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.
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Blackjack 17 (French) Tankobon Softcover 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 rating. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Price New from Used from Tankobon Softcover 'Please retry'. What is a soft 17 in blackjack? A soft 17 not only affects the dealer, but it also effects the player. A soft hand occurs with an Ace, while a hard hand can occur with an Ace but it has to equal one, not 11. A soft hand is when the Ace exists as 11. So when we are talking about whether a 17 is hard or soft, the Ace is integral to the hand. A 'soft 17' in blackjack. An ace and any combination of 6. Each game has a rule about whether the dealer must hit or stand on soft 17, which is generally printed on the table surface. It will be noted on the blackjack table if the dealer hits soft 17 Hitting soft 17 adds about two-tenths of a percent (0.20%) to the house edge. Dealers bust more often when they hit soft 17 since they are hitting hands they'd stand on given different rules.
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
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- 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.
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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
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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
Blackjack 1743 Scotland
- 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.
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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
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Stand on soft 17 without surrender and re-split aces
Circa opened with the first stand on all 17 blackjack tables in downtown Las Vegas in over a decade. These tables have a $100 minimum bet. Circa offers the standard double down rules. Surrender and re-split aces are not allowed. It is the only casino with this type of stand on all 17 blackjack game.
