Vegas Blackjack Side Bets

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Payouts for these bets are less when compared to inside bets, but you’ll win more often. Inside bets are best suited to those of you who are ready to risk your bankroll for the chance of hitting a big win. However, there are some bets from the list that have the best roulette odds overall. The answer is called the blackjack side bet. A blackjack side bet allows the player to make an additional wager in addition to the bet made on the blackjack hand. Whereas the minimum bet on a blackjack hand in a live casino can be as little as $1 online or $5 in a live. Blackjack side bets do not involve any skill and you are simply betting on the luck of the draw. What’s more, the returns do not reflect the odds of each bet coming in, which gives the house a.

Blackjack side bets come in many shapes and sizes. Many traditional and online blackjack games have their own lineup of side bets. It would be impossible to come up with a complete list of side bets, though all blackjack side bet options generally fall under a few different categories. Here’s a breakdown of both common and obscure blackjack side bets.

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Super Sevens Side Bet

The 7 card is a big player in blackjack side bets. Sometimes called Super Sevens bets, this side bet is a proposition wager on whether or not the first card you are dealt is a 7. This bet traditionally pays off at 3-to-1.

Another Super Sevens side bet is whether the first two cards you receive are 7s. Because this is a far less likely event, a winning Double Sevens bet pays off at 50-to-1 or more. Taking it a step further, some casinos that use multi-deck blackjack shoes offer Suited Sevens bets, which state that if you are dealt two suited sevens, you win a payoff as high as 100-to-1.

There’s one more Super Sevens bet that is one of the least likely occurrences in the casino. If the first 3 cards you are dealt are 7s, regardless of suit, you can earn between 500-to-1 (for unsuited triple 7s) or as much as 5,000 to 1 (for suited triple 7s).

Royal Match Side Bet

The Royal Match bet pays a small bonus if the first two cards you receive are suited, called an “easy match”, and a much larger bonus if the first two cards you receive are a suited king and queen, which is called the Royal Match. You’ll find several versions of this side bet, with the payouts expected just under 97% to 93%.

Streak Blackjack Side Bet

One blackjack side bet you might not see as often in the streak bet. In this proposition, you win the bonus if you have a certain number of winning hands in a row. When you have split pairs, you’ll need to determine a net win for the total hand. For instance, if you split 7s and win on one hand while pushing on the other, that’s considered a net win. Take note that most streak bets don’t allow you the surrender option.

Over/Under 13 Side Bet

This proposition calls for you to bet on whether your hand will be over 13, under 13, or exactly 13 after you’re dealt two cards. For the purpose of this bet, aces count as 1. If you make this wager and all things are even (when card counting), the better proposition is to be Under 13, which has a house edge of over 6% instead of over 10%. The exactly 13 bet, which pays at 10 to 1 odds, is over 7% house edge.

Pair Square Side Bet

In this bet, you win money if your first two cards are a pair. If the first two cards are a suited pair, you’re paid even more. This blackjack side bet, which has been spotted in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and Tunica, is one of the better side bets in blackjack from the player’s perspective. The expected return ranges from 99.41% for a popular one-deck variation to a 96.15% for one of the six-deck variations.

21 + 3 Side Bet

The 21+3 side bet in blackjack is based on the first two cards you’re showing and the dealer’s face card. If the combination of these cards are a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a three of a kind, you win your side bet. The house edge on these games ranges from over 2% to somewhat over 3%.
Sweet Sixteen Side Bet

The Sweet 16 side bet in blackjack pays if you get a 16 or more on your first two cards. This bet pays at 1 to 1. Also, one ace pays at 1 to 1, while two aces pay at 2 to 1. If you get a pair of 2s through 7s, you get a push. This combines for a 97.42% house edge.

Lucky Ladies Side Bet

The Lucky Ladies bet involves making a 20-hand, while the best payoff is for a pair with the Queen of Hearts. If you receive a Queen of Hearts pair making 20, you’re paid at 125 to 1. If you receive a Queen of Hearts pair while the dealer makes a blackjack, you win 1000 to 1 in payoff money. A matched 20 (matched rank and suit) gives you 19 to 1 odds, while a suited 20 pays off at 9 to 1. If you build a hand with an unsuited 20, you’re paid at 4 to 1.

Bonus Blackjack Side Bet

This is a series of side bets in which either you or the dealer, or both, get a blackjack. You can bet on the player getting the blackjack, the dealer getting the blackjack, or both of your hitting on it. If both you and the dealer get blackjacks with an ace and jack of spades, you win a progressive bonus payoff.

More Blackjack Side Bets

Below are some other blackjack side bets you’ll find in casinos. Each blackjack floor is going to offer its own list of side bets, so learn what the side bets are in the local card rooms where you live. Online casinos also sometimes offer their own selection of blackjack side bets.

Bonanza Blackjack – Player has a hard or soft 20 and the dealer has a 10-point card of any type.

Hi/Low Side Bet – You can bet on whether your first card is going to be higher or lower than the dealer’s card.

2 through 6 Side Bet – If the dealer is dealt a 2 through 6 card, you win a side bet.

Jack Magic Side Bet – This involves getting jacks in your hand and the dealer’s face-up card. You’re paid more for one-eyed jacks.

Match the Dealer Side Bet – For each of your first 2 cards which matched the dealer’s up card, you win a side bet.

Lucky Lucky Side Bet – This involves getting certain combinations in your first 2 cards and the dealer’s up card: 777, 678, and other combinations that add up to 21.

Bonus Spin Side Bet – In this game, you’ll receive a spin at a wheel if you win the bonus spin side bet. The prize wheel range from 5x to 100x.

Dare Any Pairs Side Bet – This bet pays at 11 to 1 and is simple as can be. If your first two cards are a pair, you win the 11 to 1 bet.

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DogHand
Two quick questions:
1. How many decks?
2. Are the payouts on a 'X-to-1' basis, or a 'X-for-1' basis? In other words, if you win the sidebet, do you get your 1.5 euros back as well?
Dog Hand
charliepatrick
There's a similar bet in the UK at (some?) Grosvenor Casinos - https://www.ukcasinotablegames.info/blackjackgrosvenoracekingsuited.html and you place your £1 and the button lights up signifying you've made your bet. Thus the payouts in this version are 'for 1'.
Peterpan2119
Hi Dog,
Thanks for the reply. It is six decks with pen between 1-1.5 (sometimes 1.75 but that is rare
And dealer dependent).
The payout includes your initial wager. In other words; you pay up front, they take that bet (I talk about the sidebet of course) and if you win you get the fixed pay out based on the table...
Was this an answer to your question?
Best regards
FlyingHigh
Hi Dog,
were you able to look at the countability of this side game?
best regards
ChumpChange
So if you win $1500 on a $5 bet, that's 299 to 1, or 300 for 1. Does W-2G enter into this payout?
OTOH, is a million dollar jackpot withheld for taxes or can you just phone photo the big check to your bank account?
In this age of COVID, I'll be taking lump sums, not 20 year payouts.
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So if you win $1500 on a $5 bet, that's 299 to 1, or 300 for 1. Does W-2G enter into this payout?
OTOH, is a million dollar jackpot withheld for taxes or can you just phone photo the big check to your bank account?
In this age of COVID, I'll be taking lump sums, not 20 year payouts.


I’d be stealing big checks off of pictures if that was the case imo
DavidColdman
Blackjack is a game of chance and skill. I always use a surrender strategy, I play when players are allowed to surrender or fold their arms before making a hit. After all, often, I'm not ready to lose the entire amount, so I can risk only half of my bet.
unJon

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Thanks for this post from:
Almost but not quite passes the Turing Test.
The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but that is the way to bet.
DogHand

Hi Dog,
Thanks for the reply. It is six decks with pen between 1-1.5 (sometimes 1.75 but that is rare
And dealer dependent).
The payout includes your initial wager. In other words; you pay up front, they take that bet (I talk about the sidebet of course) and if you win you get the fixed pay out based on the table...
Was this an answer to your question?
Best regards


Now, I do count cards. Hi LO with an Ace side count, so my instinct tells me, this game is countable with an Ace side count. What I have done so far is if the TC is 2+ and the Ace side count is lower than 2 per decks remaining (so in other words if 3 decks remaining there should be on average still be 12 Aces in the deck, but I use half of that so in my example remaining aces need to be 18), I play the sidebet. With this tactic I am a little bit up on the sidebet (not major).
Peterpan2119,
Sorry for the delayed response... I didn't see this post until just the other day.
By the way, are you also 'FlyingHigh', who posted the following:

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'Now, I do count cards. Hi LO with an Ace side count, so my instinct tells me, this game is countable with an Ace side count. What I have done so far is if the TC is 2+ and the Ace side count is lower than 2 per decks remaining (so in other words if 3 decks remaining there should be on average still be 12 Aces in the deck, but I use half of that so in my example remaining aces need to be 18), I play the sidebet. With this tactic I am a little bit up on the sidebet (not major).'
If not, I hope FlyingHigh can explain this Ace sidecount concept in more detail. Please explain how you calculate the 'Ace side count is lower than 2 per decks remaining' part. For example, if 4 decks have been played and the number of Aces remaining is 10, would this qualify? What if 12 Aces remain?
At any rate, I find the house edge on this sidebet to be a whopping 53.76% when the Jackpot is 5000 EUR.
For a Jackpot of 'J', the Return to the player is
{-0.70156532124633568406774062634981 + 3.2782570145753073036731119172311e-5*J} EUR
This means that the breakeven Jackpot is J = 21400.5588... EUR
Here are the calculations:
6D Game
Case 1: AK Suited + Dealer any AK
Case 2: AK Suited
Case 3: AK Colored
Case 4: Any BJ
Case 5: Loser
Calcs:
P1 = {2*(24/312)*(6/311)}*{2*(23/310)*(23/309)} = 3.2782570145753073036731119172311e-5
Las vegas blackjack side betsP2 = 2*(24/312)*(6/311) - P1 = 0.00293531043010158801031721397111
P3 = 2*(24/312)*(6/311) = 0.00296809300024734108335394509028
P4 = 2*(24/312)*(96/311) - (P1 + P2 + P3) = 0.04155330200346277516695523126391

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VegasP5 = 1 - (P1 + P2 + P3 + P4) = 0.95251051199604254266633687855553
Pays (on a 'to-1' basis, in EUR):
R1 = Jackpot - 1.5
R2 = 90 - 1.5 = 88.5
R3 = 40 - 1.5 = 38.5

Las Vegas Blackjack Side Bets

R4 = 10 - 1.5 = 8.5
R5 = -1.5
Return = -0.70156532124633568406774062634981 + P1*J
so when J = 5000:
Return is -0.53765247051757031888408503048826
Hope this helps!

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