In general, the blackjack player should be looking for games with rules favorable to himself. The dealer stands on all 17s.
Surrender is offered.
The dealer gives good penetration of the deck, dealing more cards before shuffling. In Atlantic City, you can expect the casinos to offer doubling after a split, but no resplitting. You can usually double down on any 2 cards in shoe games. Only some casinos have the Surrender option, and cards are basically dealt face-up. Caesars Palace Caesars offers SD21 and DD21 dealt by hand.