My view is that the financial crisis in helped the game, unlike almost all other businesses. However, when people suffer financially, they start to cut back on their social and leisure spending.
All of a sudden, casinos needed to try and attract players back to their gaming floor. One way to try and accomplish this is to bring in a new table game to entice players to try it. As soon as the game proved to be a success at The Wynn the big Strip properties took notice. It grabbed the attention of MGM and that lead to numerous Strip installations in a short space of time.
Free Bet Blackjack has been my most successful game to date. The attraction for the players is that the game provides them with free doubling and splitting opportunities. Also, in order to activate the feature, the player had to bust, which is a negative thing.
In Free Bet, for example, the feature is activated by a positive event. The feature is that whenever the dealer is dealt 2 face cards then the hand is discarded and replaced with the next 2 cards from the shoe. For example, you are sitting with a total of 19 versus a dealer face card. I really like this feature and feel that this game never received the marketing it deserved due to my inventing Free Bet shortly after and having to decide which of the 2 games was superior.
The main reason, in my view, is that there are so many more games out there now for operators to choose from. If you are fortunate enough to get your game on the casino floor then that is the first rung of a very long ladder. Listen to both casino and player feedback and even play the game yourself if possible. I still live in the UK although I spend around 10 weeks of the year in Vegas.
I enjoy the occasional night at the casino and still play poker and Blackjack, particularly in Vegas, where I can try out my new and existing games. I have a cocker spaniel and enjoy going away to the English countryside now and again. I also like to cook and have a few friends in Vegas who let me use their kitchen in return for having a nice dinner cooked for them. My current affairs knowledge is poor and I have enough going on with my own family, with 2 teenage daughters, to focus too much attention on the Royal Family.
Known as the "Wizard of Odds", Mike applies his background in mathematics to provide analysis of viable strategies to various casino games both offline and online. For a list of all contributors to Blackjackinfo. In an interview with mathematician and acclaimed gambling guru Michael Shackleford, Hall recalls one of said hands was hard 14 while the other one was hard Both are terrible totals for the player. Hall remembers thinking his odds would have been improved significantly had he been able to switch the cards to get hard 10 and He toyed with the idea of one such game for half a year until he finally developed Blackjack Switch.
It was not until long that the game made its way onto the floors of many other North American gambling venues. It eventually became one of the most popular online blackjack variations released by the Isle of Man-based software studio. Blackjack Switch was patented in and ever since it has been very successful as it appeals to many players globally. The different number of hands make this variation extremely interesting and challenging which is the reason why it became so popular in a very short period.
The main rules and moves of the game are the same as those in classic blackjack unless otherwise stated on the table in the casino. It is recommended for players to have a look at them beforehand. The major difference here is that instead of one hand, they have two, which allows them to switch the top cards to improve their hands. You play them in turn, starting with the right hand and proceeding with the left.
Note that the top cards of the two hands can only be switched before you have taken any hits. To play them, you need to place two equal bets for each one as they are viewed as two separate hands.
Card counters need to bear in mind that the decks in the game vary as they can be four, six, or eight. The online variation released by Playtech uses six decks that are randomly shuffled by the RNG after each round.
Cards are dealt face-up to players and the dealer takes hole cards. The peek rule is also in place, requiring the dealer to check for naturals whenever their starting card is an ace or a ten. In this version, the payout for blackjack is not the standard one of 3 to 2 as players are paid even money instead.
In most cases, the dealer hits on soft However, this rule may vary depending on the casino so it is always best to double-check before you sit down to play.
Another unique rule of Blackjack Switch is that the dealer pushes with non-busted player hands when holding a total of So if you do not bust and hold anything else but a blackjack, you will have your original wager restored to you in a push. Players have the chance to double down on any two cards and also make this move after they have split. Re-splitting is allowed up to three times to a maximum of four hands. Most versions of the game disallow hitting split aces.
Blackjack Switch is so immensely popular that it has travelled across the ocean to Europe. In Austria, the game is known under the name Blackjack Exchange. The game has also made it to some Russian casinos where four or six full decks are implemented. The Russian dealers normally stand rather than hit soft totals of 17 and do not use hole cards as is the case with many European blackjack variations.
Perhaps the coolest feature of the Russian version is the availability of early surrender. The bottom line is Blackjack Switch is available worldwide so you better ask the dealer or the floor personnel about the particular ruleset before you start placing bets at a new table.
Just like other variations of the game, Blackjack Switch also offers a group of optional side bets, collectively known as the Super Match wagers. If players choose to take advantage of this option and place it, they will be rewarded when they have two or more matching cards in their hands. The payout varies depending on the number of matches and the casino rules.
A side bet must be placed before any cards are dealt at the table. It is settled immediately after the initial deal before you have switched your cards or taken any hits. Should you win, the dealer would pay out right away. You proceed to play your two main hands as you normally do. The side bets are settled based on the four initial cards that form your two starting hands. The chips are posted in the smaller betting circle positioned between your two main betting spots. A set of three matching cards earns you a payout of 5 to 1 whereas two pairs pay at odds of 8 to 1.
The top earner in the game is the Four of a Kind , which returns 40 times your side bet. The limits for the main and side wagers are casino specific, though. Before players make up their mind, they should take into account the fact that most side bets heavily favour the casino.
Moreover, if they want to make the best possible decision regarding the side bet, they need to get familiar with all of its subtleties and possible tricky situations. The above-described payout structure produces a cumulative house edge of 2.
This is significantly higher than the house advantage of the main game which is estimated at approximately 0. The exact percentage might differ across online casinos. The expected returns of individual winning side bets are posted in the table below.
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