21st Century Blackjack - odds?

[mickeythecat1]

I just moved to the SF bay area and there is a California "casino" here that plays "21st Century Blackjack" I have never heard of this before and have always thought that any new games must be worse odds for the player than regular blackjack. (I do not play pai go or 3 card poker or . . .)

Here is the place and the rules:
http://www.artichokejoes.com/blackjack.cfm

And here is a site I found via google that quotes a 0.6% house advantage - less a house "collection" per hand - not sure if this place has that or if that is typical, but if this is true, then this alone kills the odds.

http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/21stcenturybj/

My question is: Has anyone played 21st Century Blackjack and is this in any way better odds than regular blackjack. I think most common LV rules with basic strategy give a house advantage of 1.0% - not sure on the 1.0% and now there are way too many sites that pop up with a search of "basic strategy".

Thanks

Scott

[ftapro]

I'm not a professional blackjack player.. if i'm not mistaken Casino San Pablo plays the 21st century blackjack.. I like it. There's a little advantage. Some are:

1. You could surrender and get half your money back if you think you have a bad hand against the dealer.

2. If you bust 22 and dealer gets 23 and up you keep your money.

3. You get a joker card you automatically win even if dealer gets black jack (ex: 7,2,J)
you still win your bet.

These are just some. It really depends on you. I played regular blackjack in Vegas and they don't offer surrender. I like the advantages of 21st Century BlackJack.

[E-town-guy]

Originally Posted by ftapro

These are just some. It really depends on you. I played regular blackjack in Vegas and they don't offer surrender. I like the advantages of 21st Century BlackJack.

If you look a bit more closely you will find quite a few Vegas casinos that at least offer late surrender.