In 2010, Popular Mechanics described Aria as quite possibly “the most technologically advanced hotel ever built.

Other 21-based games here are Blackjack Switch and Free Bet Blackjack, which pays a bonus for split hands but if the dealer gets a 22, all bets left standing push Note that most, if not all, blackjack under $25 at Aria is dealt with a continuous shuffle machine-not the card counter’s friend. That “small” change bumps the House advantage up to 0.40% and 0.48%, respectively. Although the $25~$5,000 tables also have double-deck and six-deck games offering similar rules, there is one huge difference-the dealer must hit on soft 17. If all the great seats are taken at Aria, the next best choice is the $50~$10,000 six-deck version dealt from a shoe, which has the same rules except surrender is allowed, and the House edge is 0.28%–still not bad at all. By way of comparison, the only other tables at casinos on the Strip with an advantage as low as 0.20% charge a $100 minimum bet, and most of those limit the maximum wager to $5,000. It really doesn’t get any better than this elsewhere along the Boulevard.

The rules feature doubling down after splitting (DAS), re-splitting of Aces (RSA) and no surrender option, adding up to a House edge of just 0.20%. Among the 224 gaming tables on the main casino floor, look immediately for the double-deck blackjack table with stakes of $50~$10,000, where the dealer stands on all 17s.

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