- Joined
- May 20, 2004
- Location
- Geneve, New York
I would like to add my experience and concerns with online software and Playtech as well. I am 100% convinced that there is something crooked going on. Most of my gaming has been done on Playtech and I cannot tell you how many losing sessions I have had playing Blackjack so I have quit all together until I can find a site that I fell uses legitimate TRUE odds software.
When I first started gaming online, I turned $60 into $1600 playing BJ and that was starting out at $1 per hand, gradually increasing my minimum wager as my bankroll increased. I play by basic strategy using $1 as my first wager until I win then betting $2, then $3, then $5. Most times I will continue betting $5 until I lose but if I win a couple $5 hands I may increase it to $7 until I lose.
I of couse have had losing sessions as well but have had big runs like this too. My point is that I DID HAVE winning sessions but my concerns with Playtech and others are that I have had VERY FEW winning sessions and large number of losing ones and my winning sessions are really an insignificant amount. Some losing sessions have been extremely long ones sometimes losing 80 to 100 units straight and this is using a strategy that I KNOW works at times wheather it be online or at land based casino where I turned $1500 into $5000 just beginning with $5 per hand.
Besides the patterns of the dealer pulling a 20 or 21 even with bust cards of 4,5,6 showing in "convenient" situations and the fact that I am unable to obtain hardly any runs consisting of winning more than 3 or 4 hands in a row, the major factor that leads me to believe that software is more in favor of the house moreso than the normal house odds is the number of 20's the dealer is dealt compared to the player.
I have played enough Blackjack wheather it be practicing with a deck of cards or at casinos and understand runs of 10, 12, 15 losing hands in a row but I cannot tell you how many times I have kept track during sessions online and the dealer has been dealt more 20's than the player. If in fact the software is designed to do this, it is a MAJOR advantage to the house and in my opinion is NOT legitimate and therefore unfair. The number of times that I've logged in and played for real money and amount of times that these things occur are just far too often and unrealistic in my opinion.
I have been told by a support person from Betcasino, who use Playtech, that their system uses a "random number generator" and that the system is tested over and over again. I was told that if there were patterns, a player would be able to figure them out and put the casino out of business. My response to that is a HAHA. NOT IF IT'S DESIGNED FOR THE DEALER TO GET DEALT MORE 20's AND BLACKJACKS.
As we all know before any hand is played or any strategy is applied, the dealer and the player are dealt two cards each. Then in the long run a random number generator should generate an EQUAL amount of 20's for the dealer as well as the player, correct? With my experience and the number if hands that I have played I find this to be a suspicious coincidence that nearly every time I've logged in the dealer holds the advantage in number of 20's on the initial deal. When the player needs the dealer to have a 10 count card as the hole card, in other words when a player has 18 or 19 and the dealer's up card is a 7 or 8, it will FAR TOO OFTEN have a small card then hit to better the hand. Or when the player has a 17, 18, 19 or 20 against a 10 count card, you can bet that most of the time that hole card is another 10 count card.
This holds true when hitting too. If the dealer can get on runs where he pulls 20's when hitting even on 14, 15, or 16, why can't the player? The dealer showing 4, 5, or 6 is SUPPOSED to be more favorable to the player but busting just does not occur as much as it should for the dealer and I am 100% convinced of that. When you as the player can almost guess when you're going to lose, there is something wrong. But in Blackjack you can't do anything about it.
I hope that this comes to the forefront and someone starts investigating and testing software for the TRUE randomness because I believe there are a TON of people that are getting ripped off. It's difficult enough to beat the house edge without another factor to deal with. I USED TO ENJOY logging in just betting $1 per hand because I think I'm a good enough player to hang around have some fun and not get beat up. But it's no longer enjoyable entertainment when you lose $80 or $100 in a matter of a couple of hours. My advice is if you see any of these patterns occurring, QUIT. Don't give them another dime. Maybe this is the reason casinos can "GIVE US" 10% or 20% back on net losses. Hmmm. I thought that when Blackjack is played correctly it can be almost an even game?
When I first started gaming online, I turned $60 into $1600 playing BJ and that was starting out at $1 per hand, gradually increasing my minimum wager as my bankroll increased. I play by basic strategy using $1 as my first wager until I win then betting $2, then $3, then $5. Most times I will continue betting $5 until I lose but if I win a couple $5 hands I may increase it to $7 until I lose.
I of couse have had losing sessions as well but have had big runs like this too. My point is that I DID HAVE winning sessions but my concerns with Playtech and others are that I have had VERY FEW winning sessions and large number of losing ones and my winning sessions are really an insignificant amount. Some losing sessions have been extremely long ones sometimes losing 80 to 100 units straight and this is using a strategy that I KNOW works at times wheather it be online or at land based casino where I turned $1500 into $5000 just beginning with $5 per hand.
Besides the patterns of the dealer pulling a 20 or 21 even with bust cards of 4,5,6 showing in "convenient" situations and the fact that I am unable to obtain hardly any runs consisting of winning more than 3 or 4 hands in a row, the major factor that leads me to believe that software is more in favor of the house moreso than the normal house odds is the number of 20's the dealer is dealt compared to the player.
I have played enough Blackjack wheather it be practicing with a deck of cards or at casinos and understand runs of 10, 12, 15 losing hands in a row but I cannot tell you how many times I have kept track during sessions online and the dealer has been dealt more 20's than the player. If in fact the software is designed to do this, it is a MAJOR advantage to the house and in my opinion is NOT legitimate and therefore unfair. The number of times that I've logged in and played for real money and amount of times that these things occur are just far too often and unrealistic in my opinion.
I have been told by a support person from Betcasino, who use Playtech, that their system uses a "random number generator" and that the system is tested over and over again. I was told that if there were patterns, a player would be able to figure them out and put the casino out of business. My response to that is a HAHA. NOT IF IT'S DESIGNED FOR THE DEALER TO GET DEALT MORE 20's AND BLACKJACKS.
As we all know before any hand is played or any strategy is applied, the dealer and the player are dealt two cards each. Then in the long run a random number generator should generate an EQUAL amount of 20's for the dealer as well as the player, correct? With my experience and the number if hands that I have played I find this to be a suspicious coincidence that nearly every time I've logged in the dealer holds the advantage in number of 20's on the initial deal. When the player needs the dealer to have a 10 count card as the hole card, in other words when a player has 18 or 19 and the dealer's up card is a 7 or 8, it will FAR TOO OFTEN have a small card then hit to better the hand. Or when the player has a 17, 18, 19 or 20 against a 10 count card, you can bet that most of the time that hole card is another 10 count card.
This holds true when hitting too. If the dealer can get on runs where he pulls 20's when hitting even on 14, 15, or 16, why can't the player? The dealer showing 4, 5, or 6 is SUPPOSED to be more favorable to the player but busting just does not occur as much as it should for the dealer and I am 100% convinced of that. When you as the player can almost guess when you're going to lose, there is something wrong. But in Blackjack you can't do anything about it.
I hope that this comes to the forefront and someone starts investigating and testing software for the TRUE randomness because I believe there are a TON of people that are getting ripped off. It's difficult enough to beat the house edge without another factor to deal with. I USED TO ENJOY logging in just betting $1 per hand because I think I'm a good enough player to hang around have some fun and not get beat up. But it's no longer enjoyable entertainment when you lose $80 or $100 in a matter of a couple of hours. My advice is if you see any of these patterns occurring, QUIT. Don't give them another dime. Maybe this is the reason casinos can "GIVE US" 10% or 20% back on net losses. Hmmm. I thought that when Blackjack is played correctly it can be almost an even game?
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