The Blackboard

Yesterday, I posted a question about Blackjack rules. The question did not have to do with the full game which is complicated, but only with the payout rules after distribution of the first two cards. For completeness, I’m going to show the arithmetic associated with the different “edge” given to the house [...]

In comments at Volokh.com, people are discussing Blackjack trivia. In particular they are debating whether dealing an 8 deck game is a disadvantage for players. Theef started it all with this comment:
Worse, most of these measures actually harm all blackjack players, even the vast, vast majority who don’t know a thing about advantage play. [...]