July 24, 2007.
Brand New Stravaganza And Baccarat Games Have Been Added To Playtech Casinos.
Top Playtech online casinos
have recently added a new card game called Stravaganza and an excellent new Baccarat game version with a
progressive jackpot. VIP Baccarat has been adapted from the popular land-based games in Macau, offering
interesting game innovations. The new mysterious card game is a real alternative to blackjack lovers who also wants to win a
big jackpot.
What's Stravaganza?
Stravaganza is a card game variant that is played with 5 decks of cards. The object of the game is to have a point total higher than the dealer has. Card values are similar to Blackjack with the exception of Ace: number cards count at face value, picture cards are worth 10, and the Ace is worth 1. However, unlike Blackjack, player can't bust in Stravaganza: the higher your hand value, the better.
Depending on your card total, you can choose to:
- Play on - place a second bet of the same size as the first, get a third card, and keep playing. You can always do this.
- Sit - keep playing with two cards and your original bet. You can do this if your point total is 10 or more.
- Money back - get your full bet back, and end the game round. You can do this if your point total is 5 or less.
- Rescue bet - get half of your bet back, and end the round. You can do this if your point total is between 6 and 9.
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There are also Bonus payouts: 3 of a kind, 5s - Ks pays at 3 to 1 and 3 Face cards pays out at 1.5 to 1.
In Stravaganza you also have the option of placing a progressive jackpot side bet. If you place a jackpot bet you're in to win a jackpot that is the minimum 10,000 x your side bet size. The jackpot is currently sitting at around $25K at Europa Casino for example.
I would recommend Stravaganza to any player looking for a change from their usual Blackjack variant or even 3-card poker players may like this one. That's a good choice for high rollers and jackpot hunters who wants to play their favorite card games while having a chance to win really big progressive blackjack jackpots with a fixed side bet. When the jackpot grows good enough, the odds for your extra bet turn in favor of a player.
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