PRIVATE BLACKJACK TABLE — CASINO DE MONTRÉAL

There's a version of the Casino de Montréal you've never seen, mostly because it's behind you while you're waiting three-deep at a $25 table for a stranger to finally bust out. We book that version: a private blackjack table, your own dealer, up to seven seats, and the rest of the room somewhere far away. You pick the stakes when you book — $15 minimum / $500 max at 6:5, or $25 minimum / $1,000 max at 3:2. We're not going to tell you how to bet. We'll just point out that one of those pays you properly on a blackjack and the other one doesn't. It's your table and your people — a controlled room where you and your friends actually hang out, instead of a busy floor that herds you. No jostling, no rotation, no waiting on anyone who isn't in your group. Two hours to start, more if you're winning. Or stubborn. Drinks come to the table, the dealer learns your name, and the floor never gets the chance to. Any day, after 1pm. You always figured someone got the good table. Now it's you.