Casino War is the easiest card game to play in the casino. If you have ever played war as a kid or simply made a bet on who could draw the highest card, then war will seem instantly familiar.
Casino War is played with 6 decks and the cards are dealt face-up so you can see your rank value. The rank of cards from highest to lowest is Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.
According to the star casino guide the aim of the game is for your hand to beat the dealer’s hand by drawing a card of a higher rank than the card drawn to the dealer. Casino War also has an optional bet called a ‘Tie Wager’ where odds of 10 to 1 are paid if your initial card drawn is of equal rank to the dealer’s initial card.
Before any cards are dealt, you must place an ‘Initial Wager’ and you may place an optional ‘Tie Wager’ in the appropriate wagering areas of the layout. You are then dealt one card and then one card is dealt to the dealer. If your first card is of a higher rank than the dealer’s first card, you will be paid at odds of 1 to 1, otherwise if the dealer’s first card is of a higher rank than your first card, your bet will lose and the dealer will collect your ‘Initial Wager’. In the event that your first card and the dealer’s first card are of equal rank, you are then to declare your intentions whether to ‘Surrender’ or ‘Go to War’.
Surrender or War
- If you elect to ‘Surrender’, you will forfeit half your ‘Initial Wager’.
- If you elect to ‘Go to War’, you will be required to place a ‘War Wager’ in the appropriate area of the layout of an amount equal to your ‘Initial Wager’.
- You are then dealt an additional card and then an additional card is dealt to the dealer. Where your additional card is of a higher rank than the dealer’s additional card, you will be paid at odds of 1 to 1 for your ‘War Wager’ only.
- Your ‘Initial Wager’ will be a ‘stand off’ where you shall neither win nor lose. Where your additional card is of equal rank to the dealer’s additional card, you will be paid at odds of 2 to 1 for your ‘War Wager’ only.
- Your ‘Initial Wager’ will be a ‘stand off’ where you shall neither win nor lose. Where your additional card is of a lower rank than the dealer’s additional card, you will lose your ‘Initial Wager’ and ‘War Wager’.
- If you have placed a Tie Wager and your first card is of equal rank to the dealer’s first card, you will be paid at odds of 10 to 1, otherwise your bet will lose and the dealer will collect the ‘Tie Wager’.
The aim of the game is for your hand to beat the dealer’s hand by drawing a card of a higher rank than the card drawn to the dealer. Casino War also has an optional bet called a ‘Tie Wager’ where odds of 10 to 1 are paid if your initial card drawn is of equal rank to the dealer’s initial card.