| Key to Rules Column | - |
| 3:2 | BJs pay 3:2. This is also the default if no BJ payout is listed. |
| sc | Card used to determine shuffle point on one or two decks. |
| shoe | Cards dealt from a shoe. Used only for single and double deck, which more commonly are dealt without a shoe. |
| h17 | Dealer hits soft seventeen. |
| pk | Dealer looks at the index of the hole card under a 10. |
| s17 | Dealer stands on soft seventeen. |
| toke | Dealers keep their own tips ("tokes") instead of mandatory pooling of tips with other dealers. |
| ds | Double down after splitting. |
| d8 | Double down only on two-card eight or more, including soft totals. |
| d11 | Double down only on two-card eleven. |
| d9 | Double down only on two-card nine or more. |
| d10 | Double down only on two-card ten or more. |
| ls | Late surrender. |
| min | Mid-entry restricted to table minimum. |
| nms | Mid-game: no sitting out hands, and if you drop from two hands to one you cannot go back to two hands. |
| nmm | No mid-game entry and no mid-game spreading to multiple hands. |
| nmo | No mid-game entry on request. |
| nm | No mid-game entry. |
| notch | Penetration is set by notch. |
| pv | Penetration varies by dealer. |
| 1spot | Players allowed to bet only one spot. |
| rsa | Asse erneut teilen. |
| (I) | The casino is owned by Indians who might hide behind their sovereignty. If you have a problem in an (I) casino, you will have no practical legal recourse. |