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Fundamentals Of Casino Game
Fundamentals
After all the players have acted on their hands, the dealer turns over her hole card for all to see and either stands or hits her hand. She can not double down or split—those are options reserved for the players. Assuming she doesn’t have a natural, the dealer has to play her hand according to a fixed online casino rule.
Dealer’s Playing Rules
In most casinos that rule is: Dealer must draw on all totals of 16 or less, and stand on all totals of 17 or more. The casino rule is always imprinted on the felt tabletop, and is usually stated as:
Dealer must draw to 16 and stand on all 17s
This rule is standard in most venues, including Atlantic City and Europe. However, many casinos have modified the above rule so that their dealers have to take a hit if they have a soft total of exactly 17. In that case, the rule imprinted on the felt is stated as:
Dealer must hit soft 17
That the dealer must draw to 16 and stand on hard 17 is understood. This rule modification is less favorable for the player and increases the casino’s edge by 0.2%. It is mainly applied in downtown Las Vegas, some casinos on the Strip, and some casinos in Mississippi. At least it is easy to tell which rule applies by glancing at the tabletop, which is more than can be said for rule variations on player doubling and splitting.
When the dealer has finished playing her hand, she compares it to all players’ hands that haven’t busted. Any player who has a natural is an automatic winner if the dealer doesn’t also have a natural, and is paid off at 3 to 2 odds. If the dealer peeked at her hole card at the start of the round, the naturals will already have been paid. If the dealer also has a natural, it is a push and no money is exchanged. Of the rest of the players, those with a higher total than the dealer are paid even odds; that is, the dealer will pay them an amount equal to their total wager. Players with a total count less than the dealer lose their betting. Any hand that matches the dealer’s is a push.
Note On Payoffs
A payoff described as even odds is the same as a payoff of 1 to 1. In other words, if you wager $10 and win, you will be paid an additional $10. If you are fortunate enough to get a natural, you will be paid odds of 3 to 2. The payoff odds are the ratio of the payoff vs. the amount of your betting. In other words, you will get paid three dollars for every two dollars that you bet, and you get to keep your original two-dollar bet. For instance, if you had a $10 bet out (say, two $5 chips) and were dealt a natural, the dealer would leave your bet in place and give you another $15 (three $5 chips). In those games where a natural pays 6 to 5, your $10 bet would only win $12.
The core of the entire process is the simple principle of betting more when we have the advantage, like at a true count of +3 or more, and less or the minimum allowable when we don't.
Gambling Operation
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