The maximum wager at almost all tables is $2,000, with the exception of a $25~$3,000 game or two, depending on how crowded the main pit becomes. A slightly less welcoming game is the double-deck version with a $25 minimum, which allows neither DAS nor surrender its House edge is 0.60%.

For the six-deck shoe the House edge is 0.55% and for the eight-deck one it is just a tinge higher at 0.57%. The dealer hits on soft 17, doubling down after splitting (DAS) is allowed and so is surrender, although re-splitting of Aces (RSA) is not. The best games in Bally’s main pit are the multi-deck versions played from a shoe.

With many table minimums starting at $5 and $10, virtually everyone can afford to play. However, if one avoids the single-deck tables paying 6:5 for a natural blackjack, the percentages tip much more favorably in the player’s direction. According to at least one study, the blackjack action at Bally’s rates in the lower half among Strip casinos, owing to an overall average House edge of 1.09%.

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