Name of sidebet | Royal Match |
Licence type | Licence required |
Status | Permanent |
Trial originated at | N/A |
Date placed on trial | 2007 |
Licensee / proprietor - | Shufflemaster Inc |
Licensee contact details | 1106 Palms Airport Drive, Las Vegas NV 89119-3730 USA. |
Basic Outline of sidebet rules / how to play
The basic rules of Blackjack otherwise detailed on this website apply. Royal Match is an optional side bet placed at the same time as the opening wagers in the basic game.
Royal Match is a wager that the first two cards dealt to the related hand will be of the same suit. If they are, the wager immediately wins, if they are not, it loses.
Odds are paid depending on which two cards of the same suit are dealt. The options are:-
• Two suited cards - Any two cards of the same suit
• Straight Flush – Two consecutive cards of the same suit
• Suited Pair - for example two 7’s, 8’s, 9’s etc of the same suit
• Royal Match – a King and Queen of the same suit
Usual odds payable
Various pay tables are available but the most common are:-
Pay Table 1 | Pay Table 2 | |
Royal Match | 30 to 1 | 40 to 1 |
Suited Pair | 9 to 1 | 8 to 1 |
Straight Flush | 5 to 1 | 4 to 1 |
Two suited cards | 3 to 2 | 3 to 2 |
House Edge details
Pay Table 1 | Pay Table 2 | |
Four decks | 6.58% | 8.62% |
Six decks | 5.12% | 7.32% |