<p>From <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_token#Colors" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia</a>:</p>

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  <p>$2.50 chips are mostly used for blackjacktables, since a "natural" (a 21 on the first two cards dealt to a player) typically pays 3:2 and most wagers are in increments of $5. However, the Tropicana Casino and Borgatain Atlantic City, New Jersey, and others, have used $2.50 (pink) chips in $7.50 to $15 and $10 to $20 poker games.</p>
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<p>They have $2.50 chips especially for the case you're describing.</p>

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freekvd
<p>I don't know how American casinos handle this, but in Austria there is the same problem with euros. There is no 0,5 euro chip, so you simply get a regular 50 cent coin.</p>

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dwo
<p>It really depends.  I've seen some casinos pay 7.50 with a 5, two 1s and a half-dollar coin, I've even seen casinos that actually had a $2.50 chip.  These were all in California.</p>

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Aaron Morris
<p>I've been to casinos in Las Vegas and Wisconsin and I think they have all had 50-cent chips at the blackjack table.  If they don't, you can work around the problem by betting an even amount.  For example, playing 6 dollars a hand at a table with a 5-dollar minimum won't have a significant impact on how much you win or lose.</p>

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Mike R
<p>In Las Vegas, the craps table was very clear that they round down to the nearest whole dollar.  I can't tell you if that's based on casino policy and/or local law, and you didn't state where you are.</p>

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hymie
<p>For example if I bet $5 and get a blackjack that pays 3:2, this means that I should get payed 7.5.</p>

<p>The problem is that the there is no $0.5 dollar chip. How this situation is handled in the casinos? </p>

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# How do casinos split uneven bet?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-10-31)

For example if I bet $5 and get a blackjack that pays 3:2, this means that I should get payed 7.5.

The problem is that the there is no $0.5 dollar chip. How this situation is handled in the casinos?

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-09-28. Score: 4

From [Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_token#Colors):

> $2.50 chips are mostly used for blackjacktables, since a "natural" (a 21 on the first two cards dealt to a player) typically pays 3:2 and most wagers are in increments of $5. However, the Tropicana Casino and Borgatain Atlantic City, New Jersey, and others, have used $2.50 (pink) chips in $7.50 to $15 and $10 to $20 poker games.

They have $2.50 chips especially for the case you're describing.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-11-01. Score: 3

I don't know how American casinos handle this, but in Austria there is the same problem with euros. There is no 0,5 euro chip, so you simply get a regular 50 cent coin.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-11-03. Score: 1

It really depends. I've seen some casinos pay 7.50 with a 5, two 1s and a half-dollar coin, I've even seen casinos that actually had a $2.50 chip. These were all in California.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-11-04. Score: 1

I've been to casinos in Las Vegas and Wisconsin and I think they have all had 50-cent chips at the blackjack table. If they don't, you can work around the problem by betting an even amount. For example, playing 6 dollars a hand at a table with a 5-dollar minimum won't have a significant impact on how much you win or lose.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-11-03. Score: 0

In Las Vegas, the craps table was very clear that they round down to the nearest whole dollar. I can't tell you if that's based on casino policy and/or local law, and you didn't state where you are.


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