Rules

OVERVIEW

In Blackjack the goal is to beat the Dealer by having a hand value closer to 21 without exceeding it. With Signature Multihand Blackjack Surrender Poker & Empire Pairs, you can play up to three hands per game round.

This game uses eight standard decks of 52 cards, shuffled before each round.

The Dealer must draw on 16, and stand on all 17s.

You can Split, Double Down, and take Insurance. Plus, you can adjust the game speed and choose your favorite casino background music, all adding up to a fantastic entertainment experience.

PLAY THE GAME

1. UNDERSTAND THE BASICS:

• The goal is to beat the Dealer by having a hand value closer to 21 without exceeding it.

• Each card has a value: Number cards are worth their face value, face cards (King, Queen, Jack) are worth 10, and Aces can be worth 1 or 11.

2. PLACE YOUR WAGERS:

• You can play multiple hands simultaneously. Place a wager for each hand you want to play.

3. RECEIVE YOUR CARDS:

• Each hand is dealt two cards face-up. The Dealer receives one card face-up and one card face-down. • Depending on the result of the deal, you may be offered the option of an Insurance wager or the option to opt in to the Even Money offer.

4. DECIDE YOUR MOVES:

• For each hand, you can choose to:

• STAND: Keep your current hand and end your turn.

• HIT: Take another card.

• DOUBLE DOWN: Double your wager and receive only one more card.

• SPLIT: If you have two cards of the same value, you can split them into two separate hands (requires an additional wager).

• SURRENDER: Forfeit half your wager and end your hand immediately.

5. DEALERS TURN:

• After you have played all your hands, the Dealer reveals their face-down card and plays according to the house rules.

6. DETERMINE THE OUTCOME:

• Compare each of your hands to the Dealer's hand:

• If your hand is closer to 21 than the Dealer's without going over, you WIN.

• If the Dealer’s hand is closer to 21 than your hand without going over, you LOSE.

• If your hand exceeds 21, you BUST and lose that hand.

• If the Dealer busts, all remaining Player hands win.

• Tie: If your hand and the Dealer's hand have the same value, it's a PUSH, and your wager is returned.

7. PAYOUTS:

• Winning hands are paid out according to the game's payout rules, 1 to 1 for a regular win, 3 to 2 for a Blackjack (an Ace and a 10-value card), 2 to 1 for an Insurance win, and 1 to 1 for an opt-in to Even Money.

HOUSE RULES

GETTING BLACKJACK:

• A Blackjack is the best possible hand and automatically stands. It consists of an Ace and any card having a value of 10 dealt as the initial two cards to a Player or the Dealer.

• It cannot be beaten, only tied.

CARD VALUES:

• Number cards (2-10): Each card is worth its face value. For example, a 5 is worth 5 points.

• Face cards (King, Queen, Jack): Each face card is worth 10 points.

• Aces: An Ace can be worth either 1 point or 11 points, depending on which value benefits the hand more.

GAMEPLAY:

• INSURANCE: Available when the Dealer's face-up card is an Ace and the Player does not have a Blackjack. Select to place an Insurance wager equal to half of the initial wager. If the Dealer has a Blackjack, the Insurance wager pays 2 to 1. If the Dealer does not have a Blackjack, the Insurance wager is lost.

• EVEN MONEY: Available when the Dealer's face-up card is an Ace and the Player has a Blackjack. A player opting in to the Even Money offer will terminate the hand and be paid 1 to 1 on the initial wager.

• SURRENDER: Available only when the first two cards are dealt and the Dealer does not have a Blackjack. Press to surrender half the wager and end the hand. Surrender is not available after a split.

• When Player chooses to STAND, their turn ends and no more cards are received on that hand.

• When Player chooses to HIT, they receive one additional card. Select hit to draw another card for the hand in play. Continue to hit until the hand value reaches 21, or choose to stand and receive no more cards. If the hand value reaches 21, the hand automatically stands. If the hand value exceeds 21, the hand is bust.

• DOUBLE DOWN: Available for the first two cards of any hand except for a Blackjack. Select to double the initial wager and draw exactly one more card. Player can double down on the first two cards of a split hand, except for split Aces.

• SPLIT: Available if the first two cards in the initial hand have the same value. Select to split the cards into two separate hands and place an additional wager equal to the initial wager. Split Aces receive only one card per split hand. Split hands cannot be split again.

SIDE BETS:

• For each initial wagered Player hand, the Player may also place a wager on one or both of the two optional side bets, Empire Poker and Empire Pairs, before cards are dealt.

• After all initial cards have been dealt, the Dealer must collect all losing side bet wagers and pay out all winning side bet wagers.

EMPIRE POKER:

• The Empire Poker side bet is an optional side bet based on the first two cards dealt to the initial Player hand together with the Dealer’s face-up card.

• Only the highest paying outcome will be paid.

• Represented by the following bet spot -

EMPIRE PAIRS:

• The Empire Pairs side bet is an optional side bet based on the first two cards dealt to the initial Player hand.

• Only the highest paying outcome will be paid.

• Represented by the following bet spot -

OTHER RULES:

• Bet Limits (Per hand) applies to the initial wager only.

• Eight standard decks of 52 cards are used in the game, shuffled before each round.

• Dealer Peek

- When the Dealer's face-up card is an Ace or a card valued at 10, the Dealer will peek at their face-down card to check for a Blackjack. If the Dealer has a Blackjack, the round ends immediately, and the Player loses their initial wager, except on those hands where the Player has a Blackjack, which results in a push.

- Insurance is offered to the Player before Dealer peek when the face-up card is an Ace and the Player does not have a Blackjack.

- Even Money is offered to the Player before Dealer peek when the face-up card is an Ace and the Player has a Blackjack.

• The Dealer stands on all 17s, meaning -

- Dealer must draw on 16 and stop taking cards once their hand totals 17 or more. This rule applies to both "soft" 17s (with an Ace counted as 11) and "hard" 17s (with an Ace counted as 1).

• Malfunction voids all plays and pays.

GAME PAYOUTS

OUTCOME PAYS

PLAYER HAS BLACKJACK 3 to 2 (on the regular wager)

PLAYER WINS 1 to 1 (on the regular wager)

PLAYER TIES (with DEALER) PUSH

INSURANCE 2 to 1 (on the insurance wager)

EVEN MONEY 1 to 1 (on the regular wager)

Example Payout Calculation

Let's say Player places a $20 wager:

• Blackjack: Player wins $30 (3 to 2 payout) plus the initial $20 wager.

• Regular Win: You win $20 (1 to 1 payout) plus the initial $20 wager.

• Insurance: If Player placed a $10 Insurance wager and the Dealer has a Blackjack, Player wins $20 (2 to 1 payout) plus the $10 Insurance wager.

• Even Money: If Player opted in to the Even Money offer, Player wins $20 (1 to 1 payout) plus the initial $20 wager.

EMPIRE POKER SIDE BET:

• This wager awards payouts for the following outcomes:

OUTCOME DESCRIPTION PAYS

SUITED THREE-OF-A-KIND Three cards of matching Rank and Suit 100 to 1

STRAIGHT FLUSH Three cards of matching Suit, and sequential Rank 35 to 1

THREE-OF-A-KIND Three cards of matching Rank 33 to 1

STRAIGHT Three cards of sequential Rank 10 to 1

FLUSH Three cards of matching Suit 5 to 1

EMPIRE PAIRS SIDE BET:

• This wager awards payouts for the following outcomes:

OUTCOME DESCRIPTION PAYS

PERFECT PAIR Two cards of matching Rank and Suit 30 to 1

COLORED PAIR Two cards of matching Rank and Color 10 to 1

MIXED PAIR Two cards of matching Rank 5 to 1

HAND RESULTS

BLACKJACK

Player or Dealer has a Blackjack.

WIN

Winning hand. Player’s hand is closer to 21 than Dealer’s hand, or Dealer busts and Player does not.

EVEN MONEY

Player has opted in to Even Money offer.

LOSE

Losing Hand. Dealer hand is closer to 21 than Player’s hand.

PUSH

Tied hand. Hand value tied with Dealer.

BUST

Hand bust. Hand value is greater than 21.

SURRENDER

Hand surrendered by Player.

EMPIRE POKER SIDE BET RESULTS

SUITED TRIPS

Winning Suited Three-of-a-Kind outcome.

STRAIGHT FLUSH

Winning Straight Flush outcome.

3 OF A KIND

Winning Three-of-a-Kind outcome.

STRAIGHT

Winning Straight outcome.

FLUSH

Winning Flush outcome.

EMPIRE PAIRS SIDE BET RESULTS

PERFECT

Winning Perfect Pair outcome.

COLORED

Winning Colored Pair outcome.

RED BLACK

Winning Mixed Pair outcome.

GAME OPTIONS

GAME SPEED

NORMAL - Normal speed.

TURBO - Turbo speed.

ANIMATIONS

ON - Animations in the game are on.

OFF - Animations in the game are off.

SAFETY NET

ON - Game presents Hit confimation when Player Hits on a hand value of 17 or higher.

OFF - Safety Net off.

INSURANCE

ON - Game offers the Insurance wager or Even Money offer whenever the Dealer's face-up card is an Ace.

OFF - Insurance wager and Even Money are never offered in the Game.

RIGHT HANDED

ON - Right handed game button configuration.

OFF - Left handed game button configuration.

FELT COLOR

Choose your preferred felt color.

MUSIC TYPE

Choose your preferred background music from the following options: JAZZ, LOUNGE, BLUES, CHILL, CASINO, CLASSICAL, NEON, HEAVY, and GROOVY.

VOICE TYPE

Choose your preferred Dealer voice, Male or Female.

ALL AUDIO

ON - All audio in the game is on.

OFF - All audio in the game is off.

MUSIC

ON - Background Music in the game is on.

OFF - Background Music in the game is off.

VOICE

ON - Dealer voice in the game is on.

OFF - Dealer voice in the game is off.

SOUND EFFECTS

ON - Sound effects in the game are on.

OFF - Sound effects in the game are off.

GAME BUTTONS

Select Chip size.

Opens information panel to access game Pay Table, Game Rules, and Game History.

Select preferred game Sound settings.

Open game options panel.

Once wager has been placed, start game round.

Clear table.

Clear wager.

Take another card.

Take no more cards on that hand.

Place Double Down wager.

Split pair.

Surrender hand.

Place the same wager as the previous game round.

Place the same wager as the previous game round and start game round.

Wager 2x wager of the previous game round.

RETURN TO PLAYER (RTP)

99.63% Blackjack

96.82% Empire Poker

96.63% Empire Pairs

The Return to Player (RTP) percentage provided is a theoretical value based on long-term statistical calculations and optimal gameplay strategy. Actual RTP may vary in the short term due to the random nature of the games. The RTP values are intended for informational purposes only and do not guarantee specific outcomes or winnings.

PLEASE NOTE

Some settings and features may not be available. Any changes to game rules will be conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements. In the event of a disconnection, the final game state is displayed upon returning to the game, and the balance is updated with the amount won or lost.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

• Game Help v1.0.0

• Fri September 19 2025 01:45:00 GMT-0500