Last updated on March 14, 2026
Inflation has hit the country hard. Las Vegas is no different. However, there are still casinos where $5 blackjack is available. Many pay 3/2 on a dealt blackjack. Some are 6/5, even money, or variants. These blackjack games are primarily found in the off-Strip areas.
Las Vegas has 12 casinos that deal live $5 blackjack, the most since March 2020. This is in addition to the two casinos with live $1 blackjack. That is the cheapest Las Vegas blackjack game.
All $5 live Las Vegas blackjack games hit soft 17. Players may double down before and after splitting. A few permit re-split aces. One has surrender. Some $5 games may not be available during peak hours, like nights and weekends. Vegas Advantage has all the details below.
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Best Las Vegas $5 blackjack
Most of the cheap Las Vegas blackjack is found at locals casinos. These tables usually pay 3/2. Jerry’s Nugget is one. It offers 3/2 $5 double-deck and six-deck games. The double-deck game is dealt out of a shoe and is the best $5 Las Vegas blackjack game. The six-deck one uses a continuous shuffling machine.
Palms has one $5 blackjack table. It uses a continuous shuffling machine and allows surrender and re-split aces. This is the best $5 six-deck option available in Las Vegas.
Silver Sevens, Tuscany, and Ellis Island also have $5 blackjack dealt from a CSM near the Las Vegas Strip. These tables pay 3/2. The Tuscany and Silver Sevens games allow players to re-split aces up to four hands.
Boulder Station, Oyo, and South Point have $5 six-deck blackjack dealt from a shoe. These games also pay 3/2. Palace Station has $5 3:2 Double Down Madness.
Las Vegas Strip $5 Las Vegas blackjack games
Three Las Vegas Strip casinos deal cheap $5 blackjack. Slots A Fun, a part of the Circus Circus property, has $5 six-deck 6/5 blackjack. Excalibur has $5 6/5 blackjack and 3/2 Double Down Madness dealt out of a continuous shuffling machine. Luxor also has $5 6:5 blackjack that uses a continuous shuffling machine.
$3 3/2 stadium blackjack
Treasure Island deals 3/2 stadium blackjack. It has a $5 minimum bet and allows players to surrender.
Golden Nugget $5 Lucky Cat Blackjack is the worst option
Golden Nugget has a $5 blackjack game in downtown Las Vegas. However, it comes with several undesirable strings attached, making it the worst blackjack game that Vegas Advantage has ever seen.
The game is Lucky Cat Blackjack. When the dealer has a 22, it rolls some dice for a longshot bonus instead of paying out a bust. Most of the time, it is a push. The game pays 6:5 on blackjack. The worst part is that there is a $2 mandatory Bonus Spin side bet. Vegas Advantage estimates the house edge at the minimum bet is 8.95%.
These tables are only open one or two shifts a day. When closed, a standard 6/5 game is dealt. It also has the mandatory $2 Bonus Spin side bet. The house edge for this game is an estimated 7.7%.
You are better off playing the triple zero roulette table in the same pit than this carnival blackjack game. Its house edge is lower, and the game is slower.
How $5 and lower Las Vegas blackjack has changed since the pandemic
If this article were written in February 2020, there would have been 38 casinos in the Las Vegas market that dealt traditional 3/2 blackjack live at $5 and below. Today, there are eight.
At that same time, there were four 3/2 blackjack games under $5. Today, there are none after Poker Palace closed in 2025.
Many video blackjack games are $5 and under
Electronic table games are an alternative to the few live $5 blackjack games left in Las Vegas. Many of these games have $1, $2, $3, and $5 minimum bets. Some pay 3/2, even on the Strip. Our Patreon subscribers have access to all these details.
Last Updated on March 14, 2026 by John Mehaffey
