Deal and objective
One exposed card goes to the player and one to the dealer from a multi-deck shoe. Aces are normally high; suits do not rank.
A higher player card wins and a lower card loses. Equal ranks trigger the table’s surrender-or-war procedure.
Player decision
On a tie, surrender commonly forfeits half the original wager. Going to war requires another wager and leads to a second comparison after burn cards.
The correct tie decision compares a certain half-unit surrender loss with the conditional value and extra exposure of going to war under the exact rule.
Settlement
War rules differ on whether a second tie wins, pushes or receives another treatment. The added war wager and original wager may settle differently.
Record tie bonus payouts, war stake requirements, burn-card count and second-tie settlement.
Table check
Tie wagers, suited ties and rank bonuses pay on events that do not alter the base card comparison.
Assuming all war procedures are identical or comparing only the first-card win rate omits the most important branch.
The rule worth reading twice
For Casino War Rules and Settlement, the tie rule is the game. Surrender and going to war commit different amounts, so the denominator must follow the branch actually modeled.
For Casino War Rules and Settlement, write down what wins, what pushes and what the dealer must do before looking for a percentage.
For Casino War Rules and Settlement, begin with the sequence of play and settle each compulsory unit before considering an optional wager.
What to record for Casino War
- Settlement wording
- dealer qualification
- treatment of optional wagers
If the settlement language for Casino War Rules and Settlement is incomplete, stop at the rule description; an exact edge would be false precision.
Nevada Gaming Control Board ↗. Use the currently posted casino rules whenever they differ.
Casino War Rules and Settlement is reviewed against the Casino War rules described above. A different pay table or procedure is a different model. Editorial review updated September 24, 2026.