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Las Vegas Blackjack Table Minimums
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- Las Vegas Blackjack Table Minimums
BlackjackClassroom.com gets a lot of questions about where on the Las Vegas Strip you can find blackjack games with good odds and low table minimums.
While low minimums might not be a concern for a serious player looking for the best card counting opportunities, I can understand a casual player (non-counter) on a budget valuing this kind of info.
So I've compiled a short list of Las Vegas blackjack table minimums on the Strip that have decent odds. Vegas casinos tend to offer low table minimums only with terrible player odds, so my goal is to expose where a casual blackjack player can get a decent game with a low house edge.
Warning: Often what seems like a cheap game is actually going to cost you quite a bit. A great example is the 6-deck blackjack at Flamingo. Don't be fooled by the 'cheap' $5 minimums. All 6-deck blackjack on the main floor of Flamingo holds a 2% house edge due to the horrible rules, and that's assuming you play perfect basic strategy on every hand. So would you rather play $5 per hand at a 2% disadvantage or $25 per hand at a .2% disadvantage? Over time you would lose twice as much money at the $5 game!
Low Blackjack Table Minimums on the Las Vegas Strip
Keep in mind I'm only considering casinos on the Strip for this article. Downtown and off the Strip will hopefully be covered another day.
Single Deck – All single deck games on the Strip pay 6:5 on blackjack (a $50 bet gets paid $60 on blackjack instead of the usual $75). Avoid these games due to the large house edge. The closest legitimate single deck blackjack would be at Hooters located just behind Tropicana. Although Hooters single deck blackjack will have just a $10 minimum, the house edge is nearly .5% since you can only double on 10 and 11. For all the card counters out there, this game is not a good opportunity because of the weak dealer penetration. Casino london restaurant.
Double Deck (Dealer hits on Soft 17 / Player may double after splitting)
•Circus Circus – $10 table minimum
•Excalibur – $10 table minimum
•All other $5 and $10 double deck on the Strip will have worse rules such as no doubling after splitting.
Double Deck (Dealer stands on Soft 17 / Player may double after splitting)
•Aria – $25 table minimum
•Bellagio – sometimes on a weekday one table will drop to a $25 minimum
•MGM Grand – sometimes on a weekday one table will drop to a $25 minimum
•Mirage – $50 table minimum
•New York, New York (high limit) – $50 table minimum
•Treasure Island (high limit) – $50 table minimum
•Tropicana (high limit) – $50 table minimum Raumpatrouille orion starlight casino.
6-Deck (Dealer stands on Soft 17, Double after split, Resplit Aces, Surrender)
•MGM Grand – $10 table minimum
•Aria – $25 table minimum
•Bellagio – $25 table minimum
•Tropicana (high limit) – $25 table minimum
•Wynn – $25 table minimum
•All $5 multi-deck games on the Strip will hit on Soft 17.
So what's the best value blackjack on the Las Vegas Strip? If you play good basic strategy and bet the table minimum, then out of the places I've mentioned you'll lose the least amount of money over the long haul by playing the $10 minimum 6-deck at MGM Grand. In fact, you would have an expected loss of under $3 per 100 hands played. This low expected loss is due to the combination of low $10 bets and good rules.
Looking for more options? If you're willing to bump your expected loss per 100 hands up to the $3-$5 range, then you can play at the other places listed that are $25 and under. Playing $25 per hand can actually start to build some decent comp value over time. The $50 minimums would put you closer to a $10 expected loss per 100 hands played, but would also further increase your comp value. To be able to hang out at great places like Aria, Bellagioand Wynn, have free drinks, build some comp credit and have a good time, would you be willing to pay under $5 per 100 hands played? Sounds like a good deal for those that don't want to take their game to a higher level with card counting. Just make sure you know your basic strategy!
All Las Vegas Strip casinos, as well as some in the downtown and locals markets, short-pay some blackjack tables with a 6:5 payout. The list below shows the minimum bet it takes for you to find a 3:2 blackjack table so that you can get the best game for your bankroll.
Harrahs southern california casino. The minimum bets and rules listed are based on my observations when visiting Las Vegas casinos in December 2019. Minimum bets may increase during peak hours or due to a policy change.
The list assumes that the game is a six or eight-deck shoe with double down before and after splitting and the dealer hitting soft 17. If there is a variation from these rules, it is included in parenthesis.
$1
- Lucky Club
$2
- Poker Palace
$3
- Jokers Wild (no double down after split)
- Sam's Town
$5
- Aliante (double deck or shoe, latter adds surrender)
- Arizona Charlie's Decatur (double deck and shoe)
- Bighorn (double down before or after split on two or three cards plus surrender and re-split aces)
- Boulder Station (surrender)
- California (double deck or shoe, no double down after split in both)
- Cannery (double deck or shoe, latter adds surrender)
- Club Fortune (double deck or shoe)
- Downtown Grand (surrender and re-split aces)
- Eastside Cannery (double deck and shoe with re-split aces, shoe adds surrender)
- El Cortez (single deck with no double down after split or double deck and shoe with double down after split)
- Ellis Island
- Fiesta Henderson and Rancho (double deck and shoe, latter has surrender)
- Fremont (double deck and shoe, no double down after split in both)
- Gold Coast (double deck and shoe)
- Golden Gate
- Jerry's Nugget (double deck and shoe)
- Longhorn (double down before or after split on two or three cards plus surrender and re-split aces)
- M Resort (double deck and shoe)
- Main Street Station (double deck, no double down after split)
- Orleans (double deck and shoe)
- Palace Station (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender)
- Plaza
- Railroad Pass
- Rampart (double deck or shoe, latter adds surrender and re-split aces)
- Santa Fe Station (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender)
- Silver Nugget
- Silverton (surrender and re-split aces)
- Skyline
- South Point
- Suncoast (double deck and shoe)
- Texas Station (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender)
- The Strat (surrender and re-split aces)
- Tuscany
$10
- Bally's (surrender)
- Circus Circus
- Cromwell (surrender)
- Green Valley Ranch (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender)
- Oyo
- Palms (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender)
- Red Rock (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender)
- Rio (surrender)
- Silver 7's (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender and re-split aces)
- Sunset Station (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender)
- The D
- Treasure Island (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender and re-split aces)
$15
- Caesars Palace (surrender)
- Flamingo (surrender)
- Golden Nugget (surrender)
- Harrah's (surrender)
- Paris (surrender)
- Planet Hollywood (surrender)
- Sahara
- Westgate
$25
- Four Queens (double deck, no double down after split)
- Cosmopolitan (surrender and re-split aces)
- Encore (surrender and re-split aces)
- Excalibur (surrender and re-split aces)
- Linq (double deck, no double after split, or shoe with surrender)
- Luxor (surrender and re-split aces)
- Mandalay Bay (surrender and re-split aces)
- MGM Grand (surrender and re-split aces)
- Mirage (surrender and re-split aces)
- New York New York (surrender and re-split aces)
- Park MGM (surrender and re-split aces)
- Tropicana (double deck and shoe)
- Wynn (surrender and re-split aces)
$50
While low minimums might not be a concern for a serious player looking for the best card counting opportunities, I can understand a casual player (non-counter) on a budget valuing this kind of info.
So I've compiled a short list of Las Vegas blackjack table minimums on the Strip that have decent odds. Vegas casinos tend to offer low table minimums only with terrible player odds, so my goal is to expose where a casual blackjack player can get a decent game with a low house edge.
Warning: Often what seems like a cheap game is actually going to cost you quite a bit. A great example is the 6-deck blackjack at Flamingo. Don't be fooled by the 'cheap' $5 minimums. All 6-deck blackjack on the main floor of Flamingo holds a 2% house edge due to the horrible rules, and that's assuming you play perfect basic strategy on every hand. So would you rather play $5 per hand at a 2% disadvantage or $25 per hand at a .2% disadvantage? Over time you would lose twice as much money at the $5 game!
Low Blackjack Table Minimums on the Las Vegas Strip
Keep in mind I'm only considering casinos on the Strip for this article. Downtown and off the Strip will hopefully be covered another day.
Single Deck – All single deck games on the Strip pay 6:5 on blackjack (a $50 bet gets paid $60 on blackjack instead of the usual $75). Avoid these games due to the large house edge. The closest legitimate single deck blackjack would be at Hooters located just behind Tropicana. Although Hooters single deck blackjack will have just a $10 minimum, the house edge is nearly .5% since you can only double on 10 and 11. For all the card counters out there, this game is not a good opportunity because of the weak dealer penetration. Casino london restaurant.
Double Deck (Dealer hits on Soft 17 / Player may double after splitting)
•Circus Circus – $10 table minimum
•Excalibur – $10 table minimum
•All other $5 and $10 double deck on the Strip will have worse rules such as no doubling after splitting.
Double Deck (Dealer stands on Soft 17 / Player may double after splitting)
•Aria – $25 table minimum
•Bellagio – sometimes on a weekday one table will drop to a $25 minimum
•MGM Grand – sometimes on a weekday one table will drop to a $25 minimum
•Mirage – $50 table minimum
•New York, New York (high limit) – $50 table minimum
•Treasure Island (high limit) – $50 table minimum
•Tropicana (high limit) – $50 table minimum Raumpatrouille orion starlight casino.
6-Deck (Dealer stands on Soft 17, Double after split, Resplit Aces, Surrender)
•MGM Grand – $10 table minimum
•Aria – $25 table minimum
•Bellagio – $25 table minimum
•Tropicana (high limit) – $25 table minimum
•Wynn – $25 table minimum
•All $5 multi-deck games on the Strip will hit on Soft 17.
So what's the best value blackjack on the Las Vegas Strip? If you play good basic strategy and bet the table minimum, then out of the places I've mentioned you'll lose the least amount of money over the long haul by playing the $10 minimum 6-deck at MGM Grand. In fact, you would have an expected loss of under $3 per 100 hands played. This low expected loss is due to the combination of low $10 bets and good rules.
Looking for more options? If you're willing to bump your expected loss per 100 hands up to the $3-$5 range, then you can play at the other places listed that are $25 and under. Playing $25 per hand can actually start to build some decent comp value over time. The $50 minimums would put you closer to a $10 expected loss per 100 hands played, but would also further increase your comp value. To be able to hang out at great places like Aria, Bellagioand Wynn, have free drinks, build some comp credit and have a good time, would you be willing to pay under $5 per 100 hands played? Sounds like a good deal for those that don't want to take their game to a higher level with card counting. Just make sure you know your basic strategy!
All Las Vegas Strip casinos, as well as some in the downtown and locals markets, short-pay some blackjack tables with a 6:5 payout. The list below shows the minimum bet it takes for you to find a 3:2 blackjack table so that you can get the best game for your bankroll.
Harrahs southern california casino. The minimum bets and rules listed are based on my observations when visiting Las Vegas casinos in December 2019. Minimum bets may increase during peak hours or due to a policy change.
The list assumes that the game is a six or eight-deck shoe with double down before and after splitting and the dealer hitting soft 17. If there is a variation from these rules, it is included in parenthesis.
$1
- Lucky Club
$2
- Poker Palace
$3
- Jokers Wild (no double down after split)
- Sam's Town
$5
- Aliante (double deck or shoe, latter adds surrender)
- Arizona Charlie's Decatur (double deck and shoe)
- Bighorn (double down before or after split on two or three cards plus surrender and re-split aces)
- Boulder Station (surrender)
- California (double deck or shoe, no double down after split in both)
- Cannery (double deck or shoe, latter adds surrender)
- Club Fortune (double deck or shoe)
- Downtown Grand (surrender and re-split aces)
- Eastside Cannery (double deck and shoe with re-split aces, shoe adds surrender)
- El Cortez (single deck with no double down after split or double deck and shoe with double down after split)
- Ellis Island
- Fiesta Henderson and Rancho (double deck and shoe, latter has surrender)
- Fremont (double deck and shoe, no double down after split in both)
- Gold Coast (double deck and shoe)
- Golden Gate
- Jerry's Nugget (double deck and shoe)
- Longhorn (double down before or after split on two or three cards plus surrender and re-split aces)
- M Resort (double deck and shoe)
- Main Street Station (double deck, no double down after split)
- Orleans (double deck and shoe)
- Palace Station (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender)
- Plaza
- Railroad Pass
- Rampart (double deck or shoe, latter adds surrender and re-split aces)
- Santa Fe Station (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender)
- Silver Nugget
- Silverton (surrender and re-split aces)
- Skyline
- South Point
- Suncoast (double deck and shoe)
- Texas Station (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender)
- The Strat (surrender and re-split aces)
- Tuscany
$10
- Bally's (surrender)
- Circus Circus
- Cromwell (surrender)
- Green Valley Ranch (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender)
- Oyo
- Palms (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender)
- Red Rock (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender)
- Rio (surrender)
- Silver 7's (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender and re-split aces)
- Sunset Station (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender)
- The D
- Treasure Island (double deck and shoe, latter adds surrender and re-split aces)
$15
- Caesars Palace (surrender)
- Flamingo (surrender)
- Golden Nugget (surrender)
- Harrah's (surrender)
- Paris (surrender)
- Planet Hollywood (surrender)
- Sahara
- Westgate
$25
- Four Queens (double deck, no double down after split)
- Cosmopolitan (surrender and re-split aces)
- Encore (surrender and re-split aces)
- Excalibur (surrender and re-split aces)
- Linq (double deck, no double after split, or shoe with surrender)
- Luxor (surrender and re-split aces)
- Mandalay Bay (surrender and re-split aces)
- MGM Grand (surrender and re-split aces)
- Mirage (surrender and re-split aces)
- New York New York (surrender and re-split aces)
- Park MGM (surrender and re-split aces)
- Tropicana (double deck and shoe)
- Wynn (surrender and re-split aces)
$50
- Aria (surrender and re-split aces)
- Bellagio (stand on all 17's with surrender and re-split aces)
- Palazzo (double deck or shoe, latter adds surrender and re-split aces)
- Venetian (double deck or shoe, latter adds surrender and re-split aces)
Las Vegas casinos with no 3:2 blackjack games
Wynn Blackjack Table Rules 2019
There are three Las Vegas casinos with table games that do not offer any traditional 3:2 blackjack games. Those casinos are Binion's, Casino Royale and O'Sheas. I found 3:2 tables with a forced $1 side bet at Binion's but no other ones. The other two casinos have no 3:2 tables of any kind, based on my observations.
