There are lots of Spanish 21 games all over the country, so rules will vary somewhat from place to place, but the usual rules in the player's favor are: To make up for this, Spanish 21 gives the player a host of bonuses and favorable rules. Any card counter can tell you that removing any 10-point card from the cards moves the odds in favor of the dealer. Spanish 21 uses six or eight Spanish decks, each deck consisting of 48 cards - the regular 52 cards less the four tens.

The Seven Cedars casino in Washington state calls the game Bahama Bonus Blackjack.

The Casino Bregenz in Austria changes the name to Blackjack Exchange.

Betsoft, a major provider of software for Internet casinos, offers Spanish 21 under the name Pirate 21.

To make matters more confusing, there is another similar game, but different enough to warrant a separate page, called Player's Edge 21.įollowing is a list of known aliases of the game: For all the details please visit my page on Australian Pontoon. There are some rule changes in Australia, which merit a separate page. In Australia and Malaysia, Spanish 21 is called Pontoon. If you are looking for a change of pace from traditional blackjack but insist on a game with a low house edge, then you may find new excitement in Spanish 21. In locations where the dealer stands on a soft 17, or redoubling is allowed, Spanish 21 may be a better bet than blackjack, depending on the specific blackjack rules. Spanish 21 is a variation of blackjack, that in some cases is the best bet in the casino.

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