Best Six-Deck Blackjack Games in Las Vegas 2018
The best odds in Las Vegas blackjack games tend to be on single and double deck tables. Some players still prefer a six-shoe over those games. There are several in Las Vegas that offer favorable rules to players.
Playing Six-Deck Blackjack on Las Vegas
The best six-deck blackjack games in Las Vegas stand on all 17s. Players may double down on any two cards and after splitting. These games also permit surrender and re-split aces up to four hands. The house edge in this game is 0.26%.
The casinos with these rules are listed below. The typical minimum bet is listed next to it.
● Aria: $100 ● Mirage: $100 ● Bellagio: $100 ● Palazzo: $100 ● Cosmopolitan: $100 ● SLS Las Vegas: $100 ● Encore: $100 ● Treasure Island: $25 ● M Resort: $50 ● Tropicana: $100 ● MGM Grand: $50 ● Venetian: $100 ● Mandalay Bay: $100 ● Wynn: $200
Caesars and Station Casinos do not permit re-split aces in the stand on 17 shoes. This bumps the house edge up to 0.33%. These casinos generally have a $100 minimum bet. The games are found in the high limit lounge.
Bighorn and Longhorn Casinos Offer Odd Advantageous Rule
Bighorn and Longhorn Casinos are locals’ joints. Bighorn Casino is located on East Lake Mead in North Las Vegas. Longhorn is located at the corner of Harmon and Boulder Highway. These two casinos permit double down on any two cards and after splitting, as well as surrender and re-split aces. The dealer hits soft 17. These tables have a $5 minimum.
Exclusive OnlineUnitedStatesCasinos.com Survey Bighorn and Longhorn offer players an unusual rule that is not found in any other traditional blackjack games in Las Vegas. Players may double down after hitting a card, something typically only found in Super Fun 21 and other carnival blackjack games that do not pay 3-2. This cuts the house edge nearly in half, making it 0.28%. This is only slightly worse than the high limit shoe games. That’s a great deal for a $5 game.
Complete List of Six-Deck Blackjack Games in Las Vegas
Casino # of Decks Min Bet Max Bet H/S 17 DA DAS RSA Surrender # of Tables 6/5 BJ Video Exotic House Hold %
4 Queens 6 5 500 H – – – – 2 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
4 Queens 6 5 500 H Yes Yes No No 1 No No Bonus Spin 0.0438
4 Queens 6 5 500 H Yes Yes No No 1 No No Zombie 0.01
4 Queens 8 5 500 H Yes Yes No Yes 13 Yes No No 0.0192724
Aliante Casino 6 5 500 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 No No No 0.0048263
Aria 6 15 5000 H – – – – 2 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
Aria 6 15 5000 H – – – – 2 Yes No Free Bet 0.024
Aria 6 25 10000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 16 No No No 0.0048263
Aria 6 100 10000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 8 No No No 0.0028507
Aria 8 10 5000 H Yes Yes No No 9 Yes No No 0.0201881
Arizona Charlie’s – Boulder 6 3 500 H Yes Yes Yes No 1 No No No 0.0057085
Arizona Charlie’s – Decatur 6 5 500 H Yes Yes Yes No 2 No No No 0.0057085
Bally’s 6 5 500 H – – – – 1 Even No Double Attack BJ 0.0289
Bally’s 6 50 5000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 No No No 0.0028507
Bally’s 8 10 2000 H Yes Yes No Yes 6 No No No 0.0056926
Bally’s 8 10 2000 H Yes Yes No Yes 10 Yes No No 0.0192724
Bellagio 6 10 2500 H – – – – 2 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
Bellagio 6 10 2500 H – – – – 2 Yes No Free Bet 0.024
Bellagio 6 25 10000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 No No No 0.0048263
Bellagio 6 10 5000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 40 Yes No No 0.0184232
Bellagio 6 100 10000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 No No No 0.0028507
Bighorn 6 5 100 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 No No No 0.0026
Binion’s 6 5 500 H Yes Yes No No 1 No No Zombie 0.01
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Binion’s 8 5 500 H Yes Yes No No 12 Yes No No 0.0201881
Boulder Station 6 5 500 H – – – – 1 Yes No Free Bet 0.024
Boulder Station 6 5 500 H Yes Yes No Yes 3 No No No 0.0055051
Caesars Palace 6 100 10000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 No No No 0.0028507
Caesars Palace 8 10 2000 H – – – – 2 Yes No Free Bet 0.0242
Caesars Palace 8 10 5000 H Yes Yes No Yes 11 No No No 0.0056926
Caesars Palace 8 10 2000 H No No No No 28 Yes No No 0.0234059
California 6 5 200 H Yes No No No 1 No No No 0.0078327
California 6 3 200 H Yes No No No 1 Yes No No 0.0214296
Cannery 6 5 500 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 No No No 0.0048263
Casino Royale 6 5 1000 H – – – – 1 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
Casino Royale 8 5 1000 H – – – – 3 Yes No Free Bet 0.0242
Circus Circus 6 5 500 H Yes Yes No No 22 Yes No No 0.0199842
Club Fortune 6 3 100 H Yes Yes No No 1 No No No 0.0063873
Cosmopolitan 6 100 10000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 No No No 0.0028507
Cosmopolitan 8 15 2000 H – – – – 2 Yes No Free Bet 0.0242
Cosmopolitan 8 25 5000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 8 No No No 0.0049952
Cosmopolitan 8 10 1000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 18 Yes No No 0.018575
Cromwell 6 100 10000 S Yes Yes No Yes 4 No No No 0.0035361
Cromwell 8 10 2000 H Yes Yes No Yes 8 No No No 0.0056926
Cromwell 8 10 3000 H Yes Yes No Yes 8 Yes No No 0.0192724
Downtown Grand 6 10 1000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 5 No No No 0.0048263
Downtown Grand 6 5 1000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 No No No 0.0048263
Eastside Cannery 6 5 1000 H – – – – 1 No No Free Bet 0.0102
Eastside Cannery 6 5 500 H Yes Yes No No 1 No No No 0.0063873
Ellis Island 6 5 300 H Yes Yes No No 6 No No No 0.0063873
Encore 6 10 2000 H – – – – 1 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
Encore 6 25 5000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 8 No No No 0.0048263
Encore 6 10 5000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 11 Yes No No 0.0184232
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Encore 6 100 10000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 5 No No No 0.0028507
Excalibur 6 10 1000 H – – – – 1 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
Excalibur 8 15 1000 H Yes Yes No No 4 No No No 0.0064683
Excalibur 8 5 1000 H Yes Yes No No 13 Yes No No 0.0201881
Fiesta Henderson 6 3 500 H Yes Yes No Yes 1 Yes No No 0.019102
Fiesta Rancho 6 5 500 H Yes Yes No No 1 No No No 0.0063873
Fiesta Rancho 6 3 200 H Yes Yes No No 2 Yes No No 0.0199842
Flamingo 6 100 5000 S Yes Yes No Yes 3 No No No 0.0035361
Flamingo 8 15 1000 H Yes Yes No Yes 2 No No No 0.0056926
Flamingo 8 10 1000 H Yes Yes No Yes 30 Yes No No 0.0192724
Fremont 6 5 500 H Yes No No No 4 No No No 0.0078327
Fremont 6 3 200 H Yes No No No 4 Yes No No 0.0214296
Gold Coast 6 5 500 H Yes Yes No No 3 No No No 0.0063873
Golden Gate 6 10 1000 H – – – – 2 No No Free Bet 0.0102
Golden Gate 6 5 2500 H Yes Yes No No 12 No No No 0.0063873
Golden Nugget 6 5 1000 H Yes Yes No No 4 Yes No Bonus Spin 0.055
Golden Nugget 6 10 1000 H – – – – 1 No No Free Bet 0.0102
Golden Nugget 6 10 2500 H Yes Yes No Yes 6 No No No 0.0055051
Golden Nugget 6 25 5000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 No No No 0.0048263
Golden Nugget 6 10 1000 H Yes Yes No No 3 Yes No No 0.0199842
Green Valley Ranch 6 10 1000 H – – – – 1 Yes No Free Bet 0.024
Green Valley Ranch 6 10 2500 H Yes Yes No Yes 7 No No No 0.0055051
Green Valley Ranch 6 50 5000 S Yes Yes No Yes 1 No No No 0.0035361
Green Valley Ranch 6 5 1000 H Yes Yes No Yes 1 No No Zappit 21 0.0124
Hard Rock 6 25 2000 H Yes Yes No Yes 9 Yes No No 0.019102
Hard Rock 6 100 5000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 No No No 0.0028507
Hard Rock 8 10 1000 H Yes Yes No No 6 Yes No No 0.0201881
Harrah’s 6 15 2000 H Yes Yes No Yes 7 No No No 0.0055051
Harrah’s 6 100 10000 S Yes Yes No Yes 2 No No No 0.0035361
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Harrah’s 8 5 1000 H Yes Yes No Yes 14 Yes No No 0.0192724
Hooters 6 5 500 H Yes Yes No No 12 Yes No No 0.0199842
Hooters 6 1 100 H Yes Yes No No 2 Yes No No 0.0199842
Joker’s Wild 6 3 300 H Yes No No No 1 No No No 0.0078327
Linq 6 5 3000 H Yes Yes No Yes 17 Yes No No 0.019102
Linq 8 25 5000 H Yes Yes No Yes 3 No No No 0.0056926
Longhorn 6 5 100 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 No No No 0.0026
Lucky Club 6 1 100 H Yes Yes No No 4 No No No 0.0063873
Luxor 6 10 1000 H – – – – 1 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
Luxor 6 100 10000 H Yes Yes No Yes 3 No No No 0.0055051
Luxor 6 10 1000 H Yes Yes No No 25 Yes No No 0.0199842
Luxor 6 10 1000 H Yes Yes No Yes 1 Yes No Zappit 21 0.0263
M Resort 6 5 1000 H Yes Yes No No 6 No No No 0.0063873
M Resort 6 50 5000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 No No No 0.0028507
Mandalay Bay 6 10 2500 H – – – – 2 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
Mandalay Bay 6 10 2500 H – – – – 2 Yes No Free Bet 0.024
Mandalay Bay 6 25 5000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 No No No 0.0048263
Mandalay Bay 6 10 5000 H Yes Yes No No 15 Yes No No 0.0199842
Mandalay Bay 6 100 10000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 No No No 0.0028507
MGM 6 10 2500 H – – – – 1 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
MGM 6 15 2000 H – – – – 2 Yes No Free Bet 0.024
MGM 6 25 10000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 No No No 0.0048263
MGM 6 25 10000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 8 No No No 0.0028507
MGM 8 10 5000 H Yes Yes No No 28 Yes No No 0.0201881
Mirage 6 10 2500 H – – – – 2 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
Mirage 6 10 1000 H – – – – 1 Yes No Free Bet 0.024
Mirage 6 25 5000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 5 No No No 0.0048263
Mirage 6 10 2000 H Yes Yes No No 17 Yes No No 0.0199842
Mirage 6 100 5000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 No No No 0.0028507
Exclusive OnlineUnitedStatesCasinos.com Survey Casino # of Decks Min Bet Max Bet H/S 17 DA DAS RSA Surrender # of Tables 6/5 BJ Video Exotic House Hold %
Monte Carlo 6 25 1000 H – – – – 1 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
Monte Carlo 6 5 1000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 11 Yes No No 0.0184232
NYNY 6 10 1000 H – – – – 1 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
NYNY 6 5 1000 H – – – – 1 Yes No Free Bet 0.024
NYNY 6 10 1000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 No No No 0.0048263
NYNY 6 100 5000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 No No No 0.0048263
NYNY 8 5 1000 H Yes Yes No No 28 Yes No No 0.0201881
Orleans 6 5 1000 H Yes Yes No No 4 No No No 0.0063873
O’Sheas 8 10 1000 H Yes Yes No Yes 6 Yes No No 0.0192724
Palace Station 6 10 1000 H – – – – 1 Yes No Free Bet 0.024
Palace Station 6 5 1000 H Yes Yes No Yes 3 No No No 0.0055051
Palazzo 6 15 2500 H – – – – 2 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
Palazzo 6 15 2500 H – – – – 2 Yes No Free Bet 0.024
Palazzo 6 100 10000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 7 No No No 0.0028507
Palazzo 8 50 20000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 No No No 0.0049952
Palazzo 8 10 5000 H Yes Yes No No 22 Yes No No 0.0201881
Palazzo 8 10 2500 H – – – – 2 Yes No Spanish 21 0.0076
Palms 6 10 1000 H Yes Yes No Yes 7 No No No 0.0055051
Paris 6 15 2000 H – – – – 1 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
Paris 6 100 10000 S Yes Yes No Yes 6 No No No 0.0035361
Paris 8 15 2000 H Yes Yes No Yes 17 No No No 0.0056926
Paris 8 15 2000 H Yes Yes No Yes 8 Yes No No 0.0192724
Planet Hollywood 6 100 10000 S Yes Yes No Yes 4 No No No 0.0035361
Planet Hollywood 8 15 5000 H Yes Yes No Yes 18 No No No 0.0056926
Planet Hollywood 8 10 2000 H Yes Yes No Yes 12 Yes No No 0.0192724
Plaza 6 10 500 H – – – – 2 No No Free Bet 0.0102
Plaza 6 5 1000 H – – – – 1 No No Most Liberal 21 0.0133
Plaza 6 5 1000 H Yes Yes No No 8 No No No 0.0063873
Poker Palace 6 2 50 H Yes Yes No No 2 No No No 0.0041
Exclusive OnlineUnitedStatesCasinos.com Survey Casino # of Decks Min Bet Max Bet H/S 17 DA DAS RSA Surrender # of Tables 6/5 BJ Video Exotic House Hold %
Railroad Pass 6 3 200 H Yes Yes No No 1 No No No 0.0063873
Rampart 6 5 1000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 No No No 0.0048263
Red Rock 6 10 2000 H Yes Yes No Yes 4 No No No 0.0055051
Red Rock 6 5 1000 H Yes Yes No Yes 5 Yes No No 0.019102
Red Rock 6 100 10000 S Yes Yes No Yes 4 No No No 0.0035361
Rio 6 15 2000 H – – – – 2 Yes No Free Bet 0.024
Rio 6 100 10000 S Yes Yes No Yes 6 No No No 0.0035361
Rio 8 10 5000 H Yes Yes No Yes 5 No No No 0.0056926
Rio 8 10 5000 H Yes No No No 10 Yes No No 0.0216309
Sam’s Town 6 3 500 H Yes No No No 2 No No No 0.0078327
Santa Fe Station 6 10 2000 H Yes Yes No Yes 2 No No No 0.0055051
Silver 7’s 6 5 500 H Yes Yes No No 4 No No No 0.0063873
Silverton 6 5 1000 H Yes Yes Yes No 9 No No No 0.0057085
SLS Las Vegas 6 10 1000 H – – – – 1 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
SLS Las Vegas 6 15 5000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 No No No 0.0048263
SLS Las Vegas 6 10 2000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 Yes No No 0.0184232
SLS Las Vegas 6 100 5000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 No No No 0.0028507
South Point 6 5 1000 H Yes Yes No No 14 No No No 0.0063873
Stratosphere 8 5 1000 H Yes Yes No No 6 No No No 0.0063873
Stratosphere 8 5 1000 H Yes Yes No No 12 Yes No No 0.0201881
Suncoast 6 5 1000 H Yes Yes No No 2 No No No 0.0063873
Texas Station 6 5 500 H Yes Yes No Yes 5 No No No 0.0055051
The D 6 10 2500 H Yes Yes No No 10 No No No 0.0063873
Treasure Island 6 10 2000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 7 No No No 0.0048263
Treasure Island 6 10 2000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 7 No No No 0.0048263
Treasure Island 6 25 5000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 No No No 0.0028507
Tropicana 6 10 1000 H Yes Yes No No 6 Yes No No 0.0199842
Tropicana 6 15 1000 H Yes Yes Yes No 6 Yes No No 0.0190744
Tropicana 6 5 1000 H Yes Yes Yes No 3 Yes No No 0.0190744
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Tropicana 6 100 5000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 No No No 0.0028507
Tuscany 6 5 300 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 8 No No No 0.0048263
Venetian 6 10 2500 H – – – – 2 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
Venetian 6 50 5000 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 No No No 0.0048263
Venetian 6 10 2500 H Yes Yes Yes Yes 32 Yes No No 0.0184232
Venetian 6 100 5000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 No No No 0.0028507
Venetian 8 10 2500 H – – – – 2 Yes No Free Bet 0.0242
Venetian 8 10 2500 H – – – – 2 Yes No Spanish 21 0.0076
Venetian 8 10 2000 H Yes Yes No No 1 No No Zombie 0.0103
Westgate 6 15 2000 H Yes Yes No No 1 No No No 0.0063873
Westgate 6 5 2000 H Yes Yes No No 5 Yes No No 0.0199842
Wynn 6 15 2500 H – – – – 1 No No BJ Switch 0.0058
Wynn 6 25 5000 H Yes Yes No No 11 No No No 0.0063873
Wynn 6 15 5000 H Yes Yes No No 22 Yes No No 0.0199842
Wynn 6 200 10000 S Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 No No No 0.0028507
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