Best Guide to Downtown Las Vegas Blackjack and Table Games

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There are a dozen casinos located in downtown Las Vegas. While we walk through at least six Las Vegas Strip Casinos each month, we survey downtown properties four times a year. During these visits, we note the available live and electronic table game selection and minimum bet requirements. We also look at video poker paytables. Detailed information from our October 2024 downtown blackjack and table game survey walk is available to paid members.

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Our Casino Club covers the live and electronic table games found on the Las Vegas Strip, at off-strip properties, locals casinos, and downtown listed by casino. Pages cover games available and minimum bet requirements. Side bets are included for live craps and electronic table games. Our favorite video poker games at each property are also listed.

Live table game information is also available by table game through a Survey & Early Access membership. Total Access and Super Fan subscribers have access to both formats.

Downtown Las Vegas blackjack snapshot

3:2 Double-deck
  9 casinos
  $10-200 minimums

3:2 Six- & Eight-deck
  7 casinos
  $5-200 minimums

6:5 Single-deck
  1 casino
  $25 minimum

6:5 Six- & Eight-deck
  6 casinos
  $5-10 minimums

6 Unique Blackjack Variants
  8 casinos
  $7-25 minimums

Even Money Six-deck
  1 casino
  $1 minimum

El Cortez stopped dealing the last single-deck 3:2 blackjack tables in Las Vegas.

Fourteen different live table games are found in downtown casinos

Available pai gow poker variants in downtown Las Vegas include Dealer Open, Face Up, and Fortune. Top Flush plays like High Card Flush.

Baccarat
  4 casinos
  $15-100 minimums 

Big Wheel
  1 casino
  $2 minimum

Craps
  12 casinos
  $5-15 minimums

Criss Cross Poker
  1 casino
  $5 minimum

Let It Ride
  7 casinos
  $5-10 minimums

Mississippi Stud
  1 casino
  $5 minimum

Pai Gow Poker 
  8 casinos
  $15-25 minimums

Roll to Win craps
  1 casino
  $5 minimum

0 Roulette
  1 casino
  $15 minimum

00 Roulette
  11 casinos
  $5-15 minimums

000 Roulette
  3 casinos
  $5-10 minimums

Three Card Poker
  12 casinos
  $5-15 minimums

Top Flush
  1 casino
  $5 minimum

Ultimate Texas Hold’em
  7 casinos
  $5-15 minimums

Casino pages for twelve downtown casinos

Casino Club pages are available for all 12 downtown casino properties. Additionally, live table game information is listed on blackjack and table game survey pages. These are accessible to Survey & Early Access, Total Access, and Super Fan members.

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A brief review of Binion’s (Last survey October 2024)

  • 6:5 blackjack tables
  • Blackjack Switch
  • Bonus Spin Blackjack
  • Double Up Blackjack
  • 6 unique table games
  • $10-15 minimums

Double Up is one of the best blackjack variants, but learning the strategy is imperative. All blackjack tables hit a soft 17 and allow doubling down before and after splitting.

One Million Dollars on Display at Binion's Casino on March 29, 2024.

There are two heads-up machines and one multiplayer electronic table game option. Additionally, four ETGs are available on a few bartop machines.

A brief review of California (Last survey October 2024)

  • 3:2 and 6:5 blackjack games
  • 5 unique table games
  • $10-25 minimums

Blackjack games now permit doubling down before and after splitting.

Three electronic table game titles are also available on heads-up and multiplayer machines.

Heads-up electronic craps machines at California on March 29, 2024.

A brief review of Circa (Last survey October 2024)

  • 3:2 and 6:5 blackjack tables
  • Free Bet Blackjack
  • 6 unique table games
  • $15-200 minimums

On the casino floor, blackjack is dealt with eight decks. There is also a single-deck table. In High Limit, there are double-deck and six-deck games. The high-limit six-deck game stands on soft 17.

Vegas Vickie at Circa Casino

Electronic table games are on both casino levels. Four game titles are offered across a selection of heads-up and multiplayer machines. There is no longer an Interblock stadium on the casino floor at Circa.

A brief review of Downtown Grand (Last survey October 2024)

  • 3:2, 6:5, and even-money blackjack
  • 4 unique table games
  • $1-10 minimums

Doubling down before and after splitting is permitted in all blackjack games. Aces may be re-split.

Four electronic table games are also available. One is a multiplayer machine while the other three are heads-up games.

Heads-up electronic crapless craps machines at Downtown Grand on March 29, 2024.

A brief review of El Cortez (Last survey October 2024)

  • 3:2 blackjack tables
  • 6 unique table games
  • $5-25 minimums

Blackjack games allow doubling down before and after splitting at $25 tables. Lower-limit games do not permit doubling down after splitting.

There are also heads-up and multiplayer electronic table game options. Four game titles are offered. Stadium gaming is no longer available at El Cortez.

El Cortez Hotel & Casino

A brief review of Four Queens (Last survey October 2024)

  • 6:5 blackjack games
  • Blackjack Switch
  • Bonus Spin Blackjack
  • Double Up Blackjack
  • 6 unique table games
  • $10-15 minimums

While Bonus Spin, with a $1 mandatory side bet, is one of the worst blackjack variants, Double Up is one of the best. All blackjack tables hit a soft 17 and allow doubling down before and after splitting.

There are no electronic table games at Four Queens.

Bank of video poker machines at Four Queens on March 29, 2024.

A brief review of Fremont (Last survey October 2024)

  • 3:2 and 6:5 blackjack tables
  • Bonus Spin Blackjack
  • 6 unique table games
  • $10-25 minimums

All blackjack at Fremont now allows doubling down before and after splitting. The Bonus Spin tables have a mandatory $1 side bet. 

Filament Bar at Fremont Casino on March 29, 2024.

Three types of electronic table games are also available on heads-up and multiplayer machines.

A brief review of Golden Gate (Last survey October 2024)

  • 3:2 blackjack games
  • Free Bet Blackjack
  • 4 unique table games
  • $10-50 minimums

Blackjack at Golden Gate allows for doubling down before and after splitting.

Additionally, the casino has three banks of heads-up electronic table games and one multiplayer machine.

Electronic blackjack game at Golden Gate on March 29, 2024.

A brief review of Golden Nugget (Last survey October 2024)

  • 3:2 blackjack tables
  • Bonus Spin Blackjack
  • Lucky Cat Blackjack
  • 12 unique table games
  • $2-50 minimums

Most blackjack games allow doubling down before and after splitting. There is only one traditional blackjack game dealt on the main casino floor.

Bonus Spin and Lucky Cat tables have a mandatory $2 side bet making them the worst blackjack games in Las Vegas.

There is a large selection of heads-up electronic table games and two multiplayer machines.

Casino Wizard machines at Golden Nugget offer multiple games on March 29, 2024.

A brief review of Main Street Station (Last survey October 2024)

  • 3:2 and 6:5 blackjack games
  • 4 unique table games
  • $10-25 minimums

Both blackjack games now allow doubling before and after splitting. Main Street Station is tied for the best craps odds in Las Vegas. However, the pit is only open from 9am until 1am Friday through Sunday.

There are also three heads-up electronic table games and one multiplayer machine.

View of the casino floor at Main Street Station from above on March 29, 2024.

A brief review of Plaza (Last survey October 2024)

  • 3:2 blackjack tables
  • Free Bet Blackjack
  • Most Liberal 21
  • 6 unique table games
  • $10-25 minimums

Doubling before and after splitting is permitted. Most Liberal 21 is owned by Plaza. It is the only place that deals the game. It plays like Super Fun 21 and uses a continuous shuffle machine.

Electronic table game options include two multiplayer machines, a bank of heads-up games, and the last stadium downtown.

Shoot to Win craps machine at Plaza Las Vegas on March 29, 2024.

A brief review of The D (Last survey October 2024)

  • 3:2 blackjack games
  • Free Bet Blackjack
  • 5 unique table games
  • $10-100 minimums

Blackjack permits double down before and after splitting.

Electronic table games are available on both levels. Upstairs, there are three heads-up games, while on the main level, there are two multiplayer machines.

Multiplayer 00 roulette machine at The D on March 29, 2024.

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Kristina Mehaffey
Kristina is a founding member of Advantage Media LLC. She was a mathematics teacher for the Clark County School District before joining John with the websites in 2020. She enjoys Deuces Wild, Fortune Pai Gow Poker, and Ultimate Texas Hold’em. Her preference for the aesthetics of casinos is shown in the details of the pictures on our sites. When not managing data or writing about casinos, she can be found at her local library, enjoying on one of her many crafting hobbies, or catching a laugh with her husband at a local comedy club.