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0 pointsjedberg10y ago0 comments

> Field has 2 or 12 pay triple and the other pays double

> Only do field, place, or come bets

The house edge on the field with those rules is 2.78%, which isn't bad, but isn't great. Ideally you want one that pays triple on both 2 and 12 (good luck finding that!) because then the house edge is 0.00%

All the rest of your bets are either 0% or 1.4-1.6% house edge.

Also, if you're really worried about one seven wiping you off the table and don't mind being contrarian, play the don't. While the odds are basically the same (slightly better actually) in the long term, I find the short term odds much better (because of the aforementioned deadly seven).

However if you value the social aspect of the game or your casino player rating, don't play the don't. :)

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pm2460110y ago· 1 in thread

Yeap on the odds. In other words, best game if you want to have a reasonable chance on being a lucky winner.

Also impossible for the casino to make a subtle rule or behavior change that negatively affects the odds.

I personally don't know why casinos bother worrying about card counting. All they really have to do is increase the number of decks and/or increase the reshuffle frequency.

Or if they really want to stop it but some house rules that say that the next bet can't be any more than 2x the previous bet.

Sure they might miss that person that is going to go all in on one last draw. But whatever. Besides gambling revenues are down and non-casino revenues (like shows) are up. So maybe Las Vegas will stop being a gambling mecca and just be an entertainment hub.

jedbergOP10y ago

I would love it if Vegas started shifting the rules back into the player's favor so us degenerate gamblers could come back more.

I got so angry when I see a blackjack table with a 6 for 5 payout on a blackjack and the lack of surrender.

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