Online casino tips for the casino game of blackjack

One of our functions here at onlinecasino.ie is to do all we can to help new online casino games players enjoy the experience of playing the huge range of casino games now available at our online casinos, and if possible also provide a few tips to improve their chances of winning. Clearly the second of these aims is not possible when playing casino games such as the slots where the chances of winning are entirely a matter of luck, but there are some casino games where a little knowledge and thought can tilt the odds in our favour. Don’t get us wrong, we are not claiming to have a system for winning at roulette, nor indeed are we claiming to have a winning formula for any other casino game. What we are talking about is a simple knowledge of the odds of something happening in certain games. An obvious example is the casino game of blackjack, so we’ve decided to use this month’s casino tips feature to look at a few elements of blackjack where a little knowledge may help. The most important of course is to understand the aim of the game, and this is where new blackjack players can easily go wrong. The aim of blackjack is not to get as close to a hand of 20 or 21 as possible, it is simply to beat the dealer’s hand. Remember the dealer must draw a card on 16 and there are only 20 of 52 cards which will not bust the hand. The same odds of course apply if the player is looking to draw a card on 16, so unless the dealer clearly has a chance of a better hand drawing a card may not be wise. At the other end of the scale we need to be aware that 16 of a 52 card deck count as 10 in blackjack, which is almost a 1/3 chance. There are many books and online websites full of information on statistical odds associated with the casino game of blackjack, but remember they can only be suggestions they are not winning formulae.