Festival Casino - Games Rules

• 1. Online blackjack is a game known for its excitement and challenge, but at the same time for its simplicity. Here we will just give a brief overview of the rules but for a more in depth summary read this article on blackjack rules. Before launching yourself into the world of blackjack, we suggest you firstly familiarize yourself with online blackjack rules as they will form the basis of your game strategy.
  2. The basic game play dictates that you obtain a playing hand with a total as close to 21 as possible without going over (also known as “busting”). All cards are equal to their displayed, with the face cards (J, Q, K) all-equal to ten points. The exception to this is with the Ace which can be used by the player as “1” or “11”. It is not just the one player with the highest hand who necessarily wins; in fact as the game is played against the dealer rather than other players, any player with a higher hand (not over 21) than the dealer wins.

• If you manage to get an Ace & a ten card as your first two cards, called a blackjack, you have the best possible hand available. You cannot be beaten but if the dealer also manages to get the same hand the game is deemed as a tie, as a “push” is called. Casinos generally deal from a set of cards, up to eight decks, which are placed in a plastic container called a “shoe”. There are several choices a player can make during the game: to hit (be dealt more cards), to stand (stay with the current hand), to split with a pair (each card in the pair can form an individual hand), to double in some casinos, and also to take insurance if dealer has an Ace. The rules which a dealer goes by to make his decisions are always fixed by the casino. Generally a dealer will “stand” on a 17 although in some casinos the dealer will “hit” on a soft 17 (this is a 17 made with an Ace). Online blackjack is one of the greatest games to play once you know the basics. Make sure you familiarize yourself with all the rules and then play online!

Video Poker Rules

• 1. Are you a poker lover? Do you ever feeling like playing but don’t want to look around for a vacant table to play against other players; laboriously waiting for players to take their moves, or winning a large pot and feeling guilty of wanting to leave the table. Or possibly you just want to play for a couple of hands but not sit at a table for hours. If this is you, then video poker could be exactly the game you’ve been looking for! Moreover, you can find video poker at every land-based casino as well as the casinos online.Video poker is not dissimilar to a slot machine where you can sit down and play by yourself, while testing out your poker skills to get the best hand possible. You can play at your own pace, not worry about slower players or for poker masters who are just waiting to take the pot. The other great thing is that there’s no pressure to continue playing; just play as few or as many games as you like and leave when you want.

Roulette Rules

• The game of Roulette is possibly the most famous European gambling game that first originated on French shores during the 17th Century. While being a unique game, it no doubt became popular due to its simplicity and the excitement it generates around every table. The roulette wheel contains number 1-36, along with 0 and 00 (only the American roulette tables have the 00). Each number has a separate grooved section in the wheel that are colored as red or black, with the zeros as green. When the ball is spun around the revolving wheel it will eventually settle in one of the small grooved sections containing the numbers.