Is Blackjack favors the dealer or Player?

**robert_21** · 18th December 2006, 08:19 PM

Hi,
I think Blackjack favors the dealer than player....
bcoz The goal of each player is to beat the dealer by having the higher, unbusted hand. But if the player busts he loses, even if the dealer also busts therefore I feel Blackjack favors the dealer.
Tell your opinion Blackjack favors the dealer or Player?
Regards,

**mikepipe** · 18th December 2006, 08:34 PM

i dont play BJ - but: its correct that player looses if he busts, on the other side the dealer must take at 16 and must not with 17 - player is allowed to do what he wants.
What do you think about the housedge?

and finally, there are a lot of threads about BJ in this forum, read them and i m sure they will help you.
do you know Be the dealer? Ive never visited the side- but if the name is not lying, you cann hoose to deal the cards there (if the are still alive and accept us)

**KasinoKing** · 19th December 2006, 01:20 AM

Originally Posted by robert_21

Hi,
I think Blackjack favors the dealer than player....
bcoz The goal of each player is to beat the dealer by having the higher, unbusted hand. But if the player busts he loses, even if the dealer also busts therefore I feel Blackjack favors the dealer.
Tell your opinion Blackjack favors the dealer or Player?
Regards,

Is this a trick question...?

**Reef** · 19th December 2006, 03:12 AM

Blackjack, like every other casino game (except poker), has a house advantage. This means that the house - or dealer in this case - is expected to win in the long run. No betting strategy can overcome this edge. In short spurts you may win due to good luck, but your losing streaks will always out due your winning ones.

With a .5% house edge, you should expect to lose 1 betting unit every 200 hands played. This is assuming you use correct playing strategy. As long as you realize this and just play blackjack for the thrill of the gamble, you're good to go

**EasyRhino** · 19th December 2006, 06:01 AM

Of course blackjack has a house advantage, that's why the casinos offer it.

Actually, the player in blackjack has a lot more flexibility in the rules. He can split, and double down, and even choose to stand with a stiff hand. Also, a natural 21 pays him 3 to 2.

The dealer on has one advantage, which you have already pointed out: if the player busts, and the dealer also busts, the player still loses. The fact that the player has to go first is responsible for the entirely of the house's advantage.

**winbig** · 19th December 2006, 07:53 AM

Why are people playing into his posts? Every single post he's made has had links to his site in them...that were subsequently removed.

**Ronin** · 19th December 2006, 12:27 PM

Like most games BJ has a house edge, now this house edge depends on lots of factors. Like there are:

Number of decks of cards used: 1 2 4 5 6 8
Dealer hits or stands on a soft 17: stands hits
Player can double after a split: no yes
Player can double on: any first two cards 9-11 only 10-11 only

and many more.

If casinos arent carefull or dont know exactly what they are doing the house edge can turn into the player's favour.

I use this link to determine what a casino's BJ house edge is, and then I decide wether I play there or not.

BJ Calculator.

Greetz

Ronin

**Zoozie** · 19th December 2006, 01:00 PM

Welcome Ronin!
Good first post you did here. You got a little reputation boost from me.

What is 3dice casino? I saw it in your profile. I have not heard of it and I can not see what software provider is behind it.

But let me guess, since you write you are a coder and also lives in belgium as does 3dice casino, maybe you are actually a coder for that casino provider?

Zoozie

**Ronin** · 19th December 2006, 06:32 PM

Hi Zoozie,

tx for the warm welcome!

It seems you did your homework verywell

. Yes in my daytime job I'm a
3D game artist/scripter. 3Dice.com is 1 of the projects Im participating in, by making prototypes for new games in 3D.

Besides my daytime job, is gaming in general my biggest hobby, I'm the proud teamleader of www.teamclick.org, a small gaming community that meets every day online to play whatever they desire at that moment.

Additionally by making casino software I grew an interest in gaming/gambling-entertainement. Yes I like to spin the slots or throw the dice at a crapstable too

!
So over the years, I have come to learn alot about casino's, the gamerules, the maths involved, and most important, all the possible problems that can arise.

So by being on both ends of the spectrum as a player and creator of games, Im hoping to be of some service to the community.

Greetz,

Ronin

**aka23** · 19th December 2006, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by Reef

Blackjack, like every other casino game (except poker), has a house advantage. This means that the house - or dealer in this case - is expected to win in the long run. No betting strategy can overcome this edge. In short spurts you may win due to good luck, but your losing streaks will always out due your winning ones.

With a .5% house edge, you should expect to lose 1 betting unit every 200 hands played. This is assuming you use correct playing strategy. As long as you realize this and just play blackjack for the thrill of the gamble, you're good to go

One of the few exceptions is Boss Media single deck BJ, where the player has a slight advantage over the dealer with optimal strategy. The house edge is generally:

0.35 to 0.6% -- Standard Rules
0.35 to 0.4% -- With Late Surrender
-0.1 to 0.2% -- Single Deck