Free Chip Blackjack

Get closer to 21 than the dealer without going over.

Free Chip Blackjack™ is a variant of standard Blackjack with a new Free Chip feature and 3 side games: Bust Bonanza, Free Fortune and Perfect Pair. For information on the rules and differences to the standard game, proceed to the 'Rules' section.

TO PLAY THE GAME

• Before the game begins, click Continue on the entry screen to enter the main game. The entry screen describes the main features of the game. If you сlick the Don't show again toggle first and then сlick Continue, the introduction screen will not appear when you next launch the game.
• This game is played with 6 decks of cards. In order to play, you must place the minimum bet.
• To place a bet, click on a chip in the bottom left of the screen to select your chip value. Click on one of the available betting areas (the 3 larger circles) to place the bet. Each click increases your bets by the value of the selected chip.
• Side bets can be placed on the BUST BONANZA, FREE FORTUNE and PERFECT PAIR betting areas under any of your hands.
• The minimum and maximum bet limits are shown at the top of the table. Table limits are chosen in a menu before entering the game. The limits apply to the initial bet only. Actions that require an additional bet (Split, Insurance, and Double) can still be used even if you placed a bet equal to the maximum bet.
• Click the DEAL button to deal the cards. A two-card hand is dealt to each position that has a bet, and also to the dealer. The cards are dealt one by one to each hand in turn, with the first card going to the rightmost player hand. The last card goes to the dealer’s hand and is dealt face down.
• Click CLEAR BETS to remove all bets from the table.
• Click DOUBLE to double all bets on the table.
• If you have placed more than 1 bet on the table, click UNDO PRESS & HOLD to remove the last bet placed on the table.
• If you are playing more than one hand, actions are taken for each hand separately, starting from the right-most hand.
• If the dealer’s face up card is an Ace, you are offered insurance. Click ACCEPT to insure the selected hand against the dealer having Blackjack. To insure all your hands click ACCEPT ALL. If you do not want to insure the selected hand, click DECLINE.
• If you want to decline insurance for all your hands click DECLINE ALL.
• If your first two cards have the same value, you can split your hand by clicking SPLIT. Click HIT to request another card or click DOUBLE to double your bet and receive a third and final card. If you do not want any more cards, click STAND. Note: it is not possible to take any further actions on a hand after clicking DOUBLE.
• Please note that Insurance, Double and Split require an additional bet. If your balance does not have enough money to cover these bets, you will need to deposit more money first.
• At the end of the round, each of your hands are compared to the dealer’s hand, and each hand wins or loses accordingly.
• If you want to play another round, place bets as described above or click REBET to place the same bets as in the previous round. Click REBET & DEAL to place the same bets as in the previous round and deal cards immediately. Click DOUBLE & DEAL to place double the bet amounts placed in the previous round and deal cards immediately.

BUTTONS

DEAL - Deal the cards.

CLEAR BETS – Clear the table of all bets.

UNDO PRESS & HOLD - Clicking and holding this button will reveal the CLEAR BETS button.

HIT - Draw another card for the selected hand.

STAND - Draw no more cards for the selected hand and move on to the next hand. If there are no more hands to take action on, this ends your turn.

DOUBLE - If no cards have been dealt yet, this button doubles all bets on the table. If cards have been dealt, this button doubles the bet on the selected hand and draws a third and final card for the hand.

SPLIT - Split the hand into two.

REBET - Place the same bets as in the previous round.

REBET & DEAL - Place the same bets as in the previous round and deal the cards.

DOUBLE & DEAL - Place double the bets placed in the previous round and deal the cards.

ACCEPT / DECLINE - Accept or decline offered insurance to protect a bet against the dealer having Blackjack.

ACCEPT ALL – Click to either accept or decline Insurance for all hands against the dealer having Blackjack.

DECLINE ALL – Click to decline Insurance against the dealer having Blackjack and skip bet protection for the current hands.

FREE SPLIT - Split the hand into two. FREE SPLIT is offered on all pairs except 10s of all kinds (10s, Jacks, Queens or Kings).

FREE DOUBLE - when your hand's score is a natural hard 9, natural hard 10, or natural hard 11 you can double for free.

PAYTABLE

The payout format used here means that when you win, you get back your bet plus an amount that is a multiple of your bet.

INSURANCE

If the dealer shows an Ace in their initial hand, you are given a chance to insure your bet against the dealer having a Blackjack. If you get Insurance, an amount equal to half your original bet is placed separately on the table. If the dealer's first card is a value of 10, the insurance is not offered. If the dealer has Blackjack, you are paid 2 to 1 on your insurance. If the dealer does not have Blackjack, you lose the insurance amount.

If you decide to deactivate the insurance option during the existing game session, insurance will not be offered. In order to use insurance again, it must be reactivated through the game settings dialog accessible by clicking the MENU button.

RULES

The object of Free Chip Blackjack™ is to get a hand that totals 21 or is closer to 21 than the dealer’s hand without exceeding 21.

The value of a hand is the sum of the individual card’s values. Blackjack is the highest hand and consists of two cards; an Ace and any 10-point card. Blackjack beats a score of 21.

You can choose 1 to 3 hands to play on in a game round. The chosen hands are played clockwise, starting from your rightmost hand. The dealer's hand is played last. You may split, double and take insurance, just like in standard Blackjack.

Free Chip Blackjack™ is a variant of Blackjack with the following rules:

• 6 decks of cards are used. After each round, used cards are returned to the deck and the deck is shuffled.
• Aces count as either 1 or 11, face cards count as 10 and number cards count at their face values.
• You may split and FREE SPLIT (if available) a split hand up to 3 times.
• You may split Aces and then draw cards to that split Aces, while only one card is added to split Aces and automatically stands in all other Blackjacks.
• You may double after splitting or use FREE DOUBLE (when the hand allows for it).
• The dealer will not automatically check for Blackjack, regardless of the value of the dealer's first face-up card.
• Ace and a 10-point card after a split are considered 21, and not Blackjack.
• Blackjack pays 1.5 times the bet amount (3 to 2).
• If the total value of your cards is closer to 21 than the dealer's after the dealer has stopped taking cards, you win the bet amount (1 to 1).
• If the total of your cards is more than 21, your hand is 'bust' and you automatically lose the bet for that hand.
• If you have the same point total as the dealer (17 to 21), nobody wins and your bet is returned to you in a 'push'.
• If the dealer busts while you stand with any 17 (no matter what the upcard of the dealer was), this results in a push.
• If you stand on a 17 that wasn’t natural, and the dealer also gets 17, it results in a push. Note: if you stand with a natural 17 (natural = 2 initial cards) and the dealer also has 17 (doesn’t have to be natural), you win.
• The dealer always draws to 16. If the dealer has a hard 17, then the dealer stands, and if the dealer has a soft 17, the dealer will hit again. The dealer does not draw when you are 'bust', unless you placed a BUST BONANZA side bet.
• Blackjack beats a score of 21.
• Unsettled hands push if the dealer’s upcard is a 10 and the dealer busts. Upcard means the first card dealt to the dealer – the card that is shown to the player.

DOUBLE

You may wish to double your bet if, after you are dealt your first two cards, you think that the third card will allow you to beat the dealer's hand. By choosing to double, the bet amount becomes twice the original (with the difference taken out of your balance) and you are dealt one more card. You can also double down after splitting a pair.

SPLIT

If your first 2 cards have the same value, you may split them into 2 separate hands. The second hand will have the same bet as the hand it was split from. You will then draw additional cards to each hand. You may draw as many cards as you like on each split hand. If you receive an Ace and a 10-value card in a split hand, it is considered 21 and not Blackjack.

FREE CHIP FEATURE

When you can use the FREE DOUBLE or FREE SPLIT features, differently designed buttons will appear in place of the regular ones. A dedicated chip will be used when splitting or doubling.

FREE DOUBLE is offered when your hand is a natural hard 9, natural hard 10, or natural hard 11.

If it’s not a natural hard 9, natural hard 10, or natural hard 11, the double will be allowed, but it will not be free.

• Natural - 2 initial cards.
• Hard - a combination of 2 or more cards with 1 result only.
• Soft - a combination with 2 or more cards with 2 results.
• Natural hard - 2 initial cards without Ace.

FREE SPLIT is offered on all pairs except 10s, Jacks, Queens or Kings. You can split 10s and face cards, but it won’t be free. You can split a hand up to 3 times (creating up to 4 hands).

The card you are dealt first is the card that will be played first. If, for example, you get two 8s, and the first card is an 8 of clubs and the second card is an 8 of hearts, the hand with the 8 of clubs will be played first. If you then get an 8 of diamonds on the hand with the 8 of clubs, and split that hand as well, the hand with the 8 of clubs will be played first.

SIDE BETS

A side bet is a wager you can make beyond the regular game bet to get an extra win even if your regular game hand does not win. The side bet payout depends on the combination that the cards form.

FREE FORTUNE

You can win up to 1001 times your bet when gaining free chips. The side bets can pay if you use a FREE CHIP FEATURE, and the more you use a FREE CHIP FEATURE on a specific hand, the higher the payout can be. The maximum payout is awarded for 3 FREE SPLITS on a single natural hand and a FREE DOUBLE on each of those FREE SPLITS and the main split hand.

PERFECT PAIRS

You can win up to 26 times your bet when dealt a pair.

• Perfect Pair means that your first two cards or the dealer's first two cards form a pair of the same suit (for example, two 4 of Diamonds cards).
• Colored Pair means that your first two cards or the dealer's first two cards form a pair of the same color but different suits (for example, 4 of Diamonds and 4 of Hearts).
• Red/Black Pair means that your first two cards or the dealer's first two cards form a pair, but with different colors and suits (for example, 4 of Diamonds and 4 of Spades).

BUST BONANZA

You can win up to 46 times your bet when the dealer busts. The win conditions are:

• If the dealer busts, no matter what the upcard was.
• If the dealer busts with an upcard Face or 10.
• If the dealer busts when you stand on 17.
• If the dealer busts with an upcard 10 and you have 17.
• If the dealer busts with an upcard Ace and you have 17.

Note: if you split your hand, the last 3 win conditions do not apply (when the dealer busts and you have 17, when the dealer busts with an upcard 10 and you have 17, and when the dealer busts with an upcard Ace and you have 17).

Note: if you place a BUST BONANZA side bet, the dealer will keep drawing cards to determine the result of the side bet, no matter what the value of your hand is.

If you place a bet on the BUST BONANZA side bet and bust, the dealer will keep drawing cards to determine if the dealer busts. This will not affect your busted hand.

Note on disconnections: if you are disconnected from the Internet in the middle of the game, log in again into the casino. You will be automatically directed back to the game and you can continue the game from the point where it was broken. If you re-open the game without re-logging into the casino, the game will start from the very beginning. In both cases, your previous wins will be paid.

To check the results of your old games or find additional details about recent games, click the History button, available in the Menu. Use your regular username and password to log in and check the outcome of previous rounds of both desktop and mobile version of the game.

Note on malfunctions: a malfunction voids all pays and plays.

Note on unresolved bets: unresolved bets placed become void after 90 days.

The theoretical percentage return to player (RTP) is 99.23%.

The theoretical percentage return to player (RTP) for the Bust Bonanza side bet is 96.37%.

The theoretical percentage return to player (RTP) for Prefect Pair side bet is 93.89%.

The theoretical percentage return to player (RTP) for Free Fortune side bet is 96.50%.

The maximum win from a single game is £250,000

Last modification date: 11/16/2023