Namely, can strategies or systems be derived from the Fundamental Formula of Gambling (FFG). I have been asked many times if my notorious gambling strategies can be applied to Casino Wars. This Casino War game, however, gives the player a slight overall advantage - if the player “always goes to war” (or “never surrenders”).

On the other hand, a push in blackjack means nobody loses the player gets his/her money back. The casino should pay something like 13 to 1 - or at least 12 to 1.

The same is true about some BJ games that offer the pair bet. The tie probability is 7.7%, very much like the push in blackjack. We run my probability and combinatorial software - BirthdayParadox or Collisions - for 13 elements, 2 at a time (the 52-card deck has 13 elements, from 2 to Ace).Īt first analysis, I thought it was a really bad game. We calculate the odds of a tie through the Birthday Paradox. If the dealer's card is ranked higher than the player's card, the player loses both the original and the war bet.If the player's card is of higher or equal rank to the dealer's card, the player wins one unit on the war bet and pushes the original bet, that is, the player wins one unit.The dealer burns three cards, deals another face-up card to the player and one face-up card to himself. The WAR consists of the player placing an additional unit wager.If there is a tie, the player can either surrender for half the wager or can declare 'war'.If the player's card is higher than the dealer's card, the player wins even money if the dealer's card is higher than the player's card, the player loses the wager.

The player places a bet the dealer and player each receive one card.

At first sight, it looks like a perfect coin toss, an ideally idyllic 50-50 game.

Casino War or Casino Wars is a very easy and simple casino game - possibly the easiest to play.

Casino War Strategy, Casino Wars Strategies Gambling SystemsĬasino War Strategy and Fundamental Formula of Gambling (FFG) By Ion Saliu, Founder of Gambling Mathematics

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