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Old 03-16-2005, 05:36 AM
bubbafry bubbafry is offline
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Default Re: Hosting Black Jack

The tough thing is how to calculate his cut. Some days you're going to win and he's going to get a piece, but when you lose he doesn't, which will cause you problems. Let's say the first day you deal and you end up +$550, and then the second night you deal and you end up -$500, which gives you net +$50 which is good. However, you're actual take is:

$550 - (%10 of $550) - 500 = 550 - 55 - 500 = -$5.

So you actually lose 5 bucks, even though you should have made a profit. As the poker folks know, you're going to have swings, and the only way to get an accurate measure of your profit is over long periods of time (don't ask me how long because I have no idea) or if you know exactly how much was wagered through the night (then you can just multiply the total amount wagered by the house edge and get your theoretical profit and give him 10% of that). The house edge in blackjack varies from 0.1% to 0.5% or more (differs depending on the rules, number of decks, etc.) so you could easily end up or down in the short term. Anyway, good luck with your new career [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

BTW, I agree with the post above, tell your buddy to f off and ask him if he's supposed to be your friend why the hell is he trying to skim off of you [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]
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