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Bonanza Blackjack

Introduction

Bonanza Blackjack

Bonanza Blackjack is a side bet found on a fully-electronic 6-deck game at the Boulder Station in Las Vegas. If the player has any 20 (including a soft 20) and the dealer has a 10-point card, then the player will win something. This is a $1 side bet, no more and no less.

Rules and Analysis

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Player's hand Dealer's hand Permutations Probability Pays Return
Same rank and suit First two cards match 5760 0.00000062 25000 0.015493
Same rank and suit Up card matches 587520 0.00006321 2500 0.158026
Same rank and suit Up card any 10 13348800 0.00143617 100 0.143617
Same rank Up card any 10 50191488 0.00540001 30 0.162
Same suit Up card any 10 50191488 0.00540001 20 0.108
Different rank and suit (including soft 20) Up card any 10 184747392 0.01987665 10 0.198766
Loser   8995622832 0.96782332 -1 -0.967823
Total   9294695280 1   -0.18192

The lower right cell shows a house edge of 18.19%.

Written by: Michael Shackleford