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Welcome to part six in our look at all of the Casinos that can be found in Las Vegas and a round up of each of their Blackjack games and the rules and house edge of each one.

Green Valley Ranch have three Blackjack variants on offer the first being a simple 2 deck game in which a Dealer must hit a soft 17 and players may double down after a split but there is no late surrender option, you can however re-split Aces. The house edge on this game is 0.4%.

They also have two six deck games both have different rules, the first calls for the Dealer to hit a soft 17 and players can double down after a split, with no late surrender and re-splitting Aces is permitted. The house edge on this game is 0.64%.

Their third Blackjack game also has 6 decks but the Dealer stands on soft 17, and you can double down after a split, take late surrender and re-split Aces. The house edge on this game is a very generous 0.28%.

Hard Rock have three Blackjack games lined up for you the first is a 2 deck game and this will have the Dealer hitting a soft 17, you can double down after a split but you can't re-split Aces and no late surrender is offered. The house edge on this Blackjack game is 0.45%.

They also have two 6 decks games the first has the Dealer hitting soft 17's and you can double down after a split and take late surrender but you cannot re-split Aces. The house edge on this game works out at 0.55%.

Their second 6 deck game calls for the Dealer to stand on a soft 17, but you can double down after a split, take late surrender and re-split Aces. The house edge on this game is a very favorable 0.28%.

Harrah's have more Blackjack games than you can shake a stick at! They have a basic 2 deck game which has a Dealer hitting soft 17 but no double down after a split, no late surrender and no re-splitting of Aces is allowed. This games' house edge is 0.6%.

They also have a 5 deck game with the Dealer hitting soft 17's. Players can double down after a split, but no late surrender or re-splitting Aces is allowed. The house edge works out to 0.62%.

They also have two 6 deck games the first will have the Dealer standing on soft 17 and you can double down after a split, but no late surrender or re-splitting of Aces is allowed. The house edge on this game is 0.43%.

Their other 6 deck game is a little worse and this has the Dealer hitting a soft 17, players may double down after a split, but no late surrender or re-splitting Aces is permitted. The house edge on this Blackjack variant is 0.64%.

Their final game is an 8 deck game which sees the Dealer hitting a soft 17, you can double down after a split but you can't re-split Aces and there is no late surrender. The house edge on this game is 0.66%.



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