Regional & Tribal Casino Blackjack Tournaments (USA)
Outside Vegas and Atlantic City, hundreds of regional and tribal casinos run their own blackjack tournaments - some genuinely major, most modest weekly events. The expanded review table also links five newly completed U.S. casino tournament reviews.
Browse tournament regions
The original 16 casino review links remain in place. Five additional completed reviews are now linked directly from the expanded major-events table and the review directory: Viejas, South Point, The Venetian, Golden Nugget Las Vegas and Mohegan Sun.
Major regional events
Tournament details are arranged by event and venue. On smaller screens, swipe across the table to see all columns.
| Event | Venue | Location | Typical dates | Prize pool / prize | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $350,000 Blackjack Tournament | Yaamava' Resort & Casino | Highland, CA | Recurring - March (2026: Mar 12-14) | $350,000 total across both events | $200 (Club Serrano members) |
| Bloom of Bills Blackjack Tournament | Black Oak Casino | Tuolumne, CA | Recurring - spring (2026: Mar 29 & Apr 26) | Up to $10,000 | $50 |
| Blackjack Tournament | Sky River Casino | Elk Grove, CA | Recurring (2026: Sep 16) | $14,000 | Varies |
| Blackjack Tournament | Agua Caliente Casino | Cathedral City, CA | Recurring (2026: Sep 17) | $3,000 | Varies |
| Blackjack Tournament | Ocean Downs Casino | Berlin, MD | Recurring (2026: Sep 19) | $10,000 | $100 |
| Blackjack Tournament | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Tampa, FL | Recurring (2026: Sep 16) | $22,500 | $100 |
| Blackjack Tournament | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Biloxi, MS | Recurring (2026: Sep 19) | $25,000 | $150 |
| High Stakes Blackjack Tournament | Viejas Casino & Resort NEW REVIEW | Alpine, CA | Recurring - historically mid-June | $150,000 free play | Invite-only / free |
| Brendan Gaughan Celebrity Blackjack Tournament | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa NEW REVIEW | Las Vegas, NV | Oct 2, 2026 | 1st $6,500 + charity prizes | $1,500/team of 3 |
| The Crowne Classic - blackjack leg | The Venetian Resort Las Vegas NEW REVIEW | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 14-16, 2026 | $1,000,000 overall grand prize across 5 games | $50,000 |
| Recurring Blackjack Tournament | Golden Nugget Las Vegas NEW REVIEW | Las Vegas, NV | Recurring / multi-day | Top 31 guaranteed cash in documented editions | Varies |
| Summer Blackjack Tournament Series | Mohegan Sun NEW REVIEW | Uncasville, CT | Weekly through September | $10,000/week; $100,000+ series | 2 Momentum status points |
The single largest confirmed regional/tribal event in the original circuit is Yaamava' Resort & Casino's own $350,000 series near San Bernardino, California - a winner-take-all single-night tournament followed by a larger two-day event the same week, open to Club Serrano loyalty members for a $200 entry fee with unlimited re-buys (up to a 288-player cap on the preliminary rounds). It's genuinely competitive with several Las Vegas invite-only majors, but open to any Club Serrano member rather than restricted by invitation.
Below that tier sits a genuine spread of regional casino tournaments: Black Oak's "Bloom of Bills" series in California's Sierra foothills, Sky River and Agua Caliente's own California events, and a string of Hard Rock-branded tournaments running in Florida and Mississippi with entry fees in the $100-$150 range.
The five added review rows broaden the comparison without replacing that original regional circuit. Viejas and Mohegan Sun fit naturally into the regional/tribal landscape, while South Point, The Venetian and Golden Nugget provide linked Las Vegas comparison points for readers weighing a regional tournament against a Nevada trip.
The weekly circuit
Weekly-circuit entries are kept in a shorter four-column table for faster comparison.
| Venue | Location | Typical entry | Typical prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colusa Casino | Colusa, CA | Varies | ~$2,000 |
| Chinook Winds Casino | Lincoln City, OR | $20 | 100% payout structure |
| Prairie Wind Casino | Pine Ridge, SD | $35 | $500 |
| Mazatzal Casino | Payson, AZ | $40 | $1,150 |
| Wildhorse Resort | Pendleton, OR | $25 | Varies |
| Feather Falls Casino | Oroville, CA | $25 | $900 |
| Pahrump Nugget | Pahrump, NV | $20 | Varies |
| 7 Cedars Casino | Sequim, WA | $25 | Varies |
| Fortune Bay Casino | Tower, MN | Varies | Varies |
Below the regional-major tier, a genuine grassroots circuit of small weekly blackjack tournaments runs continuously at tribal and regional casinos across the country - typically $20-$40 entry fees, prize pools between $500 and $1,500, and a handful of players competing on a single weeknight. These rarely require an invitation - showing up with cash and valid ID is usually enough, and they're a genuinely good entry point if you're new to tournament blackjack and want to learn the format without a major buy-in.