Northern Strip Las Vegas Blackjack Casinos

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The North Strip stretches from the Venetian and Treasure Island up to the STRAT, and it now includes two of the newest casinos in town, Resorts World and Fontainebleau. It is also home to the cheapest 3:2 blackjack on the Strip. This survey covers nine casinos and is based on January 2025 data.

North Strip Blackjack Survey

Lowest minimums: $15 at Treasure Island (double deck 0.40%, six decks 0.46%, eight decks 0.49%) and The STRAT (six decks, 0.56%). The STRAT also deals double deck from $25.
Best value on the Strip: Treasure Island’s double deck where the dealer stands on soft 17, from $50 (0.19%).
Best six-deck game: stand on soft 17 with surrender and resplit aces (0.26%), from $50 at Treasure Island and $100 at Palazzo, Resorts World and Fontainebleau.

Casino	Decks	Min bet	Max bet	Soft 17	Double after split	Surrender	Resplit aces	Tables	House edge
Encore	6	$500	$10,000	Stands	Yes	Yes	Yes	5	0.26%
Encore	2	$100	$10,000	Hits	Yes	No	No	2	0.40%
Encore	6	$100	$10,000	Hits	Yes	Yes	Yes	5	0.46%
Fontainebleau	2	$300	$10,000	Stands	Yes	No	No	2	0.19%
Fontainebleau	6	$100	$10,000	Stands	Yes	Yes	Yes	11	0.26%
Fontainebleau	6	$50	$5,000	Hits	Yes	Yes	Yes	3	0.46%
Palazzo	6	$100	$10,000	Stands	Yes	Yes	Yes	9	0.26%
Palazzo	2	$200	$10,000	Hits	Yes	No	No	5	0.40%
Palazzo	8	$100	$10,000	Hits	Yes	No	Yes	1	0.59%
Resorts World	6	$100	$10,000	Stands	Yes	Yes	Yes	7	0.26%
Resorts World	2	$100	$10,000	Hits	Yes	No	No	1	0.40%
Sahara	2	$100	$3,000	Hits	Yes	No	No	1	0.40%
Sahara	8	$25	$2,000	Hits	Yes	No	Yes	1	0.59%
Sahara	8	$50	$3,000	Hits	Yes	No	No	1	0.66%
The STRAT	2	$25	$2,000	Hits	Yes	No	No	3	0.40%
The STRAT	6	$15	$2,000	Hits	Yes	No	Yes	5	0.56%
Treasure Island	2	$50	$5,000	Stands	Yes	No	No	3	0.19%
Treasure Island	6	$50	$5,000	Stands	Yes	Yes	Yes	3	0.26%
Treasure Island	2	$15	$2,000	Hits	Yes	No	No	4	0.40%
Treasure Island	6	$15	$2,000	Hits	Yes	Yes	Yes	1	0.46%
Treasure Island	8	$15	$2,000	Hits	Yes	Yes	Yes	1	0.49%
Venetian	6	$300	$10,000	Stands	Yes	Yes	Yes	5	0.26%
Venetian	2	$300	$10,000	Hits	Yes	No	No	2	0.40%
Venetian	8	$100	$10,000	Hits	Yes	No	Yes	2	0.59%
Wynn Las Vegas	6	$500	$10,000	Stands	Yes	Yes	Yes	6	0.26%
Wynn Las Vegas	2	$200	$10,000	Hits	Yes	No	No	7	0.40%
Wynn Las Vegas	6	$100	$10,000	Hits	Yes	Yes	Yes	8	0.46%

How to read the table

Soft 17: “Stands” is better for you than “Hits”; it lowers the house edge by about 0.2%.
Double after split, surrender and resplit aces: each “Yes” is a player-friendly rule.
House edge: the casino’s advantage over a player using perfect basic strategy. Lower is better.
Tables: how many tables were spreading that game when the survey was taken.

Casino notes

Venetian: Many reports of over-zealous security.
Wynn Las Vegas: Shares player data with advantage-player databases. Stand-17 game sometimes $100 when it is quiet.
Encore: Shares player data with advantage-player databases.
Treasure Island: Known to bar advantage players quickly. Minimums may rise at weekends.
The STRAT: Dealers keep their own tips. Shares player data with advantage-player databases. Mid-shoe entry capped at $200.
Sahara: Known to bar advantage players quickly. Shares player data with advantage-player databases. Double deck open only at weekends, in the high-limit room.
Resorts World: Known to bar advantage players quickly. Shares player data with advantage-player databases. Double-deck minimum sometimes $50 on weekdays.

What’s changed

The Stratosphere is now The STRAT, and the former SLS is the Sahara. Resorts World (2021) and Fontainebleau (2023) are new since our last survey. Circus Circus doesn’t appear in the January 2025 survey.

Source: the Wizard of Vegas blackjack survey (January 2025 data, compiled with BJ21.com). The survey lists 3:2 games only. Most low-limit tables on the Strip now pay 6:5 on a blackjack, which roughly quadruples the house edge, so we leave them out. Rules and minimums change often: check with the casino before you sit down.

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