FREE BET BLACKJACK
Free Bet Blackjack is the type of Blackjack most land-based casinos offer and now you can play this popular game at Guts Casino, provided by leading live dealer game producer - Evolution Gaming. The main attraction of the game is that it offers free Double Down and Split bets.
Free Bet Blackjack is part of Evolution Gaming’s Infinite range, meaning that an unlimited number of people can play it at the same table. No more waiting for an available seat!
KEY FEATURES
- Players get a free Double Down bet and free Split bets on certain hands
- Four optional side bets available: Any Pair, 21+3, Hot 3 and Bust It
- Six Card Charlie rule
- RTP is 98.45%, side bets have lower RTP’s - between 94.12% and 96.30%
FREE BET BLACKJACK FEATURES
The Free Bet Blackjack game follows the same basic rules as regular Blackjack, however, there are a few key differences.
In this game, you are allowed to make free bets like Doubles and Splits when you have a certain hand, and these options will be offered to you automatically. The drawback of the game - and this is why the free bet options are possible - is that if the dealer busts with 22, all bets will be pushed instead of paid out as winnings. This rule increases the house edge so that the free bet options can be offered for free.
Free Double down bet is offered when the player’s first two cards equal 9, 10 or 11.
Free Split bets are offered on pairs except 10s.
Four additional side bets are possible in Free Bet Blackjack:
- Any Pair: pays out if the player’s first two cards are a pair. Suited pairs pay 25:1 while mixed ones pay 8:1.
- 21+3: pays out if the dealer’s up card and the player’s two cards form a poker hand. Highest paying is a suited Three of a Kind, paying 100:1 followed by 40:1 for a Straight Flush.
- Hot 3: pays out if the players first two cards and the dealer’s up card total 19, 20, 21 or all three are 7s. Payouts are 2:1, 4:1, 20:1 and 100:1 respectively.
- Bust It: pays out if the dealer busts (remember that 22 only pushes). The more cards he busts with, the higher the payout, with a maximum of 250:1 with 8+ cards.
RTP OF FREE BET BLACKJACK
Free Bet Blackjack’s RTP is 98.45% on the first hand out of the shoe. When you place side bets the figures drop to 95.90% for Any Pair, 96.30% for 21+3, 94.60% for Hot 3 and 94.12% for Bust It.
CLOSING THOUGHTS
The basic RTP figure is lower in Free Bet Blackjack than in regular Blackjack so high rollers normally don’t go for this game. You do, however, have the chance to win big with side bets so if it is just for occasional fun, why not play Free Bet Blackjack? You can find a vast range of other Blackjack games and other live casino games at Guts Casino as well.
