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Article: Most new blackjack hybrids have worse odds for players.(Time Out!)(Casino gambling)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- April 16, 2004
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Byline: Fred Renzey Daily Herald Correspondent
Up and down the Las Vegas strip, single-deck blackjack games are beginning to pop up. To the unskilled customer, it might appear as though things are returning to the golden age of yesteryear. Fat chance!
Today's casino conglomerates are very bottom-line-minded. Since blackjack players in general are more sophisticated than they were 40 years ago, many houses are trying new ways to get their old percentage back.
Most of these new single-deck blackjack games bear one striking difference from their 1960's ancestors - blackjack pays 6-to-5 rather than 3-to-2! That means if you bet $10 and are dealt a ...