Online blackjack has become the center of attraction among casino players due to small house edge it has to play with. It gets difficult in multi-deck games. You need to change your strategy as multi-deck blackjack is very harder to predict outcomes.
If you are playing several hands on blackjack, your betting strategy can affect winnings significantly. So, you should know about different strategies that are available for you and choose one which can enhance your returns. In blackjack, the house edge is around 0.5% for several deck games. Betting strategy you go with doesn’t change the house edge technically. Some pros don’t use them. Even though it doesn’t affect house edge in long term, experienced players can capitalize on shrewd strategy in short run. Regressive and progressive betting are two main strategies.
Progressive Betting
It is one of the most widely used betting strategies of experienced players. It is very simple strategy. Increase your bets after you win hands and you can lower them after you lose hands. A lot of bettors double their bet after winning hand and cut half after losing hand. On the other side, if you lower your bet after losing had, you can have lower losses on average if you lose several hands in a row. Hence, progressive betting focuses on limiting your losses on average and to increase your winnings in the same time.
Regressive Betting
This type of strategy works just opposite progressive betting. After a win, you get to lower your bids and raise them once you lose. The general rule here is to double your bets after winning hand and cut them to half after loss. It is aimed to make up for long losing streak. If you have few losing hands and you keep betting with double hands, you will get huge payout once you finally win. The best part of this strategy is your winnings will exceed your losses in the long run.
Well, this strategy has its con. Your losses can rack up faster if you get to double your bet after each loss. You will have to start with lower bet and have $155 at least on hand if you lose five hands constantly. At first, theories on these systems seem a bit difficult.
But blackjack is a game of skill. So, there is more valid chance that you could gain winning streaks with good strategy.
