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Beating the house in Blackjack

Casinos have always paid less than true odds of winning a wager. In Blackjack the house edge is 0.60% so if you play perfect Blackjack Basic Strategy you will win 49.4% of your hands. To make money long-term playing Blackjack, the sharp bettor (ie. YOU ) must give himself an advantage. I’m not talking about any elaborate strategy that promises to make you rich overnight, rather a strategy to change the odds to your favor.

If you belly up to a Blackjack table at your local, an online RNG casino or even a Live Dealer Gaming casino you will be berated by the sharps sitting at the tables because you’ve taken too many cards, hit too many times. Why would another player care if I hit on 16 when the dealer had less than a 6 showing?

The reason why is that the sharp bettors are waiting for the Ace and Face cards to be played. When the deck is rich with high cards remaining to be played, this is when you have the opportunity to move the odds in your favor. If a deck is rich with Ace and 10 value cards, you’re more likely to be dealt a blackjack – ergo an advantage!

What card counters ala the infamous MIT group http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bringing_Down_the_House_(book) do is bet more when the odds favor the player ie. when more Ace and Face cards remain to be played, and bet less when the odds favor the house. They are therefore changing the odds to their advantage and beating the house.

While you might not be ready to count cards, you can apply these simple strategies to increase your odds and consequently increase your payouts.

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