Here are the numbers for SD
In SD, the chance for suited BJ are .012066364 (or about 1 in 82.875). Thus, if you bet $1 on the side bet, you can expect every 82.875 hands to win an extra $5, or about .06033 return per hand. The upshot, this new rule gives you about a 6.03% back from the cost of the 2.5/25. However, you might recall that 2.5/25 is somewhere around 10.6% off the top. The net result, this game now has ONLY a
4.6% edge for the house. WOOHOO!!!