Microgaming brought out their updated Viper software in
January 2003. The autoplay feature is Viper’s latest innovative
aspect. It follows a flexible fundamental strategy in
blackjack. A strategy engine resolves the maximum fly’s
play in video poker. In order to distinguish between the
new and older versions of a Microgaming casino is by determining
whether the Viper software has the new autoplay feature
or not. The software also maintains a flash version. It
does seem that the new version follows the identical rules
to the software of Viper’s old version. A listing of the
games you can play as well as comprising strategic planning
advice, house edge and rules now follows. Various casinos
may modify the names to a certain extent.
Playing Baccarat
This is a single deck game. A 1.012 percent house edge
is on the banker and a 1.286 percent on the player.
Playing Baccarat – High Limit
This is an eight deck card game. The banker plays at
a 1.06 percent house edge, with 1.24 percent edge for
the player and for a tie there’s a 14.36 percent house
edge. The player is permitted to peek at the cards without
rushing in the high limit baccarat in the way Asian
players are inclined to play.
Playing Blackjack
You are provided with an assortment of blackjack games.
The following is a listing, however the most preferred
rules are those of the Vegas Strip rules, you can ignore
the remainder quite safely.
Playing European Blackjack
Here are the rules in a nutshell:
- The game is played with two decks
- On soft seventeen the dealer stands
- Only on nine to eleven do you double
- After splitting no doubling is allowed
- No resplitting is permitted
- For splitting aces the play is allowed to draw
- You’re not allowed to surrender
- Completely no peek; against the dealer’s blackjack
the player loses the total amount bet
- Until the end of the hand the insurance is not resolved
- Only one betting position
Playing Multi-Hand Blackjack
The rules in a nut shell are as follows:
- The game is based on five decks of card
s
- On soft seventeen the dealer stands
- Only on nine to eleven can you double
- After splitting you can’t redouble
- Resplitting is not allowed
- For splitting aces a player may draw
- Surrender is not allowed
- There is no full peek: against the dealer blackjack
the player loses total amount wager
- Until the end of the game the insurance is not resolved
There are five betting positions
Playing the Vegas Strip Blackjack
Here are the rules in a nutshell:
- On soft seventeen the dealer stands
- On any first two cards you can double
- After splitting doubling is permitted
- You are permitted to resplit to three hands
- The dealer may peek for blackjack
- There is only one betting position
Keep in mind that 0.3606 percent is the house edge.
Playing Vegas Downtown Blackjack
These are the rules in a nutshell:
- The game is played with two decks of cards
- On soft seventeen the dealer hits
- On any first two cards you can double
- After splitting doubling is permitted
- You are permitted to resplit to three hands
- The dealer may peek for blackjack
- There is only one betting position
Keep in mind that 0.40 percent is the house edge
Playing Atlantic City Blackjack
These are the rules in a nutshell:
- The game is played with eight decks of cards
- On soft seventeen the dealer hits
- On any first two cards you can double
- After splitting doubling is permitted
- You are permitted to resplit to three hands
- The dealer may peek for blackjack
- A late surrender is permitted
- There is only one betting position
Keep in mind that 0.365 percent is the house edge.
Apart from surrendering on sixteen against nine, ten
and an ace, and fifteen against a ten, the strategic
planning is identical to that for Vegas Strip Blackjack.
Playing Bonus Blackjack
This game of Bonus Blackjack has identical rules to
the blackjack game of Vegas Downtown. It offers a choice
of fifty to one payout on a side bet. In this case there
is a 6.46 percent house edge on the side bet.
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