Quote Originally Posted by Dbs6582 View Post
Excellent post. It’s pretty easy to understand why most people don’t care if bj is 3:2 or 6:5 when they can’t stay off the sucker side bet. The side bet on the bj games I play has about a 10% house edge. Most the time I’m the only one not playing it, but I will still have as many as 3 ploppies playing on my side bet at the same time. The locals think I hit it more than they do.

I don’t think it matters much to ploppies if they’re playing 6:5 or 3:2. If they aren't counting, they are going to lose playing either game, and I think most know this. They are just there for entertainment but they still hope they will get lucky and win in the short term.
Thanks for reminding me about the side bet. They tweaked Match the Dealer only on the 6:5 tables. Dealers have been telling the players that it makes up for the lower blackjack payout. A couple of the payouts have been raised slightly much to the delight of the adoring fans.