Blackjack Shoe in Las Vegas

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Six-deck and eight-deck (“multiple deck”) blackjack is offered at most Las Vegas casinos. The minimum bet can be as low as $5 or $10, maximum of thousands at higher-end casinos, mostly on the Strip. The rules vary from one casino to another, or even from table to table within the same casino.

The best multiple-deck blackjack games are the six-deck games offered at many casinos where the dealer stands on soft 17. Most of these games have a low 0.26% house edge against a basic strategy player. They are usually available at $25 minimum or higher and are listed at the top of the chart below.

There are numerous casinos offering multiple-deck blackjack at which the dealer hits soft 17, a disadvantage for the player. They are also listed in the chart below.

There are also casinos that seek to take severe advantage of the unknowing patron, by short-paying blackjacks at 6-5 instead of the normal 3-2. A game that pays 6-5 should be avoided entirely, regardless of the number of decks. The 6-5 games and other “carnival games” such as blackjack dealt from a Continuous Shuffling Machine, Blackjack Switch, Freebet, Zappit, and others should be avoided because of the large house edge, and we do not even consider them to be genuine blackjack, we do not list them in the survey below.

We also offer blackjack surveys for Las Vegas for Single Deck and Double Deck.

Shoe Blackjack Survey From BJ21

Casino	Tables	Edge	Decks	Cut	Min	Max	Rules
Golden Gate	13	0.66	8	2	15	2500	h17, ds
Circa	12	0.66	8	2	15	5000	h17, ds
Wynn Las Vegas	12	0.46	6	1.5	100	10000	h17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Resorts World	11	0.26	6	1.5	100	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa
Mohegan Sun (I)	11	0.46	6	1.5	15	1000	h17, ds, ls, rsa
Encore	9	0.46	6	1.5	50	10000	h17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Palms (I)	9	0.46	6	1	15	3000	h17, ds, ls, rsa
Bellagio	8	0.46	6	1.5	50	10000	h17, ds, ls, rsa
D Las Vegas	8	0.66	8	1.5	15	2500	h17, ds, pv
Green Valley Ranch	7	0.63	6	1.4	10	1000	h17, ds
OYO	7	0.63	6	1.2	10	500	h17, ds
Ellis Island	7	0.56	6	1	10	500	h17, ds, rsa
Caesars Palace	7	0.54	6	1.5	50	5000	h17, ds, ls, pv
MGM Grand	6	0.46	6	1.5	50	10000	h17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Bellagio	6	0.26	6	1.5	100	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa
South Point	6	0.63	6	1.6	5	1000	h17, ds, pv
Planet Hollywood	6	0.56	8	1.8	25	5000	h17, ds, ls
Mandalay Bay	6	0.46	6	1.5	25	5000	h17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Cosmopolitan	6	0.26	6	1.5	200	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa
Caesars Palace	6	0.26	6	1.5	200	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa, pv
Wynn Las Vegas	5	0.26	6	1.5	300	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Plaza	5	0.63	6	2	10	2000	h17, ds
Palazzo	5	0.26	6	1.5	200	15000	s17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Encore	5	0.26	6	1.5	300	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Poker Palace	5	0.63	6	1.5	3	50	h17, ds, pv
Mohegan Sun (I)	4	0.26	6	1.5	100	5000	s17, ds, ls, rsa, nm
New York New York	4	0.46	6	1	25	5000	h117, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Mirage	4	0.26	6	1.5	100	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa
Red Rock	4	0.26	6	1	100	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
MGM Grand	4	0.26	6	1.5	300	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Strat	4	0.46	6	1.2	10	1000	h17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Aria	4	0.26	6	1.5	500	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa, pv
M Resort	4	0.56	6	1.2	15	3000	h17, ds, rsa, pv
Circa	4	0.41	6	1.5	100	10000	s17, ds
Mirage	4	0.46	6	1	25	5000	h17, ds, ls, rsa
Park MGM	4	0.49	8	1.5	25	5000	h17, ds, ls, rsa, pv
Aria	4	0.46	6	1	100	10000	h17, ds, ls, rsa, pv
The Pass	4	0.63	6	3	10	250	h17, ds
Bally\'s	4	0.49	8	1.8	50	5000	h17,ds, ls, rsa
Planet Hollywood	3	0.26	6	1.3	100	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa
Treasure Island	3	0.26	6	1.2	50	5000	s17, ds, ls, rsa
Silverton	3	0.56	6	1.5	10	1000	h17, ds, rsa, pv
D Las Vegas	3	0.63	6	1.6	50	5000	h17, ds, pv
Downtown Grand	3	0.46	6	1	15	1000	h17, ds, ls, rsa
Cosmopolitan	3	0.49	8	1	25	5000	h17, ds, ls, rsa
Park MGM	3	0.26	6	1.5	100	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa, nm
Golden Nugget	3	0.54	6	1.5	50	5000	h17, ds, ls, nm, notch
Sunset Station	3	0.54	6	2	10	3000	h17, ds, ls
M Resort	2	0.26	6	1.6	50	3000	s17, ds, ls, rsa, nms, pv
Rampart	2	0.46	6	1.8	10	1000	h17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Cromwell	2	0.33	6	1.5	100	10000	s17, ds, ls
Green Valley Ranch	2	0.33	6	1.8	100	10000	s17, ds, ls, nm, notch
Harrah\'s	2	0.33	6	1.3	50	10000	s17, ds, ls
Venetian	2	0.49	8	2	50	15000	h17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Westgate	2	0.56	6	2	100	5000	h17, ds, rsa
Venetian	2	0.26	6	1.5	100	15000	s17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Paris	2	0.26	6	1.5	100	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa, pv
Strat	2	0.26	6	1.2	50	2000	s17, ls, ds, rsa, notch
Palace Station	2	0.26	6	1.5	100	5000	s17, ds, ls, rsa, pv
Aliante	2	0.63	6	1.2	15	500	h17, ds
Santa Fe Station	2	0.54	6	1	10	1000	h17, ds, ls, pv
Golden Gate	2	0.63	6	2	50	2500	h17, ds
Railroad Pass	2	0.63	6	2	10	250	h17, ds, pv
Skyline	2	0.63	6	1.5	5	100	h17, ds
Palms (I)	2	0.26	6	1.5	100	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa
Treasure Island	2	0.46	6	1.5	15	2000	h17, ds, ls, rsa
Red Rock	2	0.54	6	1	15	3000	h17, ds, ls, notch
Palazzo	2	0.49	8	2	50	15000	h17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Westgate	1	0.56	6	1.5	25	2000	h17, ds, rsa
Luxor	1	0.56	6	1	25	5000	h17, ds, rsa, nm, shoe
Flamingo	1	0.33	6	1	50	10000	s17, ds, ls, pv
Mandalay Bay	1	0.26	6	1.5	100	10000	s17, ds, ls, rsa, notch
Treasure Island	1	0.49	8	2	15	2000	h17, ds, ls, rsa
Sahara	1	0.49	8	1.2	25	2000	h17, ds, ls, rsa
Rio	1	0.47	6	1.5	1000	10000	s17, ls, rsa, nm, pv
Excalibur	1	0.63	6	1	50	1000	h17, ds
Arizona Charlie\'s Decatur	1	0.63	6	2	10	500	h17, ds, nm, pv
Sahara	1	0.26	6	1.2	50	3000	s17, ds, ls, rsa
Suncoast	1	0.63	6	1	15	1000	h17, ds
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Key to Survey

Key to Rules	Survey Columns
nmo	No mid-game entry on request.
pv	Penetration varies by dealer.
notch	Penetration is set by notch.
3:2	BJs pay 3:2. This is also the default if no BJ payout is listed.
1spot	Players allowed to bet only one spot.
toke	Dealers keep their own tips ("tokes") instead of mandatory pooling of tips with other dealers.
s17	Dealer stands on soft seventeen.
shoe	Cards dealt from a shoe. Used only for single and double deck, which more commonly are dealt without a shoe.
sc	Card used to determine shuffle point on one or two decks.
rsa	Resplit aces.
pk	Dealer looks at the index of the hole card under a 10.
nms	Mid-game: no sitting out hands, and if you drop from two hands to one you cannot go back to two hands.
Key to Rules Column	-
nmm	No mid-game entry and no mid-game spreading to multiple hands.
nm	No mid-game entry.
min	Mid-entry restricted to table minimum.
ls	Late surrender.
(I)	The casino is owned by Indians who might hide behind their sovereignty. If you have a problem in an (I) casino, you will have no practical legal recourse.
h17	Dealer hits soft seventeen.
d11	Double down only on two-card eleven.
d10	Double down only on two-card ten or more.
d9	Double down only on two-card nine or more.
d8	Double down only on two-card eight or more, including soft totals.
ds	Double down after splitting.
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