The Current Blackjack News database contains the rules and playing conditions for U.S. and Canadian casinos. Subscribers receive updates on a monthly basis. A 2015 version of the database has been included in this app. Each month CBJN subscribers receive a link to the PDF of that month's CBJN. At the end of that link is a ? followed by a number. Enter the number in the CBJN id field and click Update to load the latest month's data.
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all: Lose all on doubles or splits if dealer has BJ.
A8: The only splits allowed are A-A and 8-8.
burn20: See www.ukcasinotablegames.info/blackjackburn20.html
col: Casino collects a fee per hand, generally at least 1%.
cs: Casino surrender. Player with a two-card twenty can accept a half win against a 10, if the deale
csm: Continuous-shuffle machine.
da: Double down on any two or more cards.
dab: Double attack blackjack. All 10s removed from deck, player can double bet after seeing one deal
dba: Double on any number of cards.
ddd: Redouble, i.e. double again after doubling and getting a card.
ddr: Double down rescue, ie. surrender after doubling down.
de: Double exposure. Dealer's two cards both face up. Dealer wins all ties except BJ against BJ.
ds: Double down after splitting.
dsa: Double down after splitting aces.
ds10: Double down on ten or eleven after splitting.
d3: Double down on first three cards.
d4: Double down on first four or fewer cards.
d8: Double down only on two-card eight or more, including soft totals.
d9: Double down only on two-card nine or more.
d10: Double down only on two-card ten or more.
d11: Double down only on two-card eleven.
enhc: “European no hole card.†Dealer does not take a second card until after players act. Doub
es: Early surrender.
es10: Early surrender against 10, late surrender against others.
extreme: Extreme 21. See wizardofodds.com.
fak1, fak2: Games using six or eight decks that can be mistaken for single- or double-deckers.
freebet: Dealer total of 22 pushes all unbusted player hands except pays 3:2 on player naturals. Pla
hide: Dealer shows player cards only when necessary to decide winner.
highhand: Players must contribute to a side pot from which the house takes 5%.
hitie: High Tie Bonus Bet: The payouts are based on the player's first two cards. A suited pair pays
hsa: Hit after splitting aces.
h17: Dealer hits soft seventeen.
KB:King's Bounty sidebet. Payoffs: 4/6/9/20/30/100/1000 for any 20/K-K/suited20/matched20/suited K-K
LL6:Lucky Ladies sidebet. Payoffs: 3/6/9/25/250 for any 20/suited20/matched 20/Q-Q/Q-Q & dealer BJ.
LL7:Lucky Ladies sidebet. Payoffs: 3/7/9/25/400 for any 20/suited20/matched 20/Q-Q/Q-Q & dealer BJ.
LL9: Lucky Ladies sidebet. Payoffs: 4/9/19/125/1000 for any 20/suited 20/matched 20/Qh-Qh/Qh-Qh & dl
LL10: Lucky Ladies sidebet. Payoffs: 4/10/25/200/1000 for any 20/suited 20/matched 20/Qh-Qh/Qh-Qh &
ls: Late surrender.
lsn: Late surrender on any number of cards, including after splitting.
lsnxa: Late surrender on any number of cards except no surrender against ace.
lsxa: Late surrender except no surrender against ace.
ma: Multiple-action blackjack.
min: Mid-entry restricted to table minimum.
nc: No cards; i.e. digital blackjack.
nch: No chips; i.e. digital chip stacks
nhsa: No drawing to split aces (Spanish)
ni: No insurance.
nm: No mid-game entry.
nmm: No mid-game entry and no mid-game spreading to multiple hands.
nmo: No mid-game entry on request.
nms: Mid-game: no sitting out hands, and if you drop from two hands to one you cannot go back to two
nobj: If dealer has 10 and ace, the hand plays as an ordinary twenty-one and not a BJ.
No Bust: If you and the dealer both bust, and the dealer busts with a higher total, you push instead
nrs: No resplits.
nrs10: No resplits of any 10-count cards.
nsa: No splits of aces.
nsjq: No splits of unlike 10-count cards.
ns10: No splits of any 10-count cards.
nsxa: No splits except you can split aces. (“Multiple Actionâ€)
ou25: Side bets on whether your first two cards are over or under 13. The 25 means max bet of $25.
pb: Player banked.
pk: Dealer looks at the index of the hole card under a 10.
PD: If doubling on 10 or 11, can request a new third card.
PS: Split 15 or 16 as if you had a pair.
rsa: Resplit aces.
rsa3: Resplit aces once only, to make three hands.
rs3: Resplit non-aces once only, to make three hands.
sc: Card used to determine shuffle point on one or two decks.
sf21: “Super Fun 21â€: blackjack with liberal rules (da, ds, dsa, hsa, lsn, rsa, sura, 21d, 21w,
shoe: Cards dealt from a shoe. Used only for single and double deck, which more commonly are dealt w
Single21: rules include 1:1,21w,da,sura,6; suited BJs pay 3:2, splits allowed after hitting.
snoop: An in-table device tracks cards and betting; i.e. i-Table or MindPlay.
spa32: Split aces that draw for 2 card 21 pay 3:2.
Spanish: Spanish 21 is played with a short pack — 10s are removed from each regular deck, leaving
streak: A sidebet that pays if you win consecutive hands. Most common payout: 2 wins pays 3:1, 3 win
sura: Surrender anytime, including after hitting, doubling, or splitting.
swhands: Switch Hands Blackjack. Pay $1 “ante†for every $5 bet for the option (before hitting)
switch: Blackjack Switch. See www.blackjackswitch.com.
switch6: Blackjack Switch in which a switched A/10 is treated as a drawn 21 and will push against a
s17: Dealer stands on soft seventeen.
toke: Dealers keep their own tokes.
tu: Player may triple down on 9, 10 or 11.
tu10: Player may triple down on 10 or 11.
ur: Unlimited resplits of non-aces.
1spot: Players allowed to bet only one spot.
1:1: BJ pays even money.
3up: Play one hand against three dealer upcards.
3:2: BJs pay 3:2. This is also the default if no BJ payout is listed.
5: Player's winning five-card twenty-one pays double.
6: Player's six-card unbusted hand wins automatically, even if the dealer has 10 up and ace in hole.
6:5: BJs pay 6:5.
7:5: BJs pay 7:5.
21d: Diamond BJ pays 2:1. 1/16 of BJs are in diamonds.
21p: If dealer has BJ with 10 up, you push with twenty-one in any number of cards.
21s: Suited BJs pay 2:1. 1/4 of BJs are suited.
21t: Tied BJ pushes (at double exposure).
21w: Tied BJ wins.
22p: If dealer gets 22, players push instead of win.