Fresh off a trip to Europe, the Wizard of Odds has begun analyzing blackjack sidebets that he observed while on his pilgrimage, letting players know what he thinks of the games.
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The Wizard, whose real name is Michael Shackleford, went on a two week trip that saw him travel through Spain, Austria, and Lichtenstein (among others). In that time period he went to various casinos he spotted along the way. Video casino games slot machines. Needless to say, the Wizard wasn't too impressed with what he found. At Casino Lichtenstein, he claims to have found 'one of the worst side bets I've ever seen.' The game pays out 19:1 for a colored player blackjack, but ends up giving the house a hefty 52.51%.
A second game the Wizard found was called C3, and uses the players two cards and the dealer's up card. Punters get paid 300:1 for 3 Aces in hearts, 3 black Jacks gets you 200:1, while Three of a Kind pays 50:1 and three red cards pays 4:1. The edge on the game with 3 decks is 12.90%, while four decks is 9.83%.
The third game that the Wizard has reported on thus far is Swiss Casinos Jack, which pays out when players get a blackjack. The game pays out for a Jack is Black (the Jack in the blackjack is a black card) at a rate of 50:1, All Red (both blackjack cards are red) at 25:1, and regular blackjacks at 10:1 if you take the sidebet. Barcrest slot machines. The house edge for this game is 6.28% for Eight decks, while single decks have a 4.68% edge.
Sidebets generally aren't great for players, as they give a lofty edge to the house. We generally recommend players avoid them, and instead stick to finding good tables that have small edges.
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Current Blackjack News is the source, and may differ slightly from The Wizard's Blackjack House Edge Calculator. Blackjack is a difficult game to analyze, and differences in methodology can play a minor effect on the results. Both sets of figures are more than adequate. Wizard of Odds is all about magic and the supernatural realm, with a decisive creepy Halloween vibe on top. The game is indeed set during a dark night, in the middle of a forest and under an ominous purple sky. A grey-blue stone frame runs across the reels and you can see the outline of what appears to be a tall metallic gate in the background.
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