Table game limits

[jgmpuma]

My wife and I like to play blackjack/craps. What are the minimum bets on these games?

[mz-s]

It varies from table to table, $6 or $25 is usually what I see. The table minimums and maximums are posted at each table.

[Petersonfcu]

26 minutes ago, jgmpuma said:

My wife and I like to play blackjack/craps. What are the minimum bets on these games?

The regular blackjack tables come in at least two minimums:  $6 and $25.    The $6 minimum table only pays a 6:5 blackjack (which, if you bet the minimum, becomes a 7:6 blackjack payout, not very good).  The $25 minimum blackjack table pays blackjack at 3:2.   Carnival also offers a blackjack variant called Fun21, which has a $6 minimum bet.   I don't play craps, so am not sure what the minimum is at the craps table.

[Hoosierpop]

Craps are $5 with double odds. 

[Gameck]

Was on the Horizon several weeks ago - craps were $5 minimum as was three card and ultimate texas holdem - blackjack was $6, $10 and $25

 

[mz-s]

3 minutes ago, Petersonfcu said:

The regular blackjack tables come in at least two minimums:  $6 and $25.    The $6 minimum table only pays a 6:5 blackjack (which, if you bet the minimum, becomes a 7:6 blackjack payout, not very good).  The $25 minimum blackjack table pays blackjack at 3:2.   Carnival also offers a blackjack variant called Fun21, which has a $6 minimum bet.   I don't play craps, so am not sure what the minimum is at the craps table.

 

I have seen $10 Blackjack tables from time to time. I can't recall how they differ from the $6 or $25 tables however. I'd imagine there are differences in the rules or payouts but I'm not sure what they are.

 

Fun21 is $6 minimum, pays 3:2 and is my preferred game incidentally.

[BoozinCroozin]

I have not seen $5 tables except craps. 

[Cuckoo7]

On the Vista a couple of weeks ago, all minimums had gone up to $10 on blackjack/fun 21.  No $6 tables anymore at all.  Was told this is going fleetwide.

[ypcat]

On Mardi Gras last month, the blackjack minimums were 10 and 25.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

Here's a shot at the table limits from the $25 BJ table on the Liberty.

 

 

 

They offer a high max (I watched a fellow playing table max on three spots a couple of months ago). On Celebrity earlier this year, I was surprised to see the $25 table "only" had a $500 max - though, it was at least a shuffled game as opposed to a CSM.

Tom

[mz-s]

It's a shame the $6 blackjack/fun21 tables are a thing of the past. That will cut out a lot of casual players I imagine, or greatly limit their length of play. I wonder if they're increasing minimum bets on the slots too?

[1kaper]

That sucks.  I am a casual player and enjoyed the $6 tables. 

[Cruise, J.D.]

If you enjoy table games and low limits, try craps if it is still $5. It's a lively, social game, and you can play for a simple $5 pass or don't pass bet. Throwing the dice is fun too.

[jgmpuma]

Thanks, all. $5 games are a thing of the past at Louisiana and Mississippi casinos.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

9 minutes ago, jgmpuma said:

Thanks, all. $5 games are a thing of the past at Louisiana and Mississippi casinos.

 

Inflation, you know!

 

Out with $5 games, in with $5 gas...

 

Tom

[bucfan2]

20 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

Inflation, you know!

 

Out with $5 games, in with $5 gas...

 

Tom

And it's only beginning.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

8 minutes ago, bucfan2 said:

And it's only beginning.

Like a snowball - and there's no getting out of the way. Just hunker down and come up for air every now and again...

 

Tom

[ninjacat123]

On Ecstasy, Sunshine and MG the minimum was $5 for roulette.

[ChuckF]

Seems like the last cruise I went on pre-pandemic, BJ tables were all $10.  Definitely enjoyed the $6 minimum on the Miracle in April.  

[zipper1]

On the Magic in April and just off the Sunshine. Both had $6 blackjack tables and $5 3-card poker tables.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

On Carnival, unfortunately, all the lower limit blackjack tables I saw had a 6:5 BJ payout. The only way to get the (traditional) 3:2 payout is at the $25 table. I won't play 6:5 BJ.

 

HERE'S a link to an article describing what that difference means to you.

 

Excerpt: 

How the Difference Affects your Bets

The house edge is increased by 400% when the 6 to 5 variant is played. In the basic version of 3 to 2 Blackjack, the house edge remains in the range of 0.5%.

Hence, if you wager $100 then the average they can take on is $0.5 when you play 6 to 5 the edge shoots up and becomes 2% and hence, for every $100 you wager you would be contributing $2 towards the house. The differences are magnified since serious bettors make wagers in thousands.

 

Tom

[Petersonfcu]

On 6/21/2022 at 9:46 AM, Cuckoo7 said:

On the Vista a couple of weeks ago, all minimums had gone up to $10 on blackjack/fun 21.  No $6 tables anymore at all.  Was told this is going fleetwide.

Dang.  Was on the Miracle over Memorial Day and the Fun21 (also my preferred game) was still $6.   Will be on the Miracle again in July, hopefully the Miracle will still have a $6 minimum.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

5 minutes ago, Petersonfcu said:

Dang.  Was on the Miracle over Memorial Day and the Fun21 (also my preferred game) was still $6.   Will be on the Miracle again in July, hopefully the Miracle will still have a $6 minimum.

 

Fun21 takes me way back - back to when I carried around my "Fun Bucket"!  😄 

 

If I recall, that's where I first encountered a very friendly casino host (Nikko) who would keep my bucket filled. We sailed with him a couple more times but, unfortunately, he apparently had a reputation for pocketing cash from people buying in to the tournaments - and was canned (rightfully so).

 

 

I'm guessing you have a Spanish 21 strategy card, or at least know the correct changes to basic strategy?

 

I played that out in Vegas a few times too - even a version that would let you double your double. It can be a lot of fun!

 

Tom

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

31 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

Fun21 takes me way back - back to when I carried around my "Fun Bucket"!  😄 

 

If I recall, that's where I first encountered a very friendly casino host (Nikko) who would keep my bucket filled. We sailed with him a couple more times but, unfortunately, he apparently had a reputation for pocketing cash from people buying in to the tournaments - and was canned (rightfully so).

 

 

I'm guessing you have a Spanish 21 strategy card, or at least know the correct changes to basic strategy?

 

I played that out in Vegas a few times too - even a version that would let you double your double. It can be a lot of fun!

 

Tom

 

Come to think of it - does Carnival offer the Double Double option?

[Petersonfcu]

1 hour ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

I'm guessing you have a Spanish 21 strategy card, or at least know the correct changes to basic strategy?

 

I played that out in Vegas a few times too - even a version that would let you double your double. It can be a lot of fun!

 

Come to think of it - does Carnival offer the Double Double option?

You hit the nail on the head.  I am a Spanish 21 player, and have read the definitive work on it by Katrina Walker.   I get dirty looks when Spanish 21 (. . . .  and so Fun 21) basic strategy varies from reguar BJ basic strategy.  Like when the dealer is showing a four upcard, and I have a 12, and I hit it.

 

I don't think that Carnival allows a double on a double at their version of Fun 21.  But I may try it, like when maybe the dealer is showing a six, and I have an Ace and a four, and then double, and get another Ace.  It doesn't hurt to ask if one can double again!  The most important rule in Carnival's Fun 21, though, is that Carnival allows early surrender.  This can save you a lot of $$$ when the dealer has an Ace upcard.