How to play online Blackjack

You have the option to play as a guest or for real. If you choose to play for real, you must make a cash deposit. All casinos accept a wide range of deposit options and most casinos will have a deposit option that suits you.

If you are a new player at that casino, you will normally receive a deposit bonus on your first deposit. Depending on the casino and their promotion at the time, the bonus will range from about 10% to as much as a 100% match bonus with 50% being about the normal maximum now.

Select blackjack from the list of available games.

This image of the interface to the River Belle Casino's free blackjack game is a good representation of the look and layout of an online blackjack game.

Clicking the buttons at the front of the online blackjack table activate the actions that are carried out by hand signals in the land based casino.

Online blackjack uses the same basic playing rules as the land based casino. Likewise, the rules are subject to minor variations in the various online casinos depending on the brand of gaming software used by the online casino.

When you click the deal button, the cards are electronically shuffled and you are dealt two cards face up.

The options you have and the decisions you should make whilst playing online blackjack are the same as in the land based casino with one exception. Counting cards in online blackjack will not help you as each game starts with a full compliment of cards!

Avoid the traps mentioned in our winning at blackjack page.

For tips on how to play blackjack in a land based casino, checkout our how to play blackjack page.

Now you know how to play online blackjack.