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Reason #2 why the Wizard likes Bovada:
No-hassle practice games
Most online casinos spend more effort trying to separate you from your money than they do trying to give you a good experience. They have all kinds of popup windows, they usually make you download their software, and if they do offer play-in-browser games then you have to register an account before you can play. And if you register they start sending you emails trying to get you to deposit real money.
But Bovada is different. They have no popup windows at all, and their practice games play right in your browser, with no download, and no registration required. You don’t even have to give up your email address. It couldn’t be simpler: just one click and you’re playing the game.
I wish all online casinos showed this much respect for their players. Other casinos practically ask for your first born child to play for free. Meanwhile Bovada is patient and does not twist anybody’s arm to play for real money. You can play as long as you like for free with no obligation. The real-money games are available if that’s your preference, but if not, you can play the free practice games for as long as you like without hassle.
Ultimate 21
Last Update: Dec 27, 2002
Introduction
Ultimate 21 is a simple blackjack variation requiring no skill, except bet selection. I have seen it at the Sahara and Hard Rock casinos in Las Vegas but both have removed it.
Rules
A five deck shoe is used, usually from a continuous shuffler.The dealer will deal four cards and form the best possible blackjack hand that can be composed using any number of the four cards. The player bets in advance what the highest total will be.
For example if the four cards are a 5, queen, 3, and 4 the best total would be 19. The following table shows what each bet pays.
| Ultimate 21 Pay Table | |
|---|---|
| Bet | Pays |
| 17 or less | 30 to 1 |
| 18 | 25 to 1 |
| 19 | 8 to 1 |
| 20 | 1 to 1 |
| 21 | 3 to 1 |
| Blackjack | 4 to 1 |
House Edge
| House Edge in Ultimate 21 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bet | Pays | Probability | House Edge |
| 8 to 17 | 30 to 1 | 2.94% | 8.78% |
| 18 | 25 to 1 | 3.25% | 15.41% |
| 19 | 8 to 1 | 10.80% | 2.84% |
| 20 | 1 to 1 | 41.50% | 17.00% |
| 21 | 3 to 1 | 22.57% | 9.72% |
| blackjack | 4 to 1 | 18.94% | 5.32% |
So, if you play bet on the 19.
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