How Often Does Dealer Bust in Blackjack?

In blackjack, there is a house edge of about 0.5%. This means that for every 100 hands played, the house will win 50 hands and lose 50 hands.

However, over time, the house will eventually “win” more hands than it “loses”. This is because the house edge is based on the probability of getting a particular hand, and as the deck is shuffled more and more often, the chances of getting a particular hand decrease.

So how often does the house bust in blackjack? Data from the 2006 Atlantic City blackjack tournament suggests that about 1 in 8 hands (16.7%) is won by the house when played with an optimal strategy.

That means that for every hundred hands played with an optimal strategy, the house will win about 15 hands and lose about 85 hands.

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