Current Blackjack News ('CBJN') has been published monthly since 1979. Every month, CBJN reporters visit casinos throughout the United States to check on the blackjack rules and playing conditions. Five of those reporters split up Las Vegas and visit most every casino in town. Blackjack is the best way to perfect this timeless table game for fun, offline and completely risk free! Similar to Twenty One, Pontoon and Vingt-Un, this Las Vegas casino classic challenges you to. Fallout Blackjack Fallout: New Vegas is the latest installment to Obsidian Entertainment’s popular post-apocalyptic role-playing series, bringing the action to Las Vegas and the Mojave Desert. Blackjack is a card game in Fallout: New Vegas, playable in any of the six working casinos. Playing 10 hands of Blackjack grants you the Double Down achievement/trophy.

Blackjack is a card game in Fallout: New Vegas, playable in any of the six working casinos. Playing 10 hands of Blackjack grants you the Double Downachievement/trophy.

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  • 1.1House rules

Rules

All casinos in New Vegas use the following rules.

• Maximum bet is 200 chips.
• The game is dealt from multiple decks, which are shuffled after every hand.
• The player may not purchase insurance.
• Late surrender is offered on any hand.
• Blackjack payouts and surrendered bets are rounded up.
• The player 'double for less', and the player may not re-buy mid-hand.
• The player may only split to two hands.
• The player may only split identical card values (that is, the player may not split Queen-King).
• A card is dealt to the second hand of a split before the player is allowed to act on the first.
• The player may only double the first of two split hands (X360 - it grays out the double down option, but you can still do it on either hand).
• The player may draw to the second of two split hands before drawing to the first.

House rules

Each casino has its own rules regarding blackjack payouts and when the dealer must draw. The rules can be seen on the table felts in each casino floor.

Barring variations from Luck, the best odds are found at The Tops, Ultra-Luxe, or Sierra Madre Casino. The worst odds are found at the Atomic Wrangler.

Atomic Wrangler (Freeside)

• Blackjack pays 6 to 5.
• Dealer must draw to 16, and stand on all 17's.

Gomorrah (The Strip)

• Blackjack pays 3 to 2.
• Dealer must hit soft 17.

The Tops (The Strip)

• Blackjack pays 3 to 2.
• Dealer must draw to 16, and stand on all 17's.

Ultra-Luxe (The Strip)

• Blackjack pays 3 to 2.
• Dealer must draw to 16, and stand on all 17's.

Vikki and Vance Casino (Primm)

• Blackjack pays 3 to 2.
• Dealer must hit soft 17.

Sierra Madre Casino (Sierra Madre)

• Blackjack pays 3 to 2.
• Dealer must draw to 16, and stand on all 17's.

Notes

• Only the dealer and player hands are shown, even if other gambling non-player characters are present at the table.
• Blackjack is the safest of the three casino games, being relatively easy to win with only basic knowledge of the game and decent Luck. A Luck of 8 is usually sufficient to win the majority of hands you are dealt.
• When the dealer is passing out the cards, their first card is dealt from the middle.
• If textures are not set to high, it can be difficult to tell which cards were dealt.
• If playing with a fullscreen aspect ratio, the HUD displaying your current bet, chips, and earnings will cover up your cards, making it difficult to determine the value of your hand.
• If you try to cheat the system by loading after a loss, the dealer will take a minute to 'change out the deck' before you can continue playing.
• Though the description of Luck states that a high Luck slightly increases your chances at the casinos, the difference is actually quite significant. For a Courier with Luck of 8 or more, it is possible to get banned from each casino in the game with fewer than a dozen total losses. At 10 Luck, 9 times out of 10, hitting on 20 will draw the Ace.
• The 3 of Hearts in Gomorrah is missing a heart.

Locations

Blackjack can be played at the following locations:

• Sierra Madre Casino (Dead Money)

Behind the scenes

• James Garcia created the 3D model for the blackjack table.^[2]

Appearances

Blackjack can be played in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

• PCPlayStation 3Xbox 360 The dealer will hit any 17 containing an ace on tables where they must hit soft 17, even if its not soft 17 (for example: a king, a six, and an ace).

See also

References

1. ↑COMMAND.MSG
2. ↑James Garcia's portfolio

Vegas Strip Blackjack

Thanks to Microgaming, the most commonly played blackjack variant, Vegas Strip, is now available online in both regular and gold edition. Played with 4 decks, Vegas Strip is a hole card game with a lot less restrictive Double down and Splitting rules.

New Vegas Blackjack Ace

Game Rules and Features

With one card facing down, the dealer must stand on all 17 hands and can peek for blackjack on Aces and 10 value upcards. Players either draw an extra card or stand, unless they decide to split equal value cards, dividing then into separate hands. Alternatively, players can double the bet on any two cards and the option is available even after the hand has been split.

Splitting is limited to 3 times or a maximum of 4 hands at the time. The exception to this rule are Aces, which can only be split once and receive no more than one card per new hand. In cases where the new, split hand is a combination of a 10 and an Ace card, the value is counted as 21 instead of a Blackjack. Microgaming's Vegas Strip does not offer the Surrender alternative, but the players can insure against the dealer's blackjack if the revealed card is an Ace.

New Vegas Blackjack Double Down

Payouts & RTP

Microgaming offers the regular paytable - 3 to 1 payout for a Blackjack hand, 2 to 1 for winning the insurance bet and an even pay for any standard hand. Return to player is 99.65% with $1 bet minimum and $1,000 max bet. Players can increase or decrease the bet amount using the - and + tabs placed at the lower left side of the screen.

Recommended Tips

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The key to any successful blackjack hand is knowing when to hit, stand and double down. Since you will want the dealer to bust, the most common strategy will command the player to hit on 12 - 16 totals if the dealer has 7 - 9 or an Ace. If not, the player should stand. Any pair with 8 or lower value can be hit. Hands with 10 and 11 totals should be doubled down if the upcard is 2 - 9. Splitting or hitting a certain pair will of course depend on the upcard. You will always want to split Aces or a pair of 8s, stand on 10s or hit on 7s, 6s, 4s, 3s and 2s if the upcard is 8, 9, 10 or Ace.

Microgaming Vegas Strip Blackjack Summary

Fallout New Vegas Blackjack Tips

If you are unable to take a stroll down the Las Vegas Strip, Microgaming is bringing Las Vegas Boulevard to you, introducing their own version of one of the most popular blackjack variants. The game runs smoothly, offers a fair profit potential and clearly displays the rules, enabling the players to touch basis at any time. For a more authentic casino feel, try the premium version of this game called Vegas Strip Blackjack Gold, also from from the game supplier Microgaming.