The Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem in Pennsylvania began as a slots only gambling destination. The casino now offers electronic forms of blackjack, roulette and poker which experts say will pay out better than the slots games.

Experts have stated that the electronic blackjack game reduces the house edge better than slots. You can cut out about .5 percent of the house edge if you play blackjack over the other games. Electronic roulette and video poker has a house edge of around five percent.

Slots in the state of Pennsylvania must have a minimum of 85% payback according to law. The slots at the Sands casino were just tested this week and they registered a payback of 91.6 percent but it can fluctuate.

The casino expects to see many people hitting the casino floor this weekend due to Memorial Day holiday. It will be interesting to see if the people take advantage of the slight edge that electronic blackjack has to offer or if players will stick to the comfort of playing slot games.






- 2009-05-22