Blackjack Switch

[VegasLover]

I had not seen this last time I was in Vegas. They had it at Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon right beside Bally's. (Big Elvis there too - good show - but I digress ;))

You play two hands of blackjack and can switch the last two cards you get. Regular rules apply for splitting, doubling down, etc. if you switch.

House advantage: Dealer pushes on 22 and BJ only pays 1:1.

I didn't see it anywhere else but didn't vary casinos much this trip. It was a fun time and made a little money to boot!

Anyone else play this or seen it elsewhere?

[dominique]

Never seen that - you think that ends up in your favor with the different dealer rules?

I came across this:


YouTube - Blackjack Switch - Dealing Procedure

[VegasLover]

Probably evens out the odds for the house :p:p

I have looked around and seen that the game rules vary from casino to casino but the house still only has a marginal .4 to .6 percent edge if you use standard blackjack strategy.

Not too bad.

[vegasnut]

looks like fun...but would cost ya lots to play...that is alot of betting on one hand...or should i say 2. but I wanna try it next time I am there. I loved Bill's too, really fun place to play even if you lose.

[winbig]

EDIT:

Actually, this game isn't as bad as I thought...as long as you don't play it at casinos within the Harrah's group...(Bills, Bally's, Caesars, Harrah's, Paris, Flamingo, Rio and Imperial Palace)


Casino Royale: The house edge is 0.18% with eight decks and 0.16% with six decks.
Harrah's: House edge of 0.58%.
Tropicana: House edge of 0.37%.

Keep in mind that as VegasLover mentioned, Blackjack pays even money (instead of 3:2 or even 6:5), and a dealer 22 counts as a push instead of a win for the player...


The side bet has a house advantage of 2.55%, which isn't too bad.

The wizard of odds has a great write-up and strategy guide complete with odds at http://wizardofodds.com/blackjackswitch

[Rival]

When I was in Vegas a month ago, I played both Blackjack and blackjack switch, and I have to say I had more fun playing the switch than I did the regualr blackjack. I lost my money faster, but I atleast enjoyed it more. LOL

[dominique]

You know, Casino Royale keeps coming up when you research casino odds on games as the one with the best odds.