Blackjack Glossary - S

Use the letter headings below to hunt for terms used in blackjack which you either don't understand or wish to clarify the meaning of:

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Seconds - Cards that should be dealt directly after the next available card.

Shill - Player hired by casino to attract players to a table.

Shoe - A rectangular dealing device.

Soft hand - When a player has Aces to the value of 11.

Spanish 21 - A variation in which the rules are dramatically changed that is not recommended for amateurs.

Splitting - The option to create two hands when you receive two cards of the same value.

Stake - 2% of a player’s original bankroll.

Stiff up cards - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Surrender - The option to abandon ones hand and receive half of ones stake back.