What do you think of this blackjack option?

Dear Frank:

I was recently in a Colorado casino where you can play your blackjack hand multiple times against the dealer. After a game for all the players, the dealer keeps his/her up card to draw again against any player who chose to replay. The player keeps his/her first-dealt hand. My gut tells me this is not a good thing for the player.

What's your opinion?

Fred

Dear Fred:

No new versions of blackjack are better than the original version is usually a rule to live by. New versions are brought in to take more out of your wallet.

Now I am not quite sure of this new version. It sounds kind of weird. If you have a hand of 20, you would definitely keep it against any dealer's first card. That's a winning hand about two-thirds of the time. If they let you do that then play the 20 every time you get it. Play the 19 every time you get it.

It seems I am missing something here.

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All the best in and out of the casinos!

Frank Scoblete

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