Wizard Of Blackjack
Posted : admin On 4/4/2022
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.
Wizard, i saw your strategies for a certain 'magical ocean' bubble slot. Your analysis was only for 4 lines. I found this same exact game, but it has 6 lines up and down. Can you make a strategy for this game, or do you need more info? Having the 4 liner available, posting a 6 liner would be a good addition to your site, and helpful to me;). In your recent Ask the Wizard column someone asked a question regarding the dealer incorrectly burning a card in a blackjack game. At the casino I work at, when dealing blackjack if a card is incorrectly removed from the shoe and is NOT exposed it is still the next card in play (unless it is dealt to the dealers hand, in which case it is burnt).
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. 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%.
Wizard Of Odds Blackjack Side Bets
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. 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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