Las Vegas Blackjack Tournaments
The densest concentration of blackjack tournaments anywhere in the world, running from a $25 weekly event on the Strip to a $200,000 invite-only major.
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The current Las Vegas calendar
| Event | Venue | Typical dates | Prize pool | Entry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackjack Tournament ("Dough Pay Me" / "Gobble the Greens" series) | Golden Nugget Las Vegas | Recurring - late Sep and mid-Nov (2026: Sep 25-27, Nov 13-15) | $100,000 total (2-day series) | $500 | Open |
| Weekly Mini Blackjack Tournament | The STRAT Hotel, Casino & Tower | Every Tuesday, 4-6pm | $1,000 | $25 (2 re-buys max) | Weekly |
| Blackjack Tournament | Horseshoe Las Vegas | Recurring (2026: Sep 17) | $10,000 | $50 | Open |
| Blackjack Tournament (invite-only major) | Westgate Las Vegas | Recurring (2026: Sep 18-19) | $75,000 | By invitation | Invite-only |
| Blackjack Tournament (invite-only major) | Green Valley Ranch, Henderson | Recurring (2026: Sep 24-26) | $50,000 | By invitation | Invite-only |
| Blackjack Tournament (invite-only major) | The Venetian Las Vegas | Recurring (2026: Sep 25-26) | $200,000 | By invitation | Invite-only |
Golden Nugget Las Vegas runs the most consistently public-facing series on the Strip, with a rotating cast of themed $100,000 tournaments - branded around the calendar (Thanksgiving's "Gobble the Greens," a fall "Dough Pay Me" edition) - each structured as a $500 buy-in weekend with a $50,000 grand prize, registration and promo-chip drawings on the Friday, and tournament play across Saturday and Sunday. It's genuinely one of the more accessible major-tier events in the city: no invitation required, just the entry fee and a seat.
The STRAT's Tuesday mini-tournament sits at the opposite end of the accessibility spectrum from the Strip's invite-only majors - a $25 buy-in, eight rounds, and a $1,000 prize pool split across the top five finishers, run every week rather than as a seasonal event. Horseshoe Las Vegas runs a similarly open $10,000 tournament at a $50 buy-in.
At the top of the Las Vegas market, Westgate, Green Valley Ranch, and The Venetian all run major invite-only events with six-figure prize pools reserved for rated players their host casinos have specifically flagged through loyalty and play-history programs. The Venetian's $200,000 event is the largest confirmed single blackjack tournament prize pool in Las Vegas covered in this guide - genuinely not accessible to the general public without an existing relationship with the property.
Getting a seat
For the open events - Golden Nugget, The STRAT, and Horseshoe - the process is straightforward: show up during the registration window with valid ID and the entry fee. For the invite-only majors, the realistic path is building consistent rated play at that specific casino and asking your host or the casino's player services desk directly about blackjack tournament eligibility; these invitations aren't advertised or requested through a public form.