Using the Right Online Blackjack Strategy
A word of warning for online blackjack players.
Do not use the Mimic the Dealer or Never Bust
strategies when playing blackjack. Although
some players may claim these strategies work great
for them, the odds guarantee that they will fail
badly in the long run.
You may experience mild success playing these two
strategies, but the House will catch up to you in no
time at all - And when they do, they will have a
great advantage over you.
Using the Mimic the Dealer strategy, which
basically says to stand on seventeen, is not a wise
because the dealer does much more than hit sixteen
and stand on seventeen. The dealer has the
advantage of going last, which means if she busts,
she does not always lose, whereas the player does.
This strategy has a House Edge of a whopping 5.5%.
The Never Bust Strategy only means the player
will win 29% of the time, because that is how much
the dealer busts. The other 71% of the time
means the dealer will have gotten 17 through 21,
which is a hard hand to beat, even if you don't
bust. This strategy increases the House Edge
by 4%, and does not allow the full benefit of the
Basic Blackjack Strategy to come into play, which
you should always be using when playing blackjack in
the online casino.
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