Casino Table Minimums for Blackjack?

[LindsayMpls]

Hi all, I'm sailing on Allure of the Seas next month. I'm not a big gambler (though I actually do enjoy watching!) but DH enjoys playing blackjack. What are the table minimums in the casino? We've been to Vegas many times--$10-20 is fine by us, just trying to get an idea of how much cash we may want to bring. Thanks!

[KeyOfSea]

My experience is the minimums are $10 in the evenings. Sometimes you can find a cheaper table during the day on sea days.

[Esmerelda]

Normally, it's a minimum $10 per hand. During the afternoon hours on certain days, they had $5 on the blackjack tables.

 

:p

[lazeyey]

When I was on the allure last year the minimum for blackjack seemed to always be $5

[LA_CA_GAL]

Most of the time, and on my Oasis cruise all the time, minimum was $10.

[BekkaW]

We have found $6 tables to be the minimum on RCI - they do allow the 'extra' $1 to be played as a lucky ladies bet ( trying to get 20 off the first 2 cards)

[waterbug123]

My experience is the minimums are $10 in the evenings. Sometimes you can find a cheaper table during the day on sea days.

 

This is my experience as well. HOWEVER, it is also my experience that there is usually only ONE, or at most TWO, tables with the minimum. Remaining tables will be a $25 minimum or higher. Sometimes to get a seat at a $10 table you have to be willing to stake out a position nearby and wait a while.

[seaofwonder]

$6 during the day, $10 at night.

 

 

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[LindsayMpls]

Thanks all! I guess the general answer would be, usually a $10 minimum but I could get lucky and find some lower minimums. Go for that blackjack!!!

 

 

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[cb at sea]

If the tables get very busy, they will raise the minimum...but in general, they start at $10....the next would be $25.

[Tucker in Texas]

What gets me is that they will have one, maybe two, $10 minimum tables and the rest will be $25 or more. The $10 tables have people two deep waiting for an seat. The $25 tables will have dealers picking their fingernails because no one is playing. On top of that, a lot of the people at the $10 table are betting $25 or more. However, they want the option to drop back to $10 if things aren't going their way.

 

As for the $6, that's just hope you will bet the $1 on the "sucker" bet. I thought you had to have 21 to collect on it.

 

Tucker in Texas

[Dave85]

What gets me is that they will have one, maybe two, $10 minimum tables and the rest will be $25 or more. The $10 tables have people two deep waiting for an seat. The $25 tables will have dealers picking their fingernails because no one is playing. On top of that, a lot of the people at the $10 table are betting $25 or more. However, they want the option to drop back to $10 if things aren't going their way.

 

As for the $6, that's just hope you will bet the $1 on the "sucker" bet. I thought you had to have 21 to collect on it.

 

Tucker in Texas

 

That's just poor planning. Anytime you have people standing around with their hands in their pockets that's money the cruise line isn't getting. No excuse for not opening up another table at $10 in the situation you described. When I come across that situation in the casino I just leave and go do something else that's almost always less expensive. I'm not going to say, well gee, I was only planning on betting $10 per hand but hey, $25 sounds good tonight! :confused::rolleyes:

[NanciRDH]

DH found some video blackjack tables on oasis and allure that had $5 minimums. We laughed because you could choose the appearance of your dealer, male or female and maybe their dress. He prefers a live dealer, but played there once to twice for a laugh. This was when the ships first launched, so I'm not sure if they still exist.

[Dave85]

DH found some video blackjack tables on oasis and allure that had $5 minimums. We laughed because you could choose the appearance of your dealer, male or female and maybe their dress. He prefers a live dealer, but played there once to twice for a laugh. This was when the ships first launched, so I'm not sure if they still exist.

 

LOL yes, I actually remember seeing those on Oasis. I'll look for it on Allure for a good chuckle.