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Exploring Your Blackjack Site

Today I would like to offer some advice to the very new online blackjack players out there. Although it is easy to get carried away when you’re just starting out at a new blackjack site, I encourage you to take a step back and have a good look at the software. There are probably a lot more options available to you than you first thought!

The first thing I tell new players is this: Become familiar with the interface. Putter around the screen and see what you can click on, and what’s just part of the background. Can you resize the screen and make the tables bigger or smaller? Does the chat box stay in a fixed position, or can it be detached? Does clicking on the top of a column in the lobby re-sort the tables available? These little details are something to explore now, rather than when you’re pressed for time, or tired, or frustrated.

Now go through the menus in the lobby. Most options that you discover will have an entry in the game’s help, so if you get stuck, check the help or the blackjack sites web page for more details. The level of detail available to them in these menus surprises many people. They never realized how much they could learn about, and customize, their online blackjack experience.

One thing to study in detail is the Cashier functionality. Explore every option available to you. There might be great deposit and withdrawal options that suit your particular situation better than the obvious ones. Look at the turn around time for requests, any transaction fees, and other details that might suggest one service over the others. Bankroll money can sometimes be saved simply by choosing the optimal deposit and withdraw method for your personal situation. There might also be bonus offers available to you, so pay attention.

Now study the actual game play. Note the pace at which he game is dealt. Look at the text window, and see what options there are for verbose dialog from the dealer, VS briefer options that might be available to you. You might be able to interact with other players, or stop them from chatting with you. There might be shortcuts or betting, surrendering, doubling down, etc. You would rather know about those sooner than later, so that you don’t accidentally hit them during a real game. Figure out all of these functions, so that you can focus on the game itself when you start playing.

Finally, check out the site’s web page. There might be additional offers for you to consider, ways that you can give feedback, and announcements of upcoming events. It’s good to note down contact information, just in case there’s an outage on the blackjack server, and you need to give them a buzz.

By Bill Ricardi
Blackjack Expert