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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...

A total of fifteen 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
	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	No tray present - uses interesting pocket; reported by BSRSteve
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	2611-0910 G1	1979	Hong Kong	Plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; has sticker referring to overlays and catalog printed in U.S.A.
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	2611-0910 G1	1979	Hong Kong	Plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; bottom flap refers to overlays printed in U.S.A. balance in Hong Kong and manufactured by Radon Electronics (Far East) Ltd.
	Mattel Electronics	2611-0510	1979	Hong Kong	French-Canadian; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada on back; standard brownish cardboard and white cardboard versions spotted
	Mattel Electronics	2611-0410	1979	Hong Kong	International version
	Mattel Electronics	2611-0410	1979	Hong Kong	International version; NO SLOTS in back; slots inside for overlays; reported by Intellivotion
	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
	Digiplay	N/A	1979	Brazil	Digimed version; Mattel Electronics logo on box; 'Rua Acará' address printed on back; 'Av. Açaí' sticker on back; no part number apparent; © Mattel Inc. 1979 (?) on front; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots; hat-tip: Steve Jones, Intellivotion
Image not available.	Digiplay	N/A	1979	Brazil	Digiplay version; Mattel Electronics logo on box; 'Av. Açaí' printed on back; no part number apparent; © Mattel Inc. 1979 (?) on front; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots; hat-tip: Steve Jones, Intellivotion

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 nineteen 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
	Digiplay	N/A	1979	Brazil	Mattel/Digiplay edition; © M.I. 1979 on back; 'Rua Acará' address printed on back; special thanks to Intellivotion
Image not available.	Digiplay	N/A	1979	Brazil	Mattel/Digiplay edition; © M.I. 1979 on back; 'Rua Acará' address printed on back with 'Av. Açaí' sticker; submitted by Psycho Stormtrooper

There were also some variations of the 'Running Man' and Mattel logo on the back cover.

A total of seven 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; yellow 'DROP' and 'VIEW CARDS' text; reported by Intellivotion
	Digiplay	N/A	1979		Localized in Brazilian Portuguese; orange 'DROP' and 'VIEW CARDS' text; mylar with E–Z Chip™ backing (need upgrade!)
	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
	Digiplay	N/A	None		No origin, trademark or copyright; preserves the 'Las Vegas' logo; large red-orange 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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