How to Use Cryptologic’s Blackjack Settings

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When playing games in online casinos, it is often possible to adjust various settings that will have an effect on your game, and how you will play it. One of the versions of online casino blackjack that is offered at Cryptologic’s online casinos is the Atlantic City Blackjack version. The following will explain the options that are available to players, and will use Atlantic City Blackjack as an example to show how the options chosen can affect your game.

The Settings button is found on the right hand side on the blackjack table. When clicking on the Settings button, players will see two separate sections, one of which is Player Warnings, and one of which is Insurance.

The default of the game is that Player Warnings are always enabled. Players may choose to disable these warnings if they wish to do so. Some players choose to disable the warnings simply because it irritates them during play. However, before choosing to disable the Player Warnings, it is worth understanding why they are there.

The warnings show up when a player stands on a hand value of 11 or lower, when a player hits on hands that have a value of 17 or higher, and also when a player attempts to double down when they hold a hand value of 12 or greater. The reason for the warnings is because generally, these moves are bad choices in the game of blackjack. The warnings are there to ensure that the player means to make the move that they have attempted to make, and that it was not simply a mistaken mouse click. Warnings such as these are used in other websites when Internet users could have made a mistaken click. It is possible, of course, that the player had meant to make that move, depending on the cards that are in play at the time, even though these moves are generally not advisable.

It is always worth leaving any warnings that are offered, simply in cases of mistaken mouse clicks. Having irritating warnings pop up on occasion is certainly worth it when the alternative is to lose the game, and the money you have staked on it.

As far as Insurance is concerned, players can choose the options Always decline insurance, Always buy insurance, and Always offer insurance. As can be seen in another article on this site, the Insurance bet does not pay in the long run. It is certainly best to choose the option Always decline insurance, and never to use the option Always buy insurance. However, some may prefer to make the choice themselves on a case-by-case basis, in which case they should choose the setting Always offer insurance.