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Question by Ouri R: When playing blackjack one on one agaisnt the house using basic strategy, does the house have an edge on you.?
When playing blackjack one on one agaisnt the house using basic strategy, does the house have an edge on you?
If so what edge does he have (in percentage) ? and where does this edge come from.

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Answer by man_drone
Yes, the house retains an edge when you play basic strategy. The edge, according to wizardofodds.com is .28% if you are playing with what he calls “Liberal Vegas Rules” which means: Dealer stands on soft 17, player may double on any two cards, player may double after splitting, resplit aces, late surrender.

The edge in blackjack (no matter what the rules are) comes from the fact that you have to act before the dealer. If the dealer acted first then he could bust no matter what your cards were (and how you might have acted otherwise). Because you have to go before the dealer, you can bust and lose even when the dealer would have also busted. Imagine playing with 1 other person besides the dealer: you bust, player 2 stays, dealer busts. You lose your money even though the dealer did the same thing as you (busted). Player 2 gets paid of course. So you can bust and lose, get a poor hand and lose, or beat the dealer and win. The dealer wins in 2 of those 3 scenarios (which do not happen with equal probability) so the dealer has an advantage over you.

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Question by Krasimir: Is it possible to overcome online roulette house edge?

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Answer by Georgi
No. It’s not possible. In fact you just need to know what will happen 10 seconds in the future. If you are good in pendulum dowsing and you are not greedy you may have success. It may be the best strategy to overcome house edge at online roulette for we know no human knowledge can help us.

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Question by goducks!: Does blackjack bonuses increase or decrease the house edge?
I play blackjack on occasion at a local casino and they offer a bonus. You make a bet from – and if you get any combination of 20 they pay out.
2 queen of hearts=1000:1.
Same suit and card=19:1
Same suit different cards=9:1
Any 20=4:1

My question is this…..should I play the bonus and does the bonus increase or decrease the house edge?

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Answer by Mr. Luva Luva
It INCREASES the house edge against the player!
Any of the side bonus games that are offered at a blackjack table ALWAYS benefit the house more than the player. Think about it, why would they offer you something that would help you??
I have seen several bonus games at the blackjack table and they will just eat away at your bankroll over time. They increase the house advantage a few percentage points but it is enough to lower your profits. Avoid them at all costs and good luck!

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