It was a BIG deal when over under 13 came out as a side bet. There weren't side bets until later either. Many then still didn't take advantage of it and you were ridiculed sometimes for being "chicken" by other players because you were giving up half your bet without "fighting". They actually had a little token they gave you to put on top of your bet when you surrendered. Surrender was rare but Caesars stood out as always offering it. This was before all the math analysis of today. But resplitting any other pairs wasn't an issue. You could actually in old days find games on the strip that were positive EV because they allowed S 17, single deck, DAS, and resplit aces. Believe it or not, there were 4 deck shoes. Also you didn't see 6 deck or 8 deck until later. There were single decks and multi decks on the Strip but mainly single deck. Main difference from what they called "Strip Rules" was they were H 17 v. ![]() ![]() Rarely did you see DD or Shoes.ĭowntown rules were single deck mostly. In Reno/Tahoe almost all single deck double 10/11 only or 9/10/11.
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