The latest news pertaining to brick and mortar casinos in Las Vegas is that all casinos in the Vegas Strip are now offering 6-5 blackjack. Bellagio and Aria are the latest two Las Vegas strip casinos that have caved to this trend.

A natural blackjack is when a $10 bet gets paid $15 if a J, Q or K is paired with an Ace on the first two cards. This is a standard blackjack game that pays 3-2. Most 6-5 blackjack tables will also allow low-limit gamblers as these tables are also under $25.

However, a 6-5 blackjack game has a higher house advantage than a 3-2 at 1.39%. Rules such as no doubling after splitting, no re-splitting of Aces, no surrender, and doubling down on only 10 or 11 are not exactly good. An average blackjack table deals about 70 hands each hour and a player is dealt a blackjack once every 20 hands. This means that an average player is capable of receiving 3.5 blackjacks per hour and his bet of $10 at a 3-2 table should win $52.50. On the other hand, a player will only receive $42 on a 6.5 table. Obviously, it is it is better to play blackjack on a 3-2 table than on a 6-5 table.

Avoid 6-5 Blackjack Tables

 

The 6-5 payout blackjack will hurt not only new players but also skilled players and card counters as well.

If a player wagers an amount that is not divisible by 5, the payoff gets worse as the payoff is paid out only at the correct odds if the bet is in multipliers of $5. So a bet of $8 wins $9 compared to $12 in a 3-2 blackjack.

3-2 Payout in Online Blackjack Casinos

 

The payout rule for online blackjack casinos has not changed which is good news. Free Blackjack Money casino partners such as 32Red Casino also offer a variety of Blackjack games and tournaments such as multi-player blackjack tournaments.

32Red also offers Blackjack Attack that has guaranteed $500 weekly prize pool. Survivor Blackjack tournament is an elimination type game wherein only one winner remains. Freeroll Blackjack is a tournament for beginners who wish to practice their skills.

888 Casino offers regular Blackjack tournaments with relatively low buy-in rates and sometimes with freeroll entry.

Miami Club Casino holds weekly Blackjack tournaments with low buy-ins ($10). The usual prize is the pot money but there are tournaments with a jackpot prize of $100,000.

Various rules may apply for different tournaments so it is best to read up on them before joining to avoid confusion.