- There are roughly 10 casinos that let you play blackjack in Chicago's metro area.
- $15 is roughly the lowest table minimum that you’ll find.
- Casinos in Illinois and Indiana are not allowed to offer free alcoholic drinks to players.
CHICAGO – One of the busiest cities in the U.S., Chicago, has its fair share of blackjack offerings at several different casinos, both directly in the heart of the city and in the surrounding suburbs.
The casinos in the area with legal blackjack can be found below:
- Ameristar Casino East Chicago (Indiana)
- Bally’s Downtown Chicago
- Rivers Casino Des Plaines
- Hollywood Casino Aurora
- Hollywood Casino Joliet
- Grand Victoria Casino Elgin
- Wind Creek Casino Chicago Southland
- Horseshoe Hammond Casino (Indiana)
- Hard Rock Casino Gary (Indiana)
- Blue Chip Casino, Michigan City (Indiana)
Lowest Table Minimums For Blackjack in Chicago
Unless you’re playing electronic blackjack at one of these casinos, which are always going to be set at a $5 minimum, you’re looking at a standard $15 table minimum. Some of them do fluctuate their table minimums, though.
Bally’s Chicago and Horseshoe Hammond are known to raise their table limits when the casino gets busy. On the contrary, Ameristar Casino offers Illinois blackjack with $15 minimums all day and also has $5 electronic blackjack.
Best Casinos In Chicago For High Rollers Blackjack
When it comes to the best casino for high limit blackjack in Chicago, Rivers Casino, Ameristar Casino, and Horseshoe Hammond pave the way with up to $10,000 table limits. These come in their high limit blackjack room. Focusing on Rivers Casino in particular, they have a high limit room with $10k+ table maximums with their own casino cage, full service bar, and several other amenities for you to enjoy.
Different Varieties Of Blackjack In Chicago
Aside from the classic standard version of blackjack, there are plenty of places that have variations of blackjack as well. A few of the blackjack style games that you’ll find around Chi-Town are:
- Spanish 21
- Double Deck
- Free Bet
- 21+3 (Side Bet)
- Blazing 7s (Side Bet)
- Lucky Ladies (Side Bet)
The casino with the most blackjack variants in Chicago is Horseshoe Hammond in Indiana. In Illinois, Rivers Casino in Des Plaines has the most variants.
Smokeless Casinos In Chicago For Playing Blackjack
As far as smokeless casinos go, Bally's Chicago, Rivers Casino Des Plaines, Grand Victoria Casino, Hollywood Casino Aurora, Hollywood Casino Joliet, and Wind Creek Chicago Southland all have a fully smokeless policy.
Horseshoe Hammond, Ameristar Casino East Chicago, Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, and Blue Chip Casino do allow smoking but do have smoke-free casino areas.
Casinos In Indiana Near Chicago
Outside of Chicago, there are several Indiana blackjack casinos that Chicago residents can easily get to. Ameristar Casino East Chicago, Horseshoe Hammond, Hard Rock Casino Gary, and Blue Chip Casino Michigan City are all in Indiana and within an hour drive of the Chicago area.