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This is part eight in our guide of Las Vegas Casinos and the Blackjack variants they offer, you will also find all the game rules and the house edge of each game available.

Luxor has three Blackjack variants available the first being a 2 deck game in which the Dealer always stands on a soft 17. You may double down after a split but you cannot take late surrender and no re-splitting of Aces is allowed. The house edge on this game is 0.27%.

They also offer two 6 deck games the first is very liberal and has a house edge of just 0.28%. The Dealer stands on a soft 17 and players can double down after a split, re-split Aces and also take late surrender.

The other variant they offer is a 6 deck game and the Dealer hits all soft 17's, players can split Aces, take later surrender and double down after a split. The house edge on this Blackjack game is 0.55%.

Main Street Station have two Blackjack games on offer the first is a 2 deck game and the Dealer hits a soft 17 and no double down after a split, no re-splitting Aces and no late surrender can be taken. The house edge is 0.6%.

The second game they offer uses 6 decks and on this game the Dealer hits a soft 17, but no double down after a split, no late surrender and no re-splitting of Aces. The house edge of this game is 0.78%.

Mandalay Bay has three Blackjack games on offer the first is a 2 deck game in which the Dealer hits all soft 17's, you can double down after a split on this game, but you cannot take late surrender and no re-splitting of Aces. The house edge based on these rules is 0.45%.

They also have two 6 deck games they both let you double down after a split, and you can take late surrender and re-split Aces. One game calls for the Dealer to stand on a soft 17 and the house edge on that game is 0.28%, the other game has the Dealer hitting all soft 17's and the house edge on that game is 0.55%.

MGM Grand have three Blackjack games, two of which have very low house edges. The first is their 2 deck game in which a Dealer will stand on soft 17, you can double down after a split but you cannot take late surrender and the re-splitting of Aces is not allowed. The house edge on this game is 0.27%

The other Blackjack game to note is their 6 deck game, in which the Dealer stands on a soft 17, you can double down after a split, you can take late surrender and you can also re-split Aces. The house edge on this game is 0.28%

The third Blackjack game has a slightly higher house edge of 0.55%. This is due to it being a 6 deck game and the rules stipulate that a Dealer will hit a soft 17, you can also double down after a split, take late surrender and also re-split Aces.

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