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Casino War is a proprietary casino table game based on the game of War. It is distributed by Shuffle Master, a division of Scientific Games.[1] The game is one of the most easily understood casino card games, and is one of the only card games where players can beat the dealer more than 50% of the time.[dubious]
Game play[edit]
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The game is normally played with six standard 52 card decks. The cards are ranked in the same way that cards in poker games are ranked, with aces being the highest cards.[2]
One card each is dealt to a dealer and to a player. If the player's card is higher, he or she wins the wager they bet. However, if the dealer's card is higher, the player loses their bet.[3]
A tie occurs when the dealer and the player each have cards of the same rank. In a tie situation, the player has two options:
- The player can surrender, in which case the player loses half the bet.
- The player can go to war, in which case the player must double his stake.
If the player continues play in view of a tie, the dealer burns (discards) three cards before dealing each of them an additional card. If the player's card is ranked higher than the dealer's, then the player wins the amount of his original wager only. If the dealer's card is ranked higher than the player's, the player loses his (doubled) wager. If the ranks are equal, then the player wins the amount of his doubled wager.
A side bet is offered by which a player can bet on ties. If the player bets on the tie, and his card matches the dealer's, then the player wins 10 to 1 to his original wager on the tie bet.
Strategy and house advantage[edit]
Surrendering has a slightly higher advantage for the house in the case that a bonus payout is offered, so based on the expected value probabilities a player should never surrender.
The dealer and the player each have a 46.3% chance of winning on the first card (in a standard game with 6 decks), so this seems like an even money game. The house advantage, however, comes from what happens in the case of a tie.
The house advantage increases with the number of decks in play and decreases in casinos who offer a bonus payout. The house advantage for this game is usually over 2%.
History[edit]
The game was developed by Bet Technology, a small company based in Carson City, Nevada.[4] The patent on the game was filed in 1993.[5] By 1994, the game was offered at five Northern Nevada casinos, beginning with Harrah's Tahoe.[4]
In 2004, Shuffle Master acquired most of Bet Technology's assets, including Casino War.[6]
References[edit]
- ^'Casino War'. Scientific Games. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^Brisman, Andrew (1999). American Mensa Guide to Casino Gambling: Winning Ways. Stirling. ISBN0-8069-4837-X.
- ^'Casino War'. Wizard of Odds. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ abJohn Stearns (May 11, 1994). 'Casinos are going to war'. Reno Gazette-Journal. – via Newspapers.com (subscription required)
- ^US patent 5324041, 'High card wagering game', issued 1994-06-28, assigned to Bet Technology, Inc.
- ^'Shuffle Master continues to grow'. Las Vegas Sun. February 26, 2004. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
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Donald 'Don' Schlesinger is a gaming mathematician, author, lecturer, player, and member of the Blackjack Hall of Fame who specializes in the casino game of blackjack. His work in the field has spanned almost four decades. He is the author of the book Blackjack Attack - Playing the Pros' Way, currently in its third edition, which is considered one of the most sophisticated theoretical and practical studies of the game to date.[1]
Schlesinger was born in New York City and graduated from the City College of New York (CCNY) with a B.S. degree in mathematics. In addition, he holds M.A. and M.Phil. degrees in French from the City University of New York. Don began his professional life teaching mathematics and French in the New York City school system. In 1984, he changed professions and, until 1998, was a principal (executive director) at a Wall Street investment bank.[2] Since his retirement from the finance industry, he has devoted even more time to blackjack, in a researching, writing, teaching, and playing capacity.
His contributions to the game include research into optimal betting, risk analysis, optimal back counting, Floating Advantage, camouflage and team play,[3] and card counting systems comparison.
He is most well known for:
- Creating the Illustrious 18, an abridged set of the most efficient card counting indices mentioned in most card counting books published in the last 30 years.[4][5]
- Creating DI (Desirability Index) and SCORE (Standard Comparison of Risk and Expectation), to optimally compare games under various scenarios.[6]
- Publication of the optimal Blackjack composition-dependent basic strategy.[7]
Schlesinger has edited, consulted and/or collaborated with many of the leading Blackjack analysts, programmers, and authors, including Stanford Wong, Edward O. Thorp, Peter Griffin, Arnold Snyder, Karel Janeček, John Auston, Katarina Walker, and Norm Wattenberger. In addition, he has contributed to many different issues of the aficionado magazine Blackjack Forum. .
Books that mention Schlesinger include:
- Repeat Until Rich by Josh Axelrad
- Blackjack: A Professional Reference, the Encyclopedia of Casino Twenty-One by Michael Dalton
- The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic by Dr. Richard Arnold Epstein
- The Doctrine of Chances: Probabilistic Aspects of Gambling By Dr. Stewart N. Ethier
- Finding the edge: mathematical analysis of casino games By Dr. Olaf Vancura, Dr. Judy A. Cornelius, Dr. William R. Eadington
- Burning the Tables in Las Vegas by Ian Andersen
- Professional Blackjack by Dr. Stanford Wong
- Risk and Reward: The Science of Casino Blackjack by Dr. N. Richard Werthamer
- Knock-Out Blackjack by Dr. Olaf Vancura, Ken Fuchs
- Basic Blackjack by Dr. Stanford Wong
- The Blackjack Zone by Dr. Eliot Jacobsen
- Legends of Blackjack by Kevin Blackwood and Larry Barker
- Play Blackjack Like the Pros by Kevin Blackwood
- Blackjack autumn: a true tale of life, death, and splitting tens by Barry Meadow
- Blackjack: Play Like the Pros by John Bukofsky
- Frugal Video Poker by Jean Scott
- Dynamic Blackjack by Dr. Richard Reid
- Blackjack Blueprint by Rick Blaine
- Blackbelt in Blackjack by Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Diary by Stuart Perry
- Beyond Counting by Dr. James Grosjean
- Hollywood Blackjack by Dave Stann
- The Pro's Guide to Spanish 21 and Australian Pontoon by Katarina Walker
- Modern Blackjack by Norm Wattenberger
- Bootlegger's 200 proof blackjack by Mike Turner
- You've Got Heat by Barfarkel
- Mensa Guide to Casino Gambling: Winning Ways by Andrew Brisman
- Silver Fox Blackjack System by Ralph Stricker
- Get the Edge at Blackjack by John May
Books that briefly acknowledge Schlesinger:
- Gambling 102: The Best Stratgies for All Casino Games by Michael Shackleford
- Gambling Theory and Other Topics by Mason Malmuth
- Blackjack for Blood by Bryce Carlson
- Extra Stuff by Dr. Peter Griffin
- Blackjack Essays by Mason Malmuth
- Gambling for Winners: Your Hard-Headed, No B.S. Guide to Gaming by Richard Stooker
- Fundamentals of '21' by Mason Malmuth, Lynne Loomis
References[edit]
- ^Knappster: Is what's good for Macau good for Vegas?
- ^http://www.volx.us/bio4.htm
- ^Blackwood, Kevin 'Play Blackjack Like the Pros', 2005, Harper Collins, pages 107, 122, 147, 227
- ^'Encyclopedia of Casino Twenty-One'. Spur of the Moment Publishing. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^Blackwood, Kevin 'Play Blackjack Like the Pros', 2005, Harper Collins, pages 18, 68-70, 85
- ^Epstein, Richard A. 'The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic' 2nd edition, 2009, Academic Press, page 273
- ^Epstein, Richard A. 'The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic' 2nd edition, 2009, Academic Press, page 267-268
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