A quick overview of Casino War Card Game…
Casino War is based on the Children's card game, War. Very simply, the
highest card wins. The player is dealt a card and then the dealer is a
dealt a card. Whichever value is higher, wins the wager.
In the event of a tie, the player is given two choices:
1. Surrender - the player loses the hand and forfeits half of the bet
2. Go to War - the player must raise his bet by the an amount equal to the original wager and go to War
Going to War
The player raises his/her bet by an amount equal to the original wager and clicks
on "Go To War". The dealer will then discard the next three cards in the deck and
deal a card face up to the player then one to him/herself. If the player's second
card is equal to or greater than the dealer's second card, the player wins the War
battle and wins an amount equal to his/her raise wager and the original wager will push.
If the player's second card is less than the dealer's second card than the player loses
both the original and raise wagers.
Tie Side Bet
At any time before the player clicks deal, the player can choose to place a
"Tie" wager. This is done by placing an amount on the Tie spot. If
the player's and dealer's first card tie, then the player is paid out at
10-1. This wager does not count for any cards dealt during a war.
More about Casino War
Based on the childhood game of "war" or "battle," casino war is now being offered in some casinos.
There's not much to it, but that's the attraction of the game. Anybody who knows how to count can play it.
The dealer deals each player one card face up. Then the dealer takes a card face up. If you beat the dealer,
you win your bet. If the dealer beats you, you lose. The cards have the same rankings as in poker, with the
ace being the highest card, followed by the king, queen, jack, etc.
In the event your card ties the dealer's card, you can either go to war with the dealer (by matching your
original bet), or you can surrender (by forfeiting half your original bet). If you go to war, the dealer
will burn three cards and give you another card. Then he will burn three more cards and take one for himself.
If your second card is higher than the dealer's second card, you win your original bet. If the dealer wins,
then you lose both your bets. If your second card ties the dealer's second card, you win. The rub here is
the dealer doesn't pay off the second bet you risk to go to war, which is how the house gets its edge.
There is also a tie bet you can make which pays 10 to 1. (The house edge on that particular bet is around 18%.)
As for going to war with the dealer, do it if you decide to play this game. The casino's edge is 3.7% if you
surrender, and only 2.9% if you go to war.
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