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The following are the rules for Blackjack switch:

• 6-8 decks are used.
• Dealer hits a soft 17.
• The player must make two bets of equal size.
• Cards will be dealt face up.
• Dealer will peek for blackjack with an ace or ten up. If the dealer has a blackjack all player hands will immediatley lose, except a player blackjack will push.
• The player may switch the second card dealt to each hand. For example, if one hand has 5,10 and the other has 10,6, the player may switch the 10 and 6 to have two hands of 11 and 20. The player may also switch cards to form a blackjack.
• Player may double on any 2 cards.
• Player may double after a split.
• Player may resplit up to four hands.
• Winning player blackjacks pay even money.
• A dealer total of 22 will push against any player total of 21 or less. A player blackjack will still beat a dealer 22.

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The following are the rules for Blackjack single deck:

• 1 deck
• Dealer hits on soft 17
• Player may double on 10 and 11 only
• Player may not double after splitting
• Player may only split once
• Dealer peeks for blackjack with 10 or ace up
• No surrender
• Otherwise standard rules

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The following are the rules for Original Blackjack:

• 6 decks
• Dealer stands on soft 17
• Player may double on any first two cards
• Player may double after splitting
• Player may only split once
• There is a mixture of U.S. and European rules on what happens if the dealer gets a blackjack. Here is what happens if the dealer gets a blackjack according to the situation.
  • Dealer has ace up, player doubles and/or splits: entire bet lost.
  • Dealer has 10 up, player splits: entire bet lost.
  • Dealer has 10 up, player doubles: only original bet lost.
  • Dealer has 10 up, player splits and doubles: additional bets from splitting lost but doubling returned.
• No surrender
• Otherwise standard rules