Due to California gaming law, California Card Clubs cannot offer blackjack but instead offer No Bust Blackjack. A player, a customer who busts by less than the dealer does not lose his money. It offers even money on a 21.

California Casinos offering no bust blackjack include: Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens reports 22 Non Bust Blackjack tables, Club One Casino in Fresno reports 7 tables, Hollywood Park - Casino in Inglewood reports 7 tables, Ocean's Eleven Casino in Oceanside reports 4 tables, River Card Room in Petaluma reports 1 table, and Village Club in Chula Vista reports 1 table.

No bust blackjack closely resembles ordinary Blackjack in terms of strategy and simplicity. All cards are dealt face up except for the Dealer/Player's hole card (each player is a dealer, in turn). Each player is dealt two cards and may 'hit' (draw additional cards). The object of the game is to form a hand whose sum does not exceed a Natural (see below) and whose value is greater than the Player/Dealer's hand. Poker California, www.PokerCalifornia.com lists all the casinos and card clubs in California.

California has two types of blackjack, the California No Bust Blackjack above and the Vegas style blackjack at Indian Casinos. Forty nine Indian Casinos in California reported a total of 755 Blackjack tables. Most pay 3 to 2 on natural 21.