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Optimal Blackjack Strategy With "Lucky Bucks", Arthur T. Benjamin, Eric Huggins '91
Optimal Blackjack Strategy With "Lucky Bucks", Arthur T. Benjamin, Eric Huggins '91
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In the casino game blackjack or "21," mathematically determined best plays have been calculated by various mathematicians and gambling experts. These optimal playing strategies all assume that the casino pays even money on bets (excluding when the player has a "blackjack"). However, many casinos offer the player "lucky bucks" that pay the player either 3-to-2 or 2-to-1. In the usual game, the player's expected loss is under 1¢ per dollar bet. in this paper, we derive optimal strategies under luck-buck conditions, giving the player an expected gain of 26¢ or 55¢ per dollar bet.
Only Problems, Not Solutions! (Fourth Edition), Florentin Smarandache
Only Problems, Not Solutions! (Fourth Edition), Florentin Smarandache
Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications
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