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House edge · denominator-aware view

Blackjack house edge calculator by table rules.

Compare a canonical house edge per initial wager with element of risk per total amount wagered, while rules, strategy and shoe policy remain named.

Preview dataset

A fixed illustrative specimen is shown before an authoritative calculation is connected.

Illustrative fixed preview

This illustrative fixed preview is not a live calculation, forecast or gambling result. Connect an authoritative run before relying on its values.

Denominator-aware result

These two views answer different questions and must not be substituted for one another.

Canonical house edge

Expected loss per initial wager. This is the canonical house-edge denominator.

0.62%
DenominatorPer initial wager
Exact identity
−netReturn ÷ initialWagerTotal
Confidence interval
Fixed preview band · not a live confidence interval

Element of risk

Expected loss per total amount wagered, including additional action exposure.

0.48%
DenominatorPer total amount wagered
Exact identity
−netReturn ÷ totalAmountWagered
Confidence interval
Fixed preview band · not a live confidence interval

Rule contributions

Directional preview contributions explain the fixed specimen; they are not a complete live decomposition.

Illustrative contribution directions for the fixed preview scenario.
RuleValueDirectionDetail
Dealer hits soft 17+0.18 ppIncreases edgeIllustrative fixed-specimen contribution; not a live marginal effect.
Double after split−0.14 ppDecreases edgeIllustrative fixed-specimen contribution; interaction effects are not decomposed here.
Late surrender−0.07 ppDecreases edgeIllustrative fixed-specimen contribution under the named scenario.

Method and identity

Keep the strategy, shoe policy, method and result identity with every comparison.

Method
Illustrative fixed preview · not live or authoritative
Model
house-edge-preview-v1
Ruleset
American six-deck preview rules
Strategy
Basic-strategy preview policy
Shoe policy
Six-deck cut-card preview policy
Trials
100,000 displayed trials
Seed
house-edge-preview-v1
Confidence
Illustrative band only
PRNG
Preview identity only
Result identity
illustrative-house-edge-result-v1

This illustrative fixed preview is not a live calculation, forecast or gambling result. Connect an authoritative run before relying on its values.