No Even Money at a 6:5 game

[Finrod]

I saw a horrid double deck game paying 6:5 on blackjacks. I noticed they also specifically disallowed "even money", but would allow you to insure your BJ against a dealer's ace. Of course, in a 3:2 game, even money is the same as insuring, but in 6:5 it is not. Just seems like you are getting screwed twice here. Is that a common rule on 6:5 games?

[Ouchez]

seen it before on sd, DD 6.5 just shows how truly evil and greedy the casino is,,,why frequent such a place????????????????????????????

Ouchez

[Finrod]

I certainly don't frequent this place. I went there for the second time in a year hoping to find better conditions. Didn't pull any cash out of my wallet. Obviously will not be returning there soon.

In fact, I have never sat down at a table here. Funny thing, on my previous visit, the DD game had a $25 minimum (it was $5 on my most recent visit) with one person playing it. Now I am thinking he requested the minimum to keep others away. Imagine that! Stay away! I want to play this trash all by myself!

[lurppis]

"No even money" was part of the 6:5 game at my local, when they used to have one. If anything, I would be surprised if they a casino paying 6:5 DID offer even money. Not offering it seems more consistent with the fact that BJ is supposed to pay 6:5 in such a game.

Still, in my case it was a 6-deck game as well. And dealt from a CSM, at least when I saw it. So I guess it's not worth mentioning from an AP standpoint anyway.

[Finrod]

I understand and agree with what lurppis and Tthree have said. It does seem to make sense, but I had never noticed this before (I also give these games very little of my time) and was wondering if it was common. Sounds like it might be the norm.

[lurppis]

It might just be that other 6:5 games share the no-even-money rule but don't explicitly point it out like the one you saw did. This would be consistent with Tthree's analysis that even money is really just a way of speeding up the process of insuring a BJ.

[quipper]

Instead of even money, tell them you want 80%. If they say no,say: I'm guaranteed 80%, I'll just insure for 40%.