Best Place to Play BlackJack

1) Where are the best ';on-strip'; hotels with good returns?

2) How about downtown?

3) Does one deck or two deck still exist?

thanks

Best Place to Play BlackJack

I found single deck games at Four Queens that pay 3:2 on blackjack. Stay away from the single deck games that pay 6:5 (and there are A LOT of them all over town...it%26#39;s a bad trade you%26#39;re better off playing a shoe game). If you%26#39;re looking for a cheap table on the strip on a weekend, try the New frontier, Strat or Sahara. I%26#39;ve never been to casino Royale, but the stories are legendary.

Best Place to Play BlackJack

Food for thought.

The more expensive the joint, the more they have to make off of you on each hand.

It is a lot cheaper Downtown or at the older places on the Strip, mentioned above, since the overhead is less with no volcano nor fountains to maintain.

True economy may be found at the low roller joints like the Western but that has other issues, like making it out the door with your winnings.

Dr.Vegas or 21 player will know where to go.

Plenty of single deck games just about everywhere but virtually everywhere on the Strip pays 6:5 so avoid. If you want a single deck 3:2 game then you%26#39;ll have to look off-Strip or Downtown.

Also beware of automatic shuffling machines. It%26#39;s getting harder and harder to find a multi-deck on the Strip that doesn%26#39;t use one.

there is plenty of good BJ on the strip in nice casinos. the true experts are at www.bj21.com

you can join for 1 month and get the newsletter which will list the current state of the games, including limits, house edge, # of tables, rules, etc.

downtown does not have the best games and has quite a few bad games.

in all casinos they have many games and you can NOT tell by looking at the table - you have to ASK . 2 tables right next to each other with same limits and hitting/standing on soft 17 will be different if one offers DAS and LS and the other does not.

pay the subscription fee for a month (or year if you visit often) and get the most accurate info. worth a few bucks to know where to play.

ashura... I can only speak for Downtown, because it is in my budget and Downtown dollar for dollar is the better value over the Strip for a hardcore gambler like myself! LOL

The best single deck game Downtown is at the Four Queens. It pays 3:2 for a blackjack and has a $5 minimum. There is only table of it, and there%26#39;s usually a seat available.

All of the other single deckers that I know of only pay 6:5; AVOID these ripoff games.

Double deck games are plentiful, and most pay 3:2. Best games are at the Plaza and Vegas Club, but they are dealt face up. Four Queens has them dealt face down, but be careful: some tables allow doubling after splitting and some don%26#39;t . You will have to ask if you can%26#39;t tell from reading the placards on the table.

Cheapest places minimum bet-wise are Four Queens (one $2 shoe game table, usually full), Golden Gate (several $3 tables), Western and El Cortex ( couple of $2 tables, but lesser ';environments';).

Enjoy your trip! %26lt;grin%26gt;

Single deck on the strip pays 6/5 which s u c k s. Bally%26#39;s has a double deck game sometimes but it%26#39;s a $25 minimum and tight rules... I think Casino Royale pitches a double deck along with O%26#39; Shea%26#39;s maybe? I am also guessing some of the north Strip has better BJ (Sahara, Riv) but not sure as I havent ventured up that way in awhile.

I have no problem with a 6 deck game though (out of a shoe, no shuffle master) but where you need to watch out is the Flamingo. They pitch an 8 deck game out of a shoe. That s u c k s too...

Really though, downtown is the place for good double deck action. The Cal, MSS, LV club etc...

Thanks all for the input. I%26#39;m heading out to ';Lost Wages'; April 6-9 (will file a TR) and want to try some Blackjack for once, I typically play video poker...

Blagger,

unless you are counting cards, an automatic shuffler gives a slightly better edge to the player. But 6-5 does suck big time.

What does 3:2 and 6:5 Mean?

3:2 and 6:5 are payouts for a blackjack. In a 3:2 game a $10 bet will pay $15 for blackjack but in a 6:5 game you%26#39;d only get $12.

Obviously if you%26#39;re paying for big stakes the differential becomes a lot more important but whatever you%26#39;re betting, 6:5 is a rip-off.