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The rules are the same as the standard blackjack game except there is also a progressive blackjack bet. The side bet pays according to the number of consecutive aces the player receives. So unlike most side bets order IS important. The following table is based on a jackpot of $53,462, which I observed at Inter Casino on April 7, 2005.
| Cryptologic Progressive Blackjack |
| Event |
Permutations |
Probability |
Pays |
Return |
| 4 colored aces |
87360 |
0.00000296 |
53462 |
0.158222 |
| 3 suited aces |
537600 |
0.00001821 |
2500 |
0.045531 |
| 4 uncolored aces |
754176 |
0.00002555 |
1500 |
0.038324 |
| 3 non-suited aces |
10911744 |
0.00036966 |
250 |
0.092415 |
| 2 suited aces |
35524608 |
0.00120348 |
100 |
0.120348 |
| 2 non-suited aces |
121798656 |
0.0041262 |
25 |
0.103155 |
| 1 ace |
2101026816 |
0.07117702 |
0 |
0 |
| no aces |
27247691520 |
0.92307692 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
29518332480 |
1 |
0 |
0.557995 |
The lower right cell shows a return of 55.80%, or a house edge of 44.20%. Of course this is only for an exact meter of $53,462. The return for any other meter amount is 39.98% plus 2.96% for each $10,0000 in the meter. To reach break-even the meter would need to reach $202,812.56.
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