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We already know the fact that almost all online casino manufacturers are doing everything they can just to make money out of the players' chips. That's why they have created tactics and strategies such as the side bets. Recently, a new Blackjack side bet was introduced in the industry of online gambling.
This electronic progressive side bet for blackjack tables was brought to us by the DEQ Systems Inc., a leading provider of gambling table solutions for loyalty schemes, bonuses, and jackpots. Based on the news, DEQ has been testing this side bet pays at the Barona Resort and Casino in California. This product of theirs allows for a device to be equipped to blackjack tables and then be linked to other tables with the same side bet feature to drive up the progressive payout.
The side bet works when players make their regular wager and then they make their side bet. If the player winds up with a hand total of 20 and the dealer beats him with a multi-card hand of 21, the player then gets paid on the side bet while still losing their original round wager. The more cards the dealer draws to beat the player's hands, the higher the payout. How about the progressive part of this side bet? Well this side bet tops all side bets by being a progressive as well. If a player's 20 is beat with a dealer's 21 that is made up of seven cards, the player then receives the progressive jackpot.
As delivered by Max Rubin, "This is the first blackjack progressive side bet that turns the concept of insurance into a very opportunistic wager for the player. The Bad Beat Blackjack bet takes the most agonizing part of blackjack and turns it into a winning situation for the player".
While Earle G. Hall, President & CEO of DEQ stated, "We have done countless hours of research, focus groups and testing on many blackjack concepts over the past five years. Many companies have experimented and improvised progressive blackjack concepts and all have failed. Bad Beat Blackjack Progressive is quite different than all the others as it follows the same conceptual success that other great titles have".
It seems that DEQ is very proud and boastful of their latest invention, but for some players, this is such a no-no. In fact, there are a couple of issues with this side bet that show just how bad it is for players. Take note of this: the Bad Beat only covers a player with a hand total of 20; no other hands are eligible for the side bet payout. And if the dealer beats you with a natural blackjackwhose total is also 21the player's side bet is still lost since it is only paid on multi-card hands of 21. The payout scale of more cards equaling a larger payout also puts the player at a disadvantage as a multi-card 21 made up of five, six or seven cards is less likely than a three or four card 21.
Many speculations arise as this side bet was introduced. In your opinion, is the Bad Beat Blackjack Progressive Side Bet good or not?
