Rules

Blackjack a fairly simple game. You can find the complete rules here [wikipedia.org]. In short, the dealer and player both get two cards and only one of the dealer’s cards is face-up. The player chooses to stand or hit. Hit means taking another card and it can be done until you are satisfied. The goal is the reach a total value of 21. If the player goes over 21, the bet is lost. It is possible to double down, and then you will get exactly one more card. It is also possible to split your two cards if they have the same value. You will then have two blackjack hands.

Optimal play

Blackjack can offer the best odds of any game in Las Vegas, especially if you learn yourself a little Basic Strategy. Finding a seat at a dollar game can be a real challenge at times, but well worth the effort when you walk away after two hours of fun, with your heels cooled by the free drinks you scored. Low Blackjack Table Minimums on the Las Vegas Strip. Keep in mind I’m only considering casinos on the Strip for this article. Downtown and off the Strip will hopefully be covered another day. Single Deck – All single deck games on the Strip pay 6:5 on blackjack (a $50 bet gets paid $60 on blackjack instead of the usual $75).

The casino advantage is about 0.5% of the bet if you play blackjack according to the basic strategy, see below.
This means that if you bet $100 each hand, you will lose an average of 50 cents per hand. To calculate the average cost of playing, just multiply the number of hands played with the bet size and with 0.5%.

Example

Bob plays 100 hands according to the basic strategy with the minimum bet of $10. On average it will cost him 100 * $10 * 0.5% = $5 to play these 100 hands. It takes about an hour to play 100 hands.

Blackjack basic strategy

Click on the image below, it tells you how to play in every situation. We recommend trying out blackjack at the world’s largest online casino [888.com] before playing in Las Vegas. Bet with play money or real money to learn the game.

Warning of “6 to 5”

Some casinos on the Las Vegas Strip have started with blackjack tables that says 'Blackjack pays 6 to 5'. Don’t play on these tables! The casino has a much bigger advantage on those.

How to use online casinos

A few years back we made money on using too generous online casino bonuses. Unfortunately, most online casinos realized the problem and stopped. However, 888.com hasn’t really learned that lesson yet! If you use the basic strategy above, you will on average make money playing online, as long as you play with a bonus.

There are about as many good cheapblackjack games on the Vegas Strip as you might have expected. In other words, there aren’t many. Where you do find good cheap blackjack you should expect that there are only one or two of these tables at most of the casinos listed below. They should be easy to spot since you’ll probably see a large crowd at these tables so you might have to wait for a seat.

Dollar Blackjack In Las Vegas

For simplicity, I’m using $15 as the cut off for cheapblackjack and just listing the house edge of the games. I’m also listing the casinos alphabetically, and not by the smallest house edge. You can see the full survey here. The list is great and has information on all blackjack at every casino in Las Vegas.

Bally’s – House Edge: 0.57
Caesars Palace – House Edge: 0.57
The Cromwell – House Edge: 0.57
Excalibur – House Edge: 0.66
Flamingo (and Margaritaville) – House Edge: 0.57
The Linq – House Edge: 0.57
Harrah’s – House Edge: 0.55
New York – New York – House Edge: 0.48
Paris – House Edge: 0.57
Planet Hollywood – House Edge: 0.57
SLS Las Vegas – House Edge: 0.48
Treasure Island – House Edge: 0.46 and 0.48
Tropicana – House Edge: 0.57

Updated: March 10, 2017

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