There are several older IGT video blackjack games at my home casino. I have heard others say that somehow these could be rigged. Is that even technically possible? I thought the cards would have to be random and thus you could calculate the house edge based on the rules posted. This video is unavailable. Watch Queue Queue. Watch Queue Queue.
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Can Online Blackjack be Rigged?
'Has anyone actually won money playing online blackjack?'
'The dealer gets twice the blackjacks as the player, 8 in 100 hands, and the dealer always wins more doubles.'
'It would be more likely that I would get hit by lightning than suffer the results I did.'
The preceding statements were taken from message boards which specialize in online gambling discussions. While many players believe just the opposite, a growing minority are convinced that online blackjack is indeed rigged by the house.
The question this article tries to answer is, 'How likely is it that online blackjack is rigged?'
The answer to this question, like almost all questions, is, 'It depends.' or 'Sometimes.'
Take, for example, a scam in England which cost an online gambling operation $1.6 million dollars before a rigged blackjack game was discovered, and it's easy to see why many players are so suspicious.
Couple that with the fact that online wagering, once thought of in the same seedy vein as online pornography, has achieved a level of mainstream popularity which attracts thousands of new players daily, often providing easy targets for the unscrupulous and the downright immoral, and you have a situation rife with mistrust and paranoia.
Customers who complain about online blackjack being rigged have four main concerns:
1. Refusal to pay out winnings
Aztec dream slot machine. Perhaps the worst violation, there is nothing more frustrating than actually beating the house advantage and then finding that your chosen online casino will not pay. Buffalo wild slot machine. And since it is not a land-based business, your odds of recovering the money are very slim.
2. Lengthy delays before winnings are paid out
Almost as annoying as #1, but at least you eventually get what is coming to you.
3. Closures with no warning, without refunding deposited funds
This is a problem almost exclusive to fly-by-night operations and casinos established solely to scam the customer. This problem will almost never be encountered if you choose to gamble at a reputable casino with a solid business history.
4. Use of rigged software, with outcomes not randomly generated
Perhaps even more insidious than not paying out winnings is an online blackjack game which cheats you out of the chance to make a profit in the first place. This subject is often the most passionately debated, because it's almost impossible for the average Internet player to prove it one way or another.
While such crooked software does exist, many blackjack players are just too eager to cry foul when they suffer a bad run, thus casting doubt on the industry as a whole and furthering the overall sense of paranoia. While these concerns might sometimes be real and valid, many gamblers simply ignore the most basic fact of gambling which is constantly staring them in the face.
Every casino in the world, whether it's online or land-based, offers games which give the house an edge (strangely, few people ever complain about losing the lottery, a game where the house, in this case the government, has a huge advantage over the player). No matter what you do, you generally can't beat that edge.
Casinos will always make money. Gamblers, as a general rule, will usually lose money. And the longer you play, the more likely it is that the house edge will catch up to you. That's how it works.
Texas dice slot. If it didn't, casinos would have gone the way of the dodo a long time ago. But despite this fact, many players continue to claim that online black jack games are rigged, usually citing certain software manufacturers as the real culprits.
Most software makers charge an internet casino between $10,000 and $250,000 to develop a web-based casino, and often the software companies get as much as 30% of the gaming win generated by the site.
With that kind of money on the line, it's small wonder that someone who just lost $1,000 at on line blackjack might grow suspicious.
An authority site in this industry, has said, 'Online casinos are fair and honest for the most part. If you stick to the Big Four software manufacturers (Boss Media, Cryptologic, Microgaming, and World Gaming) you shouldn't have to worry about the fairness of the games themselves - the only thing you need to look into is their reputation for support and prompt payments.'
An Internet gambling expert who reviews e-casinos says, 'CryptoLogic offers about a 98 % return on video poker and blackjack, but, of course, the rules are such that the casino's odds may be a bit higher due to player mistakes. If you want better odds than what the major software-makers offer, you have to venture a bit off the beaten path, but if you do that you risk security.'
Considering the above statement, it should then come as little surprise that the problems have occurred almost exclusively at unlicensed and/or unregulated online casinos (it is thought that there are 200+ online casinos operating illegally today).
Casinos licensed by a responsible government are regularly audited and seem to have as few problems as regulated land-based casinos, and the odds they offer are similar.
When considering online blackjack casinos, try looking for the following marks of quality:
1. Software
Reliable and proven software backend that generates random numbers. Probabilities cannot be manipulated by the software backend.
2. Business Practice
Operators have shown a history of stable business operations. No prior fraud convictions, bankruptcies, etc.
3. Fair Play
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Look for companies who openly advertise payouts and are audited by a reputable, independent organization. Bonus winners should also be openly advertised to show that reliable payouts have been made.
Anyone, particularly the software developer, can claim any payout percentage they want. Without independent auditing (from a reputable firm like Price Waterhouse Coopers, for example) these numbers mean absolutely nothing.
4. Quick and Reliable Payout Process
Operators must have some type of payment processing that allows for reasonably quick payouts.
5. Playability
Software should be reliable and able to retain the game state in case of dropped connections.
6. Customer Support
Any casino you want to play at should have a toll-free call center and prompt email support. The customer service staff should demonstrate a firm understanding of the product.
7. Disclosure
Virtual black jack casinos should demonstrate full disclosure in releasing details regarding payouts, policies, insurance, etc.
So is online blackjack rigged?
In a sense, all casino games are rigged by paying out at different odds than the true odds. In other words, all casino games have a house edge that is unbeatable.
But usually when someone asks about online casino being rigged, their concern is with whether or not they're getting the same house edge that they would have playing a non-virtual, or brick and mortar version of the game in a land-based casino.
Most of the time, if you're playing at a reputable casino, you will be receiving a fair game, because there is little motivation for an internet casino to cheat with their software. The house edge is already built into the game, so there is no need to cheat in order to win in the long run.
In fact, most online casino operators have plenty of incentive NOT to rig their software. If they get caught, they go out of business, and then their profit margins become 0.
michael.proctor
I consider myself a pretty decent black jack player, but when you are betting only $10 a hand and find yourself $600 down in an hour something is wrong. Like the dealer getting 10 blackjacks and they finally throw you one. Everytime you get a 20 the bastard gets a 21. Doubling down on 10 or 11 only gets you 12-15. If you have a hard 13-16 and the dealer has a small card showing and you stand, you lose and if you hit you still lose. All this happened at the double deck table where the dealer stands on a soft 17. These n*****s are nothing but rip-off artists and I'm going to prove it.Last edited by: unnamed administrator on Jan 12, 2017
Romes
I consider myself a pretty decent black jack player, but when you are betting only $10 a hand and find yourself $600 down in an hour something is wrong. Like the dealer getting 10 blackjacks and they finally throw you one. Everytime you get a 20 the bastard gets a 21. Doubling down on 10 or 11 only gets you 12-15. If you have a hard 13-16 and the dealer has a small card showing and you stand, you lose and if you hit you still lose. All this happened at the double deck table where the dealer stands on a soft 17. These n***ers are nothing but rip-off artists and I'm going to prove it.
(I edited the response to censor)Hi michael,
I realize you're quite frustrated (rightfully so) and think that bovada blackjack is cheating (quite possible).. but in order to make that kind of claim you need a little something called PROOF. You'd need to record your hands, preferably on video, and you'd need to play thousands of hands so that we could do the math on the Wins/Losses/Pushes and check your EV +/- SD's. At that point we could conclude with evidence that you're ether the victim of a short term bad run blowing off some steam, or if you have actually in fact been cheated. I personally have lost for months, with a teammate as well, to a non stop flow of dealer 21's when we have 20, etc, etc, etc. Not to mention we played thousands of hands over months where as you played maybe 500-600 hands over a course of hours.. very short term and non conclusive. It DOES happen in real blackjack and COULD happen online. Thus, you must have some kind of PROOF to make these claims.
Either way the derogatory comments you used are inappropriate and will result in a little vacation from the forums for you.. So hopefully you use that time to cool off and think about a better way going about discussing it, or proving it.
Playing it correctly means you've already won.
Wizard
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First, warning given for profanity. Next time you'll get a suspension.Second, in an hour if you played fast you could bet 600 hands. That would have a standard deviation of 28.17 units.
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If you have other evidence, let's see it. I prefer to see exact numbers. If you claim something happens 'every time,' then please state the sample size.
It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet.
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I consider myself a pretty decent black jack player, but when you are betting only $10 a hand and find yourself $600 down in an hour something is wrong. Like the dealer getting 10 blackjacks and they finally throw you one. Everytime you get a 20 the bastard gets a 21. Doubling down on 10 or 11 only gets you 12-15. If you have a hard 13-16 and the dealer has a small card showing and you stand, you lose and if you hit you still lose. All this happened at the double deck table where the dealer stands on a soft 17. These n*****s are nothing but rip-off artists and I'm going to prove it.
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I can live with 'bastard' but am masking the n word.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
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I consider myself a pretty decent black jack player, but when you are betting only $10 a hand and find yourself $600 down in an hour something is wrong. Like the dealer getting 10 blackjacks and they finally throw you one. Everytime you get a 20 the bastard gets a 21. Doubling down on 10 or 11 only gets you 12-15. If you have a hard 13-16 and the dealer has a small card showing and you stand, you lose and if you hit you still lose. All this happened at the double deck table where the dealer stands on a soft 17. These n*****s are nothing but rip-off artists and I'm going to prove it.
Here is some advice.. Don't EVER play digital table games online and expect to win. You should know better. Just bet sports where the outcomes are real life or go to a local casino for live games. There are also some sites that have live black jack. Perhaps they are legitimate, but I would have my suspicions there as well.
'Winners hit n run.. Losers stick around'
RogerKint
Here is some advice.. Don't EVER play digital table games online and expect to win. You should know better. Just bet sports where the outcomes are real life or go to a local casino for live games. There are also some sites that have live black jack. Perhaps they are legitimate, but I would have my suspicions there as well.
Any game is beatable if you play a short enuff sesh.
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Romes
Any game is beatable if you play a short enuff sesh.
You should redefine that.. You can walk away a winner if you play a short enough sesh and have any kind of chance to win a hand/event.. but that doesn't make a game 'beatable' as the math is still quite against you. Making a game 'beatable' implies (at least to me) that you have the advantage and/or a positive expectation in value from the game.Playing it correctly means you've already won.
RogerKint
You should redefine that.. You can walk away a winner if you play a short enough sesh and have any kind of chance to win a hand/event.. but that doesn't make a game 'beatable' as the math is still quite against you. Making a game 'beatable' implies (at least to me) that you have the advantage and/or a positive expectation in value from the game.
My bad
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Nathan
I can understand your frustration and anger OP, but using the N word is going way too far.In both The Hunger Games and in gambling, may the odds be ever in your favor. :D 'Man Babes' #AxelFabulous 'Olive oil is processed but it only has one ingredient, olive oil.'-Even Bob, March 27/28th. :D The 2 year war is over! Woo-hoo! :D I sometimes speak in metaphors. ;) Remember this. ;) Crack the code. :D 8.9.13.25.14.1.13.5.9.19.14.1.20.8.1.14! :D 'For about the 4096th time, let me offer a radical idea to those of you who don't like Nathan -- block her and don't visit Nathan's Corner. What is so complicated about it?' Wizard, August 21st. :D