Blackjack: Where is the advantage?

[Jshap1515]

Everyone knows all games in Vegas are statistically favored toward blackjack. My question is... how does the house get an advantage in blackjack?

1) There is no juice or extra money paid for a loss.
2) The player gets to decide on action while the dealer is cemented at hit under 17 and stand over 16.
3) To give the player even more %, a blackjack is money and a half won.

How does Vegas win money playing blackjack?

[dbldown]

The player goes first is the only advantage to the casino. The fact they pay 1.5x your bet on blackjack reduces those odds somewhat. I forget the exact house advantage, but its only like a .2% to .5% depending on how many decks you play.

[yisman]

player going first.

if the player goes bust, house automatically wins, even if it would have gone bust as well.

This happens more often than you might think.

[Ruifgalmeida]

try to play for 2hours and you will see the house edge slowly taken your money away