Double Up Casino Game
Double Up Slot machines or online pokies in NZ with a gamble feature in most cases are not easy to find. Why is that? Well, online casinos, in conjunction with game developers, offer us hundreds of new slots per month, and each new slot or pokie is different in its own way, but not all of them have a double-up feature.
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Some slots have bonus rounds, some have high RTP, some have free spins, some jackpot features, wilds, stacks, but not all are double up slot machines. In this article, we have picked top 5 and listed other best double up slot machine games that can be played for real money at online casinos in New Zealand.
Here is the list of best slots with double up feature in 2020:
- Book of Dead
- Medusa Megaways
- Mystical Santa Megaways
- Doom of Egypt
- Game of Thrones 243 Ways
- Cabin Fever
- Esmeralda
- Cash Bandit 2
- Magic Spinners
List of the top Double Up Slot in NZ!
Below we have listed you the top 5 online double up slot machine games (with gamble features) according to us that are available at New Zealand Casinos.
#1 Book of Dead
Book of Dead is one of the amazing ancient Egypt pokie games developed by Play n’ Go with RTP of 96%. This pokie has a gamble feature option where you select a red (pays x2) or black card or suits (pays x4). If you click the link below you can read full pokie review and play this game at an online casino.
#2 Medusa Megaways
Medusa Megaways is an ancient Greece pokie game developed by Nextgen Gaming with RTP of 96.28%. This pokie game offers a double feature where players can choose between black and red card with odds of 1:2 or suit where the odds are 1:4.
Beside gamble feature at Medusa Megaways online pokie, there are also free spins, wilds, scatter and a multiplier feature. The bonus feature is not available at this pokie game.
#3 Mystical Santa Megaways
Mystical Santa Megaways online pokie is released 2019 in December and it is fresh and magical tittle from StakeLogic. This game has 6 reels, up to 117.649 payline, and RTP of 96.11%.
Even if Christmas is behind us this game is worth trying because of its great features like extra wilds, matching symbols, free spins and wild multiplier. There is also and gambling feature where players can double their winnings up to 5x or2.500 coins.
#4 Doom of Egypt
Doom of Egypt is relatively new the 5 reels, 10 payline ancient Egypt online pokie developed by Play n’ Go that is released in 2019. This game offer also gambles feature where players can gamble winnings up to 5 times or 2.500 coins.
While doubling up players can choose between red or black colour (odds 1: 2), or suit (odds 1:4). This game offers 6 features including free spins, bonus game, gamble, wilds, scatter and multiplier. Read more or play at an online casino recommended by us at the review below.
#5 Game of Thrones 243 Ways
Game of Thrones 243 Ways is one great title from Microgaming. It has 5 reels, 3 rows and 243 paylines. RTP is 94.86%. maximal win at this game is 20.000x your stake. Gamble feature at this online pokie is activated whenever the player forms a win in the base game. After that, it takes you through a coin toss for doubling winnings.
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Above we have listed the top 5 online pokies that we rate as best. But of course, there are thousands of other pokies with the same features.
Here is the list of other cool pokies with gamble feature:
- Cabin Fever (Microgaming)
- Esmeralda (PlayTech Gaming)
- Cash Bandit 2 (Real-Time Gaming)
- Magic Spinners (Fugaso Gaming Solutions)
How double up slot works?
Gamble feature or double up at slots or pokies in most cases offer a bonus rounds within a pokie game that eventually will pay out a player if he succeeds to gamble his wins. Gamble feature pokie is in the form of an offer to a player to double or quadruple his money through a gamble feature in the game.
Players have the opportunity to double up multiple times, but if they guess incorrectly they will lose all that they have gambled. The best example of a double-up feature is when a player is offered to select either a black or a red card, higher or lower number, or suit.
If the player hits the correct colour, his stake will double, and then he will have the opportunity to gamble that amount again (double) and if he hits exactly again, that amount will quadruple in the process.
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Of course, after every double up, pokies offer the player the option to cash in or continue doubling. It’s also important to know that although pokies offer a gamble feature, the player is not required to double, and can collect after each win.
Gamble feature pokies are a great way to increase your credit without playing and waiting for the jackpot to hit you. Many players choose this type of game because they are attracted to the risk and thrill that is present while playing.
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- Online pokies (slots) at New Zealand Casinos™
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Introduction
Double Up Blackjack is a blackjack variant that adds a new option -- the player can double his bet and stand. This option is especially valuable on high totals. However, nothing is ever truly free in the casino. In this case the main price to be paid is that if the dealer gets to 16, he stays, and live bets under 21 push. A player 21 still beats a dealer 16. See the rules section for all the details.
As of this writing, the game can be found in casinos of Colorado, Oklahoma, and the UK. In addition, it started a Nevada field trial at Binion's on Aug 1, 2019.
Rules
The rules for Double Up Blackjack have gone through some changes but what you see below I believe to be how it is currently played in the UK (updated Sep. 24, 2017). Currently they hit a soft 17 where previously the dealer stood. Please do not claim that blackjacks pay 3 to 1 per this source, which I firmly claim to be in error.
- Six decks of ordinary 52-card decks are used.
- Cards are scored as in conventional blackjack.
- Conventional blackjack rules, which I assume the reader is familiar with, are followed with the following specifics and exceptions.
- Surrender is not offered.
- Re-splitting is allowed, except aces. I do not know how many times.
- In the UK, the dealer does not take a hole card. However, if the dealer gets a blackjack, the player will only lose his original wager and any other bets he lost due to splitting and then busting. The player will not lose any additional wagers from doubling, splitting (except for busted hands after splitting), or Double Upping.
- In addition to the usual options with two cards, the player may also Double Up. The player also Double Up on two cards after splitting. The player may not Double Up on a blackjack.
- To Double Up, the player will make an additional wager, equal to his original wager, in the designated Double Up circle.
- After splitting aces, the player may only stand or Double Up.
- After all players have acted, the dealer shall hit to a hard or soft 16. One rule variant is that the dealer may hit a soft 17.
- If the dealer gets to 16 (hard or soft), then he will immediately stand. All live bets on the table, except totals of 21, shall push in this event. In other words, it acts like the Push 22 rule in some games, except applies to a dealer total of 16 instead of 22.
- Totals of 21 are an exception to the rule above and win against a dealer 16.
- The Double Up wager shall lose on ties. Please note that this rule applies to the Double Up portion only. The original wager shall still push.
- Winning player blackjacks pay 3 to 2. All other wins pay 1 to 1.
- In addition, there is a side bet called Bonus 16, which pays if the dealer gets a 16-point hand. The full pay table is below. All wins are on a 'to one' basis.
There are two known Bonus 16 pay tables, as follows.
Bonus 16 Pay Tables
| Event | Pay Table 1 | Pay Table 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 with 6+ cards | 100 | 100 |
| 16 with 5 cards | 50 | 50 |
| 16 with 4 cards | 10 | 10 |
| 16 with 3 cards | 5 | 5 |
| 16 with 2 cards | 3 | 4 |
Strategy
Following is my strategy when the dealer hits on soft 17.
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The following strategy shows the strategy after splitting aces, when the only options are to stand or Double Up.
House Edge
According to the analysis of Charles Mousseau, the house edge under the rule where the dealer hits a soft 17 is 0.32%, which I am in close agreement with.
The effect of the dealer standing on a soft 17 is worth 0.43% the player's way, according to my calculations.
Bonus 16
The following table shows my analysis of the Bonus 16 side bet under pay table 1, based on six decks and the dealer hitting a soft 17. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 14.64%.
Bonus 16 Analysis — Pay Table 1
| Event | Pays | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 with 6+ cards | 100 | 0.000181 | 0.018071 |
| 16 with 5 cards | 50 | 0.001896 | 0.094813 |
| 16 with 4 cards | 10 | 0.012640 | 0.126396 |
| 16 with 3 cards | 5 | 0.048658 | 0.243288 |
| 16 with 2 cards | 3 | 0.076923 | 0.230769 |
| All other | -1 | 0.859703 | -0.859703 |
| Total | 1.000000 | -0.146366 |
The following table shows my analysis of the Bonus 16 side bet under pay table 2, based on six decks and the dealer hitting a soft 17. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 6.94%.
Bonus 16 Analysis — Pay Table 2
| Event | Pays | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 with 6+ cards | 100 | 0.000181 | 0.018071 |
| 16 with 5 cards | 50 | 0.001896 | 0.094813 |
| 16 with 4 cards | 10 | 0.012640 | 0.126396 |
| 16 with 3 cards | 5 | 0.048658 | 0.243288 |
| 16 with 2 cards | 4 | 0.076923 | 0.307692 |
| All other | -1 | 0.859703 | -0.859703 |
| Total | 1.000000 | -0.069443 |
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Charlie Patrick and Charles Mousseau for sharing the results of their own analysis with me on this game.
External Links
- UK Casino Tables Games — Official page by the game maker.
- Wizard of Vegas — Discussion about the game in my forum.
Written by:Michael Shackleford