Smart Live Casino has a live Blackjack offering! Available either on the website via live streaming, or as live TV Blackjack on Sky Channel 870 between 7pm and 2am, the game is played with a live presenter, and you place your bets (either real money, or free play) either via the internet, interactive TV remote control, or by phone.

The rules of Blackjack are simple: Have cards with a total points as close to 21 as possible, without going over, and beat the hand that the dealer has! To add up the cards, all picture cards (Jacks, Queens, and Kings) are worth ten, and the Ace is worth either 1 or 11, depending on which is the best for your bet. Any other card is worth the number on the card.

If you are closer to 21 than the dealer, then they win their bet back at a ratio of 1:1 (i.e. bet £5, win, you get your stake back, and £5). If you win with an ace and a ten ("Blackjack"), you will win at a ratio of 3:2 (£7.50 in our theoretical £5 bet). Obviously, if you go over 21, or the dealer has a better hand, then you loose your stake!

If both you and the dealer have the same value (a "Push"), then the stake is returned.

You can ask for a card as many times as you like until to are either bust or as close to 21 as you think you will get. Once you're happy with your total, you "stand", and the cards are compared.

Some common Blackjack terms you need to be aware of are:

• Hit: Any time your cards add up to twenty or less, you can take a Hit. This will add the value of the next card to your hand.
• Stand: You can stand at any time. This will keep your current hand value, and add the next card to the dealers total this is the end of the game.

• Double: If you have two cards and they add up to 9, 10, or 11, and do not contain an ace, you can double your stake for one more card. Once you've got your card, the game is over. If you win, your winnings will be doubled!
• Split: If your first two cards are the same value pair, you can 'split'; that is, play two hands. Note that if your two cards are Aces or Tens, and you then get a Ten or an Ace, on a split this no longer counts as Blackjack.
• Insurance: If you have Blackjack, but the dealer has an ace, insurance will protect some of your stake in case the dealer hits blackjack too. For half of your original stake, if the dealer gets a ten, then you'll get your stake back at a ratio of 2:1, otherwise you loose your insurance.