Question of the Day - 19 March 2022

I played it once years ago and won $45. That's before I knew what it was. Now I can say that I will always be a winner at this game. This was about 20 years ago. When did Bally's begin dealing it?

https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/6-5-blackjack-history/

I found a link to a previous question. Flamingo in 1999. I played at this table. It was right inside the door and the cage was right behind it. $5 single deck. I was winning hands until they brought in a slick looking dealer with a lot of jewelry. I left after losing a few hands and then only getting paid $6.25 on my 1st BJ. it was my first trip.

The high numbers for 6-5 blackjack over 3-2 indicates the level of game sophistication among the masses.  The same group of people who when Burger King introduced a one-third pound burger to go up against the Quarter Pounder rejected the new burger because 1/4 is larger than 1/3...  In other words, the dimbulbs, the lifeblood of casino management.

"a lot of players don't have a choice". the unfortunate choice i've made is; i don't play bj anymore in vegas. high table limits doesn't help, either.

There is still plenty of low-limit 3:2 blackjack in Vegas.  It just isn't in Strip casinos.  Venture to Fremont Street and the locals casinos.

Most people are too lazy/dumb to learn simple basic strategy.  They surely aren't smart enough to know 6/5 is worse than 3/2. As Kevin said get off the overpriced, overhyped, overrated strip and there is plenty of 3/2. 

When they replace it with 5/5, or 10/10 blackjack…

Filling in for Kevin.

As long as everybody is stupid enough or should I politely say ignorant to the game it will never happen. The Company Gods and their college educated "know nothing about gaming" number geeks will not let it happen.

Thanks to the card counters, advantage players, professional players, etc, for screwing everybody  else payoffs in blackjack, video poker and other games . Gambling/casinos  were built to be for average peoepl entertainment, fun,  and hope you win sometimes. Now the pro advantage players ruined it for the majority of people just looking to have a good time. Pro's think they are smart and beating the casino when all they really are doing is taking money from the average players out for some fun. Casinos are not to blame they have to survive. I understand  now the only way to make money on gambling is selling books and videos telling others how to gamble 

Players still lose with 3:2 BJ or 9/6 JoB video poker. The casinos are basically greedy (resort fees, paid parking, high restaurant prices, etc) and want to skew the odds way against the player. Especially Eldorado with CEO Tom Reeg as CEO. 

... a casino advertise (and offer) 6:4 blackjack and see what happens.

 As long as people continue to play 6/5 blackjack, the casinos will offer it. The same goes for those who pay rip-off "resort fees", paid parking, mandated tipping, bottle fees, etc.

If you owned a casino resort with a huge stream of people willing to overpay for buffets, hotel room resort fees, crazy parking fees and play unfavorable games/machines why would you think about offering 3:2 blackjack? The corporate casino owners will milk this for as long as they can, they'd be silly not to. Advantage players, excess casino greed and other factors might have gotten things to this point, but it will stay like this for as long as flocks of mindless tourists continue to go along with it. It's their participation that keeps things like they are, and fuels new ripoff ideas. A business won't change its profitable operations until less customer action occurs. There's an old saying about making hay while the sun shines, and the casinos are doing exactly that. They are maximizing profits without regard to possible loss of smarter players. I blame the overpaying tourists that go along with this situation, it's their money that tells the casino to continue it.

My first thought was, "6/5 will go away...when it is replaced with even-money." It may not be that far away; I seem to recall at least one "party pit" paying even money. Remember that the Strip is trending away from gamblers and more to the "pool by day, club by night, maybe dinner at some celebrity restaurant and a show, and throw in some gambling while I'm here" crowd.

One reason the casinos love 6-5: it protects them from the people who think they are good card counters.

There are always choices. You can choose not to pay resort fees and parking fees; and you can choose not to play a substandard game. You can switch to a different game; a different casino; a different gaming destination; or even a different way to occupy your time. Personally, if everything becomes totally unplayable, I plan to go back into politics.
But I agree that 6-5 BJ is probably here to stay. As long as enough people are willing to play it, the casinos have no incentive to offer anything better. That's why I've pretty much given up Blackjack and switched to tournament poker.
My cousin plays 6-5 for the low table limits. I explained it all to him several times, and finally gave up. At least he steps stop-losses, and frequently hits them.
And FWIW, LVA itself recommends the even-money (!) low-stakes game at OYO (formerly Hooters) as one of Las Vegas' "Top-Ten Values." Go figure....

Is what I call it.
Flamingo is first place I saw it. And was the first time I heard a math wiz explain how 6/5 was better than 3/2. I wasn't playing just standing back watching play when Einstein went on his teaching lesson. At first I wasn't sure what he was talking about since I had never heard of 6/5, then I saw it on the table.
Got a good laugh with the dealer after he left but I never sat down to play.
I have played it when the only thing open is a 6-deck but at the bare minimum table while waiting on a double to open up.

5/6 would get players