Treasure Island Blackjack

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Las Vegas lost most of its blackjack tables that stand on soft 17 over the last 10 years. In 2020, Bellagio and MGM Grand removed these games from pits. These were the last two casinos in Las Vegas with blackjack tables on the main casino floor with stand on all 17’s. All remaining tables are in high limit salons. The dealer standing on soft 17 lowers the house edge by about 0.2%.

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There are four types of blackjack games in Las Vegas with stand on soft 17. One is a double deck. The other three are six-deck. There are three different sets of rules within the six-deck games. The minimum bet for these tables is $50. Most are $100 or higher.

Related: 2021 Las Vegas Blackjack Survey

Las Vegas double deck blackjack games that stand on soft 17

There is one type of double deck blackjack game that stands on all 17’s. It is dealt in some high limit salons along the Las Vegas Strip. This game allows double down before and after splitting.

M Resort dealt a better version of double deck blackjack until December 2020. That game allowed re-split aces. M Resort downgraded this game to hit soft 17 in December 2020. A casino representative stated that this is a temporary move due to not dealing pitch games right now. The game will return to stand on all 17’s when the pandemic is over, according to the representative.

Below is the lowest expected minimum bet for this high limit double down blackjack game. Limits may go up during busier times.

$50

Treasure Island

$100

Aria
Bellagio
Mandalay Bay
Mirage
Park MGM

$200

MGM Grand

Six-deck blackjack that stands on all 17’s with surrender and re-split aces

There are casinos throughout the Las Vegas Strip along with a locals one that deal six-deck blackjack that stands on all 17’s with double down before and after splitting, surrender and re-split aces. The minimum bet for this game is usually $100, though there are a couple of $50 installations of it.

$50

M Resort
Treasure Island
Sahara

$100

Aria
Bellagio
Caesars Palace
Cosmopolitan
Encore
Mandalay Bay
MGM Grand
Mirage
Palazzo
Park MGM
Strat
Tropicana
Venetian
Wynn

Las Vegas stand on soft 17 blackjack games with surrender

Most Caesars Entertainment properties deal a six-deck game in high limit that stands on all 17’s. These tables allow double down before and after splitting with surrender. These games do not permit re-split aces. The minimum bet for these tables is usually $100.

Bally’s offered it for $50 before the pandemic. Its high limit area was removed and replaced by poker tables. It had not reopened since the March closure.

Cromwell
Flamingo
Harrah’s
Paris
Planet Hollywood
Rio

Stand on soft 17 without surrender and re-split aces