Remember the most fun part of The Price is Right? How about Wheel of Fortune? Spinning a big, wooden wheel, of course. What’s more exciting that watching all those big prizes roll right by you only to see your marker land on Bankrupt or 40 cents? Well, the overwhelming emotional roller coaster that is the wheel of chance has also made its way into the world of blackjack side bets.

This game, called Bonus Spin, gives the winner a spin of the – wait for it – bonus wheel if he hits a blackjack at the table. Before we get into the payoffs and statistics, it’s also worth mentioning that the player will win 1:1 on a side bet if his hand contains at least one Ace. That helps the overall player odds a little bit, and just pushes it over the edge of a game worth playing if you’re into the side bet scene.

OK, but a 1:1 payoff isn’t exciting, let’s get to the big wheel of fun. There are six possible payoff multiplications you can land on while spinning. That’s right folks, you’re playing to increase your winnings, and not for a living room set. Depending on what your living room currently looks like, that’s either a good or a bad thing. Anyhow, the “prizes” are 5 times, 10 times, 20 times, 25 times and 100 times your original bet. Each player spins the wheel separately for their own hand and bet. Now, if all the prize openings on the wheel were the same size, the player would actually have a 63.5% edge, and the average payoff would be almost 30 times the bet. Of course, this is an online casino, and equality isn’t the name of the game. So taking into account the weighting on the wheel, the actual average is about 15 times, and the edge, naturally, goes to the house to the tune of 8.6 percent. Those are numbers based on a standard six-deck game.

If you happen to find this game played with a different number of decks, these statistics might prove useful to you, as well. A one-deck game has a 7.4 percent house edge. Two decks is an 8.14 percent house advantage. Three decks is 8.4. Four decks is 8.5. Five decks is 8.6. And eight decks is 8.7. So look for lower-deck games on this one…but don’t let that be a deal breaker. As you can see, the difference isn’t that dramatic, and the overall edge is low enough that you’ll win your fair share. And while pulling down 100 times of your bet isn’t quite as exciting as landing on a trip to Hawaii, it’s still better than busting for the 20th time in a row, right?