Central Las Vegas Strip Blackjack Minimum Bet and Rules 2023

This page covers blackjack on the Las Vegas Strip from Aria and Planet Hollywood north to Mirage and Harrah’s. The minimum bet for a 3:2 blackjack game in this part of the Strip is usually $25 or $50, even during slower hours. It may be $100 when it is busy. Assume that a casino’s game hits on soft 17 unless otherwise noted.

All casinos in this area have a high-limit room, except for Linq. The ones at Cromwell and Horseshoe are only open during peak hours.

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Central Las Vegas Strip blackjack by casino

We collected the following information in the summer of 2023. The minimum bets shown are what we predict are the lowest you will find, often in the mornings and afternoons. Expect higher minimums during busy times, especially for the 6:5 blackjack tables.

Bellagio

Bellagio downgraded the stand-on-all-17 pit by the craps tables in 2020. Players must go to high limits to find these tables now.

There are $15 6:5 eight-deck and Free Bet Blackjack tables near the front desk and past the craps tables. The former stand-on-all-17 tables now hit on soft 17. Those 3:2 games also start at $50. Players may double down before and after splitting, surrender, and split aces into four hands at six-deck 3:2 games. A $300 game uses these rules and stands on all 17’s. For $500, there is a double-deck blackjack game that stands on all 17’s. Doubling down before and after splitting is permitted.

Bellagio no longer deals double-deck blackjack on its casino floor. It is only in the salon now. Bellagio is one of many Las Vegas Strip casinos with stadium gaming. It has some $5 6:5 video blackjack machines on its floor.

Caesars Palace

There are five different blackjack games at Caesars Palace. Eight-deck 6:5 blackjack starts at $25, as does 6:5 Free Bet Blackjack. The eight-deck game allows doubling down before and after splitting. Players will likely find $50 3:2 blackjack with double-down and surrender under the dome.

There are two blackjack games in the Caesars Palace high-limit pit. The double-deck game allows doubling down before and after splitting. That game also hits soft 17. A six-deck game has the same double-down rules, plus surrender, re-splitting aces, and stands on soft 17. These games have a $200 minimum bet.

Note the differences between the Caesars Palace high-limit salon and other properties within the same company. The double-down after splitting in the double-deck game is unique to Caesars Palace. Re-split aces in high-limit games are also uncommon within the company. Video and stadium blackjack pay 6:5 and start at $5.

Cosmopolitan

Blackjack starts at $15 at Cosmopolitan. There is 6:5 eight-deck often available at that price. The $25 6:5 game is Free Bet Blackjack. During slow hours, you may find $25 3:2. For a $50 minimum, there is eight-deck 3:2 blackjack widely available. It has standard double-down rules with surrender and re-split aces. A $100 six-deck version of this game is in high-limit. It stands on all 17’s. Video blackjack starts at $5.

Cromwell

We only found 3:2 blackjack in the high-limit area at Cromwell. It is open during peak hours. All blackjack tables on the floor now pay 6:5.

These eight-deck tables have standard double-down rules and surrender available. We found these tables with a $15 minimum. There is also $15 6:5 Free Bet Blackjack.

The high-limit games have $100 minimums. One uses two decks and hits a soft 17. That game does not permit double down after splitting. The other is a six-deck game that stands on all 17’s and offers surrender, plus doubling down before and after splitting. We found 6:5 video blackjack starting at $3.

Flamingo

Blackjack starts at $15 at Flamingo. That gets you a seat at 6:5 Free Bet and standard 6:5 eight-deck games. These eight-deck games offer double-down before and after splitting, plus the surrender option.

There are three 3:2 blackjack games to choose from in the Flamingo high-limit area. One is a double deck with double down before but not after splitting. It has a $50 minimum. Another $50 game has six decks with surrender and normal double down rules. There is also $50 3:2 Free Bet Blackjack. This is a new 2023 addition.

The standard six-deck game stands on soft 17. All other Flamingo blackjack games hit soft 17.

Harrah’s

The blackjack at Harrah’s is similar to Flamingo. The 6:5 games are typically $15, while 6:5 Free Bet Blackjack is $25. The double-deck blackjack at Harrah’s pays 6:5. It also starts at $25. At high limits, with a $50 minimum, the dealer stands on soft 17 with a six-deck shoe and hits soft 17 at all other games. The salon has a new $50 3:2 Free Bet Blackjack table. Video blackjack pays 6:5 and starts at $5.

Horseshoe

Bally’s became Horseshoe in December 2022. The 6:5 eight-deck table allows players to double down before and after splitting and surrendering. It has a $15 minimum. For $25, there is a 6:5 Free Bet Blackjack, 6:5 Double Up Blackjack, and a 6:5 double-deck blackjack.

There are $50 3:2 double-deck and six-deck games at Horseshoe. The six-deck game offers surrender. The double deck game does not allow double down after splitting. These high-limit games have limited hours. All blackjack at Horseshoe hits soft 17.

Video blackjack starts at $3. It pays 6:5.

Linq

Linq deals $15 6:5 Free Bet and eight-deck blackjack. There are no high-limit tables or 3:2 blackjack games at Linq. Video and stadium blackjack starts at $5.

O’Sheas is a part of Linq. It has $15 6:5 Free Bet and 6:5 eight-deck blackjack.

Mirage

Mirage has $10 6:5 eight-deck and $15 6:5 Free Bet Blackjack. The eight-deck table offers a double-down before and after splitting. For $25, there is a six-deck 3:2 game with normal double down rules, surrender and re-split aces.

Stand on all 17’s six-deck games are in high limit. The $100 game uses six decks. It also offers a double-down before and after splitting, surrendering, and re-splitting aces. Once again, Mirage offers a double-deck game in its salon. It also has a $100 minimum but hits soft 17. Players may only split pairs once in this game. It hits soft 17.

Paris

Paris downgraded its blackjack on the floor to 6:5. The options are double-deck, eight-deck, or Free Bet Blackjack. Double-deck has a $25 minimum, while the other two start at $15.

There is a $100 stand-on-all-17, high-limit game at Paris. It uses six decks. Players may double down before and after splitting. Surrender is available. You may get this game for $50 upon request at the slowest hours. There is also a $100 double-deck game that hits a soft 17 and only allows doubling before but not after splitting.

Planet Hollywood

There are $15 games at Planet Hollywood. Both are eight-deck 6:5 games. One is traditional. The other is Double Up Blackjack, which may be $10 during the slowest hours.

On the floor, the 6:5 double-deck game with double down before but not after splitting starts at $25. For $25, there is 3:2 eight-deck blackjack with doubling down before and after splitting, plus surrender. This game goes up to $50 at night.

The high-limit salon offers two blackjack games. For $50, the double-deck game allows doubling down before but not after splitting. It hits on soft 17. The six-deck game stands on all 17’s. This game has standard double-down rules and surrender. It has a $100 minimum.

Central Las Vegas Strip blackjack by type of game

Double deck games

The following double-deck games pay 3:2 on a blackjack.

Stand on soft 17

double down before and after splitting

$300 minimum

Bellagio

Hits soft 17

double down before and after splitting

$100 or $200 minimum

Caesars Palace
Mirage (split pairs once)

Hits soft 17

double before but not after splitting

$50 minimum

Planet Hollywood

$100 minimum

Cromwell
Flamingo
Harrah’s
Paris

Horseshoe, Harrah’s, Paris, and Planet Hollywood deal $25 6:5 double deck blackjack. Double down after splitting is not allowed.

Six-deck stand on soft 17 games

The following 3:2 six-deck games stand on soft 17 and allow players to double down before and after splitting. Surrender is also available.

Re-split aces

$100 minimum

Cosmopolitan
Mirage
Paris
Planet Hollywood

$100 or $200 minimum

Bellagio
Caesars Palace

Cannot re-split aces

$50 minimum

Flamingo
Harrah’s

$100 minimum

Cromwell

Six- and eight-deck hit soft 17 games

The following 3:2 six- and eight-deck games hit a soft 17 and allow players to double down before and after splitting. Surrender is available.

Re-split aces

$25 minimum

Mirage

$50 minimum

Bellagio
Caesars Palace
Cosmopolitan ($25 when slow)

Cannot re-split aces

$25 or $50 minimum

Planet Hollywood

Six- and eight-deck 6:5 blackjack games

Shoe games that pay 6:5 on blackjack were found at all twelve casinos in the central part of the Strip.

Mirage – $10
Bellagio – $15
Cosmopolitan – $15
Cromwell – $15
Flamingo – $15
Harrah’s – $15
Horseshoe – $15
Linq – $15
O’Sheas – $15
Planet Hollywood – $15
Paris – $15
Caesars Palace – $25

All twelve central Strip casinos also have a 6:5 electronic version for lower bet limits.

Cromwell – $3
Bellagio – $5
Horseshoe – $5
Caesars Palace – $5
Cosmopolitan – $5
Flamingo – $5
Harrah’s – $5
Linq – $5
Mirage – $5
O’Sheas – $5
Paris – $5
Planet Hollywood – $5

3:2 Free Bet Blackjack on the Las Vegas Strip

There are only two casinos on the Las Vegas Strip that deal 3:2 Free Bet Blackjack. These tables are in the high-limit salon at Flamingo and Harrah’s. The tables hit soft 17. The minimum bet is $50. The locals and downtown markets have many 3:2 Free Bet Blackjack tables with minimum bets as low as $10.

Free Bet Blackjack 6:5

The only blackjack variant found in the central part of the Las Vegas Strip is Free Bet Blackjack. The house edge on the 6:5 game is about 2.4%, compared to only 1% for the 3:2 games described i the previous section.

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 pushed on 22.