Live Blackjack

Federal regulations in the United States put off many vaunted software providers from the local market and now players can find only ViG and Arrow’s Edge blackjack in US-targeted online casinos. The latter provider operates under the umbrella of Vivo Gaming. All blackjack tables from these prominent makers have excellent video properties, crisp graphics and discreet, professional dealers but the only thing that US blackjack lacks is variety. Nowadays, there is just a handful of live blackjack tables that can be played by casino fans in the USA. Bitcoin betting is allowed in some online casinos as well.

There are two wonderful blackjack variations produced by Visionary iGaming (ViG). One of them is Classic live blackjack that has two side bets:

• Pairs (similar to Perfect Pairs in other live software) and
• Rummy. A player wins this side bet if the first two cards and dealer’s upcard are of the same rank, of the same suit or go straight (5, 6, 7).

To enable players to join an occupied 7-seat table, there is a Back Betting feature that works exactly like Bet Behind feature.

ViG also rolled out a unique table known as Early Payout Blackjack with a 99.50% return under optimal strategy. The innovative “Early Payout” concept built into the game provides a player with an opportunity to forfeit a hand at any stage by accepting a so called early payout that can be higher or lower than the initial bet (depending on the dealer’s open card). With that extraordinary option, a player is given a chance to evaluate his hand, weigh odds and finally decide whether to take an early payout or continue playing as normal.

Live Blackjack from Arrow’s Edge is also offered in many US-friendly online casinos to play. Great stream quality and many adjustable settings are the upsides. As a drawback (in comparison with competitive products), there is no Bet Behind and each table has only 7 seats, thus newcomers often have to wait for a vacant seat. The game uses 8 decks, Player may hit on split aces and double down after split. Dealer stands on soft 17. The house edge is 0.56% under basic strategy. There are also two side bets in Arrow’s Edge blackjack with the best real money payout of 100:1.