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Table Games. Table games, variations, and betting options found in Atlantic City.

Baccarat with No Commission. Hilton. The casino offers no-commission versions of baccarat and mini-baccarat, but when the bank wins with a point count of six, the winning wager is paid at 1:2 odds.

Big Six. Bally?s, Caesars, Claridge, Resorts, Sands, Showboat, Tropicana, Trump Marina, Trump Plaza, Trump Taj Mahal. A carnival game that migrated to the casinos. The Wheel is divided into nine sections each with six subsections (the Big Six!). There are 54 landing stops for the leather strap, each with a denomination of money that ranges as follows: one dollar, two dollars, five dollars, ten dollars and 20 dollars. If you land on the denomination you are paid that amount for every dollar wagered.

Caribbean Stud Poker. All but Borgata. Variation of 5 card stud where players receive five cards face down and play against the dealer, who receives four down and one up. Dollar side-bet offers players a chance to win extra cash.

Casino War. Harrah?s, Hilton, Sands, Showboat, and Trump Marina. Similar to the game you played as a kid, but with higher stakes.

Double-Exposure Blackjack. Claridge, Hilton, Tropicana, Trump Marina, and Trump Taj Mahal. Both dealer cards are dealt face-up.

Double Odds Craps. Bally?s, Caesars, Hilton, Sands, and Trump Taj Mahal. Players supplement their pass/don?t-pass bets up to twice their original wager.

$5 Blackjack. Play for less. Offered occasionally at Caesars, Claridge, Resorts, Sands and the Wild Wild West.

Five-Times-Odds Craps. Caesars, Claridge, Resorts, Sands, Trump Plaza, Trump Taj Mahal, and Tropicana. Players supplement their pass/don?t-pass bets up to five times their original wager.

Flash Dice (aka Mini-Dice). Sands, Trump Taj Mahal. A variation of craps played on a blackjack-sized table with only place and field bets allowed.

Four-deck Blackjack. Claridge, Sands. Available in the high- limit pit.

Keno. Bally?s, Caesars, Harrah?s, Sands, Showboat, Tropicana, and Trump Taj Mahal. A lottery-type game in which players guess which numbers from 1 to 80 will be randomly selected by a machine.

Let It Ride! Bonus. Caesars, Claridge (in April 2000), Harrah's, Sands. Based on five card stud poker allowing players to control two of their three bets wagered and the opportunity for big instant winnings with just a one dollar bonus bet.

Let It Ride! Poker. At all 12 casinos. Based on five-card stud poker, it allows players to take back two of the three bets wagered. New $1 bonus side bet option available at Caesars, Pit 10, second floor.

Mini-Baccarat. At all 12 casinos. A low-stakes version of baccarat; same rules, faster pace. No commission at Hilton.

Mini-Craps. At Caesars, Resorts, and Sands. A version of the game played on a smaller table, with seats for eight to nine players; it offers the same odds and bets as traditional craps.

Multiple Action Blackjack. Bally?s, Caesars, Claridge, Hilton, Sands, Showboat, Tropicana, and Taj Mahal. Make up to three separate bets on a blackjack hand.

Pai Gow. At Bally?s, Caesars, Claridge, Hilton, Resorts, Sands, Showboat, Tropicana, Trump Plaza, and Trump Taj Mahal. An ancient Oriental game played with 32 domino-like tiles on a blackjack-style table.

Pai Gow Poker. At all 12 casinos. The game, over 2,000 years old, is a form of Chinese dominoes. Players divide seven cards into two hands and try to beat both of the banker?s hands.

Poker. Bally?s, Caesars, Harrah?s, Sands, Tropicana, and Trump Taj Mahal. Several variations of the traditional card game are available at these casinos.

Progressive Blackjack. Sands, Trump Taj Mahal. A player makes his usual blackjack wager and then may bet an additional $1 to win the jackpot.

Sic Bo. Bally?s, Caesars, Hilton, Sands, Showboat, Tropicana, Trump Marina, Trump Plaza, and Trump Taj Mahal. An Asian game where you bet on the outcome of a roll of three dice on a layout with many bets, some paying up to 180-to-1.

Simulcasting. Bally?s, Caesars, Hilton, Resorts, Sands, Showboat, Tropicana, Trump Marina, Trump Taj Mahal, and Wild Wild West. Bet on horse races.

Single "0" Roulette. Bally?s, Caesars, Harrah?s, Hilton, Resorts, Sands, Tropicana, Trump Marina, and Trump Taj Mahal. Play this European version of roulette, offering players better odds than the American version.

Spanish 21. Bally?s, Caesars, Claridge, Harrah's, Hilton, Sands, and Trump Taj Mahal. Blackjack played with a Spanish deck of cards.

Split and Re-Split Blackjack. Bally?s, Caesars, Claridge (in high-limit pit), Resorts, Sands, Tropicana, Trump Plaza, and Wild Wild West. Pairs may split two times (for a total of three hands) if you split your initial pair and receive an identical valued card to create another pair. Pairs may be split three times for a total of four hands at Trump Plaza. Aces may only be split once for a total of two hands, except at Claridge, where split and resplit of aces is allowed three times.

Surrender Blackjack. Claridge, Sands. Give up half your bet after seeing your first two cards and the dealer?s upcard.

Ten-Times-Odds Craps. Sands, Trump Marina, and Wild Wild West. Players supplement their pass/don?t-pass bets up to ten times their original wager.

21 Madness. Caesars, Resorts, and Sands. At select blackjack tables, players place $1 in the side wager circle. If dealt a blackjack, they win an amount from $5 to $1,000 by pushing the green bonus button. Winners then receive the amount on the display screen.



 
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