The under/over 13 is a side bet in blackjack that a player can make on the first two cards dealt to him, and the bet turns on whether those two cards total under or over 13. Aces always count as one. The dealer automatically wins if the hand totals exactly 13.

The betting works like this: After you make your standard blackjack wager, a designated area on the layout is available for you to place chips on either under 13 or over 13. You must make a blackjack bet first in order to place this side wager, and your under/over 13 wager cannot be for more than your original blackjack bet, though it may be for less.

Immediately after you receive your first two cards, the dealer settles all under/over wagers.

All this week, Barbara Wolberg of Newton wrestled with whether to buy her son a Texas Hold 'Em poker set for his 16th birthday, which falls on Christmas Day.

“All the kids are into this right now; it's a big thing. It's better than those damn video things, where they're glued to those computers.”

Black Jack Online

1.Take your time: No time limits for a bet. Plenty of time to look up what the BlackJack Strategy card says.

2.Privacy: No telling anyone what you've been up to. Security in the privacy of your own home.

3.Lower table requirements: Most online casinos have blackjack minimum wagers of $1.00. Try to find a table like that in Atlantic City.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Stars are doubling down and hoping for the dealer to bust on GSN's CELEBRITY BLACKJACK marathon airing Sunday, December 19 from 7 PM to midnight ET/PT.

The five one-hour episodes will pre-empt regularly scheduled programs WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE, WEAKEST LINK, GREED and EXTREME DODGEBALL for this night only.

Hosted by Matt Vasgersian, CELEBRITY BLACKJACK features 40 stars playing against each other and expert blackjack player and dealer "Hollywood Dave" Stan in tournament-style blackjack for a total pool of one million dollars for charity.

For hoops junkies, junior college teams will play basketball at the convention center under the eyes of curious coaches, scouts and fans. Although the Island has hosted Division I, II and high school tournaments before, this weekend’s event marks its first junior college offering.

Passage of Question 712 on Nov. 2 in Oklahoma could expand American Indian gaming business there just as some area casinos are expanding their facilities.

“We’re moving with the times with 712 passing. It will allow us to have a compact with the state of Oklahoma for 15 years,” said Janie Dillard, executive director of gaming for the Choctaw Nation. “That’s going to move us into a new age of gaming. It’s just more feasible now for us to go into the casino-type games and off-track betting.”

Legalization of live blackjack tables at the Choctaw Casino — just 20 minutes north of Paris — will translate into many more gamblers from Texas, casino manager Craig Northcutt feels.

Oklahoma’s Native American tribes began attracting Texans with massive bingo games about 20 years ago after President Ronald Reagan signed the Indian Regulation Act, Northcutt said.

SANTA MONICA, California – (PRESS RELEASE)-- Based on the success of the network's blackjack casino programming, GSN, the network for games, is now expanding into the poker business with Poker Royale: The WPPA Championship, an exclusive six-episode series sponsored by Pizza Hut featuring the country's best players. GSN's foray into poker includes three World Series of Poker champions...