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Casino operators have a love/hate relationship with the game of blackjack. They love the fact that it is wildly popular and brings people into the casino who would otherwise shun the gaming establishment in favor of fantasy sports, the internet, or simply foregoing the whole betting thing and watching a Lord of the Rings marathon. Yes, they love the popularity of blackjack. They hate the fact that the house edge against somebody playing even the most rudimentary of strategies is only a half point or so.

Considering the fact that casinos don't design games anymore with anything less that 2 percent edge, they see the tiny edge in blackjack as almost giving away money. One of the strategies they employ to create the sort of odds that don't keep them up at night is to allow players to make side bets that relate to aspects of a hand of blackjack that are outside the normal parameters of the game.

Players can bet on everything from whether or not they think the dealer has a blackjack to how many sevens the gambler thinks he will be dealt on a given hand. In some ways it adds the carnival style "Guess the customer's weight" aspect to the game and can be fun to watch. It also returns the edge to a percentage the casino operators are comfortable with. The house edge on any side bet is always much more in the casino's favor than the player's.

  Once a player has agreed to a side bet, their chips are placed in a circle on the table that is separate from the main action. The chances are pretty good that those chips will very quickly become the property of the casino, but when these side bets pay off, they can pay off big. Sometimes it is almost worth the risk.

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