danica
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March 29th, 2014 at 6:18:59 PM permalink
This may have been asked before but when I play Blackjack at the local casino I most of the time win useing basic strategy. Every time I play on line useing the same basic stetegy I always end up loosing. Are they rigged.
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March 29th, 2014 at 6:21:11 PM permalink
Some online casinos may be rigged, but most aren't. Online games are usually faster than live games, so you should expect to lose money faster online. Also, you should not expect to win most of the time at the local casino. Perhaps you've been lucky there and the online game is perfectly fair.
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March 29th, 2014 at 6:26:37 PM permalink
I understand the online game is faster but I do play at the local casino for six hours with breaks, And believe me I am thousands ahead so still supscious of online black jack
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March 29th, 2014 at 6:36:06 PM permalink
Quote: danica

I understand the online game is faster but I do play at the local casino for six hours with breaks, And believe me I am thousands ahead so still supscious of online black jack



A couple of questions, danica. Do you do any type of advanced play or is is strictly basic strategy? Do you keep a log of your play? I highly recommend it. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Mine isn't but it has everything I need.
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March 29th, 2014 at 6:37:09 PM permalink
Yeah, I'd be more suspicious of the live game. Thousands ahead is a lot of positive variance in a game where you should expect to lose one half of one percent of each wager.
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March 29th, 2014 at 6:48:59 PM permalink
Hi I stick to basic stategy but increase my bets when I feel the dealer has had a unusual run of winning hands. I revert back to my original bet after three hands. I usually win
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March 29th, 2014 at 6:58:33 PM permalink
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I understand the online game is faster but I do play at the local casino for six hours with breaks, And believe me I am thousands ahead so still supscious of online black jack



Being "thousands" ahead doesn't mean much if you don't tell us how much you are betting. I have won tens of thousands in a few shoes before. So what? I was betting big and got lucky.

Anyway, basic strategy is a -EV game. So you are lucky to be ahead. It's possible that the dealers are terrible and are making enough mistakes in your favor to give you an edge off the top (if so, please tell me where you play), but, apart from this, if you are just playing basic strategy and not varying your bet with the count, your results are explained by good luck. Enjoy it while it lasts.
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March 29th, 2014 at 7:08:51 PM permalink
If you played 1 hand every 30 seconds live for 6 hours you will have played 720 hands.
Online you will play one hand every 3 seconds so 6hrs of play is 7200 hands. the HE adds up
pretty quick in this example.
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March 29th, 2014 at 7:09:53 PM permalink
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Hi I stick to basic stategy but increase my bets when I feel the dealer has had a unusual run of winning hands. I revert back to my original bet after three hands. I usually win



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March 29th, 2014 at 7:12:11 PM permalink
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March 29th, 2014 at 7:45:11 PM permalink
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March 29th, 2014 at 7:57:25 PM permalink
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March 29th, 2014 at 11:19:05 PM permalink
Hi I bet at the $20 table and bet $20 per hand. The Casino is profesionally run and is subject to goverment controls.
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March 29th, 2014 at 11:26:13 PM permalink
Hi understand what you are saying, but online I only play about an hour as I have usually been cleaned out by then.
It just seems strange that once I am ahead the dealer starts winning with unbelievable hands IE I get 21 and he hits 21 with a 6 upcard. I get blackjack and he hits blackjack with a 10 upcard or suddenly I am getting dealt hard 13 through to 16. This is not sour grapes as I have tried two different online casinos with the same result.
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March 29th, 2014 at 11:28:47 PM permalink
Hi sorry dont have a newsletter I am just an amature player.
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March 30th, 2014 at 12:32:19 AM permalink
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March 30th, 2014 at 4:48:07 AM permalink
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This is actually sorta intuitive/primitive card counting. If dealer is having an unusual run of winning hands more often than not it was bunch of small cards (Remember high cards favor you, small cards favor dealer). Therefore when you notice the dealer has been winning, you're actually noticing the count going up. So you're technically card counting.



That could also work for a few basic strategy deviations.
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March 30th, 2014 at 4:50:00 AM permalink
Danica, I'd like to hear about your local casino. There's no need to identify it if you'd rather not but I am interested in the blackjack rules. Can you tell us what they are?
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March 30th, 2014 at 9:16:47 PM permalink
Hi $20 table and over Blackjack pays 3 to 2 dealer sits on a soft 17 double after split . Dealer only looks for Blackjack after all hands are finished. no surrender.
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March 30th, 2014 at 9:27:42 PM permalink
That game has a HE of about 0.55% (not completely accurate) so if you play 6 hours a day and are "thousands ahead" you have experienced a huge amount of positive variance (luck). I would suggest you don't play online at all anymore and concentrate on playing in the live casino.
What is your bet spread like? What are your minimum and maximum bets in one session?

If you say you play 6 hours a day, how many days have you played in total?

Someone suggested a "play log". This is a very good idea if you want to take the game seriously. Track your play and see what your sessions are like.

Enjoy the game but know, it is called gambling, not "winning" :)
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March 31st, 2014 at 10:40:35 AM permalink
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Hi $20 table and over Blackjack pays 3 to 2 dealer sits on a soft 17 double after split . Dealer only looks for Blackjack after all hands are finished. no surrender.



If the dealer has blackjack does the player lose everything on doubles and splits or just the original bet?
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April 1st, 2014 at 7:18:06 PM permalink
Quote: rdw4potus

Some online casinos may be rigged, but most aren't. .

You have any proof of this? Statistics? I think most are rigged
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April 15th, 2014 at 3:44:59 PM permalink
Just the original bet
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