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![]() Blackjack Conditions in AustraliaEditor Note: This page is for historical purposes only. Last update 1999. By Mike Van Emmerik See also my general Blackjack Notes, Australian Casinos, and Blackjack Tournaments in Australia. [Cut straight to the table] In Australia, all casinos deal cards face up, and Double After Splits(DAS) is offered. The dealer stands on soft 17 (S17). Surrenderis not offered. In the following table, DOA means Double On Any two cards. D9means that
doubling is permitted on totals of 9, 10, or 11 only. If D9is in force, you may double on
Ace-8 and Ace-9, but these are treated ashard 9 and hard 10 respectively (so if you
receive a 2 to Ace-8 you have11, not 21). D10 means doubling is allowed on hard 10
and 11 only. In previous versions of this table, I did not include the -0.02% factorfor Las Vegas
Strip rules. This is because my simulation results (and theyagreed with simulation experts
from around the world) agreed that the resultfor this is closer to zero, but I include it
here to make the results consistant(i.e. all figures are now from Theoryof Blackjack, adjusted for 6 decks where
appropriate).
Figures for double exposure are from BlackjackSecrets.
"Multideck" is a sort of catchall that respresents a basefor standard double
exposure rules, including S17.
Example: Crown Casino regular blackjack. We start with -.02%, and add -.14%for DAS. Working left to right in the table below, we add +.64% for 8 decks,+0.09% for no soft double, +.01% for OBBO, no penalty for resplits, nobonus for RSA, and this adds up to 0.58%. Rather average; they used tobe the best in Australia. No Australian casinos are great by world standards;most authorities suggest that games with a casino edge worse than 0.5%are not worth playing. If anyone has update information for this table, please emailme .
"Danger, Will Robinson!"Eight Decks at Treasury!Treasury casino have introduced 8 deck covered shoes downstairs, and atthe $2 training tables upstairs. (The latter have a $10 (per box) bettinglimit, and are intended for instruction only). This adds another .04% tothe already rather high house advantage of .57%, bringing these tablesto .61%. Only Adelaide and Perth have similar or worse conditions (accordingto current information). Dealers claim that they are merely falling intoline with other casinos, but of course most other casinos with 8 deckshave better rules (e.g. Star City, Crown). All tables upstairs remain 6 decks, with similar rules and betting limitsto downstairs. Apparently, patrons are ignorant of the difference, as thereseems to be little difference in popularity of the tables upstairs versesdownstairs. The only saving grace is that Super Sevens (a side bet) isavailable at 3 tables with 8 decks, and this side bet is more favourablewith 8 decks than with 6. See also Australian Casinos, and Blackjack Tournaments in Australia. Last Update: 01/24/99 - No longer updated by original
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