blackjack

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The chief executive of one of the world’s largest airlines was told that he was welcome to spend his money on poker or any other casino game—but not blackjack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Two southeast Los Angeles cities proposed a sales tax increase to offset the financial impact of California’s blackjack ban, which officials said would devastate their local economies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

He said that if it lost its blackjack customers, it would probably have to lay off as many as 300 of its approximately 1,300 employees.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

It being a little early for blackjack at the towering Beau Rivage, where I’d booked a room for the night, I instead crossed the causeway to nearby Ocean Springs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

“He turned her from a hyena to a cane rat and then to a blackjack bush. I threw it into the fire.”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer