A few casinos where I play have Lucky Lucky (Note: This is not "Lucky Ladies." It's "Lucky Lucky.")

It's another one of those side bets where your first two cards and the dealer's up-card make a hand. In this case, you get paid 1 to 1 if your cards and the dealer's up-card total 19. 2 to 1 for a 20. It then continues working up to higher pay for a 6, 7, 8 combo, suited and unsuited (suited pays more obviously), and trip 7s. The highest payout is trip suited 7s, which is 200 to 1, though unsuited 7s is a decent payout as well.

I was thinking of side counting 7s and making a bet if there happen to be a butt-load of 7s left. I don't mind side counting at all. I've noticed that I am pretty good at it.

So I was wondering, how many 7s would have to be left in the shoe (6D) to warrant a side bet? At one joint, they cut off only a deck. At another though, they cut off only half a deck. I wouldn't mess with it any place where they are dealing 4.5/6, but 5.5/6 may present an opportunity. I realize that I may have to count for months before I see a shoe heavy in 7s, but I don't mind.

Is this worth pursuing? For a potential 200 to 1 payout, it is tempting to find out.