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(IV)The tables
Learn the game before it learns you.
Six classics, explained the way our croupiers explain them on a quiet Tuesday: slowly, kindly and with plenty of room for questions. Read it here, then try it at the 19:00 lesson.
(01)The game guide
Six games, one at a time.
Choose a game from the list to read how it works, how long it takes to learn and how it feels at the table.
Blackjack
Get closer to 21 than the dealer without going over. Picture cards count as ten, aces as one or eleven. Ask for another card or stand, and the dealer must draw until they reach seventeen.
- Seats
- 7 per table
- Learn it in
- 10 minutes
- Pace
- Relaxed
European Roulette
Thirty-seven pockets and a single green zero. Place chips on a number, a colour, odd or even, or a column, then watch the croupier spin the ball against the wheel.
- Pockets
- 37
- Learn it in
- 5 minutes
- Pace
- Sociable
Punto Banco
The elegant baccarat of the grand salons. Back the Player, the Banker or a Tie, and the croupier deals by fixed rules. The hand closest to nine wins. No decisions, just suspense.
- Bets
- Player, Banker, Tie
- Learn it in
- 5 minutes
- Pace
- Graceful
Texas Hold'em
Two private cards, five shared ones and four rounds of betting. Build the best five-card hand, or persuade everyone else that you already have. Played against other guests, not the house.
- Players
- Up to 9
- Learn it in
- An evening
- Pace
- Thoughtful
Three Card Poker
Three cards each for you and the dealer. Play on or fold, and beat the dealer's hand to win. The optional pair-plus bet is settled on your own hand alone, whatever the dealer holds.
- Cards
- 3 each
- Learn it in
- 5 minutes
- Pace
- Brisk
Craps
The loudest, friendliest table on the floor. One guest rolls two dice and everyone bets on the outcome. Start with the pass line and let the stickman teach you the rest as you go.
- Dice
- 2 per roll
- Learn it in
- 15 minutes
- Pace
- Lively
(02)The croupier's glossary
Talk like a regular.
A handful of words you will hear at the tables. Learn these six and you will feel at home before your second visit.
- ShoeBlackjack
- The box that holds several decks and lets the croupier deal one card at a time.
- SplitBlackjack
- Dealt a pair? Separate them into two hands with a second bet and play each one in turn.
- La PartageRoulette
- If the ball lands on zero, half of your even-chance bet comes back to you. A kind house rule.
- NaturalPunto Banco
- A first two-card total of eight or nine. The hand ends immediately and the natural wins.
- The RiverHold'em
- The fifth and final shared card. Many hands have turned on the river, and many stories too.
- StickmanCraps
- The croupier with the curved stick who moves the dice, calls each roll and keeps the table smiling.
(03)The 19:00 lesson
Forty minutes that change your evening.
Free for every hotel guest, every night, at every house. Practice chips only, so there is nothing to lose.
- 00'Minute zero
Meet your croupier
Small groups of up to eight gather around a practice table on the Main Floor.
- 05'Minute five
Take practice chips
Play real hands with chips that hold no value at all, so every mistake is free.
- 10'Minute ten
Learn two games
Blackjack and roulette on most nights, with Punto Banco on Sundays.
- 40'Minute forty
Decide in your own time
Head to a real table, or simply enjoy the show. Both are perfect endings.
Every game has a house edge
Over time the house always keeps a small share, which is why we treat gambling as part of an evening's entertainment and never as a way to make money. Set your limit before the first card.