Lightning Blackjack

The game is a unique blend of our scalable Blackjack and added Lightning multipliers. But this time the multiplier depends on the winning player’s score.

As in all our Lightning games, you pay a Lightning fee for the chance of bigger wins. In fact, in Lightning Blackjack you are always guaranteed a multiplier (2x–25x) on a winning score! The multiplier is saved for the next game round, and your payout will be multiplied by this ultiplier if you win. (The multiplier won covers your bet only in the amount of the Lightning fee that was paid in the round in which the multiplier was acquired. If you place a larger bet, a regular Blackjack payout is applied to the excess amount.) The multiplier is available for use for up to 180 days.

The game is played in a stunning black and gold Art Deco studio environment with an electrifying user interface in which Lightning strikes add to the suspense of the game.

Lightning Blackjack is a true Blackjack game in a uniquely different setting. It will attract Blackjack players eager to try new game variations based on familiar gameplay, but with the added bonus of the Lightning multipliers and higher payouts!

CARD VALUES

• Cards from 2 to 10 are worth their face value
• Face cards (Jacks, Queens and Kings) are each worth 10
• Aces are worth 1 or 11, whichever is more favourable to the hand. Note that a soft hand includes an Ace worth 11.

After the allotted betting time has expired, the dealer deals one card face up to all players, ending with the dealer. The dealer then deals a second card face up to all players, but the dealer’s second card is dealt face down. The value of your initial hand is displayed next to your card.

BLACKJACK

If the value of your initial two-card hand is exactly 21, you have Blackjack!

LIGHTNING RULES

You place an additional mandatory 100% Lightning fee off every initial bet. This allows the chance to win a multiplier for your next hand. The Lightning fee is not applicable to Double Down and Split.

MULTIPLIERS

If you win a round, the next round’s payout will be super sized.

Multipliers are shown every round after bets are closed for each winning hand result. Multipliers apply to your next hand if you have won with ‘17 and below’, 18, 19, 20, 21 or Blackjack. Each of these winning hands will generate a random multiplier from 2x to 25x. If you have won a multiplier but then leave the game, you can still use your multiplier in your next game round when you return. The multiplier you have won is available to you for up to 180 days.

The multiplier covers your bet only in the amount of the Lightning fee that was paid in the round in which the multiplier was acquired. If you place a larger bet, a regular Blackjack payout is applied to the excess amount. If you place a lower bet you can only win with a multiplier proportional to the lower bet.

When you choose to Split and both hands win, the multiplier will be won by the best hand score. The highest winning hand determines the Lightning multiplier. No additional fee will be placed on Split or Double Down.

The multiplier will be used to multiply the payout in the next game round if you win. For example, if you have Blackjack and a multiplier, then only the multiplier will be applied. In the case of a push or Insurance, you will get your main bet back, but you will lose your Lightning fee and multiplier.

INSURANCE

If the dealer’s up card is an Ace, you can choose to place an additional Insurance bet that pays out if the dealer goes on to win with a Blackjack. The player clicks ‘Yes’ to purchase this ‘Insurance’ then places an additional bet equal to half the initial Blackjack bet. The dealer then takes a peek at his/her face-down card to check for Blackjack. Should the dealer have Blackjack (i.e. an Ace + 10, Jack, Queen or King), you win twice the Insurance bet.

If you and the dealer both have Blackjack, the game ends in a push and your bet is returned. If the dealer does not have Blackjack, you lose your Insurance bet and the game continues.

MAKING A DECISION

As soon as you receive your first two cards you can make an initial decision regarding your hand: you can Hit, Stand, Double Down or Split. If no decision is made before the betting time expires, a player’s lack of response is interpreted as Hit, if the player’s score is 11 or less, or Stand, if the player’s score is 12 or more.

You will not be offered a decision option when your hand score equals 21.

DOUBLE DOWN

If the value of the player’s initial hand is not 21, you can decide to Double Down. In this case, your bet is doubled, and you are dealt only one additional card to add to your hand.

HIT OR STAND

Alternatively, you can decide to Hit and be dealt an additional card to add to the value of your hand. You can Hit more than once to receive additional cards before you decide to Stand once you are satisfied with the value of your hand.

SPLIT

When your first two cards are of equal value, you can choose to ‘Split’ them into two separate hands. If you split two Aces, you will receive just one additional card on each hand. No doubling is allowed and you can only Split once per hand.

DEALER’S HAND

When all players have made their decisions on their hand, the live dealer reveals the value of the down card. The dealer must Hit on a hand of 16 or less and must Stand on a hand of soft 17 or more.

THE GAME OUTPUT

You win when the value of your final hand is closer to 21 than the dealer’s hand or when the dealer busts.

If the player’s hand value is the same as the dealer’s hand, the game round ends in a push and the player’s bet is returned.

Blackjack is only possible using the two cards in the initial two-card deal. A hand of 21 resulting from a Split pair is not considered a Blackjack. Therefore, Blackjack beats any hand of 21 resulting from a Split pair.

If the sum of the player’s hand exceeds 21, the player busts and loses his/her bet on that hand.