2026-11-04

Sitting down in an open seat at a 7-seat table, pressing hit, stand, double or split by the basic strategy chart every round, showing the count and stopping at the stop-loss line are the actions a blackjack auto player takes over. It cannot remove the house edge or predict the next card, and how much to bet per round and where to stop still have to be set by a person.
The hands leave the screen, but a few numbers stay with the person. We calculated their expected loss per hour, using 99.29% RTP for 7-seat tables and 99.47% for Infinite Blackjack.

The first is the seat. At 7-seat tables it finds an open seat whose minimum bet fits the amount that was set, and at Infinite Blackjack it goes straight in.
The second is the play in each round, by the basic strategy chart for 8 decks, dealer standing on soft 17, double after split. Insurance is declined by default.
The third is the count. The Hi-Lo running count, true count and cards seen are shown live, and reset to 0 after a shuffle or a table move.
The fourth is stopping. It halts on its own when it reaches take-profit, stop-loss or trailing stop.
None of these four leaves anything for a person to think over. The chart and the rules have already fixed the answer.
An RTP of 99.29% means that over a long run an average of 0.71% of the money wagered goes away. So the amount lost in an hour comes from multiplying the bet by the number of rounds and then by 0.71%.
Expected loss per hour = bet per round × rounds per hour × (1 - RTP)
Rounds per hour depend on the table and how many players sit there, and no figure is published. The calculation here assumes 60 rounds per hour.

Three hours at $10 a round moves $1,800 and the expected loss is about $12.78. Doubling the bet doubles the expected loss.
At the same 60 rounds the share lost is 0.53%. A $1 bet loses about $0.32 and a $10 bet about $3.18, roughly a quarter less than at a 7-seat table.
On the other hand, Infinite Blackjack uses an automatic shuffler, so the count is of almost no use. Whether to use the count or the table with slightly higher RTP is the first fork a person has to choose.
A double or a split puts more money on that round than the original bet. The calculation above only counts the original bet, so the real total wagered is a little larger.
The expected loss is an average. Within one hour the real balance swings much more widely than this value.
Insurance pays twice the stake. When the dealer shows an ace from a fresh 8-deck shoe, 128 of the remaining 415 cards are ten-value cards, about 30.8%.
Winning 128 times returns 256 and losing 287 times costs 287, so on average each unit of insurance returns (256 - 287) ÷ 415 = about -7.5%. Insurance loses more than ten times what the main bet's 0.71% does. That is why the program declines it by default.

The base bet is set by a person. As the calculation in section 2 shows, the expected loss scales directly with this value.
The betting method is also a person's choice: flat, a bet ladder that steps up after a loss, or Paroli, which adds the winnings after a win.
With a ladder of $1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 (assumed), losing all six steps costs $63 in total. Rounds with a double or split put more than that step on the table, so the balance needs more room than that.
The count multiplier table and the max bet per round are also a person's to set. In the guide page example, a $1 base with a 1x, 2x, 4x table gives $1 at true +0.5, $2 at +2.3 and $4 at +3.1. Rounds with a true count above +2 are about 10% of all rounds.
The count only shows whether the current shoe is favorable and lets the bet be adjusted. The higher the multipliers, the more money rides on those few rounds, so a max bet is set at the same time.
The last one is the stop lines. Take-profit and stop-loss as a share of capital, and whether to use a trailing stop, are not decided by the program.
No program predicts the next card. Even with basic strategy followed without a single mistake, the share below the RTP remains, and the edge from counting in an 8-deck shoe is small.
Whether automation tools are allowed depends on the country and the casino's terms, which a person checks first.

A.The program finds a seat, plays each round, shows the count and stops. The base bet, betting method, count multiplier, max bet and stop lines are entered by a person first.
A.Count it as bet × rounds per hour × 0.71% (7-seat table). Assuming 60 rounds per hour, a $10 bet gives about $4.26. Real results swing far more than this average.
A.Infinite Blackjack has 99.47% RTP and no waiting for a seat. A 7-seat table has 99.29%, but every seat's cards are visible, so the count can be followed.
A.It shows the Hi-Lo count, and with the multiplier table on it adjusts the bet up to the set cap. The edge in an 8-deck shoe is small.
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