You do not often get new online blackjack variants, but one has just been launched at Virgin Casino. It is called Blackjack Match. The online casino is running a promotion to encourage players to play this game.

The prize draw promotion runs at Virgin Casino from Monday October 24 to Sunday October 30. You will automatically receive one entry into the prize draw if you wager a minimum total of £50 on Blackjack Match on any one day during the promotion period. You can earn a maximum of one entry into the prize draw each day and a maximum of seven entries in total. Some days are over so you may have to face the prize draw with fewer entries. But remember that even one entry may be enough to win the big prize. The prize draw will be held on Monday October 31. Ten Virgin Casino players will be randomly selected by a computer system from those that have met the eligibility requirement and will share the prize pool. There will be three top prizes of £1,000, £500 and £250 and seven prizes of £50 each.

Blackjack Match is like any standard American land casino variant in the base game. It is the side bet that creates the new excitement. The side bet will persist over multiple blackjack games till either the dealer gets a blackjack or you hit the side bet jackpot with ten pairs. Online craps players will realize that this is somewhat like the pass line bet. In the process you keep collecting matched pairs based on the first two cards dealt to you. The matched sets include the four suited pairs, pair of 10s, pair of jacks, pair of red queens, pair of black kings, perfect pair of aces and blackjack. You need to collect at least six different pairs before the dealer gets a blackjack in order to receive a payout. The payouts start from 4 to 1 for six pairs and go to 500 to 1 for 10 pairs.

Another online promotion currently running at Virgin Casino is the Virgin Games Vault. It will run up to Monday October 31. In this promotion you unlock the vault of your choice every day and get an incredible offer. The four hidden choices are 10% cashback up to £10 on your losses on all games, 15% cashback up to £10 on your losses on all games, a free chip of £5 against a deposit and wager of £25 and 50 V*Points. You do not know which offer will be in which vault.