Playtech blackjack switch - beware

**GrandMaster** · 15th March 2006, 01:46 PM

Blackjack switch is still unavailable.

**caruso** · 15th March 2006, 02:58 PM

I played a couple of days ago at HardRock and it was available OK. In fact, I did quite a bit of free-mode testing at Bet365 a few days ago and didn't see any anomolies of any kind.

No idea what Totesport's problem is. Maybe they just don't want to offer the game.

**caruso** · 15th March 2006, 10:58 PM

Check that - I've now come across both anomolies. I also took screenshots.

Oh dear. Another quality game bites the dust.

**Geoff Hall** · 17th March 2006, 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by caruso

Check that - I've now come across both anomolies. I also took screenshots.

Oh dear. Another quality game bites the dust.

I tested Totesport yesterday and everything seemed OK - they have adapted the US 'Hole Card' rule.

You could 'Switch' against a non-Blackjack 'Ace' (at least in play money).

They may be having final checks before they release the game for real money again.

**caruso** · 17th March 2006, 02:06 PM

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**caruso** · 17th March 2006, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by Geoff Hall

I tested Totesport yesterday and everything seemed OK - they have adapted the US 'Hole Card' rule.

You could 'Switch' against a non-Blackjack 'Ace' (at least in play money).

Not at Hard Rock - see attachments. First indicates no switch against ace, second confirms there's no dealer BJ. In other words: no switch against dealer ace.

Assuming the rules as you see them, what is the exact house edge?

**Geoff Hall** · 17th March 2006, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by caruso

Not at Hard Rock - see attachments. First indicates no switch against ace, second confirms there's no dealer BJ. In other words: no switch against dealer ace.

Assuming the rules as you see them, what is the exact house edge?

Hi Caruso

I'll have to download the 'Hard Rock' site and check this out. I'm sure that it's fixed at Totesport so not sure why it hasn't been adapted at 'Hard Rock'.

I'll make some enquiries in the meantime.

I've just run 2 very quick sim's (100m hands each) and found that the 'No switch verses Ace' added 0.13% to the house edge. I know that Grandmaster had a higher figure but this is the result I have just got from the 'Switch' simulator.