'As a professional fishing guide, I've owned a number of boats, but the BlackJack 256 is my all-time favorite! The layout allows for great room, so even with four clients onboard no one is crowded. The waters I fish are inland saltwater and flats, and accessing shallow waters is never an issue. Clients and fellow captains are always amazed about the skinny, shallow waters we can access in my BlackJack 256.'
Capt. D. Bourgeois
Barataria, Lousiana
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'BlackJack is truly a great dry ride and takes the rough water better than any other bay boat I have ridden in. The BlackJack gets me to the big fish no matter the weather, keeping me and my customers dry. Their comfort with a smooth ride keeps me focused on what I'm here for: Leading them to the big one.'
Capt. D. Goyen
Victoria, Texas
'The ride is fantastic. It's dry and maneuvers in open water and close quarters like no other outboard. Because we fish a lot in North Carolina, its ability to plane quickly and stay on plane at slow speeds gives us an edge crossing wide, sometime choppy expanses of rough water to get to skinny water areas to fish. The layout is terrific. Good dry storage. Nice illuminated live wells. Plenty of rod storage. Easy to move around the boat. The fit and finish is at the top of the class. I get excited every time I run this boat and cannot imagine not having a BlackJack for fishing and just overall fun on the water.'
T. Young
Smithfield, North Carolina
'I've been guiding for 25 years in the coastal marshes of south Louisiana. I've been guiding out of BlackJack boats the last 13, and there is not a finer boat on the market. You won't see me guiding out of any other boat!'
Capt. N. Roberts IV
Metairie, Louisiana
'BlackJacks are made with backcountry and near-shore fishing in mind. These boats ride better than many larger offshore boats I've owned. They hold the water like they’re on rails, and also float and run extremely shallow for a boat of their stature. I tell people that ride is everything, and you should always take a test ride in less than ideal conditions before purchasing. I always say if you test ride a BlackJack today, you'll be listing your boat tomorrow.'
Capt. T. Godwin
Naples, Florida
“You’ll never ride a drier boat. After 20 years on the water, that is one thing that stands out above all. My BlackJack keeps me dry in conditions where most boats would have my customers soaked.”
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Capt. J. LeVine
Charleston, South Carolina
“The stunningly beautiful lines of the BlackJack first caught my eye, and then I was blown away by its performance — especially in rough water.”
R. Kaiser
Dulac, Louisiana
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Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack was the original pack-in game for the Intellivision—despite the early boxes touting NFL Football as the pack-in. Later, period, Astrosmash took on that role, with the original 2609. Later, the Intellivision II shipped with Lock 'N' Chase or BurgerTime. Even though everyone has this, it's still a fun game.
| Graphics:3 Sound:2 Replay Value:4 Notes: 1- or 2-player game; ROM variations exist (copyright dates) Screen Shots |
How can you not like Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack? The 'shifty-eyed' dealer and the shuffling of the cards. We spent an unbelievable number of hours playing that game, seeing how low of a wallet we could start with and still build to 9999. It seems that the developer of this game must have skewed it in favor of the player, as the real thing is sure a lot harder. Of course, the dealer doesn't exactly play with a poker face...
| ROM | ROM variations exist with different copyright dates on the title screen. |
| Box | So far, twelve variations have been found. |
| Manual | Eighteen variants have been identified. |
| Overlays | Five different overlay variations are known to exist. |
| Label | To date, seven labels have been recorded. |
| Easter Eggs | No Easter Eggs have been found. |
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A total of twelve Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack box variants have been documented.
| Image | Vendor | Part Number | Year | Origin | Description |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0910 | 1979 | U.S.A. | Plastic tray; part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; refers to Keyboard Component on cover; FOR COLOR T.V. VIEWING ONLY text above game logo; thank you, Hankster! | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0910 | 1979 | U.S.A. | Plastic tray; part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; refers to Keyboard Component on cover | |
| Image not available. | Mattel Electronics | 2611-0910 | 1979 | Hong Kong | Plastic tray; part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; refers to Keyboard Component on cover |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0910 G1 | 1979 | Hong Kong | Plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0910 G1 | 1979 | Taiwan | Presuming tray present (need confirmation); reported by BSRSteve; my copy has no tray | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0510 | 1979 | Hong Kong | French-Canadian; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada on back | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0410 | 1979 | Hong Kong | International version | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0810 | 1979 | Hong Kong | Australian market release; plastic tray; no part number on top; white Lifestyle Electronics sticker on bottom flap | |
| Intellivision Inc. | 2611 | 1979 | Singapore | Standard Intellivision, Inc. box | |
| Sears | 3880-0910 | 1979 | Hong Kong | Plastic tray; blue game title on top and back | |
| Image not available. | Digiplay | N/A | 1979 | Brazil | Digiplay version; Mattel Electronics logo on box; no part number apparent; © Mattel Inc. 1979 (?) on front; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots; NOTE: Digiplay and Digimed versions exist; hat-tip: Steve Jones |
| Image not available. | Digiplay | N/A | 1979 | Brazil | Digimed version; Mattel Electronics logo on box; no part number apparent; © Mattel Inc. 1979 (?) on front; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots; NOTE: Digiplay and Digimed versions exist; hat-tip: Steve Jones |
Wouldn't you know it - for the most common game, there are ROM variations! In my experience, the white label and all of the Hong Kong labeled versions show a copyright of 1978 on the title screen. The color labels without a country of origin have all shown a copyright of 1979. On top of this, the checksum reported by my MTE 100 IMI Tester is different for every copy of Poker & Blackjack that I've tested! This behavior is not the same for other cartridges. The link between label variation and ROM variation is based on a sample of fewer than 10 copies, five Hong Kong or white label, and five without country of origin.
A total of eighteen Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack manual variants have been documented.
| Image | Vendor | Part Number | Year | Origin | Description |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0920(A) | 1979 | U.S.A. | Full color; was there an earlier one? | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0920(B) | 1979 | Hong Kong | Dark red and black artwork | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0920-G1 | 1979 | Hong Kong | Dark red and black artwork; this manual has also surfaced in some PlayCable packages (at least two known sightings) | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0920-G2 | 1979 | Hong Kong | Dark red and black artwork | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0920-G2 | 1979 | Taiwan | Orange and black artwork; image courtesy of Hankster | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0720 | 1979 | Hong Kong | French-Canadian; blue and black artwork | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0720 | 1979 | Hong Kong | French-Canadian; red and black artwork | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-8920 | 1979 | Canada | French-Canadian version; red and black artwork; submitted by Hankster | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0920(B) | 1979 | Hong Kong | Dutch; noted by cmart; image submitted by Oscar G.; manual is black and white and appears to be standard Mattel manual stock, not the cheaper INTV Corp. type paper | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0111 | 1979 | Hong Kong | French version, from Mattel Electronics France; blue and black artwork; submitted by Moonbeam | |
| Image not available. | Mattel Electronics | 2611-0141 | 1979 | Hong Kong | Spanish; noted by boxpressed; blue and black artwork |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0131 | 1979 | Hong Kong | Italian; blue and black artwork | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-0131 | 1979 | Hong Kong | Italian; orange and black artwork; generously donated by intellivotion | |
| Mattel Electronics | PC-2611-0920 | 1979 | U.S.A. | PlayCable version; submitted by Hankster; also courtesy of Hankster, the back cover | |
| Image not available. | Bandai | 2611 | None | Japanese release by Bandai; purple monochrome; need confirmation of copyright date, origin, et. al.; note partial part number | |
| Intellivision Inc. | 2611-0920-G2 | None | U.S.A. | Staple along top edge | |
| Sears | 3880-0920 | 1979 | Hong Kong | Erroneously states FOR 2 PLAYERS - can be 1- or 2-player | |
| Image not available. | Digiplay | N/A | 1979 | Brazil | Mattel/Digiplay edition; © M.I. 1979 on back; submitted by Psycho Stormtrooper |
There were also some variations of the 'Running Man' and Mattel logo on the back cover.
Back cover of rev. A (U.S.A.)—note ® next to Mattel Electronics logo inthe center of the 'running man' rectangle |
Back cover of rev. B (Hong Kong)—note ™ next to Mattel Electronics logo in the center of the 'running man' rectangle |
Back cover of rev. G2 (Hong Kong)—note ™ next to Mattel Electronics logo in the center of the 'running man' rectangle and missing ® in the 'available from Mattel Electronics' text |
A total of six Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack overlay variants have been documented.
| Image | Vendor | Part Number | Year | Origin | Description |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-4289 | 1979 | U.S.A. | ||
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-4289 | 1979 | U.S.A. | Has orange 'DROP' and 'VIEW CARDS' text, as opposed to yellow | |
| Mattel Electronics | 2611-4289 | 1979 | U.S.A. | Printing error - the word 'CARD' missing on right edge of #1 | |
| Digiplay | N/A | 1979 | Localized in Brazilian Portuguese; image courtesy of mgc423) | ||
| Phil Boland | 49 75222 | 1979 | U.S.A. | Part of the Sears Super Video Arcade Overlay Set (2013) | |
| Intellivision Productions | N/A | 2014 | U.S.A. | Part of the Supplemental Overlay Pack for Intellivision Flashback |
A total of seven Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack label variants have been documented.
| Image | Vendor | Part Number | Year | Origin | Description |
| Mattel Electronics | N/A | None | No origin | ||
| Mattel Electronics | N/A | None | Hong Kong | Origin lower left; fully states MADE IN HONG KONG rather than just the origin | |
| Mattel Electronics | N/A | None | Hong Kong | Glossy label; origin lower left; fully states MADE IN HONG KONG rather than just the origin; Hankster reports this label on shells stamped with either 1978 or 1979 on the bottom | |
| Mattel Electronics | N/A | None | Taiwan | First reported by Hankster; no copyright or date info | |
| Intellivision Inc. | N/A | 1979 | Singapore | Origin lower right; © I.I. 1979 to left of origin; ™ small, centered vertically on right edge; smaller label, rounded corners | |
| Image not available. | Digiplay | N/A | None | No origin, trademark or copyright; preserves the 'Las Vegas' logo; large range label, rounded corners; submitted by Psycho Stormtrooper | |
| Phil Boland | N/A | None | Part of the Sears Super Video Arcade Overlay Set (2013) |
| Title screen for Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack. |
| That 'shifty-eyed' dealer has so many tells it's funny. Actually, it's pretty neat that they put tells into the game at all. |
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