They have scrapped their popular 'VIP' single deck game, which had one of the lowest house advantages in the industry, under 0.1%. It has been replaced with a different game by the same name, with different graphics and faulty rules.
The rules:
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That is:
1 deck, stand on soft 17, no double after split, 1 split allowed.
The game described has a PLAYER edge of 0.0248%, with correct composition-strategy edge.
The same rules are also advertised in the game lobby. Obviously they are very attractive to any blackjack player.
In fact the actual game rules are:
1 deck, HIT soft 17, no double after split, 1 split allowed.
This game has a HOUSE edge of 0.1684%, again assuming perfect composition-dependent strategy. That's 0.13% worse than the old game (before you could double after splitting, that's the reason for the difference), which is bad news, but what's worse is that they have the wrong rules up. Beware on both counts:
1. If you're an old player, it's not the game you used to play, it's worse.
2. If you're a new player, it's not the game they're advertising.
The rules:
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Play 1 hand
1 deck of standard playing cards is used
The dealer stands on soft 17 or higher
A winning player blackjack (an ace and 10-value card on the initial deal) pays 3:2
All other winning hands pay 1:1
Winning insurance bets pay 2:1
Insurance is limited to of the wager per hand
The player may double down on any first two cards
The player may not double down following a split
The player may split once for a total of two hands
Like-value cards that are not identical may be split
Example: K and Q can be split
Example: K and K can be split
Surrender is not available
Split aces receive only one card on each ace
The player may not re-split aces
An ace and a 10-value card following a split does not constitute blackjack
The player may not hit on a soft total of 21
The cards are shuffled following the completion of each game round
That is:
1 deck, stand on soft 17, no double after split, 1 split allowed.
The game described has a PLAYER edge of 0.0248%, with correct composition-strategy edge.
The same rules are also advertised in the game lobby. Obviously they are very attractive to any blackjack player.
In fact the actual game rules are:
1 deck, HIT soft 17, no double after split, 1 split allowed.
This game has a HOUSE edge of 0.1684%, again assuming perfect composition-dependent strategy. That's 0.13% worse than the old game (before you could double after splitting, that's the reason for the difference), which is bad news, but what's worse is that they have the wrong rules up. Beware on both counts:
1. If you're an old player, it's not the game you used to play, it's worse.
2. If you're a new player, it's not the game they're advertising.