Black Jack Questions
- What are the odds of winning at Blackjack?
The odds at winning at blackjack vary slightly from casino to casino depending on rules. The game has the best odds of any in which the player is competing against the house. A good poker player will win by taking money from other players. Blackjack is the only game in which the player can beat the house statistically. This can occur by playing Basic Strategy and counting cards.
Card counting determines the probability of the next sequence of cards will be favorable to the player or dealer. If a player is detected counting cards, they may be banned from playing at the casino. Casinos are also introducing automatic card shufflers
which create a continuous random sequence of cards where the odds slightly favor the house. The bottom line is that blackjack is hard to beat, but is the best game to play except if your an excellent poker player.
- How many decks are used in a "shoe"?
Casinos offer a variety of blackjack games. Back in the early '60's when several players took millions off the tables by counting cards, a single deck was used. With a single deck a card counter could determine with great accuracy the probable outcomes as a deck was dealt down. One action the casinos took to offset this situation was to introduce multi-deck shoe with a cut card so that some cards are never played. Usually 6 or 8 decks are used.
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- What is the best simulation / video game for playing Blackjack?
A simple search under blackjack video games will return numereous sites where software can be purchased. Our experience is that most of the software is accurate and easy to use. Yahoo! Games offers an easy and free game to play.
