In the late 1970’s a different form of Black Jack was introduced by the Vegas World Casino in Las Vegas. The game is played on a standard 21 table, but with several rule changes and restrictions. Both dealer’s cards are dealt face up. You know the dealer’s two card total before you blackjack draw or stand on your hand. “Double Exposure” also called “Nude 21”... “No Guess Black Jack” and a variety of names sounds too good to be true... and It is. The following rule changes are in place, but are not advertised.
1. The Dealer Takes All Pushes... (Tie Hands)
2. A Player’s Black Jack Pays Only Even Learn to Play Money... (Not 3 to 2)
The house taking all ties means that you will be faced with the possibility of having 20 and having to draw to that 20 because the dealer also has 20. In some cases there are restrictions allowing Double Downs on 10 or 11 only. No Double Black Jack - Read Craps Rules Exposure game allows double downs after a split. Restricting double downs to 10 or 11 only gives the house an additional advantage of almost 1.5%. If the dealer hits soft 17 they gain another 0.3% advantage.
If you are going to play the Double Exposure Black Jack game. Then look for the black jack dealer to stand on soft 17 and doubling allowed on any 2 cards.
The following is a Basic Strategy for Double Exposure with doubling allowed on any 2 cards and the dealer standing on soft 17.
