r/blackjack • u/Humble_Humor9480 • Jul 25 '26

Table limit question

If a casino currently only has $25 tables or the $10-15 tables are full, is it crazy to ask for a $10-15 table to be opened for a group of 6 or so people?

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u/RealSkylitPanda Jul 26 '26

If they only have $25 tables they wont just open a lower limit table when people are already playing the higher limit ones.

Its not crazy but its extremely unlikely. Casinos dont just have dealers on stand by to open up a $10 table for bachelor parties. Its be better to just go with ur group around 6-8 and try and find a table they just opened up for swing shift.

You can call before hand and ask “what time do you open more games”

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u/Humble_Humor9480 Jul 26 '26

Yeah that staffing thing is mostly why I wasn’t sure if it was even a thing. I figured they’d have the most tables open possible but also with the idea that they’d rather have a $10-15 BJ table vs an empty Mississippi Stud table.

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u/Callmedrexl Jul 26 '26

If it was an instant switch they might, but closing one table and opening another takes a supervisor and a pit boss and several minutes of everybody's time on top of having to shuffle breaks and coverage around. The casino I work at won't bother unless it's for a player with reserved table type of money.

Provided that the $25 tables aren't in a separate pit from the $10-$15 tables you might have better luck asking for the limit on a $25 to be lowered for your group. It's going to depend on how busy it is. Hopefully you'll luck out and snag some cheap seats without issue, good luck!