Blackjack Switch - (Associated Sidebets / Variations)
| Name of sidebet | Switch |
| Licence type | Licence required |
| Status | Grosvenor Casinos Ltd |
| Trial originated at | |
| Date placed on trial | July 2009 |
| Licensee / proprietor - | Customized Casino Games Ltd |
| Licensee contact details | 323 Haslucks Green Road |
Basic Outline of sidebet rules / how to play
Blackjack Switch is a variation on the traditional game of Blackjack, the rules of which are otherwise available on this web site.
On tables offering the game, the player has the option to bet on “Blackjack Switch”. This essentially involves betting on two hands at the outset rather than one. Once two cards are dealt to their two hands, the player then has the option of swapping the two second cards between the two hands in order to make the best possible hands. For example if the two hands were 10,7 and A,4 the player could swap the 7 and the Ace to give 10,A and 4,7.
“Blackjacks” are paid even money (even if the cards are not swapped and the hand was dealt at the outset). However, where the Dealer achieves a score of 22, all scores of 21 or less are stand-offs, except for Blackjacks which are still paid even money. The rules of Blackjack are otherwise applied as normal.
The game can also come with an optional side bet (“Supermatch”). This involved the initial four cards dealt to the player’s two hand (two cards on each) containing between them either a pair, three cards of the same value (not necessarily the same suit), two pairs or all four cards of the same value.
USUAL ODDS PAID
Player hand beats the Dealer - Even Money
Blackjack – Even Money
Super Match Side bet – example pay tables
| Pay table 1 (recommended by proprietor for six decks) | |
| A single Pair | 1 - 1 |
| Three of a Kind | 5 – 1 |
| Two Pairs | 8 – 1 |
| Four of a kind | 40 – 1 |
| Pay table 2 (recommended by proprietor for eight decks) | |
| A single Pair | 1 - 1 |
| Three of a Kind | 5 - 1 |
| Two Pairs | 7 - 1 |
| Four of a kind | 50 - 1 |
House Edge details
Super Match Side bet
Pay table 1 - 2.55%
Pay table 2 - 2.64%