Blackjack is one of the most popular games and it is offered in almost all the sites including the William Hill, Ladbrokes and Littlebrooks online casinos. All of these casinos offer practice sessions that are free so that you can practice before you start playing with real money.

A blackjack session begins when the player places his wager. The dealer in the online casino will simply ask you what amount you want to bet either by asking you to click on an amount or a chip. Some of the best casinos also give you the automated option to preset your bet so that the same amount of money is played every time.

After you place your bet at the Blackjack table you and the other players will be dealt two cards. The dealer also deals himself two cards but only exposes one of them. Your goal in this game is to beat the online casino dealer by having a higher hand without going over 21.  Part of blackjack strategy is figuring out when you can beat the dealer with even a low hand (which is very possible if you get the feeling that the automated casino dealer may go bust if it draws another card.

The automated online casino Blackjack dealer will then ask you whether or not you wish to stand (not be dealt any more cards) or take another card from the deck. When you ask for another card it is called a split. If you have been dealt two cards of the same numeric value, the virtual Blackjack dealer may ask you if you want to split the hand. This means you can make two hands out of those two cards. When you split, you are required to place a second bet equal to your original bet for your second hand. The internet casino software usually does this automatically.

You will also be offered the option to double down. If after being dealt your first two cards and you have a hand that adds up to 9, 10, or 11 you are given the opportunity to double your bet.  If you draw one card that adds up to a hand that will beat the dealer then you double your money. The caveat is that you only get one card, so if the online casino Blackjack dealer gives you a 2 on a hand of 11 you will only have 13 which are unlikely to beat the house. However if you draw a 10 then you have what is called a natural blackjack. Most sites automate the entire process of doubling down including providing a button that allows you to accept or decline the double and a flag that tells you when you have won a natural blackjack. It does not require much brain power to play well!

As you can see playing online casino blackjack is not that complicated and you are destined to win at least some of the time as long as you remember that the goal of the blackjack casino game is to beat the dealer and not necessarily beat 21.