A) Definitions...

• BlackJack Unit: a specific dollar amount that is used to define how much a player will bet given the currently perceived advantage.
  • In blackjack, a player will generally bet one unit (or less) during non-advantageous situations... all the way up to two hands of ten units each in very advantageous situations.
  • Bets in between these extremes are not uncommon, depending on the current state of the deck (and other considerations).
  • A Player expects to win about 2 units per hour on average.
  • example: with a $25 unit, a player will bet anywhere from one hand of $25 to two hands of $250 each. He will expect to average about $50 per hour at this level of betting.

• Poker Unit: The upper betting limit in a poker game.
  • example: at a 10-20 hold-em game, a player is considered to be playing at a $20 unit.
  • a player expects to average about one unit per hour in poker. ($20 per hour in the above mentioned 10-20 game)

B) Unit Sizing...

Players shall never play at a unit size bigger than prescribed by management (as listed on the following chart); though they may choose to play at a smaller unit size for a variety of reasons.

BankRoll ($)	X Deck BJ Unit	1 Deck BJ Unit	Poker Unit
0-3000	$5	$5	$8
3000-5000	$10	$10	BR/100
5000-8000	$15	$20	BR/125
8000-14000	$25	$30	BR/150
14000-22000	$30	$40	BR/200
22000-32000	$40	$50	BR/300
32000-44000	$50	$60	BR/400
44000-60000	$60	$80	BR/425
60000-infinity	BR/800	BR/600	BR/450

example: with a BR of $10k, a player might choose to play blackjack with a $25 unit. At the Washington mini-casinos, he would choose to play at a $10 unit (even with a $10k BR) because of the betting limits imposed at those casinos.

example: with a BR of $10k, a player might choose to play a game of 10-20 hold-em (or up to 12.50 - 25.00, if he can find one). If he doesn't want to drive far, then he will choose to play 4-8 at 7Cedars.

-- Anonymous, April 19, 2001