Zappit Blackjack

Zappit is a game invented by Geoff Hall of Bovada Zappit blackjack Switch fame, which he sold to Scientific Games a.k.a. Shuffle Master. The thrust of the game is that if the player gets a 15 to either 17 or 18, depending on the rules, then he can “zap” the hand and replace it with two random cards. To offset this rule, if the dealer gets a 22, any bets left standing will push instead of win. The game is available at Bodog and Bovada Internet casinos and scattered land casino placements.

Bovada Zappit blackjack Rules

Zap It is based on conventional blackjack rules, which I assume the reader is familiar with. As in Bovada Zappit blackjack, some of the rules are configurable but the two definitive rules of Zappit are:
If the player’s initial two cards total within a certain range, for example, 15 to 17, then he may “zap it” and exchange those cards for the next two cards in the deck.
The player may not zap after a zap nor after splitting.
If the dealer busts with 22, then any player hands still standing shall push.
In addition to the usual configurable rules in Bovada Zappit blackjack, some new ones this game presents are: If the player gets a blackjack after zapping, then is it an immediate winner or counted as 21 points? If a blackjack after zapping is treated as an immediate winner, what does it pay? Does the dealer peek for Bovada Zappit blackjack before or after the player has the opportunity to zap? Following are the fine points of the rules as played at Bovada.
Six decks are used.
The player may zap between 15 and 17 points.
The player may zap before dealer peeks for blackjack.
A Bovada Zappit blackjack before zapping pays 3 to 2.
A Bovada Zappit blackjack after zapping is an immediate winner and pays 1 to 1.
The player may surrender.
The player may double after a split.
Split aces get one card each. The player may not re-split aces.
Dealer hits soft 17.
I assume that the cards are shuffled after every hand.
Rack card from the 2015 Global Gaming Expo. Following are the fine points of the rules according to the rack card passed out at the 2015 Global Gaming Expo. Some of them were not stated on the card but were my observation on how the game was played at the show.
Six decks are used.
The player may zap between 15 and 18 points.
Dealer peeks for Bovada Zappit blackjack before the player may zap.
A Bovada Zappit blackjack before zapping pays 3 to 2.
A Bovada Zappit blackjack after zapping counts as 21 points.
The player may not surrender.
The player may double after a split.
Split aces get one card each. The player may not re-split aces.
Dealer hits soft 17.
I assume a cut-card is used for shuffling purposes.