Las Vegas Locals Casinos 2026 Blackjack Survey

This section covers blackjack at all Las Vegas casinos near the Las Vegas Strip but not on it, as well as the locals market. Most of these casinos specialize in providing players with value not available at Strip resorts. Chains in the locals market include Boyd Gaming and Station Casinos. The minimum bet at these casinos tends to be lower than downtown and Strip casinos. The rules are often better, too.

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Las Vegas locals blackjack by casino

We collected the following information throughout late 2025 and early 2026. Below are summaries of the blackjack games found in each casino. More detailed information, including game rules and minimums, is available through our monthly subscription service. We offer individual survey pages for these properties.*

Aliante*

Aliante deals two 3:2 games. There are double-deck and six-deck. Both games allow doubling down both before and after splitting. Two blackjack variants are also available. Minimums start at $10 or $15. Video blackjack is available for a lower limit, but pays 6:5.

Arizona Charlie’s Decatur

Both blackjack games at Arizona Charlie’s Decatur pay 3:2. Options typically have a $10 or $15 minimum bet. One game uses two decks, while the other has six. These tables allow doubling down before and after splitting.

The Arizona Charlie’s on Boulder Highway dropped table games in 2019. Only Game King video blackjack is available.

Boulder Station*

Blackjack games range from $5 to $15 at Boulder Station. Options include Free Bet and 3:2 double- and six-deck games. Players may double down before and after splitting. The six-deck game also offers surrender.

Cannery*

There are three blackjack games at Cannery. They are 3:2 double-deck, 3:2 six-deck, and Free Bet. Minimums are $10 or $15.

Durango*

Ellis Island*

Ellis Island only deals six-deck blackjack. Games pay 3:2 and the dealer hits a soft 17. Players may re-split aces and double down before and after splitting. Some tables use continuous shuffle machines (CSMs). A variant is also dealt at Ellis Island. Double-deck is no longer offered. Minimum bets start at $5 or $10. A multiplayer video option is also available.

Gold Coast*

Gold Coast has three blackjack games: Free Bet, a double-deck game, and a six-deck one. All allow players to double down both before and after splitting. Blackjack pays 6:5 or 3:2, depending on the table. The minimum bet at these tables is $10 or $15.

Green Valley Ranch*

Green Valley Ranch has five 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, and two variants. Players may double down before and after splitting. The six-deck game also offers surrender. Minimums range from $10 to $100.

Jerry’s Nugget

All blackjack pays 3:2 at Jerry’s Nugget. One uses a continuous shuffling machine; the other is a double-deck. Players may double down before and after splitting in both games. Games have a $5 minimum.

M Resort*

There are six 3:2 blackjack games to choose from at M Resort. This includes double-deck and six-deck games, as well as two variants. All tables allow a double-down before and after splitting. Re-splitting aces may also be available. While most tables hit soft 17, a higher-limit six-deck game stands on all 17s and adds surrender. Minimums range from $10 to $50.

Orleans*

Orleans deals double-deck and six-deck blackjack. Two games pay 3:2, while one pays 6:5. All allow doubling down before and after splitting. Minimums are $10 or $15. Multiple video options are also available for lower limits.

Oyo*

Palace Station*

There are multiple types of blackjack at Palace Station. Options include 6:5 six-deck, 3:2 double-deck, 3:2 six-deck, and two variants. These games allow doubling down both before and after splitting. All hit soft 17.

In the high-limit area, there is a double-deck game that allows a double-down before and after splitting, plus players can re-split aces. That game also hits soft 17. Additionally, Palace Station offers a stand-on-all 17 six-deck game. It allows surrender, re-splitting aces, and doubling down both before and after splitting. Minimums at Palace Station range from $10 to $100. Video blackjack is also available on a Casino Wizard machine.

Palms*

Palms deals four types of blackjack. On the casino floor, players can find six-deck and Free Bet. Both pay 3:2, including a $5 table. Games allow a double-down before and after splitting, surrender, and re-split. Video blackjack pays 6:5 and starts at lower limits. Pit tables use continuous shuffling machines.

High-limit double- and six-deck tables are also available. The six-deck version allows a double-down before and after splitting, surrender, and re-split aces. Casino floor games hit soft 17, while the high-limit games stand on soft 17. Minimums range from $5 to $100.

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 in both games. 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.

Rio*

Sam’s Town*

Sam’s Town has three blackjack games. The options are double-deck with double down before and after splitting, and two variants. There is also a heads-up 6:5 video option. Sam’s Town removed the Super Fun 21 table in 2023.

Santa Fe Station*

Santa Fe Station has single-deck blackjack. It pays 6:5. There is a $10 or $15 minimum bet for all its blackjack games. Offerings include double-deck, six-deck, and two variants. The single- and double-deck games allow a double-down before and after splitting. The six-deck shoe game adds surrender.

Silver Sevens

Silver Sevens brought live blackjack back. The minimum starts at $5. The games use six decks, offer re-split aces, and hit soft 17. A video version has a lower limit and a 6:5 payout.

Silverton*

Silverton has 6:5 blackjack dealt out of a continuous shuffling machine and as a single-deck game. All other Silverton blackjack tables pay 3:2. These games are double-deck and six-deck blackjack. Both games allow doubling down before and after splitting, plus the option to re-split aces. However, double-deck games only allow doubling down on 10 and 11. There is also a Free Bet Blackjack game. Additionally, there is a 6:5 video option. Minimums range from $10 to $25.

Skyline

Skyline Casino has a $10 six-deck game on Thursday through Monday nights. Players may double down before and after splitting. Blackjack pays 3:2.

South Point*

South Point is one of the few major tourist casinos in Las Vegas that still deals $5 3:2 blackjack. This game uses six decks and a CSM. There is a double-deck table with similar rules, but a $10 minimum. Both games hit soft 17 and allow a double-down both before and after splitting. Video options have even lower limits.

Suncoast*

Suncoast deals four blackjack games. Most of the tables are double-deck, with a few six-deck tables available. Most options pay 3:2 and have a $10 or $15 minimum bet. Doubling down before and after splitting is allowed. Free Bet is also dealt at Suncoast.

Sunset Station*

Tuscany*

There are two types of blackjack at Tuscany, which brought table games back in November 2023. Both use six decks. One is 6:5 Free Bet. The other is a 3:2 shoe. A $5 table with a continuous shuffling machine is usually open. The other tables are $10. A single bartop installation offers a video version with a 6:5 payout and a lower minimum.

Virgin*

There are four types of blackjack games being dealt at the Virgin Casino. It was once known as Mohegan. All these games pay 3:2. The six-deck game allows a double-down before and after splitting, and re-splitting aces. A high-limit version of this game stands on all 17s and adds surrender.

Double-deck allows doubling down before and after splitting. The dealer hits a soft 17. Free Bet is also available. Minimums range from $10 to $100 at Virgin. Multiple video versions have lower limits.

Westgate*

There are five blackjack games at Westgate. All games allow for a double-down before and after splitting. Double-deck and six-deck games are dealt, as well as Free Bet. Re-splitting aces may be available at some six-deck tables. The dealer hits on soft 17 at all tables. A multiplayer machine pays 6:5. Blackjack minimums range from $10 to $100 at Westgate.

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. Eastside Cannery was imploded in 2026. Poker Palace closed in September 2025. It will reopen in June 2026 as Club Fortune North after an extensive remodel.

Table games removed since the pandemic

Alamo Casino inside the TA Travel Center just off the I-15 at Blue Diamond was removed from our survey in 2024, when the casino removed its tables. It is now slots-only. Before removing its tables, it dealt one of the worst blackjack games in Las Vegas. The four-deck game had a $10 minimum bet. Players could only double down on 10 and 11, but not after splitting.

Bighorn, Jokers Wild (now Cadence Crossing), 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 May 2026. Silver Nugget closed in 2023. A few properties offer video table game options.

Club Fortune stopped dealing live games in November 2022. Pass and Railroad Pass also removed tables.

Las Vegas locals blackjack by type of game

Single deck games

There are still a few 6:5 single-deck tables in the locals market. Double down before and after splitting is typically permitted. 

6:5 tables
7 casinos
$10-25 minimums

Double-deck games

The dealer hits a soft 17 in most 3:2 double-deck games. Double down before and after splitting is allowed. Some also offer re-split aces.

Six-deck blackjack

Six-deck stand on soft 17 games

There are eight stand on soft 17 games in the locals market. These 3:2 six-deck games allow 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.

Other 3:2 games have double down before and after splitting, no surrender, and aces may only be split once.

6:5 blackjack

Live shoe games that pay 6:5 were found at eight casinos in the locals market. Most properties have double down before and after splitting, and a $10 minimum. However, one casino also offers surrender. It typically has a $15 minimum.

Even money table

Oyo has a $1 blackjack table. It pays even money. Players may double down before and after splitting.

Las Vegas locals blackjack variants

Free Bet Blackjack is the most popular variant in Las Vegas. However, Double Down Madness, a newer variant, has been gaining installations.

Double Down Madness

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. Dealt at nine locals casinos, it has a $5 or $10 minimum.

Free Bet and Free Ride Blackjack

Free Ride is a Free Bet clone. It offers different side bets with a Monopoly theme. In both games, players get a free double down, or a “Free Bet,” 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. 

Five locals casinos pay 3:2 on blackjack, while fifteen pay 6:5. The house edge on the 3:2 game is about 1%. It is about 2.4% at 6:5 games. Minimums start at $10 or $15.

Electronic 3:2 blackjack games

Electronic table games offer lower limits. A half-dozen Casino Wizard installations offer 3:2 blackjack. The game also stands on all 17’s. Video 3:2 games can also be found on heads-up Interblock machines and a multiplayer IGT installation. Minimum bets are $1 or $5.

Electronic 6:5 games

While there are some 3:2 options, most electronic games pay 6:5. Options include heads-up, multiplayer, and stadium games. Game minimums range from $1 to $5.

Last Updated on May 26, 2026 by John Mehaffey