Before every game of Vegas Multi-hand Downtown Blackjack Gold starts the cards are shuffled. There are 52 playing cards in the two decks that is used for playing this game.
Players can wager on one up to five hands at one time and play the hands one after the other. The objective is to beat the hand of the dealer.
Players can accomplish this by playing for a higher hand value, but this hand must never exceed the value of 21. The dealers hand can also go bust when he plays out.
So although you need some skill to play the game, it is a game of luck as well.