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Taj Bets on Blackjack Variation

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: "The crowd may have been gathering Friday afternoon because the table was still holding a $5 minimum bet. It may have been because a reporter and photographer were clogging the aisle. But it is more likely that Trump Taj Mahal's newest table game is attracting a steady stream of players all on its own.

"So the smile on Joe Centrone's face as he slipped behind the table to deal a few hands was more than understandable. As the creator of Double Attack Blackjack, he sees that the game has the potential to become a huge success.

"…The game, a variant of blackjack, adds a few twists to the simple game of 21.

"After placing an initial bet, players are dealt in and then shown the dealer's first card, at which point they can place an additional bet. Double downs are allowed on both bets and players can surrender half their bet at any point in the game.

"But it's the option to bet the dealer is going to bust that gives Double Attack its lure, Centrone said.

"…His answer was a system of increasing-odds bets that the dealer will break 21 on the third card.

"Players who throw a $1 chip in the 'Bust it' circle are repaid $3 if the card that puts the dealer over the limit is a face card. If that pivotal card is a six, the lucky player is rewarded on a 15-to-1 scale.

"And starting Monday, if the dealer draws three eights of the same suit, the payout is 200-to-1.

"…Centrone, a self-confessed numbers fan, calculated the odds and realized the game was stacked to the players' advantage. Since all casino games have to give the house the best odds, he made two simple adjustments: make blackjack an even money payout and take all of the tens out of the standard eight-card shoe…"

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