Bill Zender’s Newsletter and the Buster Blackjack Side bet

The Bill Zender Newsletter

October 29, 2020

Dear Friends and Business Associates,

As the pandemic continues, I’ve needed to change my approach of conducting enterprise.  In the previous couple of months, I’ve gravitated in direction of conducting extra enterprise on-line.  This consists of offering brief coaching session shows by way of Internet medias corresponding to Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and a excessive restrict profitable participant analyses over WebEx.  This course of works successfully, however I consider that providing my providers in individual is the greatest methodology for offering undertaking high quality.  With that mentioned, following are a few of the “virtual” providers that I’m presently offering to my purchasers and on line casino operators searching for my assist and data:

Sessions on fundamental desk recreation arithmetic; understanding mathematical home benefit of the completely different desk video games and aspect bets, in addition to understanding the mechanics behind recreation maintain share.  I’ve taught this matter as a one-hour session. I’ve discovered that cut up periods of one-hour every with a 15-minute break in between is extra productive (whole time 2-hours and quarter-hour).

A sequence of periods on card counting in blackjack.  These periods embody (1) Basics of card counting, (2) Understanding Basic and widespread technique, (3) Detecting card counting from the on line casino flooring, and (4) Confirming card counting from surveillance.  Each session is one-hour and could be accompanied by handouts and informative charts and spreadsheets.

Conducting Winning Player critiques and evaluations.  All I require is the skill to evaluate parts of the participant’s video and a PDF of the participant’s gaming hand monitoring sheet information.  I’ve discovered that conducting participant critiques over the Internet is sort of environment friendly if I’ve entry to view video and evaluate hand monitoring data.  If you’ve gotten a buyer who’s regularly beating your recreation, I can give you an skilled’s “second” opinion.

In addition, I’ve correct data on COVID-19 and procedures for the on line casino.  If dealt with accurately and constantly, procedures could be established to make the on line casino a really protected atmosphere for each the prospects and staff.   I can present your group with a digital presentation or help in compiling protected and enough COVID procedures.

BTW, on November 17^th from 1100am to midday EST, I will likely be giving a one-hour shows at this 12 months’s BNP Media’s Table Game Cutting Edge (Virtual) Conference (please see the data beneath).  The matter offered will embody the impact guidelines adjustments have on the recreation, procedures, and aspect bets and how these adjustments effluence desk recreation maintain share.  I really feel this presentation is a should for any on line casino govt concerned in desk video games.  This session is extra superior than my customary desk recreation programs.  At this time, I’ll solely have this presentation out there by way of BNP Media. 

If anybody is keen on any of those shows and/or profitable participant critiques, please be at liberty in contacting me at [email protected] or 702-423-5734.  My costs are extraordinarily affordable at the moment.

Interesting Emails

Over the previous month I solely acquired one fascinating query concerning desk video games that I want to cross alongside to my readers.  The query has to do with defending the Buster aspect bet from card counting assault.  Quite a lot of recreation safety skilled strive and apply a blackjack rely system to all points of the recreation together with aspect bets.  In some conditions, the object of the aspect bet is parallel to the main recreation which dictates that greater worth playing cards (particularly ten-value playing cards) are vital to the gamers profitable wager consequence.  However, lots of the aspect bets are NOT designed to observe the object of the major recreation, and to efficiently assault these aspect bet, a completely completely different rely system must be employed.  This is the case with the Buster sidebet.  The following e-mail outlines this precise scenario:

Executive’s Email

In the previous month or so we’ve skilled a rash of card counters at our property. What makes this all the extra intriguing is that three out of the final 4 have wagered on the Buster Bet aspect wager upon the rely hitting -4 or beneath. Is this something you’ve come throughout just lately? The final two utilizing this technique I requested if they’d any data for me, realizing that they didn’t owe me a factor, certainly one of which let me know that it was -5 however he had no mathematical proof to again this. Only that he had been instructed to take action.  I learn Eliot Jacobson’s two articles in AP HEAT, however this was much more superior and hoped to find one thing simpler to coach, if it existed. Any perception could be welcome, as normal. 

My Reply

First off, counting the Buster aspect bet requires a unique rely system than the major recreation of BJ.  If you rely utilizing a hello/lo system, you’ll discover that aspect bet counters of Buster would bet in a unfavourable hello/lo true rely.  The Buster rely system often has the 7,8,9,T labeled as +1 when eliminated, and playing cards like A,2,3 labeled as -2 (or higher).  The system used relies on your pay schedule, however the rely labels will fluctuate solely barely.  In addition, pay schedules that pay 3:1 for busts with 4 playing cards usually tend to get attacked.  With that mentioned, the return for the participant counting the Buster is just not nearly as good in comparison with counting the major recreation.  I’d assume the most bet restrict on the Buster must be higher than $25 whether it is the main space of assault.  If the gamers are skilled degree counters then they could possibly be attacking the major recreation utilizing a hello/lo (or comparable) rely system, and have one other individual on the desk or standing behind, counting the Buster utilizing the Buster rely system as talked about above (signaling to the others).  My two cents on the scenario.  I hope that helps.

My reply to this on line casino govt is primarily based on supposition, since I’m not observing the play instantly however analyzing it although the govt’s narrative.  As talked about in the reply, the Buster is just susceptible when the most bet restrict exceeds $25, and when the pay schedule signifies a four-card bust pays not less than 3:1.  Also, it goes with out saying {that a} double deck Buster recreation is extra enticing than a six or eight deck recreation underneath the identical limits and pay schedule.  Any feedback concerning attacking the Buster aspect bet are welcomed. Email me at: [email protected]

Scheduled Seminars and Workshop

Table Games Cutting Edge Conference (Virtual) November 17^th

How guidelines, procedures, and aspect bets impact desk recreation maintain share

Tuesday November 17^th on-line from 11AM – Noon EST
At this 12 months’s BNP Media’s Cutting Edge Table Games Virtual Conference I will likely be seated comfortably (and safely) in my own residence.

Hold share is the main measurement utilized by higher administration to gauge desk recreation efficiency. Do you already know the components that affect whether or not your maintain share is respectable or horrible? In this 60-minute session you’ll find out how the variety of hand choices and wagering spots influences maintain share (and win). How altering recreation guidelines alters the maintain share vary, and why including aspect bets is so vital. You can even come away with an understanding of “buy-in churn” (variety of occasions the participant’s buy-in is positioned in motion), and the way it has a considerable impact in your maintain share. This session is a “must” for anybody concerned in desk recreation administration.  Here are the matters I will likely be discussing throughout the 1-hour presentation:

1. The fundamentals: How maintain share is calculated based mostly on desk win and drop.
2. Effect of gaining extra choices per hour: More income (win) identical drop.
3. Effect of providing “less” betting spots: Hold% goes up, however income goes down.
4. Effect of rule adjustments: Do minor rule adjustments impact maintain%; what about main rule adjustments?
5. Effect of using aspect bets: Side bets scale back choices however enhance income potential.
6. Effect of buy-in churn: What impact does time on desk have on maintain% (and income).

For extra data please go to the web site https://www.casinojournal.com/table-games-conference/agenda. 

On the Move

Since I’m sheltering in place proper now, I’m not on the transfer.  No one’s on the transfer.  I plan to get again on observe someday after the first of the 12 months (and a profitable vaccine!).  Call or e-mail me! 702-423-5734, and [email protected].
 
Questions???
 
I’m at all times out there to reply your questions. If you’ve gotten any questions on gaming; don’t hesitate to contact me by way of e-mail.  I reply emails about gaming on daily basis! [email protected]. I actually am right here to assist.
 
Cheers, good luck, and keep protected!
 
Bill Zender
Bill Zender and Associates
[email protected]
702-423-5734