The dealer is required to hit on 16 and stand on 17. Combination of Ace and 10 counts as Blackjack and carries a value of 1.5x original stake. Insurance move is restricted and the players can only use it if they hold a Blackjack hand. Pair splitting can be followed by doubling, but only when the total amounts to 9, 10 or 11. Splitting is allowed up to four hands with the exception of the following pairs: 4, 5 and 10. The objective of the game in Playtech UK Blackjack is the same – getting as close as possible to 21 without busting or having a lower card value than the dealer. Therefore, American Blackjack is further categorised into Vegas and Atlantic City styles, while European form differs from the UK variant. The most general division of Blackjack is into two main styles, American and European, with a subdivision that includes different forms of Blackjack within a particular region. As one of the most popular and widely spread table games, Blackjack often deviates according to the region and even continent.
