Blackjack requires a bit of thinking

One of the online casino tips that we suggest involves the game of Blackjack and this is a relatively low house edge game for the casino which means it gives you a good chance of winning but you need to make use of all the information that is available to you. Some pundits will say that the object of the game is to get as close as possible to 21 without going over (going bust); we strongly disagree with this as we think the object of the game is to beat the dealer. If the dealer has 17 we do not need 20 to beat them, we only need 18 and if we tie, we still live to fight another day. Both player and dealer have the same chance of being dealt winning cards but where the house edge comes in is when the player goes bust. When this happens the player loses regardless of what happens to the dealer so if you as a player goes bust and the dealer also goes bust you lose. Another known fact is how the dealer will play their cards, it is written on the table, the dealer will stand on 17 or above and draw on under 17. Following this strategy the dealer will go bust somewhere between 30 and 40% of the time which obviously means that as a player following this strategy you will automatically lose 30 to 40% of the hands without troubling the dealer which is unlikely to be a winning strategy. If as a player your are dealt 17 or more then there is no decision to be made; similarly if your two cards make 11 or less you will always draw so the only questions come with cards of 12 to 16. If you hold with these cards you will lose unless the dealer goes bust so you must decide whether to draw or hold depending upon your thoughts of the chances of the dealer going bust. The last piece of the jigsaw  is knowledge of one of the dealers cards which is face up and you should use this to assess the chances of the dealer going bust. If the dealer is showing a 9 for example then any 8 or above (which is more than 50% of the cards)with the second card will produce 17 or above and the dealer will not bust. Luck still plays a major part in any card game but this tip is something to look for.