{"id":8908,"date":"2023-09-07T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vegasadvantage.com\/?p=8908"},"modified":"2023-08-05T16:56:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T23:56:59","slug":"worst-blackjack-in-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vegasadvantage.com\/worst-blackjack-in-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid the Worst Blackjack in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blackjack conditions continue to decline in Las Vegas at lower limits. There are still casinos that deal $5 and $10 3\/2 blackjack games. However, those tables are nearly extinct. Most low-limit games in the downtown and Strip markets pay 6\/5. There are eight carnival blackjack games<\/a> that are worse than a traditional 6\/5 game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lucky Cat Blackjack with a mandatory $2 side bet at Golden Nugget<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Golden Nugget<\/a> once again wins first place in the Blackjack Wall of Shame. The front pit hosts 6\/5 Lucky Cat Blackjack. This game gets players to the tables because of its $5 minimum bet. However, there is a string attached. There is a $2 mandatory Bonus Spin side bet. Vegas Advantage estimates the house edge on that bet to be 23%. The Lucky Cat Blackjack bet has an estimated house edge of 3.33%. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Using those numbers, a $7 bet loses $0.627 per hand. That puts the house edge at 8.95% when making the minimum bet. A triple zero roulette<\/a> game holds 7.69%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonus Spin Blackjack at Golden Nugget<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Golden Nugget tied for the second-worst blackjack game in Las Vegas. This year, it proudly holds that honor all to itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All blackjack tables on the floor beside the Lucky Cat is traditional 6\/5. Like the Lucky Cat game, there is a required $2 Bonus Spin side bet. The expected loss when betting $10 plus the side bet is about $0.66. The house edge on that is 5.5%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonus Spin Blackjack at Fremont<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fremont\u2019s<\/a> Bonus Spin Blackjack moves down to third place this year. Its $10 plus $1 mandatory side bet has a house edge at the $11 minimum bet. The house edge is 3.91%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Fremont\u2019s credit, it posts $11 as the minimum bet that includes the side bet. The other casinos with this game only disclose the minimum bet for the blackjack part of the game.  Golden Nugget occasionally has $10 tables with a forced $1 side bet, as opposed to its normal $2 one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Downtown Grand and Oyo $1 blackjack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Downtown Grand<\/a> and Oyo have $1 even money blackjack. The house edge at the minimum bet is 2.92%. The Downtown Grand tables pay 6\/5 on a $5 bet. However, you can play $5 3\/2 blackjack there, so there is no reason to do that. At Oyo, the even money tables pay that at any limit. You can play 6\/5 for $5. The Oyo 3\/2 blackjack starts at $10. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poker Palace $2 even money blackjack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At 2.89%, Poker Palace has a slightly better even-money blackjack game as a percentage of house advantage with a $2 minimum bet. Double down before but not after splitting is allowed. There is no reason to play this table. For $3, there is $3 3\/2 six-deck blackjack that allows double down before and after splitting on two or three cards. It is one of the best blackjack games in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Binion\u2019s and Four Queens Bonus Spin Blackjack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Binion\u2019s<\/a> and Four Queens<\/a> offer the same game as the ones described at Fremont and Golden Nugget above. However, it is not quite as terrible as those tables. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blackjack pays 3\/2. In fact, you will find signs that proudly state this. However, at a house edge of 2.64% at the minimum $11 bet, these tables are worse than the 6\/5 ones for players wagering less than $20 per hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6\/5 Free Bet Blackjack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Almost 100 Las Vegas Free Bet Blackjack tables pay 6\/5. The game has a house edge of 2.4%. You can find 3\/2 Free Bet Blackjack in downtown Las Vegas <\/a>and several locals casinos like M Resort, Mohegan Sun, Santa Fe Station, Silverton, and Sunset Station. You can also play $50 3\/2 Free Bet Blackjack in the salons at Flamingo<\/a> and Harrah\u2019s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Alamo 6\/5 four-deck blackjack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Alamo deals the only four-deck blackjack game in Las Vegas. It also has some of the worst rules. Players may only double down on 10 and 11 and not after splitting. Blackjack pays 6\/5, This game used to have some of the best blackjack rules. Today, you should go across the street to Silverton to play blackjack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blackjack conditions continue to decline in Las Vegas at lower limits. 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