Blackjack, a casino game with a centuries-old history, is one of the most popular casino games. The game has long been considered a classic and is often played by experienced players.
However, there are relatively few studies that have looked at the statistical probabilities of blackjack.
One study published in the journal The Mathematics Teacher looked at blackjack data from 3,000 hands of 21. This study found that the house edge was 1.
14%. In other words, for every 100 hands played by a player, the house would win 14 hands and lose 86 hands.
Other studies have looked at specific aspects of the game and found different results. For example, one study published in the journal Card Playerlooked at data from 1 million hands of blackjack to find that the house edge varied depending on the type of hand that was being played. The house edge for hand pairs (2 cards together) was 0.
93%, while it was 2.85% for hand trips (3 or more cards).
