Blackjack
Blackjack pays 3:2; dealer hits soft 17
- Limits
- R1–R500
- House edge
- 0.65%
- Clears a bonus
- No
Table games school · Last updated 9 Oct 2026
Springbok Casino table games, rule card by rule card
Springbok Casino's lobby lists 13 table games, with European Roulette one tab over: three blackjack games, four poker tables, baccarat and five quick card games with Indian roots. Most tables open at R1 a round, and Springbok's own house-edge figures run from 0.65% on blackjack played by basic strategy to 7.69% on the Lucky 7 seven bet.
No table bet counts toward Springbok's bonus wagering, so this guide sends you to the felt without a coupon.
Play tables at Springbok
No coupon needed: table bets don't count toward bonus wagering. 18+ only.
- 13table games in the lobbyplus European Roulette
- R1lowest table minimummost tables, per round
- 0.65%lowest listed edgeblackjack, basic strategy
- 0table bets that counttoward bonus wagering
The table index
Every Springbok table game, sorted by family
One card per game: the stake range per round, the house edge Springbok quotes and whether the game helps clear a bonus. Cards with an arrow open that game's full rules page.
Blackjack3 games
Blackjack + Perfect Pairs
Pair side bet up to 25:1
- Limits
- Not listed separately
- House edge
- 6.11%
- Clears a bonus
- No
Suit 'Em Up Blackjack
Suited side bet up to 60:1
- Limits
- Not listed separately
- House edge
- 3.41%
- Clears a bonus
- No
Baccarat1 game
Baccarat
Tie pays 9:1; 5% on Banker
- Limits
- R1–R500
- House edge
- 1.06%–4.93%
- Clears a bonus
- No
Roulette1 game
European Roulette
Single zero wheel
- Limits
- up to R10,000
- House edge
- Not listed
- Clears a bonus
- No
Poker tables4 games
Caribbean Stud Poker
Dealer qualifies on Ace-King
- Limits
- R1–R100
- House edge
- 5.22%
- Clears a bonus
- No
Caribbean Draw Poker
Dealer qualifies on pair of 8s
- Limits
- R1–R100
- House edge
- 3.14%
- Clears a bonus
- No
Caribbean Hold'Em Poker
Dealer qualifies on pair of 4s
- Limits
- R1–R100
- House edge
- 2.16%
- Clears a bonus
- No
Tri Card Poker
Dealer qualifies on Queen high
- Limits
- R1–R1,000
- House edge
- 4.50%
- Clears a bonus
- No
Indian card games5 games
Teen Patti
Player A or B pays 0.95:1
- Limits
- R1–R400
- House edge
- Not listed
- Clears a bonus
- No
Andar Bahar
Andar 1:1, Bahar 0.9:1
- Limits
- R1–R500
- House edge
- Not listed
- Clears a bonus
- No
32 Cards
Player 8 pays 11:1
- Limits
- R1–R500
- House edge
- Not listed
- Clears a bonus
- No
Lucky 7
Seven pays 11:1
- Limits
- R1–R500
- House edge
- 3.84%–7.69%
- Clears a bonus
- No
Akbar Romeo Walter
Edges from 2.16%
- Limits
- R1–R500
- House edge
- 2.16%–4.24%
- Clears a bonus
- No
Two limits carry a caveat. Teen Patti's table sign reads R1.00 to R400.00, but Springbok's launch article names R2, its smallest chip, as the minimum; both appear. The European Roulette caps (R1,000 on inside bets, R10,000 on outside bets) are Springbok's own claim, and no roulette minimum is listed. Every table is a software game: on 9 October 2026 the lobby's Live Dealer menu was empty.
The house-edge bar
Springbok's house edges on one bar
Springbok's article on its table lobby quotes a house edge for most bets, taken (it says) from the in-game rules panels. On one scale, a shorter bar means the game keeps a smaller slice of every rand staked over the long run. Each row opens that game's rule card.
| Bet | House edge |
|---|---|
| Blackjack basic strategy | 0.65% |
| Baccarat Banker bet | 1.06% |
| Baccarat Player bet | 1.24% |
| Caribbean Hold'em | 2.16% |
| Akbar Romeo Walter low / high | 2.16%to 4.24% |
| Caribbean Draw | 3.14% |
| Suit 'Em Up side bet | 3.41% |
| Lucky 7 up/down | 3.84% |
| Tri Card Poker | 4.50% |
| Baccarat Tie bet | 4.93% |
| Caribbean Stud | 5.22% |
| Perfect Pairs side bet | 6.11% |
| Lucky 7 seven | 7.69% |
| European Roulette, Teen Patti, Andar Bahar, 32 Cards | No figure listed |
An average, not a forecast
An edge describes thousands of rounds. One evening can finish well above or well below it.
Blackjack assumes perfect play
The 0.65% figure only holds when every hand follows basic strategy for these rules.
Four games have no figure
Springbok quotes nothing for roulette, Teen Patti, Andar Bahar or 32 Cards, so neither do we.
Worked examples for every percentage are in the Springbok house-edge guide.
Why there's no coupon here
Why Springbok table games don't clear bonuses
Springbok's Terms and Conditions list the games whose bets count toward bonus wagering. Not one of the 14 games on this page is on that list, which still names poker variants that have since left the lobby.
- No progress. A rand bet at blackjack or baccarat moves a bonus no closer to withdrawable cash.
- A bonus at risk. The same clause voids a bonus, and whatever it won, when you bet on excluded games before wagering is complete.
- A stake ceiling. While a bonus runs, each bet is capped at R100, and winnings from bigger bets are voided.
Play table games with a plain deposit and no bonus coupon. Springbok's cashback is written for deposits made without a bonus, but its 10x playthrough is stated for slots, keno, bingo and scratch cards ("other games vary"), so ask support how table play counts first. For the clause read line by line, see Springbok's games-that-count rules, decoded.
Springbok T&Cs: games that count
Bonus wagering counts on 7 Stud Poker, Bingo games, European Slot Poker, Keno, Pai Gow Poker, Scratch Cards and all Slots unless otherwise stated; bets on excluded games before wagering is complete void the bonus and winningsSpringbok T&Cs, 9 Oct 2026.
Five families, one lobby
How each table family plays at Springbok
Blackjack
A natural pays 3:2, the dealer hits soft 17 and you may double on any two cards, at R1–R500 a round. Perfect Pairs and Suit 'Em Up bolt a first-two-cards side bet onto the same game; Springbok puts those side bets at 6.11% and 3.41%.
Poker tables
Caribbean Stud, Draw and Hold'Em use a single deck and an optional progressive coin. The dealer must qualify with Ace-King in Stud, a pair of 8s in Draw and a pair of 4s in Hold'em; one round pays at most R400,000. Tri Card Poker's dealer needs Queen high.
Baccarat
A shoe of six decks, R1–R500 a round, three bets and no decisions once the cards are out. Banker pays even money less 5% commission and still carries the lowest of the three edges, 1.06%; Tie pays 9:1 and costs 4.93%.
Roulette
European Roulette has a single zero and sits in the lobby's Specialty tab rather than Table Games. Springbok says inside bets go up to R1,000 and outside bets up to R10,000; it publishes no minimum and no house edge for the wheel.
Indian card games
Quick rounds, simple calls. Teen Patti's main bet pays 0.95:1, Andar Bahar pays 1:1 on Andar and 0.9:1 on Bahar, and Player 8 in 32 Cards pays 11:1. Lucky 7 deals from 8 decks with the seven at 11:1, and Akbar Romeo Walter runs from 2.16% to 4.24% on Springbok's figures.
Learn before you stake
Springbok says logged-out players get a one-off R1,000 practice (fun-money) balance that does not renewSpringbok says: Springbok article, 9 Oct 2026. Watch a side bet settle before rand is on the felt.
Gone from the felt
Looking for Pontoon, Craps or American Roulette?
Older Springbok pages still mention 19 games the lobby no longer carries, Pontoon, Face Up 21, Craps, Pai Gow Poker and American Roulette among them. The blackjack collage at the top of this page even keeps tiles for some of them. None was in the lobby on 9 October 2026.
- European Blackjack
- Face Up 21
- Pontoon
- Match Play 21
- Super 21
Artwork still on Springbok's blackjack page. None of these games is in the lobby.
Winners know when to stop
Pick your stake before you pick your table
Table games feel slower than slots, which makes it easy to sit far longer than planned. A few habits keep the evening on your terms:
- Decide, in rand, the most you are happy to lose tonight before you open the lobby, and stop when it is gone.
- Pick one stake per round and keep it. Raising bets to win back a bad shoe is chasing losses.
- No system, count or betting pattern changes the edges above; basic strategy only stops you giving away more than the rules require.
- Set a timer. Andar Bahar and 32 Cards deal rounds back to back.
- Springbok's responsible gaming page says support can set a daily or monthly deposit limit, or self-exclude you for a period you choose, one month at the least.
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Questions players ask
What table games does Springbok Casino have?
The Table Games tab lists 13: Blackjack, Blackjack + Perfect Pairs, Suit 'Em Up Blackjack, Caribbean Stud, Caribbean Draw, Caribbean Hold'Em, Tri Card Poker, Baccarat, Teen Patti, Andar Bahar, 32 Cards, Lucky 7 and Akbar Romeo Walter. European Roulette sits in the Specialty tab.
Do table games count toward Springbok bonus wagering?
No. The T&Cs list slots, keno, bingo, scratch cards and a few retired poker variants, and betting on other games before wagering is done can void the bonus. Play tables from a plain deposit.
Which Springbok table game has the lowest house edge?
On Springbok's figures, blackjack played by basic strategy at 0.65%, then the baccarat Banker bet at 1.06%. The highest is 7.69% on the Lucky 7 seven bet.
What is the minimum bet at Springbok's tables?
Most tables take R1 a round. Teen Patti's sign also says R1.00, though Springbok's article on the game gives R2, and no roulette minimum is listed.
Last updated 9 October 2026. Figures can change without notice.