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This is a relatively new rule point that has emerged in modern casino history. It is used by many offline establishments and gambling web portals. 

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Surrender – blackjack rule, allowing for part – time to refuse further participation in the draw.

The presence of surrender plays into the hands of the client, so the rule is not available in all versions of blackjack. In addition, surrender often you can't do with nine, ten or ACE dealers.

In American blackjack, there are two main kinds of surrender: 

  1. Early surrender – you can make a surrender before the dealer checks for blackjack;
  2. Later (late surrender) – you can discard cards for half the bet only after the dealer finds out whether he has blackjack.

The presence of a trend implies significant changes in the basic strategy of blackjack. These adjustments allow you to play more effectively and win more often. 

Denis Anipchenko
Denis Anipchenko
Editor-in-chief of Casinoz

Editor-in-chief of the multilingual Casinoz platform. A linguist by education, he came into the gambling industry from the offline side — before 2010, when land-based casinos in Ukraine were still legal, he worked his way up from an entry-level operational position to casino manager. He has been at Casinoz since 2010: first as an editor and review author, then editor-in-chief from 2014. Coordinates a team of authors, translators, and reviewers across all language markets of the platform.

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