Odds of Winning at Blackjack Same As...

by Bodog Casino | Aug 17 2009

We're not sure what grandma and her bingo team told you, but it's not that hard to win consistently playing online blackjack - especially if you follow the optimum strategy.

It's actually harder to win at the games she plays - bingo and slots - because although the payoffs are bigger, the odds of winning are almost in the lotto ticket range.

So how likely is it that you walk away with your pockets fatter playing the popular table game? Using optimal strategy most experts feel you can win about 45-49.5 percent of the time. Toss in the fact that Bodog Casino's blackjack tables pay 3/2 on "Blackjack" and that's pretty good.

How good? We'll compare to some sportsbook future bets to give you the proper perspective.

... The New England Patriots Winning the Super Bowl

We know you New York Giants fans are probably giving us the finger right now. Sure they weren't able to win the Super Bowl recently despite going into the game with the perfect record, but they still have too many weapons and Tom Brady, giving them 7/2 odds to win it all.

Amazingly the odds of winning at blackjack are still better, but in the football realm oddsmakers are giving Brady, Randy Moss, and friends the best shot to win it all.

... Tom Brady Winning MVP

Yeah we're talking about Brady again. Yeah he kinda makes us sick too. But the fact of the matter is he's consistently accurate, consistently calm and consistently wins. Betting against Brady to win MVP is like not splitting eights or aces: he's won four Super Bowls, tossed 50 touchdowns in a season, knocked up Bridget Moynahan then dumped her Gisele Bundchen.

If Gisele is a Queen Brady's the Ace; you do the math.

... The Yankees Winning the Pennant

Not even having Mr. August aka Alex Rodriguez can keep the Yankees from being a 5/2 favorite to win the pennant. It's easy to see why. The Yankees have finally blended their boatloads of high-priced talent into a winning team, leading division rival, the Boston Red Sox, by 7.5 games.

Could A-Rod choke, again, in October when it counts the most? Definitely. But it looks like the Yankees have as much of a chance of winning it all as us cleaning out a table using optimal blackjack strategy.

... The Lakers Winning another NBA Championship

If you've read this far you're starting to realize by the company blackjack is keeping, that victory is pretty likely if you play right.

If the Lakers didn't sign Ron Artest and re-sign Lamar Odom you probably wouldn't be able to make the blackjack comparison, but they did, and they're stacked; 9/5 to win it all again in fact.

Artest is a defensive and offensive upgrade over forward Trevor Ariza, and Odom was a big reason why the Lakers won it all in the first place.

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