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At a casino blackjack table, the dealer faces five to seven playing positions from behind a semicircular table.

Between one and eight French decks of cards are shuffled together.

At the beginning of each round, up to three players place their bets in the " betting box " at each position in play.

The player whose bet is at the front of the betting box is deemed to have control over the position, and the dealer will consult the controlling player for playing decisions regarding the hand ; the other players of that box are said to " play behind ".

Any player is usually allowed to control or bet in as many boxes as desired at a single table, but it is prohibited for an individual to play on more than one table at a time or to place multiple bets within a single box.