The following casinos focus heavily on the locals gaming market. Most are small. Some are larger locals casinos owned by Boyd Gaming or Station Casinos. The minimum bet at these casinos tends to be lower than off-strip casinos. The blackjack rules are often better, too.
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Las Vegas locals blackjack by casino
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Alamo
One of the worst blackjack games in Las Vegas is dealt at Alamo Casino inside the TA Travel Center just off the I-15 at Blue Diamond. This four-deck game has a $10 minimum bet. Players can only double down on 10 and 11, but not after splitting.
Aliante
Aliante deals two 3:2 blackjack games. There is $10 double-deck and six-deck. Both games allow doubling down both before and after splitting.
Arizona Charlie’s Decatur
Arizona Charlie’s Decatur has two $10 3:2 blackjack games. One uses two decks, while the other has six. The double-deck game allows doubling down before and after splitting. The six-deck game adds re-splitting aces.
The Arizona Charlie’s on Boulder Highway dropped table games in 2019. It does not have any electronic table games on its casino floor.
Boulder Station
All blackjack at Boulder Station has a $10 minimum bet. Options include Free Bet and a double-deck game that pays 3:2. There is 3:2 video blackjack on Boulder Station’s stadium gaming device.
Cannery
There are three $5 blackjack games at Cannery. They are 6:5 single-deck, 3:2 double-deck, and 3:2 six-deck. Doubling down before and after splitting is allowed in all games.
Durango
Blackjack game minimums range from $15 to $100 at Durango. There are six blackjack games dealt. Games include Free Bet Blackjack, 6:5 single-deck, 3:2 double-deck, and 3:2 six-deck tables. Players may double down before and after splitting. The six-deck game also offers surrender.
Green Valley Ranch
Green Valley Ranch has four blackjack games on its casino floor and two more in high limit. This includes 6:5 single deck, 3:2 double-deck, 3:2 six-deck blackjack, and Free Bet Blackjack. Players may double down before and after splitting. The six-deck game also offers surrender. Blackjack minimums range from $10 to $100.
Jerry’s Nugget
All blackjack pays 3:2 at Jerry’s Nugget. There is a continuous shuffling machine and double-deck blackjack. Players may double down before and after splitting in both games. Games have a $5 minimum.
Poker Palace
Poker Palace has two blackjack games, though one of them is among the worst in Las Vegas. The other, though, is among the best. The $2 double-deck game, the bad one, doesn’t allow a double-down after splitting and pays just even money on blackjack.
The other is a six-deck game that allows doubling down before and after splitting up to three cards, and it has a $3 minimum bet.
Railroad Pass
Railroad Pass removed its live table games in June 2024.
Rampart
Rampart has a double-deck and a six-deck blackjack game. Both have a $10 minimum. Double-downs before and after splitting are allowed. The shoe game adds surrender and re-split aces. All Rampart blackjacks pay 3:2.
Red Rock
There are seven blackjack games at Red Rock. Minimums range from $15 to $100. Games include Free Bet Blackjack, 6:5 single-deck, 3:2 double-deck, and six-deck blackjack.
The high-limit six-deck game stands on all 17’s, allows surrender, re-splitting aces, and offers typical double-down rules.
Sam’s Town
Sam’s Town has two blackjack games. The options are $10 double-deck and six-deck blackjack games with a double-down option both before and after splitting. There is also a heads-up 6:5 video blackjack.
Sam’s Town removed the Super Fun 21 table in 2023. It was probably only dealt when it is busy enough for both pits to be open. Sam’s Town was home to the last Super Fun 21 table in Las Vegas. The game is no longer dealt in the market.
Santa Fe Station
Santa Fe Station has single-deck blackjack. It pays 6:5. There is a $10 minimum bet for all its blackjack games. Offerings include Free Bet Blackjack, double-deck, and six-deck blackjack. The single- and double-deck games allow a double-down before and after splitting. The six-deck shoe game adds surrender. Santa Fe Station is the only Station Casino property with Free Bet Blackjack that pays 3:2.
Skyline
Skyline Casino has $5 six-deck blackjack on Thursday through Monday nights. Players may double down before and after splitting. Blackjack pays 3:2.
Suncoast
Suncoast deals two blackjack games. Most of the tables are double-deck blackjack, with a six-deck table available. Both pay 3:2 and have a $10 minimum bet. Doubling down before and after splitting is allowed.
Sunset Station
Players may choose between four different blackjack games at Sunset Station. The games typically have a $10 minimum bet.
The 6:5 single-deck game allows a double-down and after splitting. Double-deck blackjack pays 3:2 and allows doubling down before and after splitting. The 3:2 six-deck game adds surrender. There is also Free Bet Blackjack. Sunset Station downgraded the Free Bet Blackjack payout from 3:2 to 6:5 in 2023.
Closed locals casinos
Four locals casinos closed in March 2020 and never reopened. These are Eastside Cannery, Fiesta Henderson, Fiesta Rancho, and Texas Station. Both Fiestas and Texas Station have been demolished. However, Eastside Cannery’s future remains unknown.
Table games removed due to the pandemic
Bighorn, Jokers Wild, Longhorn, Lucky Club (now Ojos Locos), and Silver Nugget all reopened in June 2020. These casinos removed their blackjack tables during the closure and have not brought games back as of January 2024.
Club Fortune stopped dealing live games in November 2022. It has no video blackjack.
Las Vegas locals blackjack by type of game
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Single deck games
There are still a few 6:5 single-deck blackjack tables in the locals market. Double down before and after splitting is typically permitted.
6:5 blackjack
6 casinos
$5-25 minimums
Double deck games
The dealer hits a soft 17 in many 3:2 double-deck games. Double down before and after splitting is allowed.
Poker Palace deals a double-deck blackjack game that pays even money. Double down before but not after splitting is permitted.
3:2 blackjack (dealer hits 17)
13 casinos
$5-100 minimums
1:1 blackjack tables
1 casino
$2 minimum
Four decks
The only four-deck blackjack game in Las Vegas is dealt at the Alamo truck stop on Blue Diamond Road across from Silverton. It is among the worst blackjack games in the market, even beyond the 6:5 payout. Players can only double down on 10 and 11, and not after splitting. We found it with a $20 minimum bet during our last visit. It was $10 or $15 during all previous blackjack surveys.
Six-deck blackjack
3:2 blackjack (stand on 17)
2 casinos
$100 minimums
3:2 blackjack (dealer hits 17)
15 casinos
$3-100 minimums
6:5 blackjack tables
1 casino
$15 minimum
Six-deck stand on soft 17 games
There are two stand on soft 17 games in the locals market. This 3:2 six-deck game allows players to double down before and after splitting. Re-split aces and surrender are available.
Six- and eight-deck hit soft 17 games
Most 3:2 six-deck games have double down before and after splitting. The dealer hits soft 17. Surrender is available. Re-splitting aces is rarely permitted.
The 3:2 six-deck game at Poker Palace has double down on 2 or 3 cards before and after splitting. We found it for a $3 minimum.
Other 3:2 games have double down before and after splitting, no surrender, and aces may only be split once. Jerry’s Nugget has all continuous shuffle machines.
6:5 blackjack
Live shoe games that pay 6:5 on blackjack were found at one locals casino. It is only open during peak hours.
Las Vegas locals blackjack variants
Free Bet Blackjack is by far the most popular blackjack variant in Las Vegas. The house edge on the 3:2 game is about 1%. It is about 2.4% at 6:5 games.
The player gets a free double down on 9, 10 and 11. Pairs that do not have a value of 10 may be split for free. To offset this, the dealer pushes on 22. One locals casino pays 3:2 on blackjack while the remaining locals casinos pay 6:5. Minimums start at $10 or $15.
- Boulder Station
- Durango
- Green Valley Ranch
- Red Rock
- Santa Fe Station
- Sunset Station
Super Fun 21 is no more
Sam’s Town was the only Las Vegas casino with Super Fun 21. The game offers several exotic player-friendly rules. However, most blackjacks pay even money to offset that. Sam’s Town removed the last table in Las Vegas in 2023. It is now in our Las Vegas Blackjack Graveyard.
Last Updated on June 17, 2024 by John Mehaffey