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Blackjack

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A player blackjack wins immediately unless the dealer also has one, in which case the hand is a push. If the dealer is dealt blackjack, all players who do not have a blackjack lose.
A player blackjack wins immediately unless the dealer also has one, in which case the hand is a push. If the dealer is dealt blackjack, all players who do not have a blackjack lose.


Wins are paid out at even money, except for player blackjacks, which are traditionally paid out at 3 to 2 odds. Some tables today pay blackjacks at less than 3:2.{{cn|date=April 2025}}
Wins are paid out at even money, except for player blackjacks, which are traditionally paid out at 3 to 2 odds. However tables that pay 6 to 5 for blackjack - less beneficial payout odds for the player - began appearing in 2003{{Cite web |title=Blackjack Trends in Vegas • by Easy Vegas |url=https://easy.vegas/games/blackjack/trends |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=easy.vegas}}, and have become more commonplace. By 2024, most blackjack tables on the Las Vegas Strip paid 6:5 on a blackjack.{{Cite web |last=Mehaffey |first=John |date=2024-08-13 |title=Every Las Vegas Strip Casino Now Spreads 6-5 Blackjack |url=https://www.blackjackonline.com/live/every-las-vegas-strip-casino-now-spreads-6-5-blackjack/ |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=Blackjack Online |language=en-US}}


===Insurance===
===Insurance===
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===Advantage play===
===Advantage play===
{{Main|Advantage player}}
{{Main|Advantage player}}

Blackjack has been a high-profile target for advantage players since the 1960s. Advantage play attempts to win more using skills such as memory, computation, and observation. While these techniques are legal, they can give players a mathematical edge in the game, making advantage players unwanted customers for casinos. Advantage play can lead to ejection or [[Black Book (gambling)|blacklisting]]. Some advantageous play techniques in blackjack include:
Blackjack has been a high-profile target for advantage players since the 1960s. Advantage play attempts to win more using skills such as memory, computation, and observation. While these techniques are legal, they can give players a mathematical edge in the game, making advantage players unwanted customers for casinos. Advantage play can lead to ejection or [[Black Book (gambling)|blacklisting]]. Some advantageous play techniques in blackjack include:


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====Shuffle tracking====
====Shuffle tracking====
{{main|Shuffle tracking}}
{{main|Shuffle tracking}}

Another advantage play technique, mainly applicable in multi-deck games, involves tracking groups of cards (also known as slugs, clumps, or packs) through the shuffle and then playing and betting according to when those cards come into play from a new shoe. Shuffle tracking requires excellent eyesight and powers of visual estimation but is harder to detect; shuffle trackers' actions are largely unrelated to the composition of the cards in the shoe.{{Cite web |title=Blackjack in Color |url=http://www.blackjackincolor.com/Shuffletracking2.htm |website=Shuffle Tracking Counts}}
Another advantage play technique, mainly applicable in multi-deck games, involves tracking groups of cards (also known as slugs, clumps, or packs) through the shuffle and then playing and betting according to when those cards come into play from a new shoe. Shuffle tracking requires excellent eyesight and powers of visual estimation but is harder to detect; shuffle trackers' actions are largely unrelated to the composition of the cards in the shoe.{{Cite web |title=Blackjack in Color |url=http://www.blackjackincolor.com/Shuffletracking2.htm |website=Shuffle Tracking Counts}}


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