ENTROPY IS NOT CREDITS. The ENTROPY number on screen is a count of how much you have played this session. It is not money, it has no cash value, it is not part of your credit balance, and it cannot be cashed out or exchanged. Credits are shown separately on the other side of the bar. Any token payout is handled by VDV, never by this machine.
HOW IT WORKS — NO-RISK MINING
This isn't gambling. You're renting real mining time — the table is where you spend it. Every round you play is compute time running underneath the cards; the blackjack is the fun on top.
Rent a seat by the session — pricing scales the same way across every table game in the house. You're paying for mining access for that window, not staking a wager, so what happens at the table is entertainment layered on a service you already paid for.
Why it's no-risk
Your credit stack tracks the work your rented time is doing — not a bet you can lose outright. Play as many or as few hands as your session allows; your play is recorded either way, and any rare verified emission is credited to you by VDV, not by this machine — entropy itself is a play count with no cash value either way. This is Proof-of-Engagement, not chance.
Rare verified events
Every so often, a rented miner actually finds a block mid-round. When it happens at your table, your own hand shows it — a natural blackjack that ignites gold before your eyes. That's a verified emission event, tracked separately from the chips in play.
Table rules
6-deck shoe · dealer stands on all 17s (S17) · blackjack pays 3:2 · double down on any first two cards, including after a split (DAS) · split any pair up to 3 times (4 hands); split aces get one card each, no resplit/hit/double · late surrender on the first decision of your original hand · insurance offered when the dealer shows an Ace, pays 2:1.
STRATEGY CARD
Standard 6-deck, S17, DAS basic strategy reference. Columns are the dealer's up-card.