94 3.9 Themenseite: Casino games in Las Vegas Las Vegas Las Vegas Strip at night A blackjack The city of Las Vegas Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is a famous location for gambling, shopping and fi ne dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World. Blackjack Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one, is a comparing card game between a player and dealer. It is played with one or more decks of 52 cards. Number cards count as their natural value from 2 through 10; the jack, queen, and king (also known as „face cards“) count as 10; aces are valued as either 1 or 11 according to the player‘s best interest. If the hand value exceeds 21 points, it busts. The player is initially dealt two cards with the option of drawing cards to bring the total value to 21 or less without exceeding it. If the player’s hand busts, the dealer wins. After the player has fi nished, the dealer’s hand is resolved by drawing cards until the hand busts or achieves a value of 17 or higher. If the dealer’s hand busts, the player wins. If the dealer’s hand does not bust, the player wins provided his hand is higher than the dealer’s. He loses if his hand is lower. In the case of a tied score, a blackjack (an ace and a face card or a ten) beats any hand which is not a blackjack, even with value 21. Blackjack versus blackjack is a tie. a) What kind of game is blackjack? b) How many decks of cards do you need if you want to play blackjack with 104 cards? c) Which value do number cards (aces, face cards) have? d) Complete the sentence: A hand busts if … e) Right or wrong? The total value of a hand consisting of … 1 a jack and a queen is 21. 2 two kings is 20. 3 a ten and an ace is 20. 4 a king, a queen and an ace is 21. f) A player is initially dealt two cards. Which total value is the lowest possible? g) When does a player have a blackjack? h) Find at least ten different possibilities in which a player can achieve a value of 21 with three cards. i) Suppose blackjack is played with one deck (two decks) of cards. Calculate the probability of the following event: the fi rst card dealt is an ace. The Las Vegas Strip The gambling and entertainment industry is mostly focused in the Las Vegas Strip. The largest casinos and buildings are located there. Perhaps you have already heard about casino-hotels like The Mirage, Caesars Palace and Casino Royale. Gambling In addition to poker and roulette, blackjack and craps are famous casino games. Slot machines are commonplace in casinos. What do you know about poker (roulette)? Nu r z u Pr üf zw ec k n Ei ge nt um d es C .C .B uc hn er V rla gs