The casinos can choose which games to offer for instance, casinos on the west side of the state DON'T offer Pai Gow Tiles. However, in PA, they set the rules from casino to casino. People can make certain rule changes (like hitting or standing on soft 17), but you can't just put up a Spanish 21 layout without paying rights (I think). I believe Masque owns the rights to Spanish 21, though that might be different now. That's why so many people come up with side bets. The SIDE BETS offered often make the layouts a proprietary game, but the actual game itself is in 'public domain' or whatever you want to call it. Is BJ not a licensed game?īlackjack itself is not a proprietary game. But I thought there were casinos where games such as blackjack have been given all kinds of quirky rules or different payouts (such as 6-5 on a BJ). If that's the case, then I would have to assume they made a mistake while typing up the game tutorial. Tiltpoul, If PA is very strict about table rules, and the game is licensed, does that mean that even if a casino wanted to change the rules as I described above, they could not do it?

Airy? And if it is indeed the latter meaning (which benefits the player), what would the House Edge be, assuming all other rules are in step with A.C. If it means the latter, then it greatly helps the player (as the dealer's chances of beating the player with a BJ is cut by 66%).ĭoes anyone know for certain what is meant by this rule at Mt. a house BJ in SP21, and this rule would defy that. So, if they mean the first rule, it would be beneficial to the house, I imagine, as a player BJ is always supposed to win vs. If they meant that a player's multi-card 21 would lose to a dealer's BJ, then there would be no purpose in mentioning anything about Ace/Jack BJs specifically, right? It could mean that any player 21 (composed of more than 2 cards) beats a dealer's BLACKJACK unless the dealer has an Ace and Jack combo. It could mean that a player BLACKJACK wins, except for when the dealer has a blackjack with an Ace and a Jack. To me, this has two possible meanings, as they seem to be interchanging the use of the terms '21' and 'blackjack'. In Spanish 21, a player’s 21 always beats the dealer’s 21 unless the dealer has a Blackjack that is an Ace and a Jack.' Jacks, Queens and Kings remain, but no natural 10s are used. '.The main difference between Spanish 21 and Blackjack is that in Spanish 21, all the 10s have been removed from the deck. Here is the exact wording from the Tutorial PDF: When looking at the 'Game Tutorial', I noticed an interesting twist (possibly) to their rules for their new SP21 tables. I usually play SP21 in AC, but will be heading to Mt.

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