I Never Win
Dormant account
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2007
- Location
- Chicago
Since I live in the USA our online options are limited to precious few when it comes to gambling. And as a resident of Illinois, I have even fewer options. And of those few options 99% run RTG software.
In the past year I have been keeping an unscientific log of my play with BoDog and noticed some very alarming trends. During 2007 I played 17,753 hands of blackjack.
Of those I won 48.6% and had 354 blackjacks to Bodog's 311 blackjacks. My average wager was $14.60. On the surface it seems that BoDog runs a fair and tight ship.
But upon closer inspection the numbers seem to show an overwhelming advantage to the house. For example, when I increased my wager by at least 15% over the previous hand my winning dropped significantly to 35%. If I increased it by 25% it is an unsightly 17%. In other words, Bodog seems to get hot at just the right time almost everytime.
Now we move on to blackjacks. Bodog claims to run an honest game because I have more blackjacks than them 354-311. But my average wager on those blackjacks was $6.25. my average wager on a Bodog blackjack $23.40. Translation, Bodog strikes at just the right time on both sides of the fence.
Then there are those runs where I would lose 15, 16, 17 hands in-a-row where the dealer had 20 or higher on 80% of the hands. This has happened at least a dozen times this year if not more. My longest streak was 12 hands once, 10 hands twice. Get my point.
And finally, the 8 card 21 they threw at me for $500. I had a twenty of course.
I play blackjack to the optimal strategy so bizarre play is not behind these anomolies. I think greed is.
In the past year I have been keeping an unscientific log of my play with BoDog and noticed some very alarming trends. During 2007 I played 17,753 hands of blackjack.
Of those I won 48.6% and had 354 blackjacks to Bodog's 311 blackjacks. My average wager was $14.60. On the surface it seems that BoDog runs a fair and tight ship.
But upon closer inspection the numbers seem to show an overwhelming advantage to the house. For example, when I increased my wager by at least 15% over the previous hand my winning dropped significantly to 35%. If I increased it by 25% it is an unsightly 17%. In other words, Bodog seems to get hot at just the right time almost everytime.
Now we move on to blackjacks. Bodog claims to run an honest game because I have more blackjacks than them 354-311. But my average wager on those blackjacks was $6.25. my average wager on a Bodog blackjack $23.40. Translation, Bodog strikes at just the right time on both sides of the fence.
Then there are those runs where I would lose 15, 16, 17 hands in-a-row where the dealer had 20 or higher on 80% of the hands. This has happened at least a dozen times this year if not more. My longest streak was 12 hands once, 10 hands twice. Get my point.
And finally, the 8 card 21 they threw at me for $500. I had a twenty of course.
I play blackjack to the optimal strategy so bizarre play is not behind these anomolies. I think greed is.