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Address: Sir Leslie Thiess Drive, Townsville, Queensland 4810
General Enquiries: (07) 4722 2333
Facsimile: (07) 4772 4741
Website: http://www.jupiterstownsville.com.au or http://www.jupiters.com.au

How to get there: Situated on the Breakwater Marina overlooking Magnetic Island.  Around 1km from the city centre.

General Conditions: Formerly the Sheraton Townsville Hotel and Casino, it was aquired by Jupiters Ltd in 1999 and renamed Jupiters Townsville. A fully themed casino, supposed to reflect the relaxed north Queensland lifestyle.  Table numbers are as follows:

$5-$200: 3
$10-$500: 3

The small number of tables makes card counters stick out like a sore thumb.  Hopefully you will win you first few big bets and then get out of town.  Currently one and a half decks are cut out of 6 decks.

Blackjack Rules

• 6 decks
• Double on 9, 10 or 11.
• Dealer stands on soft 17 (S17)
• Split to 2 hands, including Aces
• One card only on split aces
• Double after split (DAS)
• Double on soft 9 or 10
• Blackjack pays 3:2
• Insurance pays 2:1
• Dealer blackjack takes Original Bets Only (OBO)
• First card from shoe burnt, and shown to players.

Blackjack Basic Strategy

For a given set of blackjack rules, there is only one best action to take for each possible hand a player may get versus each possible upcard a dealer may have.  This set of "best actions" is know as the Basic Strategy.  The basic strategy to be followed at Jupiters Townsville is as follows:

 For hard totals:

	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
9	H	D	D	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
10	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	H	H
11	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	H
12	H	H	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
13	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
14	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
15	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
16	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
17	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

For pairs:

	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
2,2	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
3,3	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
4,4				SP	SP
5,5
6,6	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
7,7	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
8,8	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
9,9	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP		SP	SP
10,10
A,A	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP

For Soft totals, always hit on soft 17 or less.  Hit on soft 18 if dealer shows 9, 10 or Ace.

House Edge: 0.534%

INDEX
The dealer up-card is displayed along the top, and the players totals down the side. "S" = "stand" "H" = "hit" "D" = "double" "SP" = "split"