blackjack
Example Sentences
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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
The bill also seeks to prohibit “casino-style games” from being listed on the platforms, such as slot machine games, video poker, blackjack and bingo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 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
None of the new blackjack tables will be in Manhattan after earlier ideas to put casinos in the middle of Times Square or atop Saks Fifth Avenue’s flagship store were dropped.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
“See this,” she announces to her new employee, Maribel Navarro, riffling her orders like a blackjack dealer.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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