$6 for $5 BLACKJACK

THERE HAS BEEN A TREND IN NEVADA SINCE THE LATE 1990’S TO PAY $6 FOR $5 ON SINGLE DECK BLACKJACK. 

 IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THE PLAYERS ODDS ARE SLIGHTLY BETTER IN A SINGLE DECK GAME OF BLACKJACK THAN USING SEVERAL DECKS IN A SHOE.
SINGLE DECK BLACKJACK IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT LURED GAMBLERS TO PLACES LIKE LAUGHLIN AND WENDOVER IN THE EARLY DAYS.  AS CORPORATIONS TOOK OVER THE GAMING INDUSTRY, CORPORATIONS REMOVED THE SINGLE DECK GAMES TO INCREASE PROFITABILITY.

IN A NORMAL GAME,  BLACKJACK PAYS 3:2.  THAT MEANS IF YOU BET $10 AND GET A BLACKJACK THE PAYOFF IS $15.  IN A $6 FOR $5 BLACKJACK GAME, A $10 BLACKJACK ONLY PAYS $12.

IN A MULTI-DECK GAME OF BLACKJACK THE CASINO HAS A 1.5 % ADVANTAGE OVER THE PLAYER.  THAT MEANS THAT FOR EVERY $100 WAGERED ON A BLACKJACK GAME THE CASINO MAKES $1.50.  IN THE $6 FOR $5 GAME THE CASINO ADVANTAGE JUMPS UP TO 2.9%.  THE CASINO WINS $1.40 MORE OFF OF EVERY $100 BET.  THAT INCREASE IS HUGE !!!

IN THE LATE 1990’S THE BIG CORPORATIONS RE-INTRODUCED SINGLE DECK BLACKJACK AS A BIG DRAW TO GAMBLERS, BUT ONLY PAID BLACKJACK AT 6:5.  WHAT A DEAL?

MY ADVICE AS A BLACKJACK DEALER, NEVER PLAY BLACKJACK AT A GAME WHERE BLACKJACK PAYS EVEN MONEY, LIKE “SUPER FUN 21” OR “BLACKJACK SWITCH”, AND NEVER PLAY BLACKJACK WHERE BLACKJACK PAYS $6 FOR $5.

THESE CASINOS ARE ALL ABOUT THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR AND IF NO ONE PLAYS BLACKJACK AT 6:5 THEY WILL RETURN TO REGULAR BLACKJACK AT 3:2 .