Germany

Casinos and gambling hall'. are very popular in Germany. Thi gambling halls (Spielhallen) are primarily slot-machine casino The main game is Roulette, as in all European casinos. Fortu-nately, Blackjack is played in a number of the larger casinos, such as the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden and the casinos in Lindau and Konstanz.

There are a number of unique features of German Blackjack. At the Kurhaus, there is an admission charge with a sliding scale 'depending upon how many days you plan to gamble. The more r days you play, the less the per-day cost. The Kurhaus is on the > formal side, with coat and tie required. The casino also refuses to :deal a game to less than three players. If the third player drops out, the game is halted until another player is found. This rarely proves to be a problem in the evenings, but weekday-afternoon games can be difficult to find. Also, you will never have the most advantageous situation: head-on play against the dealer.

The mechanics of the game are also slightly different. Instead of the hand signals preferred in the United States, the Germans play a "loud" game. Hits are requested by saying Karte (sounds like "card"), and standing is indicated by saying raeste ("rest" will get you by). All bets must be made in multiples of the minimum ten Deutsche mark (DM), which is somewhere between while. All cards are dealt face up out of a shoe, and the deater doesn't take a hole card. This is similar to the British style be-cause the dealer keeps any additional bets made, like doubling down or splitting, when he deals himself a Blackjack. So as in British casinos, you have to be extremely cautious when playing against a dealer Ace or 10 up.

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