Now this of course is all based on optimum play, there are many things that can throw this completely out of whack, now with the soft 17 rule in place and the rules described above the hold percentage should be 0.78%. Kind off, but no, the casino has a built in edge, to make life easy for the bosses there is a computer program that will give you the actual house edge based on the rules, this allows you to fine tune your house rules to get what you think will be the optimum house advantage, without driving players out, so maintaining a good drop with a good hold. So how would you adjust how you play when the dealer has to hit on a soft seventeen? Thanks. I haven't seen many casinos hitting soft seventeens though. Wow! Another way to screw the player I guess. Most casual players don't see a difference if the house hits a soft 17 or not or actually think it helps them because the house occasionally winds up busting a 'pat' hand. Hitting a soft 17 is probably the best overall rule change the house could make other than something like blackjack paying 6:5, which would never go over well. I really think that most of the rules that help players (such as being able to double after splits or double on any two cards) help the house more in the long run because most people don't know when to do it and if they see someone else do it, they are more likely to try it at the wrong time (I've seen people doubling on 7 before). You do have to adjust your strategy a bit to the rule as well. Hitting a soft seventeen adds about 1/3 to the house advantage over solid players. Someone there will find out for you and email you back an answer. Simply shoot Carnival an email with your question. If you MUST know the answer to your question. Play the basic rules and know when to stop when you are winning. Personally, I don't think it really matter if they do or not.

But, I don't know why the Ocean players club rules page says they stand on all 17s though. Expect to see the dealer hitting on soft 17. It is a safe bet (no pun intended) that the gaming rules are fleetwide. We'll be cruising on the Glory in two months and wondered if anyone had been there recently (or any other Carnival ship) and knew what the current rules are? I notice that the Ocean Players club rules page still says that the dealer stands on all 17s. On the previous Carnival cruises, the dealer always stood on soft 17, same as on most land-based casinos I've played. Last year, on the Carnival Fantasy, the Blackjack rules had been changed so that the dealer now hit a soft 17.

Blackjack rules dealer hits on soft 17