amount of points obtained by the player is higher than those of the croupier, the player wins the set. The croupier pays his/her win and the bet remains available. If the total number of points obtained by the player is lower than the croupier’s, the player loses his/her bet.  The best score is 21 points with 2 cards, known as BlackJack.

How to play
When all the players have placed their bets, the croupier deals the cards on the table, face up. He starts by giving one card to the player sitting on his far left and deals to himself last. Each player then receives a second card, but the croupier does not take a second card yet.
First of all he asks each box holder, in turn, whether he/she wants a third card or if he/she would like to stay, until the player stays or has more than 21 points. In this case, the player has lost and the cards and the bet are immediately removed. When all of the seated players have been dealt their cards, the croupier draws a second card and a third card or more, where appropriate. The croupier must draw cards when his total points amount to 16 or less. From 17 points and upwards, he may no longer draw a card. Once his points have been established, the croupier pays the players with a better score than him and removes the losing bets. The player with a better score than the croupier keeps his/her bet and also wins an amount equal to his/her bet. The best result is however a “BlackJack” which brings the player one and a half times the amount of his/her bet. If the player’s hand has the same value as that of the croupier, the result is declared as void and the player’s bet remains his/her priority.

Insurance
A player can insure himself/herself against the croupier’s possible BlackJack. In this case, the player must place a side bet equal to half his/her initial bet on the “insurance” square. If the croupier obtains a BlackJack, he pays this insurance 2 to 1. If the croupier does not have a BlackJack, the player loses his/her insurance bet.  The insurance can be increased after doubling down or splitting a hand.

Double down
Once he/she has received his/her first two cards, the player may decide to double his/her initial bet, unless he/she has obtained a BlackJack. A player who doubles down must draw one additional card only.

Split
When the player’s first two cards are of equal value, he/she may split them and play them separately (maximum 3 times).
He/she then places the same bet for the other hands. For each hand, he/she can draw as many additional cards as he/she wishes. If he/she wishes to split two aces, however, he/she will only receive one card per ace.
A total of 21 points obtained in this way does not count as a BlackJack, but counts for 21 points.

Surrender
A player with 12 points with two cards and no ace can ask to “surrender”, but only if the croupier does not hold an ace. When asking to “surrender”, the player loses half of his/her bet and the croupier removes his/her cards.

Observations :

• To start the game, at least two boxes must be occupied.
• The box holder must draw one or several cards in order to have a “Hard Total” of 12.
• The people occupying a seat decide on the game for a box.  Each player is entitled to the box corresponding to his/her seat. When a player bets in several squares, and another player is seated, the latter is immediately entitled to the corresponding box.
• A maximum of 3 players may bet in the same box, without the total bet however exceeding the maximum amount specified for the table.
• Players are not allowed to make a note of the cards already drawn, in any way whatsoever.
• A card drawn by mistake remains in the game and is presented successively to each box-holder; when nobody wants the card, it goes to the bank as a second card.
• The minima and maxima are specified at the table.

In the case of a dispute during the game, the Management’s decision is binding and final.