Blackjack

Blackjack is a comparing-type card game which is the most widely played casino banking game in the world. It can be played in various casinos in New Vegas. Winning 10 hands of Blackjack grants you the Double Down achievement/trophy.

Rules
The game starts immediately after the player's initial bet; the Dealer plays two cards to the player, and two cards for him/herself. The player can see both of his/her own cards, and one of the Dealer's. The face-down card (the 'hole') is used to determine whether the Dealer has already made it to 21, or 'Blackjack', on his opening hand.

Blackjack is played in many variations at casinos with different table rules. In New Vegas, the maximum bets allowed are 200 chips, equivalent to 200 caps.

Terms

 * Blackjack: The player draws an Ace and a face-card, exactly 21, on their opening hand. This pays out 150% of the player's bet.
 * Bust: The player's (or dealer's) hand exceeds 21, automatically losing the wager.
 * Hit: Draw a card, with no further betting or rules added. A player may 'hit' multiple times.
 * Double-Down: The player can choose to double their bet, but is required to draw a single card and then 'Stand'. In the event of a Split, a player can double-down only one of the two hands.
 * Split: If a player is dealt two cards of identical value (2 Tens, for example) they may choose to 'split', and play each card as if it were it's own blackjack hand, including a seperate bet for each. An additional card is played on each, and the player can choose to hit, stand, or Double-Down.
 * Stand: A player takes no more cards, and the game turns to the Dealer.
 * Surrender: A player may choose to surrender at the beginning of a hand, upon which the cards are discarded and the Dealer will return half the player's bet, rounded down.

House Rules
Each casino has its own rules regarding how the Dealer must play in Blackjack.


 * Ultra-Luxe's House Rules: Dealer must draw to 16, and stand on 17 or better.

Exploit
If the player saves before they enter the table, they can play without risking any of their credits, and reloading their save if they lose to many chips. Immediately following each save reload, the dealer has a 56 second 'cooldown' time where they "swap out the deck as an anti-cheating measure" but no penalty is given to the player other then having to wait.

Casino Bans
As the player gets more money from the casino, a floor manager will approach them, offering increasingly valuable gifts to their "lucky player." If the player progresses passed all of the gifts, and accumulates too much money (the amount is different for each) then the casino will ban them from playing anymore games. The player can still use all of the casino's other functions (restaurant, theater, etc.) including cashing out their chips, but they are never allowed to play any money winning game in the casino. These bans are permanent.

Appearances
Blackjack can be played in Fallout: New Vegas.

=Being good at Black Jack= Having a high luck and either high perception or intelligence (still testing to find out if it's either one or both of them) will greatly enhance the hands you get delt. Therefor characters with high luck but low on perception or intelligence might consider using mentats to gain an edge and grealy increase the hands they get delt.