Blackjack Rules

The size of your bet must conform to the table’s maximum and minimum limits.

This range varies and is posted at each table. Some casinos allow cash wagers played inside the betting area, but normally blackjack rules state that cash must be converted to chips before playing.

Before any cards are dealt, each player must decide on the amount of his wager and place it in the designated betting area in front of him, known as the betting box or spot.

If several different chips are bet, they must be neatly stacked. Different denominations of chips must be arranged with the larger-valued chips on the bottom of the stack and the lesser-valued chips on top.

For example

A wager of $70 might consist of two $25-valued “green” chips on the bottom, with four $5-valued “red” chips stacked neatly on top.

Chips placed beside the betting area normally indicate to the dealer that the player wishes them “colored up” or “colored down”, i.e., exchanged for chips of higher or lesser value.

At online casinos, the chips will be automatically stacked by order.

If you wish to make a bet for the dealer, a common dealer tipping practice, you may place the dealer wager between the betting area and the dealer to show that a separate bet is being made for the dealer instead of an outright tip. The dealer’s bet will suffer the same fate as the player’s hand: if the player’s hand wins, the dealer wins the toke or tip as well. If the hand loses, the dealer loses his tip.