Blackjack News: October 23–30, 2026

Reported October 28: Fanatics Casino has introduced NFL-themed Infinite Blackjack Live, supplied by Evolution, in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. PlayUSA reports a team-branded table for each of the NFL’s 32 teams. Players can choose a team rather than being restricted to their local franchise.

This is a live-dealer product launch in two states, not nationwide availability. Infinite Blackjack uses an unlimited-seat format: players share the initial deal but make their own playing decisions. Team branding should not be taken as evidence of a different payout or a lower house edge; check the rules shown at the table.

Fanatics’ claim concerns the first NFL-themed Infinite Blackjack offering and coverage of every team. It is not the first NFL-branded blackjack game: Caesars previously offered Caesars Football Blackjack. Additional state launches were described as planned, rather than already completed.

Sources: PlayUSA, October 28; corroborating launch coverage from Action Network.

Operator announcement, October 23: BitStarz says it has added ICONIC21 and Pragmatic Play Live to its live-casino lobby during October. The announcement specifically highlights ICONIC21’s Gravity Blackjack alongside traditional live blackjack and other table games.

This is an operator-level availability update, separate from the ICONIC21 distribution agreement covered last week. It does not establish that the blackjack games themselves were newly launched on October 23. Nor does adding a supplier guarantee that every game is available in every country or under every promotion.

The operator also discusses a separate live-casino campaign. We have not treated that promotion as a blackjack bonus: eligibility and excluded games require their own terms check.

Source: BitStarz’s dated operator announcement.

Opened October 23; opening report published October 26: Ho-Chunk Gaming Beloit has opened in Wisconsin. The Ho-Chunk Nation listed the public opening for October 23, and both the Indian Gaming Association and Indian Gaming magazine subsequently reported the opening celebrations.

The casino’s own website lists 44 table games across the floor, including Blackjack with TriLux Bonus. That is a total for the table-game offering, not a count of blackjack tables. The site also describes hotel and other amenities in future-facing language, so the casino opening should not be read as confirmation that every planned resort facility is operating.

No verified blackjack minimums, deck counts or main-game payout details were available in the sources reviewed. Confirm those at the table; the presence of a named side bet does not establish the underlying blackjack rules.

Sources: Ho-Chunk Nation opening notice; Indian Gaming Association; Indian Gaming, October 26; casino’s table-game listing.

Scheduled October 29–30: NUSTAR Resort in Cebu, Philippines, lists its Blackjack Tournament of the Champions across these two dates. The venue advertises nearly PHP 2 million in prizes, including a PHP 1 million champion’s prize. These are advertised awards, not verified payouts or results.

The published mechanics require NUSTAR Rewards membership and specify qualification conditions, with direct entry for Universe members. They describe a 12-hand qualifying round, followed by 15-hand semi-final and final rounds. Insurance and surrender are not allowed. Those tournament restrictions should not be assumed to apply to the resort’s ordinary cash blackjack games.

As of this edition’s Friday-morning Sydney check, no final results had been verified. The qualifying window was listed as ending October 29 at 10:30 p.m.; readers should not assume registration remains open simply because the event spans October 30.

Source: NUSTAR’s official event schedule and mechanics.

Listed for October 24: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas included a $100,000 Blackjack Tournament on its official 2026 casino-event calendar. The date falls within this edition’s reporting week, but the calendar alone does not establish that the tournament took place or that the advertised amount was paid.

The venue states that events are tentative and subject to change and individual qualification. We have not verified a winner or final results. Treat this as an official calendar listing, rather than a results report or an open-entry invitation.

Source: The Cosmopolitan’s casino tournaments and events calendar.