For the typical $6 minimum, 6/5, Lucky Ladies Variant, BJ game on a Carnival Ship - what has the higher house edge?
$6 bet on the hand (making it a 7/6 BJ game??)?
or
$5 bet on the hand and $1 bet on the Lucky Ladies bonus?
Looking at a photo I have from a cruise last year, Lucky Ladies pays out as follows:
1000 to 1: Queen of hearts pair, plus dealer BJ
125 to 1: Queen of hears pair
19 to 1: Matched 20
9 to 1: Suited 20
4 to 1: Any 20
Based on a google search:
Lucky Ladies has a house edge of 24.71% (assuming 6 decks, it's 24.05% with 8 decks) with the pay table above.
6/5 BJ (again, assuming 6 decks) has a house edge of around 2%.
What I am unsure of:
How to calculate the house edge on a game where your typical bet is $6 and you receive $7 on a BJ, a 7/6 BJ game.
and
How to combine the house edges on the $5 bet plus the $1 bonus bet.
I understand the amount of EV I am giving up playing the 6/5 game, but I am curious if anyone can help calculate or answer the questions above.