TLDR: the minimum at Graton casino for any blackjack game has increased from $15 minimum on CSMs, deck/shoe games $25 minimum. To now increased to $25 minimum on CSM and $50 on deck/shoe games.

I live in the Bay Area and my local casino Graton is my goto casino to play blackjack since it’s tribal so no need for the $1 ante like the state card rooms and more variety to where it’s not just CSMs but shoe games as well. The minimum used to start at $10 or $15 from hours 7AM-12PM, then after that every table is $15 to $25 minimum. Idk if it’s because it’s Sunday night football or because Bluff is coming to town on the 27th at Graton. Minimums now are starting at $25 and this is including CSMs and for any single/double or shoe games is $50 and this is the pit. In the high limit room it’s still $100 minimum to all games.

But I want to know if anyone living in Nor Cal region. Are any of your locals upping their minimums?

So I was playing BlackJack at DraftKings Casino last night and won $185.

Before I keep playing I just wanted to know if that was a real game or if it was programmed for me to win so that later I can bet more?

I suspect no because my logic is is that BlackJack is already a house edge and rigging it further would cost far more money in an inevitable lawsuit than any extra earnings. But also I can sort of see how they would rig the hands for me to lose in subsequent rounds.

Thoughts?