Blackjack Archives

There are three 8-deck classic blackjack games available at casinos running on Cryptologic software.

These are the rules for Cryptologic’s classic Blackjack games. That is, the games they call;

• "Blackjack"
• "MultiHand Blackjack"
• "MultiPlayer Blackjack"

The house edge on these games is 0.49%.

These one-deck Blackjack games are found at casinos running on Cryptologic software. 

Single Deck Blackjack 

‘Single Deck Blackjack’ has the best house edge of the Cryptologic blackjack games at just 0.07%

Game rules 

• One 52-card deck is used.
• The deck is re-shuffled after each hand.

Pontoon is a popular variation of Blackjack where a maximum of 5 cards are drawn per hand.

The house edge on Playtech’s Pontoon is 0.38%

Playtech Pontoon Rules

• Any five-card hand or a ‘Pontoon’ (same as blackjack) pays 2:1
• All other player wins even money.

Although Playtech have this single deck blackjack game, we haven’t actually been able to find a Playtech casino that includes it! If you know of one, we’d love to hear about it.

Single-deck blackjack rules

• Played with 1 deck of cards.
• Dealer hits on soft 17

Blackjack Switch is an exciting Blackjack variation, with a low house edge and a optional Super Match side bet. 

Blackjack Switch is found at casinos running on Playtech software.

This game has the best house edge of the Playtech blackjack games at 0.17%.