Atlassino Academy · Blackjack · Lesson 11
One catalogue, three blackjacks
Chile’s catalogue of games has three blackjacks — Black Jack, Challenge 21 and Canal 21 — under one name and three sets of rules: what changes, and what it does to the price.
Three tables in the same room all deal blackjack: one says Black Jack, one Challenge 21, one Canal 21. Is it the same game at the same price?
The short answer
No. The catalogue of games has three blackjacks under one name. Black Jack is dealt from six decks, and the dealer stops on every 17. Challenge 21 is dealt from eight, and your one hand plays against two or three dealer hands at once. Canal 21 is dealt from four, the dealer takes a card on a soft 17, and an ace and a 10 on two cards is paid 1 to 1 instead of 3 to 2 — and it adds options and prizes the other two do not have. Our engine prices Black Jack at 0.36% of every bet; the other two games it cannot price as a whole.
Leoformer dealer · rules and maths
In Chile the rules of a blackjack table do not change from casino to casino: the Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ) writes them once, for every room. What changes is the game. There are three of them, and the word blackjack alone does not tell you which one you are sitting at.
Three games under one name
The regulator lists one card game called blackjack, with three modalities: Black Jack (also called Veintiuno), Challenge 21 and Canal 21. At Black Jack your hand plays against one dealer hand; at Challenge 21 against three, with at least two bets and at most three; Canal 21 adds rules that let you make more bets and earn extra prizes.
| The rule | Black Jack | Challenge 21 | Canal 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decks in the shoe | Six. | Eight. | Four. |
| Your hand plays against | One dealer hand. You may play up to two hands a round. | Two or three dealer hands, all started from the dealer’s same first card. At least two bets, three at most. | One dealer hand. |
| The dealer on a soft 17 | Stands. | Stands. | Takes a card. |
| An ace and a 10 on two cards | Blackjack, paid 3 to 2. | Blackjack, paid 3 to 2. | Canal 21, paid 1 to 1. |
| Doubling | On a two-card 9, 10 or 11, for the same amount, one card. | On a two-card 9, 10 or 11, split hands included. | On any two-card total under 21, for anything from the table minimum up to your bet, one card. |
| Splitting | Up to four hands; split aces once, one card each. | Up to four hands; split aces once, one card each. | No limit; a new pair of aces may be split again, one card on each. |
| The retiro | Half the bet, after two cards; not against an ace. | Half the bet, after two cards; not against an ace. | Half the bet on that hand, after two cards, and also on a split hand after its first card. The Canal 21 rules do not repeat the exception for an ace. |
| Insurance | Against an ace, up to half the bet, paid 2 to 1. | Up to half the bet on each dealer hand you insure, paid 2 to 1 if that hand is a blackjack. | Against an ace, paid 2 to 1; against a 10 or a face card, paid 10 to 1; up to half the bet. |
| Extras | The Perfect Pairs side bet, at tables with its box. | — | Bonuses for three of a kind and a three-card straight flush; the desempate when you and the dealer both have 21. |
Every cell carries the catalogue’s own sentence, in Spanish, with the section and the date we read it. In all three games every card is dealt face up. A Black Jack round step by step has a lesson of its own: One round, every card face up, and so do the moves: Hit, stand, double, split, retiro.
How to tell the tables apart
The cloth tells you. A table may deal Canal 21 only when its cloth shows two phrases: “Canal 21 paga 1 a 1” and “La banca pide con 16 y 17 suave, se planta con 17”. A Challenge 21 table has three betting spots marked for every player, so that each of your bets meets its own dealer hand, and seats up to six players. A Black Jack table with the Perfect Pairs box on the cloth deals that side bet as well. The side bet has a lesson of its own: Side bets: the price per hour.
Challenge 21: one hand, two or three bets
At Challenge 21 you make at least two bets and may make a third, and each bet meets its own dealer hand. The dealer plays the first hand, keeps the first card, and builds the next house hand on that same card, round after round.
Your hand is dealt only once. You decide how to play it in the first round — hit, stand, double, split or the retiro — and that decision holds for every round. And it is used for every round only while it stays at 21 or under: when it goes over, the dealer takes all two or three bets at once.
Leoformer dealer · rules and maths
Two or three bets on one hand is not two or three chances. It is the same decision, made once, with two or three times the money behind it — and one card over 21 takes all of it.
We do not put a price on Challenge 21. The two or three dealer hands start from the same card, so they do not end independently of one another, and our engine prices a hand against one dealer hand only. A figure from it would be the price of another game.
Canal 21: more options, a smaller payment for 21
Canal 21 gives the player options the other two games do not. You may double on any two-card total under 21, for anything from the table minimum up to your bet; split pairs without limit, aces included; insure against a 10 or a face card as well as an ace, at 10 to 1; take the retiro on a split hand too. A hand of three of a kind, or a three-card straight flush, earns a bonus on the original bet — 20 to 1 for three 7s of one suit, 5 to 1 for three 7s of mixed suits, 3 to 1 for any other three of a kind or a three-card straight flush.
It also takes things away. An ace and a 10 on two cards is paid 1 to 1, and the dealer takes a card on a soft 17. When the dealer makes Canal 21 and nobody has 21, no bet is paid. When you do have 21 against it, the dealer offers the desempate: decline, and your bet is void; accept, and you put down a second bet equal to the first, and you and the dealer get one card each — the higher card keeps both bets and is paid 1 to 1, the same value is paid 3 to 2, and a lower card loses both bets.
What the differences do to the price
Our engine prices one of the three games: Black Jack, played by the chart for its rules, leaves the house 0.36% of every bet. It cannot price Canal 21 as a whole — the bonuses, the desempate, the 10 to 1 insurance, unlimited splits and the double for less are outside it. What it can do is take the Black Jack rules and change one of them at a time to the Canal 21 rule.
| The Black Jack rules | The house keeps |
|---|---|
| As the catalogue sets them | 0.36% |
| … with a blackjack paid 1 to 1 | 2.63% |
| … with the dealer taking a card on a soft 17 | 0.58% |
| … with four decks instead of six | 0.32% |
Each row changes one rule and keeps the rest of the Black Jack rules. The rows are not added up, and none of them is the price of Canal 21.
The biggest of the three is the payment. A two-card 21 comes on about 4.7% of hands from a six-deck shoe and 4.8% from four, and paying it 1 to 1 instead of 3 to 2 adds 2.27% to the house’s share of every bet on the Black Jack rules. The dealer taking a card on a soft 17 adds 0.22%. Four decks instead of six moves the share the other way, to 0.32%. Whether Canal 21’s extra options give back more than its payment takes, we cannot say — and a guess at the table cannot say either.
At the table, with Maya
Mayaformer floor supervisor · manners, money and breaks
Bonuses and extra bets make a table feel generous. They are still bets, made out of the same money you brought. Decide how much the evening gets before you sit down, whichever of the three tables you choose, and stop when it is gone.
If the money on the table starts to feel like money you need, stop there and read the box below: it says where self-exclusion and the regulator are reached.
If it stops being fun
If gambling stops being fun, the SCJ self-exclusion applies in every casino in the country. Minimum entry age: 18 (age of majority under Law 19.221; Law 19.995 bars minors from gaming rooms). The casino may ask for an official ID. More on responsible gaming.
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Practice: same hand, three tables
Ten moments, each at a table of one of the three games, named above the cards. Some come in pairs: the same cards at a Black Jack table and at a Canal 21 table, and a different answer. Nothing here is scored: it is a reference in the shape of a hand.
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Canal 21 · four decks · “Canal 21 paga 1 a 1” on the cloth
Dealer
You
The same ace and king against a 7, at a Canal 21 table. How is the hand paid?
The answer: 1 to 1.
One to one. At a Canal 21 table the two-card 21 is called Canal 21, and it is paid like any other hand above the dealer’s. On the Black Jack rules, that one change would raise the house’s share from 0.36% to 2.63% of every bet.
Si el jugador hace Canal 21 1 a 1 (a la par) 1a1 1a1Free translation: If the player gets Canal 21 1 to 1 (even money) 1a1 1a1
“Canal 21 paga 1 a 1”Free translation: “Canal 21 pays 1 to 1”
Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ) · Catálogo de Juegos que podrán desarrollarse en los casinos de juego (texto de marzo 2023) · section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, Pago de apuestas, a) General · readThe other moments work the same way: one moment at a table of one of the three games, and the line of the catalogue that settles it.
How the practice works
The moments. All ten are fixed, not dealt: each one is a rule where one game parts from another. The figures among them come from the same engine as the table on this page, on the Black Jack rules.
No score. There is no round to pass and no threshold. Your answers stay in this browser, and nothing is sent anywhere.
Check yourself
Mayaformer floor supervisor · manners, money and breaks
Five quick ones. Pick an answer, then check it. No timer, no points: just whether it stuck.
Further reading
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Further reading
- Catálogo de Juegos (Black Jack) · Superintendencia de Casinos de JuegoThe regulator’s rules for blackjack: six decks, how the dealer plays, doubling, splitting, retiro and the seguro.
- Funcionamiento de los juegos: Juegos de cartas · Superintendencia de Casinos de JuegoThe regulator’s plain-language page on card games: which games are allowed and what equipment is approved.
How it’s worked out
Rules, numbers and hosts
Rules. Every rule on this page comes from the catalogue of games the Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ) sets for every casino in Chile, section III.1, where each of the three games has its own rules: “Black Jack o Veintiuno”, Challenge 21 and Canal 21. Each button shows the catalogue’s own sentence, in Spanish, with the section and the date we read it. Where the Canal 21 rules leave out something the other two say — the retiro against an ace — the page says so and does not fill the gap. We do not say which games any particular room deals on any particular night.
Numbers. Every share is worked out when the page is built, by our blackjack engine, for Black Jack only: six decks, the dealer stopping on every 17, blackjack paid 3 to 2, a double on 9, 10 or 11, splits up to four hands, the retiro except against an ace. The catalogue does not say whether a dealer blackjack also takes a second bet or a split; the figures assume that it does, the costlier reading. Each other row of the price table changes one of those rules and nothing else. How often a two-card 21 comes is counted from a full shoe. Challenge 21 and Canal 21 are not priced at all.
Hosts. Leo and Maya are illustrated characters. Their backstories, a former dealer and a former floor supervisor, are written for the course: neither is a real person, and neither speaks for any casino. The rules and numbers on this page come from the sources it cites, not from their experience.
No promise. All three games are played against the house. Nothing on this page says any of them can be played at no cost, or how an evening will end.
Black Jack: the decks
Para la modalidad Black Jack se usarán 6 barajas de 52 cartas cada una, tres de un color y tres de otroFree translation: For the Black Jack variant, 6 decks of 52 cards each will be used, three of one color and three of another
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.4.1 Barajas
Challenge 21: the decks
para el Challenge 21 se utilizarán 8 barajas de 52 cartas cada una, cuatro de un color y cuatro de otroFree translation: for Challenge 21, 8 decks of 52 cards each will be used, four of one color and four of another
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.4.1 Barajas
Canal 21: the decks
para la modalidad Canal 21 se usarán 4 barajas de 52 cartas cada una, dos de un color y dos de otroFree translation: for the Canal 21 variant, 4 decks of 52 cards each will be used, two of one color and two of another
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.4.1 Barajas
The three modalities
En la categoría Cartas se pueden desarrollar los juegos Black Jack (modalidades Black Jack o Veintiuno, Challenge 21, Canal 21)Free translation: In the Cards category, the following Black Jack games may be offered (variants Black Jack or Veintiuno, Challenge 21, Canal 21)
Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ) · Funcionamiento de los juegos: Juegos de cartas · read
Los jugadores juegan una mano en contra de una mano que juega el croupier, pudiendo jugar hasta un máximo de dos manos por pase.Free translation: Players play one hand against one hand played by the dealer, and may play up to a maximum of two hands per round.
Los jugadores juegan una mano en contra de tres manos que juega el croupier, pudiendo por tanto realizar un máximo de tres apuestas, pero en ningún caso menos de dos apuestas.Free translation: Players play one hand against three hands played by the dealer, and may therefore make a maximum of three bets, but in no case fewer than two bets.
Esta modalidad introduce reglas adicionales que les permite a los jugadores realizar un mayor número de apuestas y obtener premios adicionales.Free translation: This variant introduces additional rules that allow players to make a greater number of bets and obtain additional prizes.
Section III.1 Black Jack (modalidad Black Jack o Veintiuno); I. Cuestiones generales
Challenge 21: the rounds
Los jugadores están obligados a realizar al menos dos apuestas iniciales, existiendo la posibilidad de una tercera apuesta adicional, para lo cual existen tres ubicaciones de apuestas demarcados en el paño para cada jugador.Free translation: Players are required to make at least two initial bets, with the possibility of a third additional bet, for which there are three betting spots marked on the layout for each player.
Las apuestas de cada jugador realizadas en cada una de las tres ubicaciones del paño compiten con las respectivas tres manos de la banca.Free translation: Each player's bets placed in each of the three spots on the layout compete against the respective three hands of the bank.
La primera carta del croupier que no fue recogida se utiliza como base para las dos rondas restantes del juegoFree translation: The dealer's first card, which was not collected, is used as the basis for the two remaining rounds of the game
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.2 Challenge 21, Apuesta inicial; Juego
Black Jack: the dealer’s rule
Considerando que el croupier saca cartas con 16 puntos o menos y se planta con 17 puntosFree translation: Considering that the dealer draws cards with 16 points or fewer and stands on 17 points
Cuando el croupier tiene un as entre sus cartas, debe contarlo como once (11) puntos si con este valor alcanza 17 o másFree translation: When the dealer has an ace among his cards, he must count it as eleven (11) points if with this value he reaches 17 or more
Section III.1 Black Jack, Pedida de cartas
Challenge 21: the dealer’s rule
Considerando que el croupier saca cartas con 16 puntos o menos y se planta con 17 puntosFree translation: Considering that the dealer draws cards with 16 points or fewer and stands on 17 points
Cuando el croupier tiene un as entre sus cartas, debe contarlo como once (11) puntos si con este valor alcanza 17 o másFree translation: When the dealer has an ace among his cards, he must count it as eleven (11) points if with this value he reaches 17 or more
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.2 Challenge 21, Pedida de cartas; a) Juego simple
Canal 21: the dealer’s rule
Se podrá jugar con la modalidad Canal 21, cuando el paño de la mesa de juego tenga demarcadas las frases “Canal 21 paga 1 a 1” y “La banca pide con 16 y 17 suave, se planta con 17”.Free translation: The Canal 21 variant may be played when the layout of the gaming table has the phrases “Canal 21 pays 1 to 1” and “The bank hits on 16 and soft 17, stands on 17” marked on it.
El croupier saca cartas con 16 puntos o menos y se planta con 17 puntos, excepto con 17 “suave” que es cualquier suma de cartas en la que esté incluido un as valorado como once y el total sume diecisiete. En este caso, el croupier deberá pedir una carta adicional.Free translation: The dealer draws cards on 16 points or less and stands on 17 points, except on a “soft” 17, which is any sum of cards that includes an ace valued as eleven and the total adds up to seventeen. In this case, the dealer must take an additional card.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.4.1 Mesa de juego; 1.5.3 Canal 21, Pedida de cartas
Black Jack: the pay table
Si el jugador hace Black Jack 1 a 1 (a la par) 1a1 3a2Free translation: If the player makes Black Jack, 1 to 1 (even money) 1a1 3a2
Section III.1 Black Jack, Pago de apuestas, a) General
Challenge 21: the pay table
Si el jugador hace Black Jack 1 a 1 (a la par) 1a1 3a2Free translation: If the player makes Black Jack, 1 to 1 (even money) 1a1 3a2
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.2 Challenge 21, Pago de apuestas, a) General
Canal 21: the pay table
Si el jugador hace Canal 21 1 a 1 (a la par) 1a1 1a1Free translation: If the player gets Canal 21 1 to 1 (even money) 1a1 1a1
“Canal 21 paga 1 a 1”Free translation: “Canal 21 pays 1 to 1”
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, Pago de apuestas, a) General
Black Jack: doubling
Cuando el jugador obtiene 9,10 u 11 puntos con las dos primeras cartas, tiene la opción de incrementar su apuesta original. Este incremento debe efectuarse por el mismo monto de su apuesta original.Free translation: When the player obtains 9,10 or 11 points with the first two cards, he has the option of increasing his original bet. This increase must be made for the same amount as his original bet.
Section III.1 Black Jack (modalidad Black Jack o Veintiuno); I. Cuestiones generales
Cuando se aumenta la apuesta el jugador tiene derecho a una sola carta adicional.Free translation: When the bet is increased, the player is entitled to only one additional card.
Section III.1 Black Jack (modalidad Black Jack o Veintiuno); I. Cuestiones generales
Challenge 21: doubling
Cuando el jugador obtiene 9, 10 u 11 puntos con las dos primeras cartas, tiene la opción de incrementar su apuesta original.Free translation: When the player gets 9, 10 or 11 points with the first two cards, the player has the option of increasing the original bet.
Esta doble apuesta está autorizada para todas las manos incluyendo los pares.Free translation: This double bet is authorized for all hands including pairs.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.2 Challenge 21, d) Apuesta doble
Canal 21: doubling
El jugador podrá incrementar su apuesta original con cualquier suma menor a 21 puntos en sus dos primeras cartas, ubicando la apuesta adicional detrás de su apuesta original. Este incremento puede variar entre la apuesta mínima de la mesa y el valor de su apuesta original.Free translation: The player may increase the original bet with any sum below 21 points in the first two cards, placing the additional bet behind the original bet. This increase may range between the table minimum bet and the value of the original bet.
Al realizar una apuesta doble, el jugador tiene derecho a una sola carta adicional.Free translation: When making a double bet, the player is entitled to only one additional card.
Esta doble apuesta está autorizada para todas las manos incluyendo los pares. En el caso de aperturas, el jugador podrá doblar sus apuestas si las cartas en cada mano suman menos de 21 puntos.Free translation: This double bet is allowed on all hands, including pairs. In the case of splits, the player may double the bets if the cards in each hand add up to less than 21 points.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, d) Apuesta doble
Black Jack: pairs
pudiendo ejercerse la referida opción hasta un máximo de 3 veces, es decir, pudiendo jugar un máximo de 4 manos.Free translation: the said option may be exercised up to a maximum of 3 times, that is, allowing a maximum of 4 hands to be played.
Section III.1 Black Jack, d) Los pares
Cuando un jugador separa un par de ases en dos manos, en la pedida de cartas del jugador no se le permite pedir más que una sola carta por cada as que ha formado una nueva mano. En este caso, si se forma un nuevo par, no se podrá separar nuevamente.Free translation: When a player splits a pair of aces into two hands, the player is not allowed to draw more than a single card for each ace that has formed a new hand. In this case, if a new pair is formed, it may not be split again.
Section III.1 Black Jack, d) Los pares
Challenge 21: pairs
pudiendo ejercerse la referida opción hasta un máximo de 3 veces, es decir, pudiendo jugar un máximo de 4 manos.Free translation: the said option may be exercised up to a maximum of 3 times, that is, allowing a maximum of 4 hands to be played.
Cuando un jugador separa un par de ases en dos manos, en la pedida de cartas del jugador no se le permite pedir más que una sola carta por cada as que ha formado una nueva mano. En este caso, si se forma un nuevo par, no se podrá separar nuevamente.Free translation: When a player splits a pair of aces into two hands, the player is not allowed to draw more than a single card for each ace that has formed a new hand. In this case, if a new pair is formed, it may not be split again.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.2 Challenge 21, c) Los pares
Canal 21: pairs
pudiendo ejercerse la referida opción sin límite, esto es, podrá abrir nuevamente otro par en una mano adicional mientras obtenga una carta de igual valor.Free translation: and the aforementioned option may be exercised without limit, that is, the player may split another pair again into an additional hand as long as the player gets a card of equal value.
Si se forma un nuevo par de ases, podrá separarlo nuevamente, siempre con la opción de pedir sólo una carta adicional en cada mano.Free translation: If a new pair of aces is formed, the player may split it again, always with the option of drawing only one additional card on each hand.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, c) Los pares
Black Jack: the retiro
Un jugador puede usar la opción de retiro después de haber recibido sus dos cartas iniciales, manifestándolo expresamente en el momento en le corresponda su turno en la ronda de entrega de cartas adicionalesFree translation: A player may use the surrender option after having received his two initial cards, stating it expressly when his turn comes in the round of dealing additional cards
El jugador que use la opción de retiro pierde la mitad de sus apuestas (50%) y debe renunciar al juego.Free translation: The player who uses the surrender option loses half of his bets (50%) and must give up the hand.
El retiro no procede cuando la primera carta descubierta del croupier es un as.Free translation: Surrender is not allowed when the dealer's first face-up card is an ace.
Antes de proceder al retiro, el croupier paga el monto equivalente al 50% de las apuestasFree translation: Before proceeding with the surrender, the dealer pays the amount equivalent to 50% of the bets
Section III.1 Black Jack, f) Retiro
Challenge 21: the retiro
Un jugador puede usar la opción de retiro después de haber recibido sus dos cartas iniciales, manifestándolo expresamente en el momento en que le corresponda su turno en la ronda de entrega de cartas adicionalesFree translation: A player may use the surrender option after having received the two initial cards, stating it expressly when it is the player's turn in the round of additional cards
El jugador que use la opción de retiro pierde la mitad de sus apuestas (50%) y debe renunciar al juego.Free translation: The player who uses the surrender option loses half of his bets (50%) and must give up the hand.
El retiro no procede cuando la primera carta descubierta del croupier es un as.Free translation: Surrender is not allowed when the dealer's first face-up card is an ace.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.2 Challenge 21, e) Retiro
Canal 21: the retiro
Un jugador puede usar la opción de retiro después de haber recibido sus dos primeras cartas iniciales y hasta el momento de tener el turno de pedir cartas adicionales.Free translation: A player may use the surrender option after having received the first two initial cards and until the moment of having the turn to draw additional cards.
Un jugador también puede optar al retiro al realizar una apertura de un par tras recibir su primera carta adicional.Free translation: A player may also opt to surrender when splitting a pair after receiving the first additional card.
El jugador que use la opción de retiro pierde la mitad de sus apuestas (50%) en la mano donde decide retirarse.Free translation: The player who uses the surrender option loses half of the bets (50%) on the hand where the player decides to surrender.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, e) Retiro
Black Jack: the insurance
Cuando la primera carta de la banca es un as, todos los jugadores tienen la opción de asegurarse contra el posible Black Jack de la banca.Free translation: When the dealer's first card is an ace, all players have the option of insuring themselves against a possible Black Jack for the dealer.
El seguro es una apuesta adicional, en la cual el jugador apuesta a que la banca tiene Black Jack en sus dos cartas originales y se paga en una proporción 2 a 1 del monto apostado a ésta.Free translation: Insurance is an additional bet, in which the player bets that the dealer has Black Jack in their two original cards, and it is paid at a ratio of 2 to 1 of the amount wagered on it.
El resultado de esta apuesta no tiene influencia sobre la apuesta original.Free translation: The result of this bet has no influence on the original bet.
Section III.1 Black Jack (modalidad Black Jack o Veintiuno); I. Cuestiones generales
una cantidad como máximo igual al 50% del monto de su apuesta original.Free translation: an amount at most equal to 50% of the amount of the original bet.
Section III.1 Black Jack, c) Apuesta con seguro
Challenge 21: the insurance
El seguro es una apuesta adicional, en la cual el jugador apuesta a que la banca tiene Black Jack en las dos cartas originales de una de sus tres manos y se paga en una proporción 2 a 1 del monto apostado a ésta.Free translation: Insurance is an additional bet in which the player bets that the bank has Black Jack in the two original cards of one of its three hands, and it is paid at a ratio of 2 to 1 of the amount wagered on it.
una cantidad como máximo igual al 50% del monto de su apuesta original por cada mano que decida asegurar.Free translation: an amount at most equal to 50% of the amount of the original bet for each hand the player decides to insure.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.2 Challenge 21, b) Apuesta con seguro
Canal 21: the insurance
Seguro con As: Cuando la primera carta de la banca es un as, los jugadores podrán asegurarse apostando a que el croupier tiene Canal 21. Si esto ocurre, la banca paga esta apuesta en una proporción 2 a 1.Free translation: Insurance with an Ace: When the bank's first card is an ace, players may insure by betting that the dealer has Canal 21. If this happens, the bank pays this bet at a ratio of 2 to 1.
Seguro con 10 o Figura: Cuando la primera carta de la banca es un diez o una figura, los jugadores podrán asegurarse apostando a que el croupier tiene Canal 21. Si esto ocurre, la banca paga esta apuesta en una proporción 10 a 1.Free translation: Insurance with a 10 or Face Card: When the bank's first card is a ten or a face card, players may insure by betting that the dealer has Canal 21. If this happens, the bank pays this bet at a ratio of 10 to 1.
una cantidad como máximo igual al 50% del monto de su apuesta original.Free translation: an amount at most equal to 50% of the amount of the original bet.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, b) Apuesta con seguro
Perfect Pairs tables
Se podrá jugar con las dos variantes de la modalidad Black Jack, cuando el paño de la mesa de juego contenga los recuadros o figuras tanto para la apuesta original como para la apuesta Perfect Pairs.Free translation: Both variants of the Black Jack game may be played when the layout of the gaming table contains the boxes or figures for both the original bet and the Perfect Pairs bet.
Section III.1 Black Jack (modalidad Black Jack o Veintiuno); I. Cuestiones generales
Canal 21: bonuses
A los jugadores que obtengan un trío de 7 de la misma pinta, la banca pagará un bono de 20 a 1; a quienes obtengan un trío de 7 de distinta pinta, la banca pagará un bono de 5 a 1; a quienes obtengan cualquier trío, la banca pagará un bono de 3 a 1; a quienes obtengan una escalera de color con tres cartas, la banca pagará un bono de 3 a 1.Free translation: Players who get three 7s of the same suit will be paid a bonus of 20 to 1 by the bank; those who get three 7s of different suits, a bonus of 5 to 1; those who get any three of a kind, a bonus of 3 to 1; those who get a three-card straight flush, a bonus of 3 to 1.
La banca pagará los bonos considerando sólo las apuestas originales de los jugadores, pagando sólo un bono por mano, ya sea escalera o trío.Free translation: The bank will pay the bonuses considering only the players' original bets, paying only one bonus per hand, whether straight or three of a kind.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, g) Bonos
Canal 21: the desempate
Cuando la banca tiene Canal 21 y alguno o algunos de los jugadores tienen Canal 21 o 21 puntos con más de dos cartas, incluyendo la apertura de un par, si la hubiese, la banca ofrecerá la opción de desempate.Free translation: When the bank has Canal 21 and one or more of the players have Canal 21 or 21 points with more than two cards, including the split of a pair, if any, the bank will offer the tiebreaker option.
Si el jugador no acepta tomar esta opción, su apuesta se considera nula. Si el jugador acepta la opción de desempate, deberá efectuar una segunda apuesta igual a la apuesta originalFree translation: If the player does not accept this option, the bet is considered void. If the player accepts the tiebreaker option, the player must make a second bet equal to the original bet
Luego, el croupier entrega una carta descubierta al jugador y otra carta descubierta a la banca.Free translation: Then, the dealer deals one face-up card to the player and another face-up card to the bank.
Si la carta del jugador supera el valor de la carta del croupier, el jugador retiene sus dos apuestas y la banca las pagará 1 a 1; si la carta del croupier supera el valor de la carta del jugador, éste pierde sus dos apuestas; si la carta del jugador y la carta del croupier tienen el mismo valor, el jugador retiene sus dos apuestas y la banca las pagará 3 a 2.Free translation: If the player's card exceeds the value of the dealer's card, the player keeps both bets and the bank will pay them 1 to 1; if the dealer's card exceeds the value of the player's card, the player loses both bets; if the player's card and the dealer's card have the same value, the player keeps both bets and the bank will pay them 3 to 2.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, f) Desempate
Canal 21: the pay table
Si el jugador hace Canal 21 1 a 1 (a la par) 1a1 1a1Free translation: If the player gets Canal 21 1 to 1 (even money) 1a1 1a1
“Canal 21 paga 1 a 1”Free translation: “Canal 21 pays 1 to 1”
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, Pago de apuestas, a) General
Canal 21: the cloth
Se podrá jugar con la modalidad Canal 21, cuando el paño de la mesa de juego tenga demarcadas las frases “Canal 21 paga 1 a 1” y “La banca pide con 16 y 17 suave, se planta con 17”.Free translation: The Canal 21 variant may be played when the layout of the gaming table has the phrases “Canal 21 pays 1 to 1” and “The bank hits on 16 and soft 17, stands on 17” marked on it.
El croupier saca cartas con 16 puntos o menos y se planta con 17 puntos, excepto con 17 “suave” que es cualquier suma de cartas en la que esté incluido un as valorado como once y el total sume diecisiete. En este caso, el croupier deberá pedir una carta adicional.Free translation: The dealer draws cards on 16 points or less and stands on 17 points, except on a “soft” 17, which is any sum of cards that includes an ace valued as eleven and the total adds up to seventeen. In this case, the dealer must take an additional card.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.4.1 Mesa de juego; 1.5.3 Canal 21, Pedida de cartas
Challenge 21: going over 21
El resultado de la mano del jugador se utiliza en las dos o tres rondas del juego, siempre y cuando el jugador no haya excedido la cuenta de 21, en cuyo caso el croupier recoge las dos o tres apuestas retirándole las cartas al jugador.Free translation: The result of the player's hand is used in the two or three rounds of the game, provided that the player has not gone over the count of 21, in which case the dealer collects the two or three bets and removes the player's cards.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.2 Challenge 21, Juego, Primera ronda
The three modalities
En la categoría Cartas se pueden desarrollar los juegos Black Jack (modalidades Black Jack o Veintiuno, Challenge 21, Canal 21)Free translation: In the Cards category, the following Black Jack games may be offered (variants Black Jack or Veintiuno, Challenge 21, Canal 21)
Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ) · Funcionamiento de los juegos: Juegos de cartas · read
Los jugadores juegan una mano en contra de una mano que juega el croupier, pudiendo jugar hasta un máximo de dos manos por pase.Free translation: Players play one hand against one hand played by the dealer, and may play up to a maximum of two hands per round.
Los jugadores juegan una mano en contra de tres manos que juega el croupier, pudiendo por tanto realizar un máximo de tres apuestas, pero en ningún caso menos de dos apuestas.Free translation: Players play one hand against three hands played by the dealer, and may therefore make a maximum of three bets, but in no case fewer than two bets.
Esta modalidad introduce reglas adicionales que les permite a los jugadores realizar un mayor número de apuestas y obtener premios adicionales.Free translation: This variant introduces additional rules that allow players to make a greater number of bets and obtain additional prizes.
Section III.1 Black Jack (modalidad Black Jack o Veintiuno); I. Cuestiones generales
Every card face up
Cuando se hayan efectuado todas las apuestas el croupier distribuye una carta a cada mano, comenzando por su izquierda y siguiendo el sentido de las agujas del reloj. Luego el mismo se da una carta.Free translation: When all the bets have been placed, the dealer deals one card to each hand, starting from his left and proceeding clockwise. Then he deals himself a card.
Todas las cartas se distribuyen siempre descubiertas.Free translation: All cards are always dealt face up.
Una vez que los jugadores han hecho su juego, el croupier termina su mano, dándose a sí mismo una o varias cartasFree translation: Once the players have made their play, the dealer finishes his hand, giving himself one or several cards
Section III.1 Black Jack, Distribución de cartas; a) Juego simple
Después, distribuye una segunda carta a cada mano de los jugadores. Todas las cartas se distribuyen siempre descubiertas.Free translation: Then, the dealer deals a second card to each of the players' hands. All cards are always dealt face up.
Una vez que los jugadores han completado sus manos, el croupier completa la suya dándose una o más cartas.Free translation: Once the players have completed their hands, the dealer completes his or her own by drawing one or more cards.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.2 Challenge 21, Distribución de cartas
Después se distribuye una segunda carta a cada mano (o manos en caso de posiciones múltiples) de los jugadores, siempre en el mismo orden. Todas las cartas se distribuyen siempre descubiertas.Free translation: Then a second card is dealt to each hand (or hands, in the case of multiple positions) of the players, always in the same order. All cards are always dealt face up.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, Distribución de cartas
Canal 21: the cloth
Se podrá jugar con la modalidad Canal 21, cuando el paño de la mesa de juego tenga demarcadas las frases “Canal 21 paga 1 a 1” y “La banca pide con 16 y 17 suave, se planta con 17”.Free translation: The Canal 21 variant may be played when the layout of the gaming table has the phrases “Canal 21 pays 1 to 1” and “The bank hits on 16 and soft 17, stands on 17” marked on it.
El croupier saca cartas con 16 puntos o menos y se planta con 17 puntos, excepto con 17 “suave” que es cualquier suma de cartas en la que esté incluido un as valorado como once y el total sume diecisiete. En este caso, el croupier deberá pedir una carta adicional.Free translation: The dealer draws cards on 16 points or less and stands on 17 points, except on a “soft” 17, which is any sum of cards that includes an ace valued as eleven and the total adds up to seventeen. In this case, the dealer must take an additional card.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.4.1 Mesa de juego; 1.5.3 Canal 21, Pedida de cartas
Challenge 21: three spots for every player
Los jugadores están obligados a realizar al menos dos apuestas iniciales, existiendo la posibilidad de una tercera apuesta adicional, para lo cual existen tres ubicaciones de apuestas demarcados en el paño para cada jugador.Free translation: Players are required to make at least two initial bets, with the possibility of a third additional bet, for which there are three betting spots marked on the layout for each player.
Las apuestas de cada jugador realizadas en cada una de las tres ubicaciones del paño compiten con las respectivas tres manos de la banca.Free translation: Each player's bets placed in each of the three spots on the layout compete against the respective three hands of the bank.
La primera carta del croupier que no fue recogida se utiliza como base para las dos rondas restantes del juegoFree translation: The dealer's first card, which was not collected, is used as the basis for the two remaining rounds of the game
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.2 Challenge 21, Apuesta inicial; Juego
Challenge 21: the seats
y para hasta seis (6) jugadores (sentados) en el caso del Challenge 21Free translation: and for up to six (6) players (seated) in the case of Challenge 21
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.4.1 Elementos Materiales, Mesa de juego
Perfect Pairs tables
Se podrá jugar con las dos variantes de la modalidad Black Jack, cuando el paño de la mesa de juego contenga los recuadros o figuras tanto para la apuesta original como para la apuesta Perfect Pairs.Free translation: Both variants of the Black Jack game may be played when the layout of the gaming table contains the boxes or figures for both the original bet and the Perfect Pairs bet.
Section III.1 Black Jack (modalidad Black Jack o Veintiuno); I. Cuestiones generales
Challenge 21: the rounds
Los jugadores están obligados a realizar al menos dos apuestas iniciales, existiendo la posibilidad de una tercera apuesta adicional, para lo cual existen tres ubicaciones de apuestas demarcados en el paño para cada jugador.Free translation: Players are required to make at least two initial bets, with the possibility of a third additional bet, for which there are three betting spots marked on the layout for each player.
Las apuestas de cada jugador realizadas en cada una de las tres ubicaciones del paño compiten con las respectivas tres manos de la banca.Free translation: Each player's bets placed in each of the three spots on the layout compete against the respective three hands of the bank.
La primera carta del croupier que no fue recogida se utiliza como base para las dos rondas restantes del juegoFree translation: The dealer's first card, which was not collected, is used as the basis for the two remaining rounds of the game
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.2 Challenge 21, Apuesta inicial; Juego
Challenge 21: one decision
La decisión del jugador se debe realizar en esta primera ronda, siendo válida para las dos o tres rondas que juegue.Free translation: The player's decision must be made in this first round, and is valid for the two or three rounds that he or she plays.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.2 Challenge 21, Juego, Primera ronda
Challenge 21: going over 21
El resultado de la mano del jugador se utiliza en las dos o tres rondas del juego, siempre y cuando el jugador no haya excedido la cuenta de 21, en cuyo caso el croupier recoge las dos o tres apuestas retirándole las cartas al jugador.Free translation: The result of the player's hand is used in the two or three rounds of the game, provided that the player has not gone over the count of 21, in which case the dealer collects the two or three bets and removes the player's cards.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.2 Challenge 21, Juego, Primera ronda
Canal 21: doubling
El jugador podrá incrementar su apuesta original con cualquier suma menor a 21 puntos en sus dos primeras cartas, ubicando la apuesta adicional detrás de su apuesta original. Este incremento puede variar entre la apuesta mínima de la mesa y el valor de su apuesta original.Free translation: The player may increase the original bet with any sum below 21 points in the first two cards, placing the additional bet behind the original bet. This increase may range between the table minimum bet and the value of the original bet.
Al realizar una apuesta doble, el jugador tiene derecho a una sola carta adicional.Free translation: When making a double bet, the player is entitled to only one additional card.
Esta doble apuesta está autorizada para todas las manos incluyendo los pares. En el caso de aperturas, el jugador podrá doblar sus apuestas si las cartas en cada mano suman menos de 21 puntos.Free translation: This double bet is allowed on all hands, including pairs. In the case of splits, the player may double the bets if the cards in each hand add up to less than 21 points.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, d) Apuesta doble
Canal 21: pairs
pudiendo ejercerse la referida opción sin límite, esto es, podrá abrir nuevamente otro par en una mano adicional mientras obtenga una carta de igual valor.Free translation: and the aforementioned option may be exercised without limit, that is, the player may split another pair again into an additional hand as long as the player gets a card of equal value.
Si se forma un nuevo par de ases, podrá separarlo nuevamente, siempre con la opción de pedir sólo una carta adicional en cada mano.Free translation: If a new pair of aces is formed, the player may split it again, always with the option of drawing only one additional card on each hand.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, c) Los pares
Canal 21: the insurance
Seguro con As: Cuando la primera carta de la banca es un as, los jugadores podrán asegurarse apostando a que el croupier tiene Canal 21. Si esto ocurre, la banca paga esta apuesta en una proporción 2 a 1.Free translation: Insurance with an Ace: When the bank's first card is an ace, players may insure by betting that the dealer has Canal 21. If this happens, the bank pays this bet at a ratio of 2 to 1.
Seguro con 10 o Figura: Cuando la primera carta de la banca es un diez o una figura, los jugadores podrán asegurarse apostando a que el croupier tiene Canal 21. Si esto ocurre, la banca paga esta apuesta en una proporción 10 a 1.Free translation: Insurance with a 10 or Face Card: When the bank's first card is a ten or a face card, players may insure by betting that the dealer has Canal 21. If this happens, the bank pays this bet at a ratio of 10 to 1.
una cantidad como máximo igual al 50% del monto de su apuesta original.Free translation: an amount at most equal to 50% of the amount of the original bet.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, b) Apuesta con seguro
Canal 21: the retiro
Un jugador puede usar la opción de retiro después de haber recibido sus dos primeras cartas iniciales y hasta el momento de tener el turno de pedir cartas adicionales.Free translation: A player may use the surrender option after having received the first two initial cards and until the moment of having the turn to draw additional cards.
Un jugador también puede optar al retiro al realizar una apertura de un par tras recibir su primera carta adicional.Free translation: A player may also opt to surrender when splitting a pair after receiving the first additional card.
El jugador que use la opción de retiro pierde la mitad de sus apuestas (50%) en la mano donde decide retirarse.Free translation: The player who uses the surrender option loses half of the bets (50%) on the hand where the player decides to surrender.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, e) Retiro
Canal 21: bonuses
A los jugadores que obtengan un trío de 7 de la misma pinta, la banca pagará un bono de 20 a 1; a quienes obtengan un trío de 7 de distinta pinta, la banca pagará un bono de 5 a 1; a quienes obtengan cualquier trío, la banca pagará un bono de 3 a 1; a quienes obtengan una escalera de color con tres cartas, la banca pagará un bono de 3 a 1.Free translation: Players who get three 7s of the same suit will be paid a bonus of 20 to 1 by the bank; those who get three 7s of different suits, a bonus of 5 to 1; those who get any three of a kind, a bonus of 3 to 1; those who get a three-card straight flush, a bonus of 3 to 1.
La banca pagará los bonos considerando sólo las apuestas originales de los jugadores, pagando sólo un bono por mano, ya sea escalera o trío.Free translation: The bank will pay the bonuses considering only the players' original bets, paying only one bonus per hand, whether straight or three of a kind.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, g) Bonos
Canal 21: the pay table
Si el jugador hace Canal 21 1 a 1 (a la par) 1a1 1a1Free translation: If the player gets Canal 21 1 to 1 (even money) 1a1 1a1
“Canal 21 paga 1 a 1”Free translation: “Canal 21 pays 1 to 1”
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, Pago de apuestas, a) General
Canal 21: the dealer’s rule
Se podrá jugar con la modalidad Canal 21, cuando el paño de la mesa de juego tenga demarcadas las frases “Canal 21 paga 1 a 1” y “La banca pide con 16 y 17 suave, se planta con 17”.Free translation: The Canal 21 variant may be played when the layout of the gaming table has the phrases “Canal 21 pays 1 to 1” and “The bank hits on 16 and soft 17, stands on 17” marked on it.
El croupier saca cartas con 16 puntos o menos y se planta con 17 puntos, excepto con 17 “suave” que es cualquier suma de cartas en la que esté incluido un as valorado como once y el total sume diecisiete. En este caso, el croupier deberá pedir una carta adicional.Free translation: The dealer draws cards on 16 points or less and stands on 17 points, except on a “soft” 17, which is any sum of cards that includes an ace valued as eleven and the total adds up to seventeen. In this case, the dealer must take an additional card.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.4.1 Mesa de juego; 1.5.3 Canal 21, Pedida de cartas
Canal 21: a dealer Canal 21
Si el croupier tiene Canal 21 y ningún jugador tiene 21 puntos, la banca no paga las apuestas.Free translation: If the croupier has Canal 21 and no player has 21 points, the house does not pay the bets.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, Pago de apuestas, a) General
Canal 21: the desempate
Cuando la banca tiene Canal 21 y alguno o algunos de los jugadores tienen Canal 21 o 21 puntos con más de dos cartas, incluyendo la apertura de un par, si la hubiese, la banca ofrecerá la opción de desempate.Free translation: When the bank has Canal 21 and one or more of the players have Canal 21 or 21 points with more than two cards, including the split of a pair, if any, the bank will offer the tiebreaker option.
Si el jugador no acepta tomar esta opción, su apuesta se considera nula. Si el jugador acepta la opción de desempate, deberá efectuar una segunda apuesta igual a la apuesta originalFree translation: If the player does not accept this option, the bet is considered void. If the player accepts the tiebreaker option, the player must make a second bet equal to the original bet
Luego, el croupier entrega una carta descubierta al jugador y otra carta descubierta a la banca.Free translation: Then, the dealer deals one face-up card to the player and another face-up card to the bank.
Si la carta del jugador supera el valor de la carta del croupier, el jugador retiene sus dos apuestas y la banca las pagará 1 a 1; si la carta del croupier supera el valor de la carta del jugador, éste pierde sus dos apuestas; si la carta del jugador y la carta del croupier tienen el mismo valor, el jugador retiene sus dos apuestas y la banca las pagará 3 a 2.Free translation: If the player's card exceeds the value of the dealer's card, the player keeps both bets and the bank will pay them 1 to 1; if the dealer's card exceeds the value of the player's card, the player loses both bets; if the player's card and the dealer's card have the same value, the player keeps both bets and the bank will pay them 3 to 2.
Section III.1 Black Jack, 1.5.3 Canal 21, f) Desempate