Im playing black jack against my friends tonight and im house...?

Question

What rules should I set or what should I do to make my chances of winning when playing house in black jack better.

PS: No cheating just some rules or tips that will make me win.

Answer 1

keep your cards close

Answer 2

count cards just like they do in vegas....when the deck has lots of tens and aces  reshuffle...serve free beer and booze.

Answer 3

Go to this web site, and read about how the rule variations affect the house edge.  Without being too obvious, pick the right combo of rules to give yourself the larger house edge.

Remember on this page a minus number shows the player losing edge and the house gaining edge.  You want to pick the rules with a minus sign in front of them, since you are the house.

Answer 4

First, if this is truly a set of your friends, you might want to re-think setting the rules or alternate dealing so everyone has a chance.  However, since you ARE taking the risk of being banker:

First, limit the range of your bets so that the maximum is very close to the minimum.  That way no one can martingale on you and win just by doubling their bet losses until they get up a unit.  Use multiple decks, say 4 decks in a shoe.  This reduces amount of blackjacks.  You can also restrict what you pay on BJ.  Typical rule is 3-2, but now some places onlly pay 6-5.  

I can suggest a  fun alternative however, without setting too restrictive an environment for your friends.  Have you ever heard of Superfun 21?  Essentially BJ pays even money but you add all the fun rules to the other side, such as allowing surrender, double any number of cards, five card charlie, etc.  Take a look at wizardofodds.com and it will give you a calculation of which playing variations are in favor of the house and in favor of the player.

Answer 5

Some thing that we do when we are playing with a big group of people is when someone gets a blackjack they then have the option to deal.  We also do not let the betting go over two dollars because when you are the dealer you could potentially lose a lot of money.  If you have a card shoe then use it so that you know when the last hand will be without guessing.  I hope that this helps you a Little bit and remember to just have fun!  Friends can easily get into fights when they are playing cards, especially when money is involved.

Answer 6

Play with multiple deck blackjack if you can and make sure you shuffle before you get completely to the end of the deck. Your advantage is there because you act last. If you really want to make money then don't let let double or split.