Las Vegas 2023 Double Deck Blackjack Minimum Bets and Rules

Double-deck blackjack is the most popular form of the game in the Las Vegas locals market. This section covers where to play double-deck blackjack in Las Vegas. 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.

The game is harder to find on the Strip than at locals and downtown casinos. When it is available on the Strip, the minimum bet can be very high. In some cases, it can take a $500 minimum bet to get a double-deck game on the Las Vegas Strip. In downtown Las Vegas, double-deck games can run from $10 to $50, with a few high-limit tables with a $200 minimum bet also available.

There are a variety of different rules among Las Vegas double-deck blackjack games. The only thing that these games have in common is that surrender is never available. The rules vary between whether the dealer hits or stands on soft 17, whether players can double down after splitting, are paid 6:5 or 3:2 on blackjack, or whether aces can be re-split.

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Best Las Vegas double-deck blackjack game

The best double-deck blackjack game in Las Vegas has a new home. In December 2020, M Resort, which once offered the best double-deck game, removed its stand-on-all-17 double-deck tables in its high-limit room that also allowed re-splitting aces. These tables were converted into ones that hit soft 17. That means there is a new game at the top in this year’s Las Vegas Blackjack Survey.

The new leader for best double-deck blackjack game in Las Vegas is shared between several casinos. The rules at the table include a double-down both before and after splitting, plus the dealer standing on all 17’s. The house edge is around 0.26% for these stand-on-all-17 double-deck blackjack games.

The expected minimum bet varies by casino. During during slower hours, these games may be available for $50 at Treasure Island, $100 at Mandalay Bay, Palms and Park MGM, $200 at Mandalay Bay, $300 at Aria and Bellagio, and $500 at MGM Grand.

Other Las Vegas double deck blackjack games

There are a variety of Las Vegas double deck games that hit soft 17. There are several sets of rules that cover these tables, depending on the casino.

The best remaining double-deck blackjack game allows doubling down before and after splitting, and aces can be split more than once. This game is dealt for $25 at Silverton, $50 at M Resort and Westgate, and for $100 at Green Valley Ranch, Palace Station, and Red Rock.

Most other Las Vegas double-deck blackjack games allow a double-down before and after splitting but don’t allow splitting multiple times. The typical minimum bet for these games, available at most slower hours, are listed below by casino.

$5 minimum

Cannery
Jerry’s Nugget

$10 minimum

Aliante
Arizona Charlie’s Decatur
Boulder Station
El Cortez
Rampart
Sam’s Town
Santa Fe Station
South Point
Suncoast
Sunset Station

$15 minimum

Gold Coast
Green Valley Ranch
M Resort
Orleans
Palace Station
Red Rock
Treasure Island

$25 minimum

Golden Nugget ($50 when busy)
Mohegan Sun
Palms
Plaza
The Strat
Tropicana

$100 minimum

Encore
Golden Gate
New York-New York
The D
Wynn

$200 minimum

Caesars Palace
Circa
Resorts World

A few double-deck games permit a double-down before, but not after, splitting. These games are dealt at Boyd Gaming properties in downtown Las Vegas or a Caesars Entertainment property, generally on or near the Strip.

$15 minimum

California
Fremont
Main Street Station

$50 minimum

Flamingo
Harrah’s
Horseshoe
Planet Hollywood

$100 minimum

Cromwell
Paris

Double-deck blackjack with a 6:5 payout

All other double-deck blackjack games that we found in Las Vegas pay 6:5. In most cases, these casinos also offer a 3:2 version of the game for the same minimum bet or a little more.

$15 minimum

Planet Hollywood

$25 minimum

Harrah’s
Horseshoe
Paris
Rio

Poker Palace $1 double-deck blackjack

Poker Palace in North Las Vegas offers a $2 double-deck blackjack game. However, it pays even money on a blackjack. It also does not permit doubling down after splitting.

Las Vegas double-deck Super Fun 21 now extinct

There was one blackjack variant that was dealt double-deck in Las Vegas. This was Super Fun 21. This game was found at Sam’s Town until 2023. It was removed from the pit. Super Fun 21 is now missing from Las Vegas.

Super Fun 21 has some unusual rules. The most important is that blackjack pays even money unless it is suited to diamonds, which then pays 2:1. Blackjack always wins, even on a push. The dealer hits soft 17. The game also offers a double-down before and after splitting, re-splitting aces, surrender at any time including after a double-down, a five-card Charlie on hands of 20 or less, and a six-card Charlie that pays 2:1 on 21.