Online Blackjack

I'm wondering about the house edge at online gambling sites.
All of the sites I've been to use random number generators (RNGs) and a SHUFFLE is performed after EVERY hand.
Obviously, card counting is not really possible.
But, my question really centers around house edge.
At a land based casino an 8 Deck, S17, DA2, DAS, OBO, No surrender game has an estimated house edge of 0.47% (blackjackinfo.com).
I remember reading in Professional Blackjack where Wong comes to the conclusion that shuffling HELPS the casino, and handicaps the player.
So...would it be correct to think that a player (using strict basic strategy with no card counting) has better chances at a land based casino rather than at an online casino (where the deck is shuffled after EVERY hand)?

So...would it be correct to think that a player (using strict basic strategy with no card counting) has better chances at a land based casino rather than at an online casino (where the deck is shuffled after EVERY hand)?

A player using basic strategy and no card counting will eventually lose all of his money at either type of casino, with the exception of bonus hustling online and comps on land.

You seem motivated enough to seek out information. Why not motivated enough to learn a simple counting system that will give YOU the advantage, not the casino? Why just give your money away?

Basic strategy by itself is just another losing strategy in the long run.

I�m well aware that playing blackjack using basic strategy will EVENTUALLY lose all of your money (unless the house does not have an edge, i.e. Single Deck, S17, DA2, DAS, OBO, No surrender).
But, that wasn�t my question and isn�t my concern.
The beauty of playing blackjack online is BONUSES. It�s not uncommon to find online gambling sites that offer 200% bonuses. And for that reason, it�s not uncommon to make more money than you lose by playing blackjack online (using basic strategy, and not counting cards).
My original question seeks to figure out if the house edge is strengthened or weakened by a random number generator that reshuffles after every hand (as opposed to playing a shoe that is reshuffled after a majority of the decks are used).
Card counting is on my list of things to learn, but in the mean time I�m having fun playing blackjack online.

Continuous shuffling helps the basic strategy player because it eliminates the cut card effect. The Wizard of Odds has a table at his site showing the differences:

http://wizardofodds.com/games/blackjack/bjapx10.html

It helps the casino because it thwarts counters.

If the edge is -.47 off the top ith will never change, but in the long run the overall effect of shuffling will hurt the player more than not shuffling. From what I understand, a neg deck does not, percentage wise, drop quite as much as the percentage for the player will go up when the count goes positive. I'll let the other guys confirm this.

Nice to meet another bonus bandit! We should chat....

robmcgarvey@rogers.com

> but in the long run the overall effect of shuffling will hurt the player more than not shuffling.

This statement is just wrong for the question asked - see my other post.

> From what I understand, a neg deck does not, percentage wise, drop quite as much as the percentage for the player will go up when the count goes positive.

The count is irrelevant if you're not a counter. Obviously things are different for counters though.

Sincerely,
MGP