In 2010, we started collecting blackjack data from the Las Vegas Strip and downtown. As the years passed, we added all locals casinos to the list. We collected the following information in late 2025 and early 2026. Below are summaries of the blackjack variants found in each casino. More detailed information, including blackjack and table game rules and minimums, is available through our monthly subscription service.
These are all the blackjack variants we found over the years that are still in service. The differences between each game and standard blackjack are explained here, as well as where you can find it now or where it was played in the past.
The blackjack variants currently found in Las Vegas casinos are listed below. Fifty-six casinos dealt at least one blackjack variant. Additionally, ones from the past that are no longer spread can be found in our Las Vegas Blackjack Variant Graveyard.
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Blackjack variants spread in Las Vegas in 2026
Free Bet Blackjack has become the most popular variant in Las Vegas. It has the most installations of available variants. However, Double Down Madness has been increasing in number since its introduction to the market.
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Blackjack Switch
Blackjack Switch was the most popular blackjack variant in Las Vegas through 2017; however, Free Bet Blackjack passed it in 2018. The number of Blackjack Switch tables has since crashed, dropping from 33 tables in 2014 to just four today.
In Blackjack Switch, a player must make two bets. There is an option of switching a card from one hand to the other. Blackjack pays even money. The dealer pushes players still in the hand when a 22 is drawn.
Now, Blackjack Switch can be found at only four Las Vegas casinos. Two are downtown while the other two are dealt on the Strip. The minimum bet is typically $10 to $50. Paid members have access to locations and minimums.
Bonus Spin Blackjack
Bonus Spin Blackjack started out as an optional side bet at many casinos. The game is otherwise identical to a traditional blackjack game. In 2018, it appeared at Four Queens and Golden Nugget in a different form. It later popped up at Binion’s and Fremont. These games force players to make the $1 or $2 side bet. By our calculations, it is one of the worst blackjack games, giving the house one of the largest edges in the entire Las Vegas blackjack market.
All of these games pay 6:5. On a $10 bet, the typical minimum for this game at these casinos, Vegas Advantage estimates the house edge to be 3.9 percent. Some $10 Bonus Spin Blackjack tables at Golden Nugget have a required $2 side bet. These tables have a house edge of 5.5 percent.
It is impossible for a casual visitor or blackjack player to know the house edge of the side bet. Our research shows that 23 percent is a good estimate because an ace does not push the side bet like it normally does. That is the number we used to determine the overall house edge in these games.
Double Down Madness
We first saw Double Down Madness at New York-New York. The game is now dealt at 22 Las Vegas casinos. Minimums range from $5 to $25. Paid members have access to locations and minimums.
Players start with one card and may double down there or hit. Double down is permitted after hitting. Players may hit or double down again after a double down, except when the first dealt card is an ace. The dealer pushes the live player’s hands on 22. Splits are not permitted.
Double Up Blackjack
In Double Up Blackjack, players may double up on any hand that stands on two cards. This includes after splitting. To offset this, the house wins all live hands of 20 and under when making a 16. It may be a soft or hard 16.
Double Up Blackjack is dealt at two downtown casinos. It pays 3:2. The minimum bet ranges from $10 to $15. We have also seen it for $5, but that table requires a $1 side bet.
Free Bet Blackjack
Free Bet Blackjack is the most popular variant in Las Vegas. It had over 100 installs in early 2026. We first discovered the game in 2013, when it had 12 tables throughout all of Las Vegas. In 2018, it overtook Blackjack Switch as the most popular blackjack variant in Las Vegas.
The house pays for all doubles on 9, 10, and 11. All splits are free, except on ten-value cards. Doubling down after splitting is free on 9, 10, and 11, except on aces, which must stand. To offset these rules, the dealer pushes live hands on 22.
There are two types of Free Bet Blackjack games in Las Vegas. Most pay 6:5. However, downtown and some off-strip casinos offer the game with a 3:2 payout on the casino floor. On the Strip, one casino deals a 3:2 game. Minimums range from $5 to $50. Paid members have access to which casinos pay 3:2, as well as table minimums.
- Harrah’s
- Horseshoe
- Linq
- Luxor
- M Resort
- Mandalay Bay
- MGM Grand
- New York-New York
- O’Sheas
- Palace Station
- Palazzo
- Palms
- Paris
- Park MGM
- Planet Hollywood
- Rampart
Free Bonus Blackjack
Free Bonus Blackjack is like Free Bet. We found it at one Las Vegas casino. It pays 6:5 on a blackjack. Minimums range from $10 to $15.
Free Ride Blackjack
Another Free Bet Blackjack clone, Free Ride, has a Monopoly theme. These games pay 3:2 and are dealt at two casinos: one on the Strip and the other in the locals market. Games have $10 minimums.
Lucky Cat
Lucky Cat Blackjack plays like a normal game except when the dealer has 22. Four six-sided dice are rolled, with each die containing one cat and five blanks. The player wins based on the total number of cats rolled. If all blanks come, the player pushes.
There are 6:5 forced Bonus Spin side bet Lucky Cat Blackjack tables in the Golden Nugget party pit. We rank it as the worst blackjack game in Las Vegas. It has a $5 minimum flat bet and a mandatory $2 side bet. Vegas Advantage computed the house edge to be 8.95%, worse than triple zero roulette.
Four Queens had a standard 3:2 Lucky Cat game without a mandatory side bet. However, that table disappeared in 2023.
Most Liberal 21
Most Liberal 21 originated in the years of Jackie Gaughan’s ownership of Plaza and Las Vegas Club. These are the only two casinos where the game has ever been spread in its more than two decades on the market. The game is down to one table at Plaza. The minimum bet is usually $10 or $15.
The game originally had the most liberal rules, as its name suggested, but they were changed in the 2000s to what they are today. A player can double down on two, three, or four cards. Split aces may be hit, doubled, or re-split. Players win on a six-card Charlie. Blackjack pays even money, except for suited blackjack, which pays 2:1. The house edge is 1.33% when using perfect strategy.
Last Updated on May 26, 2026 by Kristina Mehaffey