Learn to play Blackjack at Horizons Casino, Leicester Square
Blackjack is one of the most enduring card games in any casino — and one of the most accessible. The rules are straightforward, the pace is social, and a single hand takes only minutes to play. Whether you’ve never sat at a table before or you play regularly, our dealers are happy to walk you through it.
We offer Blackjack tables with a minimum bet of £10. Tables are open daily from 11am until 6am at our Leicester Square casino.
How to play
The aim of Blackjack is simple: get a hand value closer to 21 than the dealer’s, without going over. Kings, Queens, Jacks and Tens count as 10. An Ace counts as either 1 or 11 — whichever is more useful to your hand. All other cards are worth their face value.
- Place your bet in the betting area marked on the table
- You and the other players are each dealt two cards. The dealer receives one card face-up
- Based on your total, decide whether to draw another card (Hit) or keep your hand as it is (Stand)
- You can continue to draw cards for as long as you wish, as long as your total stays below 22
- Once all players have acted, the dealer reveals their hand and draws according to fixed rules: they must draw on any total of 16 or less, and stand on 17 or more
- Hands are then compared. If your total is closer to 21 than the dealer’s — and you haven’t gone over — you win
Card values
- Ace — 1 or 11
- King, Queen, Jack, Ten — 10
- All other cards — face value (2 through 9)
Rules
- If your hand exceeds 21, you are bust and lose your bet regardless of the dealer’s hand
- If the dealer busts, all players still in the hand win
- If your hand ties with the dealer’s, the bet is returned — this is called a push
- A Blackjack — an Ace plus any 10-value card as your first two cards — beats any other hand totalling 21 and pays 3 to 2
- All other winning hands are paid 1 to 1
Side bets
21 + 3
Place a stake on the 21 + 3 box. If your first two cards and the dealer’s face-up card together form a Flush (all three cards the same suit), a Straight (three consecutive values) or Three of a Kind (all three cards the same rank), you win 9 times your stake.
Super Pairs
Place a stake on the Super Pairs box. If your first two cards form a pair, you win. Pairs are graded as follows:
- Mixed Pair (one red, one black) — pays 5:1
- Coloured Pair (both red or both black, different suits) — pays 10:1
- Perfect Pair (both the same suit) — pays 30:1
- Suited Trips (your pair matches the dealer’s card in colour and rank) — pays 50:1
Top 3
Place a stake on the Top 3 box. If your first two cards and the dealer’s face-up card form a Straight Flush (same suit, consecutive rank), Three of a Kind or Suited Three of a Kind, you win.
Jackpot Trigger Pay
£10 Jackpot
| Hand | Payout |
|---|---|
| Three Aces, Kings or Queens (suited) | JACKPOT |
| Three of a kind (suited) | £2,000 |
| Straight flush | £500 |
| Three of a kind (off suit) | £200 |
| Straight | £75 |
£2 Jackpot
| Hand | Payout |
|---|---|
| Three J’s, 10’s or 7’s (suited) | JACKPOT |
| Three of a kind (suited) | £250 |
| Straight flush | £50 |
| Three of a kind (off suit) | £40 |
| Straight | £12 |
| Flush | £4 |
Blackjack at Horizons Casino London
Horizons Casino is located at Queens House, 1 Leicester Place, in the heart of Leicester Square — two minutes on foot from Leicester Square Tube station (Northern and Piccadilly lines). Our Blackjack tables are open daily from 11am until 6am.
Entry is free for all guests aged 18 and over. Membership is free to join online and gives you access to our rewards programme, member-only events and priority benefits. Our dealers are always happy to explain the rules before play begins — there is no expectation that new players arrive knowing the game.
If you have questions about table availability or would like to know more before you visit, call us on 020 7494 3126.
Table minimum: £10 | Open: 11am – 6am daily | Dress code: Smart casual
18+ only. Please gamble responsibly. For support visit GambleAware.org or call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133.
