Hi,
I saw an interesting blackjack machine at a casino in Pennsylvania.
It is manufactured by Bally and it's called Multi-Play Blackjack and, based on the number of people playing it, the machine is quite popular.
Here is a brief description of the game.
In the casino where I saw the game, you can play for $1 or $2 per credit.
You must play all seven hands against the dealer.
Therefore the minimum investment is seven dollars ($7.00).
If you play for $2 per credit your minimum investment would be fourteen dollars ($14.00).
You can play from 1 to 10 credits per hand. I believe you could therefore play up to 70 credits per round which, if you are playing for $1 per credit, would cost $70 and if you are playing for $2 per credit would cost $140.
The machine uses a single deck. That deck is shuffled with each new round.
With that in mind, card counting cannot be used to determine betting strategy. It can only be used to determine playing strategy in certain cases and, I suspect, the effect is relatively minimal.
Here are the basic rules:
Blackjack pays 2 for 1 (even money). That benefits the house. BIG TIME!!!!!
The player can double down on the first two cards dealt, regardless of their value. That benefits the player.
The player can split any pair (including any ten-value cards), up to a maximum of three times (four hands). This benefits the player.
The player cannot double down after a split. That benefits the house.
Surrender is not offered.
Insurance is offered. However, considering the environment described above, it is probably rarely a benefit to utilize that option.
The dealer must hit on any count up to 16 and stand on any count 17 or above.
The exception to this is that the dealer must hit soft 17. That benefits the house.
If any player hand has a six-cards of 21 or lower that is an automatic winner for the player. I am certain that this has a minimal impact on the house edge as it happens very infrequently.
If the number of total credits the player has left after a loss is below 7 he/she is not allowed to continue, unless he/she put more money into the machine. As noted above, the minimum investment per round is 7 credits.
Those are the specifics of the game.
I have played a few hands on it and, possibly by luck, have broken even.
I would like to know if any of you reading this are familiar with Bally's Multi-Play Blackjack Machine and, if so, what your opinion is of it.
Assuming a player plays "perfect" basic strategy (without counting cards) I would like to know what the house edge is.
I am certain there is is definitely a house edge because of the machine paying even money on blackjacks instead of 3/2.
I am also curious about this .....
Are there presently any of these machines in Atlantic City casinos?
And, if so, is it possible to play for less than $1 per credit.
I saw a website stating that the machine can be played for denominations under a dollar per credit but I am not sure if, in fact, there are any out there.
Thanks in advance to any of you for responding to my post!
Ronnie
I saw an interesting blackjack machine at a casino in Pennsylvania.
It is manufactured by Bally and it's called Multi-Play Blackjack and, based on the number of people playing it, the machine is quite popular.
Here is a brief description of the game.
In the casino where I saw the game, you can play for $1 or $2 per credit.
You must play all seven hands against the dealer.
Therefore the minimum investment is seven dollars ($7.00).
If you play for $2 per credit your minimum investment would be fourteen dollars ($14.00).
You can play from 1 to 10 credits per hand. I believe you could therefore play up to 70 credits per round which, if you are playing for $1 per credit, would cost $70 and if you are playing for $2 per credit would cost $140.
The machine uses a single deck. That deck is shuffled with each new round.
With that in mind, card counting cannot be used to determine betting strategy. It can only be used to determine playing strategy in certain cases and, I suspect, the effect is relatively minimal.
Here are the basic rules:
Blackjack pays 2 for 1 (even money). That benefits the house. BIG TIME!!!!!
The player can double down on the first two cards dealt, regardless of their value. That benefits the player.
The player can split any pair (including any ten-value cards), up to a maximum of three times (four hands). This benefits the player.
The player cannot double down after a split. That benefits the house.
Surrender is not offered.
Insurance is offered. However, considering the environment described above, it is probably rarely a benefit to utilize that option.
The dealer must hit on any count up to 16 and stand on any count 17 or above.
The exception to this is that the dealer must hit soft 17. That benefits the house.
If any player hand has a six-cards of 21 or lower that is an automatic winner for the player. I am certain that this has a minimal impact on the house edge as it happens very infrequently.
If the number of total credits the player has left after a loss is below 7 he/she is not allowed to continue, unless he/she put more money into the machine. As noted above, the minimum investment per round is 7 credits.
Those are the specifics of the game.
I have played a few hands on it and, possibly by luck, have broken even.
I would like to know if any of you reading this are familiar with Bally's Multi-Play Blackjack Machine and, if so, what your opinion is of it.
Assuming a player plays "perfect" basic strategy (without counting cards) I would like to know what the house edge is.
I am certain there is is definitely a house edge because of the machine paying even money on blackjacks instead of 3/2.
I am also curious about this .....
Are there presently any of these machines in Atlantic City casinos?
And, if so, is it possible to play for less than $1 per credit.
I saw a website stating that the machine can be played for denominations under a dollar per credit but I am not sure if, in fact, there are any out there.
Thanks in advance to any of you for responding to my post!
Ronnie
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