Caribbean stud poker is played against the house rather than against other players and there may be an additional accumulatied prize or Jackpot.

It is played with a 52-card deck. from the most valuable one to the less valuable one, the order of value of the cards is the following – Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. The Ace may be used as the highest card in the sequence Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 or as the lowest card representing 1 in the sequence 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1.

There are seven “houses” in every game, which means the maximum of sitting players is 7. Each player bets only in his own house and people standing cannot participate.

Each “house” has spaces for the initial bet and for the second bet, as well as an additional space or slot to bet in the Jackpot or in the accumulated prize.

How to play

Each player places is ante on the layout where indicated (initial bet) before the cards are dealt. Each player and the dealer will then receive 5 cards, face down. The dealer will turn over the last card dealt. Players may then look at their own cards.

Players have the option to play or fold; if they choose to fold, they foffeit their ante and will say “Pass”. If they choose to play, they place their bets (twice the amount of their respective ante) in The bet box and will place their cards facing down on the second space where indicated in the layout. After all the players have made their decisions, the dealer reveals his cards.

If the dealer does not have at least ace/king, all bet wagers will be void, and players will receive even money on their ante bet only. If the dealer’s cards beat a players cards, the dealer collects both the ante and bet.

The dealer only plays with an ace/king or higher; he then compares his cards to the players’ cards (individually, right ti left) and the best poker hand wins.

If a player's cards beat the dealer's cards, the player will receive even money(1-1) on the ante. When the dealer and the player have the same combination, whoever has the higher value cards wins. If it is impossible to brake a tie, the bet neither wins or loses.

Wining Hands

Here are the possible combinations on this game from the highest value to the lowest one:

a) Royal Flush – Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 of the same suit. Prize: 100 times the value of the bet.

b) Straight Flush – five cards in sequence, all of the same suit. Prize: 50 times the value of the bet.

c) Four of a Kind – Four cards of one rank and another card of another rank. Prize: 20 times the value of the bet.

d) Full House– three matching cards of one rank and two matching cards of another rank. Prize: seven times the value of the bet.

e) Flush – five cards on the same suit, not in rank sequence. Prize: five times the value of the bet.

f) Straight – five cards of sequential rank but in more than one suit. Prize: four times the value of the bet. g) Three of a Kind – Three cards of the same rank. Prize: three times the value of the bet.

h) Two Pair – Two cards of the same rank plus tow cards of another rank that match each other but not the first pair. Prize: two times the value of the bet.

i) One Pair — two cards of the same rank, plus three other unmatched cards. Prize: one time the value of the bet.

j) High Card — High card hands are described by the one or two highest cards in the hand, such as "king high", "ace-queen high", or by as many cards as are necessary to break a tie. Whoever has a higher card than the dealer wins. Prize: one time the value of the bet.

Acumulado ou Jackpot 

A player can bet on the Jackpot or accumulated prize by placing the respective chip on the third space.

If the player bets on the accumulated prize and has a winning hand, the respective prize is paid even if the Dealer does not play. The combinations of the accumulated prize are paid according to the BOARD of existing prizes in the game tables.

Black Jack is one of the most well-known casino games.

It is a simple game: the player’s objective is to get a score of 21 points or the highest number below 21.

Players place their bets before receiving the first card. The cards are dealt from the shoe clockwise. Each player is given two cards facing up. The bank takes two cards – one faced down and one facing up.

The value of the cards is as follows:

Ace = 1 or 11, except for the game of the Bank, in which it will always be worth 11 if the score of that game is 17 or up, not exceeding 21. If it exceeds 21 it is worth 1.

King, Queen and Jack = 10

Remaining cards = face value

If the first two dealt cards totalise 21, you have a Blackjack. The dealer announces Blackjack and pays one and a half times the value of the bet (3 to 2). However, if the dealer’s up card is an Ace or a card worth 10, the game will proceed until the dealer’s score is known.

When the dealer’s up card is an Ace, a player who has done Blackjack can receive the value equal to their bet before seeing the dealer’s second card.

If a player hasn’t been able to do Blackjack with his first two cards, he may chose to “Stand” (take no more cards) if his score is higher than 11. Or he may “hit” (take another card) until he reaches the desired score without exceeding 21. If the player exceeds 21 he loses his bet. Every time his score is closer to 21 than the dealer’s score, the player will win the amount equivalent to his own bet (1:1). If the dealer’s score is closer to 21 than the player’s score, the player loses his bet.

In case of a tie – when the dealer and the player have the same score – no one wins or loses. The combination Blackjack always wins with a total of 21. If the dealer gets 17 or more with two cards, the player will not be able to get any other card. If the dealer has 16 or less the player should get cards to reach at least 17.

Split: Double the wager and have each card be the first card in a new hand. This option is available only when both cards have the same value and as long as the same amount of money that has been bet initially is bet for each hand. Each hand should be concluded separetly. A single new card is added to each Ace and the turn ends. They are thus regarded as 11-point cards. No other denomination is subject to this process.

Double Down: Double the wager, take exactly one more card, and then stand (only when the two first cards dealt total 9, 10 or 11)

Insurance: If the dealer’s is na Ace and the second cards have been dealt, the player is offered the option of taking Insurance before the dealer checks his hole card. The player who wishes to take Insurance can bet an amount up to half his original bet. If the Dealer has Blackjack, the bet placed in Insurance will win double of its value. If the Dealer does not havea Blackjack, the bet is lost.

Surrender: Forfeit half the bet and give up the hand. After the two first cards are dealt to the player and the dealer, the player must decide if he wants to surrender or not. Once the decision has been made, it cannot be changed.

Important: the player’ may indicate verbally to the Dealer his desire to “Stand” or Hit” or he may indicate his decision with his hand. If the player’s hand is opened and facing down it means “Stand” and if it is closed with the index finger pointing towards the cards means “hit”. The decision of Splitting, Doubling or Insuring should be transmited verbally. Only the dealer is alloed to deal and collect the cards or change their position. Altough the dealer announces the hands, each player should check their score and correction of payments.

Special Prizes: when the Dealer has given the player 3 cards with values of “6-7-8” that are all of the same suit, no matter the order they were dealt in, or three “7”, the player will immediately receive a special prize corresponding to three times the value of his original bet and the game will continue.

Accumulated prize with Jackpot:

- the bet on this prize is optional.

- Only players who are betting in the normal blacjack can bet on the Jackpot.

- the combinations and proportions of the Jackpot, which are payed even if the player has lost, surrendered or tied in the main game, are payed according to the Board of prizes in the respective game table with accumulated prize.

- The cards that count for the jackpot are the Aces, and strictly the first two, three or four Aces. When a player has bet on jackpot and has a winning combination, his cards will remain in the table facing up until the respective payment is done.

Known as the Banca Francesa, This is a Portuguese game played with three dices. It has three kins of bettings:

- in the Big "chance" (when the three dices total 14, 15 or 16)

- in the Small "chance" (when the three dices total 5, 6 or 7)

- in the Aces "chance" (when you get 3 Aces: when the three dices total 3)

Note: All other totals are not considered valid and the “croupier” must roll the dice again

If you get a Big chance or a small chance total with your three dices you win the amount equal to the original bet.

But when the "croupier" rolls the dice and the three Aces come out, whoever bet on that chance wins 61 times the value of his original bet and the players who have bet on the BIG and SMALL chances lose.