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So the book is incorrect? This is what the passage says "A surprising conclusion of later computer studies, also reported in Thorp's book, was that the Baldwin group had miscalculated the house advantage. Instead of the claimed 0.62 percent in favor of the house, it was about 0.10 percent...

I was under the impression that the casino still has a house advantage even if you play perfect basic strategy. However, I am reading 'Fortunes Formula' by William Poundstone and on pg107 it says that the advantage is 0.10 in favour of the player. Is this correct?

Is the blackjack strategy in Beat the Dealer incorrect now? For example it says to double on A,2 and A,3 against a 4, but on the set of rules at http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bjbse.php it says that you should Hit??