By Henry Tamburin Ph.D

Not all blackjack games are created equal. Depending on the playing conditions, the best strategy for playing and betting might be different from one blackjack game to another. In this article, I’ll use the term “playing conditions” to include the list in the Table of Contents below.

1 – Soft 17 Rule
Some casinos implement the soft 17 rule, meaning, dealers must hit soft 17 rather than stand. This rather innocuous rule doesn’t appear to be a big deal to most players but, in fact, it is.

(Note: A soft 17 is any hand that contains an ace counted as an 11. Examples are Ace-6, Ace-4-2, and Ace-2-Ace-3.)

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