Advantage if dealer stands on 16?

[barnaby]

I have a Blackjack game where the dealer stands on 16 (perhaps it's broken). Can anyone tell me what difference this would make statistically? Would the house advantage drop far below 5.9%?

[supercoolmancool]

Originally Posted by barnaby

I have a Blackjack game where the dealer stands on 16 (perhaps it's broken). Can anyone tell me what difference this would make statistically? Would the house advantage drop far below 5.9%?

The house edge on a normal blackjack game rarely exceeds .7%. I have no idea whether or not standing on 16 helps or hurts. If I had to guess, i'd say it increases the house edge. For no other reason then that the casinos are offering it.

[shadroch]

If a dealer stands on 16,it would seem to help the dealer tremendously.
He would bust much less,and push more often.however,I'd imagine most players would now stand on 16 as well,so they also would bust less.