Blackjack Party Ideas

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Here are some suggestions for hosting a friendly blackjack party if your goal isn't just to make money.

Have everyone at the party (including you) buy their chips. All chips in play should be owned by someone. If someone runs out of chips, they can always buy more from the "pot". At the end of the night, everyone can redeem their chips and take their money back from the pot.

Keep a good eye on the money, keep track of it, and make sure people pay the right amount for their chips! If the bank is short at the end of the night, you (as host) are likely going to end up covering the difference. Plus, this situation can be quite uncomfortable! (I once had a party where a kid kept stealing chips from everyone... including the bank. At the end of the night, the bank was short and nobody got paid off correctly.)

If you're going to be the dealer all night, then you don't have to buy chips. You can simply own all the chips in the party and sell them to people as they need chips. You are effectively the bank and must finance all winnings and collect all losses incurred by the players. This option opens you up to bigger gains or losses, and also makes it logistically more difficult to let other people be the dealer.

If you want to have different people play the role of dealer (which is often more fun,) then I recommend you also buy your chips from the "bank" and take any unpurchased chips out of play (and out of sight.)

Since you're the host, you should start off as the dealer. This helps get everyone comfortable and, most importantly, establishes the ground rules for the game.

Since you've bought your own chips, remove all unpurchased chips from the table's chip rack and just put your own chips in the rack. You'll use your own chips to finance the game.

Before beginning, make sure some of the important ground rules are known by everyone. This avoids uncomfortable disputes. Important rules include:

What's the maximum bet? What's the minimum? (I HIGHLY recommend enforcing a maximum. At every party, someone will inevitably push all their chips into the betting circle and "let it ride." If they win, the dealer has to finance this huge bet and if they lose, they're done for the night. Neither outcome is good for the party.)

Can you double down on all hands?

Can you surrender?

Can you split after splitting?

When it's someone else's turn to deal, remove all of your chips from the rack and let them put their chips in the rack. As dealer, they may want to buy more chips to finance the game. They can sell the chips back when they're done. They should make money while dealing, particularly if there are several players at the table.

Stay nearby and help the new dealer get comfortable dealing. They might be a bit overwhelmed at first.

At the end of the night, have everyone sell their chips back to the bank (or to you if you're acting as the bank.)

Most Importantly: have fun and be a generous host. It's easy to make money with a blackjack table, but that's not the best way to have fun with friends.