Today is March 2. It is known as National Blackjack Day to recognize the proper 3/2 payout of the game. Unfortunately, some casinos celebrate blackjack on June 5 with their 6/5 payouts.
There are 71 Las Vegas casinos that deal blackjack. Of those, 64 have at least one traditional game that pays 3/2. The exceptions are Alamo, Binion’s, Circus Circus, Four Queens, Linq, O’Sheas, and Rio. You may be able to get a 3/2 game at Rio upon request for $100. However, we have not seen the high limit room open since the pandemic closure.
We gathered this information in October 2022 and have returned to more than half of the casinos listed since. The numbers below are our estimates based on the information we compiled.
We think that you will find a blackjack table with the minimum bet listed 80% or more of the time. Many are 100%. Weekend nights and special events often create higher limits at major casinos.
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Poker Palace is a small casino in North Las Vegas. It is the only casino in the market that deals a 3:2 blackjack game under $5. The minimum bet is $3. It is also the last traditional blackjack game in the market that permits players to double down on two or three cards. This game is open every night.
It is becoming difficult to find any $5 3/2 blackjack games in the Las Vegas market. All the ones available are in the locals market. I have seen $5 3/2 blackjack at Downtown Grand and Plaza in recent months, but I think those are only offered during the slowest hours.
The following casinos deal at least one table of $5 3/2 blackjack during most hours of the day. Many of these games use continuous shuffling machines.
The number of casinos with $10 3/2 blackjack increases exponentially from the $5 group. One of these games is on the Las Vegas Strip. There are a few dealt downtown. The rest are in the locals market.
The $15 3/2 minimum bet covers most of the remaining downtown and locals casinos. There is also an additional Las Vegas Strip casino.
The $25 minimum bet includes many Las Vegas Strip casinos. These games usually deal six or eight decks and have surrender and re-split aces. Many of these games can go up to $50 when it is busy.
The $50 minimum bet has become the new $25 at many Las Vegas Strip casinos. These are the casinos that require that level of action for a 3/2 payout. Many of these games are in high limit salons.
The highest minimum bet for a casino’s 3/2 blackjack in Las Vegas is $100. All games shown here are dealt in high limit salons.
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