Casino with blackjack that let you be the "bank"

[NLfool]

I'm a terrible BJ player but since I no longer bet sports (prob change as the football season rolls around lol) I need my junkie fix and BJ does it. Seems like being the bank is a great way to gamble

[VORP]

Yea, I wondered about this too when I lived in CA a few years ago. I looked around online but couldn't find any info on beating the game or if it's beatable. One thing is that, at least where I played in Socal, the rules were far different than regular BJ. I'm guessing it was to level the playing field between "house" and player, but I don't know.

Somewhat related, Stanford Wong (from BJ counting fame) has written a book about how to beat CA style Pai Gow. It basically centers around playing perfect strategy and being the banker as often as possible. So you might want to look into that.

[squashington]

I played this game frequently at Fort McDowell Casino in Arizona. It's called Action Jack there.

Lots of variance but it's def +++++EV when played correctly. Basically you want to bet the minimum ($5) when you're not the house and risk the maximum ($1k+) when you are.

So if you're the dealer and put out 1k the other players then put out their bets. You can only lose AND win up to that 1k. So if the guy to your left bets 1k on your deal you're playing heads up against him.

The difference between normal BJ is that the bank/house/dealer doesn't can't see both the players cards.
Every player is dealt 1 card up and 1 card down. Future hits are dealt face up starting to the left of the dealer. The dealer doesn't have to stay or hit on anything. There's been many times I've stayed on 12 because I was positive the biggest bets at the table had busted. Plus you have absolute position every time you're the dealer.