Game resolution

If all the players to the dealers left are either bust or have chosen to stand then the dealer must expose their hole card, or deal a second card to himself in the case of a non-hole game. Additional cards are then drawn until they go bust or get a pat hand.

Some casinos rule that if a dealer has a soft 17 it cannot be considered a pat hand and the dealer must reach the total, (soft hands consist of at least one 11-valued Ace). Other casinos insist that the dealer must stand when they have a total of 17 or more. This rule would usually be printed clearly on the table.

Once a “pat hand” is reached by the dealer, they must stop drawing cards. Then the bets are paid out according to the following rules:

• If the player wins by having a higher total than the dealer, the dealer must pay them an amount equal to that in the playing area.
  
• If the player is dealt a Blackjack they will receive their original wager plus half that amount again.
  
• If the players total is lower than the dealers the player loses all the chips in their box.
  
• If a dealer goes bust, then each remaining player wins regardless of their totals and the dealer must pay them an amount equal to that in the playing area.