Progressive Blackjack is programmed according to Atlantic City Blackjack rules (authority: New Jersey Casino Control Commission) with the following exceptions: the cards are shuffled after each hand, Pairs may not be re-split, and players may not draw additional cards on split Aces.

• 8 52-card decks are used
• The deck is re-shuffled after each hand
• The Dealer must stand on ALL 17's
• Doubling after splitting allowed
• Only one additional card allowed on each Ace when splitting a Pair of Aces
• No re-splitting of cards allowed
• No surrender

To qualify for the Progressive Jackpot you need to place a $1 bonus bet. You do this by clicking on the flashing chip holder. You may place a Bonus bet prior to playing your hand as long as the lights surrounding the chip holder are flashing. The size of the Jackpot starts at $/£/€50,000 and increases with every bet.

How to play Progressive Blackjack

You begin a hand of Progressive Blackjack by placing a bet on the table as described above. You will then receive two cards face up. The dealer will receive one card face up and one face down. Once you have been dealt your two cards (and based on the nature of these cards) you can Hit (request another card), Stand (the hand as it stands will be judged against the dealers), Split (If you have two cards of the same denomination, you can split your cards into two hands and play each hand separately. Your original bet will be duplicated for the new hand. Each hand will be played out as usual except when splitting Aces, where only one additional card per hand is dealt.) or Double Down (you will get exactly one more card, your turn will end, and your bet will be doubled).

Whenever the dealer's up-card is an Ace, the player has an option of taking insurance if he/she believes that the dealer's down-card is a 10. If the dealer does have a 10 ranking card, the player is immediately paid 2-to-1 on the insurance bet, but the original wager is lost unless the player too has a Progressive Blackjack and pushes with the dealer.