Blackjack Switch · EDGe Vegas

A friend of mine recently told me about Blackjack Switch. My friends rarely tell me about a casino game that I don’t know about. That sent me into research mode. I had to find out what this game was all about. I think I like what I found.

Explanation of Blackjack Switch.

The player makes two bets on two hands of blackjack. The cards are all dealt face up. The player is allowed to switch cards between those hands. For example; if the player is dealt a 10-5 and A-5, the player can switch the hands to have 10-A and 5-5.
Blackjack is paid 1:1 instead of 3:2 like the normal game or even 6:5 like we’re seeing more often and dealers hit on soft 17.
If a player switches cards and get’s 21 it is not blackjack and will push against 21 or 22 by the dealer.
The dealer plays until 22. If the dealer gets 22 then the hand is a push.
There is also a bonus bet. The bonus bet pays anywhere from 1:1 for a pair all the way to 40:1 for four of a kind.

Blackjack Switch sounds like fun to me, but what seals the deal is the house advantage

Default House Advantage for Blackjack Switch is .58%. That can be lower depending on the house rules. The bonus bet has a house edge of 2.55%. Normal blackjack has a house edge of approximately .63%, depending on the rules.

Blackjack switch seems a lot more fun then some of the other carnival type games that I’ve tried in the casinos. I will give it a shot on my next trip to Vegas, but won’t likely go out of my way to play it. No game really makes me do that.

Sources:
Wizard of odds: Blackjack switch

Wizard of odds: Blackjack

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