Blackjack---That Old Abandoned Offer

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From what the semi-reliable wikipedia.org tells me,

"[w]hen blackjack was first introduced in the United States it wasn't very popular, so gambling houses tried offering various bonus payouts to get the players to the tables. One such bonus was a 10-to-1 payout if the player's hand consisted of the ace of spades and a black Jack (either the Jack of clubs or the Jack of spades)."

Has anyone calculated what that offer would do to current player/casino winning odds? I would assume that the casino would have made rules that vastly increase its odds to counter-act the BJ offer.

If casinos had kept the offer going--because of nostalgia, players' outcries, marketing, whatever---what do you think would (now be) different? Would the dealer win pushes? Would the current-"blackjack" (first two cards make 21) be a 1:1 payout?

Your thoughts?

[EasyRhino]

I was under the impression that an ace of spades and a black jack was the first thing that got you 3:2.

Course, I didn't play any 21 in the olde timey days, so what do I know?

A 10-to-1 payoff would make it feel more like a modern day side bet than anything. So I guess I'd expect to see a complicated pay table even for just traditional blackjack. that would be kind of a drag.