There are $1.99 plastic cards which are more convenient.

Lots of varieties of BJ available. The game has been changing for the past 40 years.

If you are new to BJ, look for "penetration"; e.g. a 3/2 BJ game where the dealer reshuffles after every hand is worse for an "advantage" player than a 6/5 game where the dealer is dealing deep (e.g. 3 hands for 4 players, 4 hands for 3 players).

3/2 Single Deck: Four Queens, El Cortez (Binions had 3/2 again for a few months, but they changed back to 6/5). Watch out for early-shuffling dealers at Four Queens. El Cortez is nice & very "wongable", but you can get booted for winning small ($100-$200) amounts of money. Keep your play short.

On the strip, 3/2 is usually available on Double Deck. At $25, sometimes "stand on soft 17" is available.

Sahara has a triple-up game, where BJ's pay 1:1, but you can triple up on 9-10-11. Soft hands only allow 2X.

Sahara also has $1 blackjack - shoes & double deck (forget if they have single deck on $1). But if you bet less than $5, the BJ's pay 1:1. It's a good place to learn Blackjack. If you are staying at the Sahara, they offer $50 for $40 on a coupon (ask at the front desk).

There are quite a few casinos which offer "win Cards" ($15 for $10, or $30 for $20). This gives you a 50% advantage over the house.

There's also a "super fun" game, where most BJs pay 1:1, but you get surrender and double-at-any-time.

See http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/las-v...s-20-cash.html

Good luck!