Would 7:5 SD be a playable game?

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Brillo

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I'm no mathematician but I have worked both sides of the table and was wondering what the edge would be if you got $14 for you $10 bet instead of $12?

I can understand the anger over turning SD into a carnival game, and I can also see the point of view of the casinos not wanting to offer a game that offers virtually no edge against a BS player depending on how liberal the rules are, and a game that a decent CC could rape and pillage.

As a novice counter, I feel comfortable with a SD and I have done well during visits to the El Cortez and Fiesta Rancho. If a casino ever offered 7:5 SD in an effort to drum of business, would it be playable?
 
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Mayor

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Difference between 7:5 and 3:2

You get BJ about every 21 hands. If you average $10 per hand, that means that every 21 hands you will earn $14 on your BJ instead of $15. That means, you are giving $1 back to the casino out of every $210 you wager. That's an extra .48% for the house. Since the basic strategy edge is .18% for 3:2 single deck, having BJ pay 7:5 increases the house edge to .18% + .48% = .66%. This makes the game about the same as a 6D H17 shoe game. Just like the 6D H17 game, with good penetration a 1D 7:5 game could be beaten quite easily.
 
zengrifter

zengrifter

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7:5 1D with good pene...

... is a playable game, slightly inferior to the 'Reno-rules' 1D (h17 DD10/11). Significantly better than superFun1D. Wher can I find one. zg
 
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Brillo

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What about...

I remember reading a little while back that the Tuscanny was going to have 3:2 SD. Did they ever implement it and if so is it still going on? I haven't been inside that place in over a year.
 
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