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Reason #1 why the Wizard likes Bodog:
Excellent customer support
The thing that separates Bodog from the rest is its customer support. Many other online gaming companies outsource their support. It can be difficult getting a response from them, and if you do it is often slow and handled by somebody with little understanding of gambling or even of English. But Bodog's support is handled by Bodog, and their support staff is actually knowledgeable and helpful. I'm so confident that you'll have a good experience with Bodog that if you have a problem getting paid and you can't resolve it with them on your own, I'll talk to them myself. I personally have known the Bodog management for about three years and always found them to be professional, friendly, and knowledgeable. I have also personally visited one of their call centers so I could see first-hand how they handle customer issues. (More on my mediation service.) If you have a problem with any other casino besides Bodog, I can't help you. I get complaints from players of other online casinos every day who have difficulty getting paid. However that isn't my job nor my problem. If you play at Bodog after clicking through my site I'll stand behind you 100%. Any place else and you're on your own. (Visit Bodog) One click and you're in:
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In San Juan, Puerto Rico, at blackjack, a number of casinos do not deal the dealers "hole card" until after the players have taken their cards. I am reasonably sure that they don't take your doubled/split bet if they get a blackjack. What changes, if any should be made to basic strategy. Assuming you are right that they don't take your double/split bet on a dealer blackjack then make no changes to the U.S. basic strategy. Dec. 27, 2004 I just wanted to make sure that the correct play in the Microgaming single deck game of A,A vs A is to split as shown on your basic strategy card. I'm pretty sure the correct play would be to hit, at least with 4 decks, and it just seems that with all the 10's left you might lose twice your bet pretty often. Not that I don't believe you but I just wanted to verify. Any chance you have the EV of hitting vs splitting on this hand? - William Kirkpatrick from Pittsburgh, USA I've been questioned about this several times and continue to maintain that despite losing the total bet the option to draw to split aces overcomes the European no-peek rule, thus splitting is the better play. Based on one deck the expected value of each hand (considering the possibility of a dealer blackjack) is -0.532849 for hitting and -0.223277 for splitting. So splitting is better by about 31% of a unit. Splitting is also better for the 4-deck game, which no Microgaming player should be playing since a 1-deck game with the same rules is available. Nov. 3, 2002 I just got to your site and like it a lot. Is there a table for hits and splits when playing European blackjack? It seems like there should be some remedy for the house taking all the doubles and splits on blackjack. - Jim Petersen of Widdleton, Wisconsin Since you asked I added a blackjack strategy for European blackjack to my site. I also discussed this topic in one of my recent newsletters. Nov. 19, 2000 As a dealer from Canada I work at a casino that does not deal the hole card. I have never worked at a casino before this but have played at a lot of them. This is first one here in Canada that I have seen do this. Is this better for the players? Also is there much difference in basic strategy between the two? We use a six-deck shoe and hit on soft 17. ñ Jesse from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada I just commented on this in my last newsletter. Two weeks ago I was playing blackjack in Germany where they also do not take a hole card. In this event the player loses the total bet if the dealer gets a blackjack, including the additional money bet after doubling or splitting. Basic strategy changes are to hit 11 against a 10, hit two 8's against a 10 or ace, and hit two aces against an ace. Oct. 5, 2000 Q: I want to play blackjack at Lasseters Casino. They use Access software i.e. Infinite number of decks ,split any pair and resplit once, double on any two cards, double after split and European hole card rule, and dealer stands on soft 17. Please supply me with the relevant Basic Strategy chart. Thank you. - Peter Hopkins from Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom A: Here is my Lasseter's basic strategy. Sept. 3, 2000  Q: I have never seen any tips on blackjack where the dealer is dealt only one card. This seems to be a totally different game than regular blackjack. When you take a hit, you are taking what would be the second card of the dealers hand. A lot of online casinos have this game. Do you have any suggestions as to the best way to play these games? Thank you. - Darrell Bush of Coos Bay, U.S. A: It doesn't matter which card the dealer takes. What is important is whether the player can lose more than their original wager if the dealer has a blackjack. For example at Starnet casinos if the dealer has a 10 up and the player has an 11 and doubles the dealer can draw and ace afterward for a blackjack and the player will lose both the original bet and the double. To adjust for this European no-peek rule the player should be more conservative about doubling and splitting when the dealer has a potential blackjack. My site has the exact basic strategy to follow for various major brands of online software. July 18, 2000
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