Casino war
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Casino war is a casino
card game
based on the game of War
. The game is one of the most easily understood casino card games, and is one of the only card games where players can beat the dealer more than 50% of the time.
The game is normally played with six standard 52 card decks. The cards are ranked in the same way that cards in poker
games are ranked, though the aces are the high card.
If the player and the dealer are tied on the second set of cards, then the player wins both bets. Therefore, a player win occurs 50.3% of the times, assuming the player never surrenders.
The house advantage increases with the number of decks in play and decreases in casinos who offer a bonus payout. The house advantage for this game is usually over 2%.
a player should never surrender.
Casino
In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
card game
Card game
A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific. Countless card games exist, including families of related games...
based on the game of War
War (card game)
War is a card game typically involving two players. It uses a standard French playing card deck. Due to its simplicity, it is played most often by children.-Gameplay:The deck is divided evenly among the two players, giving each a down stack...
. The game is one of the most easily understood casino card games, and is one of the only card games where players can beat the dealer more than 50% of the time.
The game is normally played with six standard 52 card decks. The cards are ranked in the same way that cards in poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
games are ranked, though the aces are the high card.
Game play
One card each is dealt to a dealer and to a player. If the player's card is higher, he or she wins back two times his or her own wager, plus the raise amount. However, if the dealer's card is higher, the player loses their bet.Ties
A tie occurs when the dealer and the player each have cards of the same rank. In a tie situation, the player has two options:- The player can surrender, in which case the player loses half the bet.
- The player can go to war, in which case both the player and the dealer must place an additional wager the same size as the first wager
Going to war
If the player goes to war, the dealer burns (discards) three cards before dealing each of them an additional card. If the player's card is ranked higher than or the same as the dealer's, then the player wins all three bets (original wager, "going to war" bet, and a matching wager from the dealer). If the dealer's card is ranked higher than the player's, the player loses both the original bet and the "going to war" bet.If the player and the dealer are tied on the second set of cards, then the player wins both bets. Therefore, a player win occurs 50.3% of the times, assuming the player never surrenders.
Tie bet
Casino War also features a bonus bet on ties. If the player bets on the tie, and his card matches the dealer's, then the player wins 10 to 1 to his original wager on the tie bet.House advantage
The dealer and the player each have a 46.3% chance of winning on the first card (in a standard game with 6 decks), so this seems like an even money game. The house advantage, however, comes from what happens in the case of a tie.The house advantage increases with the number of decks in play and decreases in casinos who offer a bonus payout. The house advantage for this game is usually over 2%.
Strategy
Surrendering has a slightly higher advantage for the house in the case that a bonus payout is offered, so according to game theoryGame theory
Game theory is a mathematical method for analyzing calculated circumstances, such as in games, where a person’s success is based upon the choices of others...
a player should never surrender.