How to Play Blazing 7s Blackjack online: Rules, odds, strategy, and payouts

While many players are content to play the original blackjack game, others love spicing things up by adding some side bets to the action. Perfect pairs and 21 + 3 are two well-known side bets to try, but Blazing 7s adds yet another dimension to your favorite casino table game.

Brought to you by SG Digital and available now at TwinSpires Casino, Blazing 7s Blackjack sees the main blackjack game play out as normal, but with the addition of the Blazing 7s side bet.

Blazing 7s Blackjack Rules

Should you wish to play along with Blazing 7s, you must place a bet in the space marked by the three 7s. The amount you stake is independent of the bet you place on the main blackjack game. It can be as high or low as your bankroll, or the table limits allow.

With a name like Blazing 7s, you will likely guess that this blackjack side bet is all about getting cards of the value 7. You win cash if one of your two starting cards or the dealer’s upcard is a seven. More money if you get two sevens, and even more if you get three 7s. The money can then increase even more if you have three sevens of the same color, or, best of all, three of the same suit.

Your Blazing 7s side bet winnings are paid out irrespective of how your main hand fairs. In other words, you could bust your main hand or be beaten by the dealer but still make a nice profit from landing one or more 7s.

Blazing 7s Payouts

There may be some small differences in payout structures from one live or online casino to another, and indeed, some have a progressive jackpot associated with the hardest hand to hit of all – three sevens of the same suit.

But on the whole, the payouts reflect the probability of landing a win. Here are the probabilities first, assuming the game is using six decks of cards on the shoe:

• No win: Sadly, this will happen a little over 85% of the time
• One 7: 14.2% chance
• Two 7s: 0.005% chance
• Three 7s: 0.0003% chance
• Three colored 7s: 0.000068% chance
• Three suited 7s: 0.000015% chance
• Three diamond 7s (if applicable): 0.000004% chance

You can see there is a reasonable chance of landing at least one 7 (14.2%), and this is reflected in rather measly odds. Those odds increase as the probabilities decrease:

• Any 7: 2:1
• Any 2 7s: 25:1
• 7-7-7 of any color: 200:1
• 7-7-7 of the same color: 500:1

If a progressive jackpot is in play, this continues to mount until a player hits. Either the jackpot is from landing three 7s of the same suit or even harder, three 7s of diamonds.

The Best Blazing 7s Strategy

The truth is that playing any side bets in blackjack increases the house edge. So, statistically, it’s a losing proposition for players to place additional wagers in this way. However, there is a good reason why so many like to splash the cash anyway.

Blackjack is a game with low swings – you get a steady 1:1 on your money if you beat the dealer in a hand and slightly more if you make a blackjack. If you hope to win enough money in a particular session to pay for your dinner and a few drinks, you could be playing for a long time unless you hit a nice winning streak.

However, by playing Blazing 7s Blackjack, you open up the possibility of winning a big cash prize at any time. Imagine having a bang-on average session, playing $5 stakes on the main game and adding another $5 each time to the Blazing 7s bet – and watching with joy as you get three red sevens, landing you a 500:1 return – or $2,500!

That sort of potential return attracts players and makes them happy to give up more of the house edge.

Play Blazing 7s at TwinSpires Casino

If you wish to give Blazing 7s Blackjack a go, you can do so now at TwinSpires Casino. First, register your account, make your first deposit, and claim your welcome package. Then, use the search bar on the platform to find the game. Good luck!