is online casino rigged?

#1
me and a few friends that i know always lose playing online blackjack. we notice alot of times when dealer's face shows 10 and me having between 12-16. the dealer's under card is 6 or under. but since i have under 16 against dealer's 10. i'm force to take a hit and bust 90% of time.
 

sabre

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#2
damike31 said:
me and a few friends that i know always lose playing online blackjack. we notice alot of times when dealer's face shows 10 and me having between 12-16. the dealer's under card is 6 or under. but since i have under 16 against dealer's 10. i'm force to take a hit and bust 90% of time.
Confirmation bias. If you actually studied your results, I'd bet my entire net worth that they'd show nothing remarkable. Either your sample size is egregiously low, or your recollection bears no resemblance to reality.

And you're supposed to lose when playing a -EV game. My advice to you would be don't gamble online. In fact, you're probably better off to not gamble period.
 
#5
Ken, is there a max bust ratio of stiff hands that is tolerable for online (assuming proper play). If certain 90% is not honest game, what about 80%, 70%...)?
 

Sucker

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#6
According to my BJ simulator, in a fair 8-deck game, when the dealer is showing a ten; a perfect basic strategy player can expect to bust:

If he has 12: 47.98% of the time.
If he has 13: 51.71%
If he has 14: 55.35%
If he has 15: 58.54%
If he has 16: 61.32%
 
#7
Thanks Sucker. Since it's online play I assume basic strategy is used to determine as counting is not feasible online with shuffle every hand.
 
#8
sabre said:
Confirmation bias. If you actually studied your results, I'd bet my entire net worth that they'd show nothing remarkable. Either your sample size is egregiously low, or your recollection bears no resemblance to reality.
I second that opinion. zg
 
#9
I know why you are asking that. You must have faced any scam for online casino. First of all let me clarify that online casinos are not rigged. They are having same gaming structure as the land based casinos have. But on the dark side there are many other scammers out there which are there to cheat you. So don't go for them. Just review the casino that you are using for your game before starting your game on it. Otherwise there are many online casinos available that are truly good for play.
 
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