CHEROKEE NORTH CAROLINA HARRAHS HELP!!!
May 21st, 2011 at 7:21:17 PM
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Not sure how to ask the wizard a question on this site but I'll post here and hope for the best. I live about an hour from the Harrahs Casino in Cherokee,NC. They are not permitted to have live cards but they have digital blackjack. They use a real dealer who pushes the buttons and pays you your chips and everything like a live game. The rules for this digital 21 are as follows...
DEALER STANDS ON SOFT 17
SPLIT OR DOUBLE ON ANYTHING
SPLIT ACES ONCE 'WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU GET"
BJ PAYS 3-2
NO SURRENDER
They use a 6 deck shoe but with only 50% penetration. It seems that every other hand the dealer is turning over 20 and getting blackjacks left and right. What would the house advantage be in a game like this... and are the machines that deal these cards checked/regulated? They do give you the option to cut the cards you tap the table when you want it to cut as you can see the line going through the cards. When you elect to cut the cards the dealer hits the button and it cuts them where you said to cut. Also they have a game called High-Tie 21 that gives you the sidebet option. Is it better to play regular blackjack or play this paticular side bet version of blackjack.
DEALER STANDS ON SOFT 17
SPLIT OR DOUBLE ON ANYTHING
SPLIT ACES ONCE 'WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU GET"
BJ PAYS 3-2
NO SURRENDER
They use a 6 deck shoe but with only 50% penetration. It seems that every other hand the dealer is turning over 20 and getting blackjacks left and right. What would the house advantage be in a game like this... and are the machines that deal these cards checked/regulated? They do give you the option to cut the cards you tap the table when you want it to cut as you can see the line going through the cards. When you elect to cut the cards the dealer hits the button and it cuts them where you said to cut. Also they have a game called High-Tie 21 that gives you the sidebet option. Is it better to play regular blackjack or play this paticular side bet version of blackjack.
May 22nd, 2011 at 1:56:53 AM
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Quote: rayrayntnNot sure how to ask the wizard a question on this site
The WoO encourages others to answer if they know, so for something like this I guarantee such will be all you get since he has already provided a way to get the answer about the house edge.
Quote: rayrayntnThey use a 6 deck shoe but with only 50% penetration. It seems that every other hand the dealer is turning over 20 and getting blackjacks left and right.
That's BJ everywhere if you ask me. There is a rumor the House has an edge [g].
Quote: rayrayntnWhat would the house advantage be in a game like this
For this you can find the answer here. I get about 0.48%
Quote: rayrayntnare the machines that deal these cards checked/regulated?
In Indian casinos it is always a guess. However, the consensus around here seems to be that you can trust the machines, but you are S.O.L. if you have a dispute about something. The Indians reverse history and circle the wagons on the Palefaces.
Quote: rayrayntnAlso they have a game called High-Tie 21 that gives you the sidebet option. Is it better to play regular blackjack or play this paticular side bet version of blackjack.
Again the consensus here seems to be that the HE on sidebets is absolutely guaranteed to be quite high, so for a Wizardly answer it has to be to avoid such. If you get anyone to concede you might play it, it would be to accept the high HE to just have some fun at trying. Any long term bankroll preservation cannot include such things.
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