Bahama Bonus Blackjack™
A Fun Variation of Blackjack
Bahama Bonus Blackjack™ is dealt using a 48 card Pontoon (10’s removed) deck. The fun begins with all of the special rules given to the players!
PLAYING THE GAME: Make a bet to play against the dealer. As in standard Blackjack, you and the dealer will get two starting cards. Cards are counted at their face value. Kings, Queens, and Jacks each count as 10. Aces may count as 1 or 11. The dealer must hit a soft 17 (a total score of 17 using the Ace as an 11). The dealer must stay on hard 17 (a total score of 17 where the Ace cannot be used as an 11). If a dealer’s point total exceeds 21, the dealer loses and all players still active in the game, with a point total of 21 or less, win. If the dealer has a score of 17-21, the dealer will pay any player hand with a point total greater than the dealer and the dealer will take (collect) any player bet where the player hand has a point total less than the dealer. All player bets where the player’s hand is equal to the dealer’s hand will be considered a push (tie). Winning bets are paid at even money (1 to 1) with the exception of blackjack (the first two cards consist of a Jack, Queen, or King plus an Ace) which is paid at 3 to 2.
SPECIAL PLAYER-FRIENDLY RULES:
- Doubling on ANY number of cards
- You may RE-DOUBLE after doubling down for a total of three doubles. You must double your total wager to that point, and will get one additional card.
- Double Down Rescue – After doubling, players may choose to rescue (take back) the last doubled portion of the bet.
- For a rescue, a player would forfeit half of the then existing wager, the maximum wager allowed if the last doubled portion hit the cap. Busted doubles cannot be rescued. Double Down Rescue should not be confused with or called surrender. A player may surrender any first two card hand after the dealer has checked for blackjack and always gives up ½ of their bet. Rescue on the other hand applies only to a doubled hand which will be 3 or more cards and can only rescue the last doubled portion of the bet, forfeiting half of the total wager.
- Player blackjack beats a dealer blackjack – paid at 3 to 2.
- Player 21 beats a dealer 21 (but not a dealer blackjack).
SPECIAL PAYOUTS (DOUBLING VOIDS ALL SPECIAL PAYOUTS):
- Player point total achieving 21 in:
- 5 Cards PAYS 3 to 2
- 6 Cards PAYS 2 to 1
- 7+ Cards PAYS 3 to 1
- Player receives the following cards as their first 3 cards:
- 6-7-8 or 7-7-7 Unsuited PAYS 3 to 2
- 6-7-8 or 7-7-7 Suited PAYS 2 to 1
- 6-7-8 or 7-7-7 Spades PAYS 3 to 1
- If a player bets less than $25 on the base wager and receives a 7-7-7 suited and the dealer has a 7 up-card:
- Player will be paid $1,000 (fixed) and the other players involved in the hand will receive $50 (fixed)
- Doubling and splitting voids the chance to win the suited 7-7-7 fixed pay
- If a player bets $25 or more on the base wager and receives a 7-7-7 suited and the dealer has a 7 up-card:
- Player will be paid $5,000 (fixed) and the other players involved in the hand will receive $50 (fixed)
- Doubling and splitting voids the chance to win the suited 7-7-7 fixed pay
MATCH BONUS:
Match Bonus wagers are two separate bets. Players can play one or both of the Match Bonus wagers during each Blackjack hand.
- MATCH-UP BONUS – One or both of the player’s initial two cards match the dealer’s up-card
- Suited Match PAYS 12 to 1
- Unsuited Match PAYS 3 to 1
- MATCH-DOWN BONUS – One or both of the player’s initial two cards match the dealer’s hole-card
- Suited Match PAYS 12 to 1
- Unsuited Match PAYS 3 to 1
If you have any questions about the games at Oxford Casino Hotel, feel free to ask any of our friendly dealers.
