QUESTION: Please settle a disagreement between my brother and me. My brother thinks he has better odds against the house at blackjack while playing out of a shoe with several decks. I think it is to the gambler's advantage to play at tables with a single deck. -- Wade J.
Dear Mark: Please settle a disagreement between my brother and me. My brother thinks he has better odds against the house at blackjack playing out of a shoe with several decks. I think it is to the gambler's advantage to play at tables with a single deck. Please explain the reason for your answer.
At a recent blackjack session, I morphed into one of those players I hate to have at the table. You know the type: Folks with an aura of doom so dark they make Li'l Abner's Joe Btfsplk, the world's worst jinx, seem as cheery as Papa Smurf.