The Casino Frog

Late surrender rule is applicable in most casino houses offering a Spanish 21 game whereby a player receives half the amount of his bet back if he quits the game. This rule comes into play even if the dealer does not have a blackjack hand. If a player surrenders after he has opted for doubling down, the situation is variously known as forfeit or double down rescue or concede. If a player thus concedes, he forfeits the amount of the bet he had staked as the doubling down wager and recovers the original bet. A situation in a Spanish 21 game arises when the dealer’s face up card is an ace or a face (jack or queen or king) card and the stage of the game is when only the initial two cards have been dealt to all. In this case the dealer can see his hole card without revealing it to the participating players and if he has hit a blackjack, anyone who cannot match his natural hand loses by default.

Among other rules and regulations that govern a game of Spanish 21 one stipulation allows any player to opt for doubling down on any hand value total and this choice is open even when he has decided to hit and draw additional card(s). Some casino houses limit the number of times a player can redouble and he can only do so twice after the initial doubling down. An illustration can explain this point. This is because that redoubling has the profound advantage of reducing house edge considerably. So if a six card deck blackjack game is being played where the dealer hits at soft 17, if redoubling is permitted it gives a low advantage to the casino at approximately 0.42% which would increase to 0.78% in favor of the house if redoubling is disallowed.