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The rules most commonly used on the Las Vegas strip, as opposed to Downtown Las Vegas. These rules are generally less favorable to the player and use more decks.
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Surrender allowed only if the dealer does not have blackjack.
An optional rule where the player can surrender after seeing the dealer's hole card.
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The number of values used in a card counting system. A level one counting system only uses +1 and -1, but a level two system would use +1, +2, -1 and -2, and so on. The higher the level, the harder the system is to use in practice.
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